Price Check: How much is my _____ worth?

sixty · 18 May 2011, 19:55

Ascaii wrote:I have a few people writing me about my finds, could use a heads up what to ask approx.

First one not too much, they are extremely poor quality boards and they were available relatively easy on eBay not too long ago. I wrote more here. Yours seems to be the older version with double shot keycaps, so its a bit better on that part!

Not sure about the Marquardt, its hard to say. I never saw one for sale outside of the eBay auctions that no one ever seems to notice.

webwit · 18 May 2011, 20:05

I remember when I was looking for a keyboard that would be able to fly under the radar, they were pretty cheap. Of course this was also the time before sixty ruined the eBay Germany keyboard market

Jim66 · 27 May 2011, 17:50

Hi guys,

New to deskthority; I have come over from Geekhack.

I'm considering selling selling most my vintage ALPS boards and I'm just after a bit of guidance on price..

1). A NIB Apple M0116 (orange ALPS):

2). A used but in great condition (no yellowing at all) M3501 (cream dampened ALPS) :

3). A used but in great condition (oddly, only the space bar has yellowed) M0116 (pink/salmon ALPS):

Thanks,

Jim.

BlunderGuFF · 30 May 2011, 17:20

Hi, I was wondering if 30-40$ was a fair price for a IBM model M 1391414 (ISO, belgian layout), made in in UK '88 ?

keys look to be lasered, and the left alt is green lettered

Ascaii · 30 May 2011, 19:41

BlunderGuFF wrote:Hi, I was wondering if 30-40$ was a fair price for a IBM model M 1391414 (ISO, belgian layout), made in in UK '88 ?

keys look to be lasered, and the left alt is green lettered

very fair price. give me the green alt

Jim66 · 30 May 2011, 20:03

BlunderGuFF wrote:Hi, I was wondering if 30-40$ was a fair price for a IBM model M 1391414 (ISO, belgian layout), made in in UK '88 ?

keys look to be lasered, and the left alt is green lettered

Tis reasonable indeed.

laggy-gaga · 06 Jun 2011, 10:26

I got two
1st one bought in Japan
what a unusual enter key
It said NIB, but the box has no label at all and doesn't look like a 87 orginal , so I doubt that

laggy-gaga · 06 Jun 2011, 10:34

2nd one, NIB m15

Jim66 · 06 Jun 2011, 14:18

Nice find with the M15! I can't remember the last time I saw a NIB M15 for sale. Recent used M15s on ebay have been selling for approx 600USD (but them I'm sure you already knew that).

I would have thought that a serious collector would be willing to pay big bucks to get his/her hands on that!

spolia_optima · 06 Jun 2011, 15:10

I would do anything for M15
But I won't do that

Oh hey what's this thing?

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wtf is this Antec 'board?
It has 2 ADB ports on either side, ala Apple... but doesn't work on an ADB Mac, much less a USB adapter.
Looks very familiar. Methinks it's an old rebranded Filco. The FCC seems to indicate Strongman, and I'm pretty sure the swtiches are strongman ALPS copies. The swtiches are also mounted on a plastic plate. They're really loud, and actuate right at the top. Oh, the swtiches are also mounted on a plastic plate.
Signed,
Frazzled in Fresno

webwit · 06 Jun 2011, 18:14

laggy-gaga wrote:2nd one, NIB m15

I think you know!

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?1246 ... post243995

laggy-gaga · 07 Jun 2011, 00:56

yeah I know, I am looking for a Cannon 85 1.2 L II, so thinking about selling it or just waiting for this year's tax refund.
Find out how much it worths could help me to make up my mind

Jim66 · 08 Jun 2011, 01:01

laggy-gaga wrote:yeah I know, I am looking for a Cannon 85 1.2 L II, so thinking about selling it just waiting for this year's tax refund.
Find out how much it worths could help me to make up my mind

Have you had a little go on the M15 yet? Is it ridiculously loud as people say they are?

webwit · 08 Jun 2011, 14:15

It's not louder than a Model M.

Jim66 · 08 Jun 2011, 23:04

I'm sure I read a review once which made a real issue about the noise; I just presumed if that was the case that they would VERY loud.

ripster · 09 Jun 2011, 00:39

Damn. I don't have a clue how much it's worth but I'm positive you've reduced the value of mine.

Mine is from Shearson Brothers. Yours?

Jim66 · 29 Jun 2011, 00:20

How much are used IBM SSKs going for at the moment?

I have one that I picked up a couple of months ago that I have just finished anally cleaning. As much as I want to I still can't get on with BS so I'm going to be selling it in the next week or so...

What is a reasonable price to be asking for it?

xbb · 29 Jun 2011, 01:02

If you sell it to me 50 €, if not I think something between 150-200?

Jim66 · 29 Jun 2011, 01:07

xbb wrote:I think something between 150-200?

Yeah that is the kind of figure I have seen them going for recently. Just to clarify, are you talking about GBP or EUR?

xbb · 29 Jun 2011, 01:20

Jim66 wrote:
xbb wrote:I think something between 150-200?
Yeah that is the kind of figure I have seen them going for recently. Just to clarify, are you talking about GBP or EUR?

EUR

webwit · 29 Jun 2011, 01:21

It has the red dot and the green dot!!!

Jim66 · 29 Jun 2011, 01:34

What do the red and green dots mean? I can't say I have notice them before.

Now that I look my other Ms just have a green dot.

webwit · 29 Jun 2011, 01:42

It is said the green mark is from God, and red from the antichrist.

Well not really. Quality check marks. From guys wielding markers.

TacticalCoder · 30 Jun 2011, 16:38

Jim66 wrote:How much are used IBM SSKs going for at the moment?

Hey Jim,

the stabilizer for the left shift looks strange to me: it doesn't look like the stabilizer on my full-size Model M. Is it just the picture or is this some SSK thinggy? Can you pull off that stabilizer (on the picture it looks like it's fixed to the keyboard)?

Half-Saint · 30 Jun 2011, 17:30

It looks to me like a perfectly normal stabilizer...

Jim66 · 30 Jun 2011, 18:51

Half-Saint wrote:It looks to me like a perfectly normal stabilizer...

Yeah, it sure is,. It's just the same as the the other 3 on the right and side

.

TacticalCoder · 30 Jun 2011, 19:24

Jim66 wrote:
Half-Saint wrote:It looks to me like a perfectly normal stabilizer...
Yeah, it sure is,. It's just the same as the the other 3 on the right and side .

Oooh OK I got it: it's because until recently all my Model Ms had dark / black barrelplate, not light beige one. I somehow thought the stabilizer on your picture was attached to the beige barrel plate (as if it was not removable).

Nevermind...

pederlol · 30 Jun 2011, 20:52

Hi,

Since I am danish it's hard to find an original IBM model M with danish key, but I stumpled upon this one... And it's for sale! What should I offer?

It's NIB, but I don't have the full product code - yet...

Can I use it in my PS/2 port?

Please help

pederlol · 01 Jul 2011, 12:54

And here is the product code - can somebody confirm that this is a model M?

hakhu · 01 Jul 2011, 14:26

Well, according to the German Wikipedia page, here, that product number should correspond to a Danish layout Model M but with a gray label like here.

A Danish layout Model M with a blue label is listed with a product number of 71G4621 which is a rubber dome.

I'd ask for pictures with on of the keycaps taken off, just to be sure.

Maybe someone else can confirm my suspicion with a different source.