Great/Interesting Finds

ohaimark · 28 Dec 2015, 14:58

An Alps Mount SMK KB-5181, Ultra branded, seems clean.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-KB-5181-C ... TQ:US:1123

Crazy Canadian XXIV · 28 Dec 2015, 15:18

Not a particularly good find, but I found this funny: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHICONY-PS-2-AT ... 1722917978

This has got to be the yellowest, most horribly discoloured keyboard I've ever seen. I'd be inclined to think it was that colour originally if the back wasn't still relatively light!

Speaking of which, here's another one I found when looking up the details of the KB-5311: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Chicony-AT-Style ... 1243654320

The keys don't look like they're quite as ripe, but it sure is yellowed more thoroughly! I have to wonder how it was being stored to yellow so uniformly.

HzFaq · 28 Dec 2015, 15:36

Stabilized wrote: ↑
HzFaq wrote: ↑ Psion MC200 for reasonable (at the moment).
Is that a Cherry based keyboard on that laptop? Do you know what switches it uses?

Cherry MX Clears, I have an MC400 which is more or less the same. There should be some pics of the caps posted around somewhere, they're pretty nice.

ohaimark · 28 Dec 2015, 16:03

Crazy Canadian XXIV wrote: ↑Not a particularly good find, but I found this funny: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHICONY-PS-2-AT ... 1722917978

This has got to be the yellowest, most horribly discoloured keyboard I've ever seen. I'd be inclined to think it was that colour originally if the back wasn't still relatively light!

Speaking of which, here's another one I found when looking up the details of the KB-5311: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Chicony-AT-Style ... 1243654320

The keys don't look like they're quite as ripe, but it sure is yellowed more thoroughly! I have to wonder how it was being stored to yellow so uniformly.

My best guess? They belonged to smokers who didn't isolate their computers from their habit using 3 airlocks and a vacuum chamber.

chzel · 28 Dec 2015, 16:16

No way, I used to smoke 1.5-2 packs a day and I never had such yellowing. A little bit yes, and only in the unused spots.

seebart · 28 Dec 2015, 16:21

chzel wrote: ↑No way, I used to smoke 1.5-2 packs a day and I never had such yellowing. A little bit yes, and only in the unused spots.

Right, I don't think cigarette smoke yellows plastics either. At least not like the yellowing were used to.

ohaimark · 28 Dec 2015, 16:59

Huh. Wrong, I am.

Stabilized · 28 Dec 2015, 17:10

German Cherry g81 dye-subs, €80 obo: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151920272174

Blaise170 · 28 Dec 2015, 17:35

Stabilized wrote: ↑German Cherry g81 dye-subs, €80 obo: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151920272174

Those look lasered to me.

lolpes · 28 Dec 2015, 17:36

dyesubs

notice the F and J keys :p still 80euros for them is a bit steep. Seen many for 50 euros so I would consider that a much better price. Still i think these will go fast

Blaise170 · 28 Dec 2015, 18:23

Man what was I thinking, for some reason I thought I read doubleshot.

Muirium · 28 Dec 2015, 18:29

Look at the seller's name. We know this guy.

http://deskthority.net/ebay-de-f68/what ... pared_mind

lolpes · 28 Dec 2015, 18:37

Well i am a pretty recent member here so i had no idea about the guy xD thak you Muirium!

seebart · 28 Dec 2015, 18:37

Oh yeah it's chance_favors_the_prepared_mind, he's harmless. His sales are clean, his prices are highish. I know the dude.

Stabilized · 28 Dec 2015, 18:40

lolpes wrote: ↑dyesubs notice the F and J keys :p still 80euros for them is a bit steep. Seen many for 50 euros so I would consider that a much better price. Still i think these will go fast

He knows what he has got and what they are worth, so I agree the price is a bit high.

Interesting about his past auctions, will keep an eye on him to see what gets posted down the line.

kbdfr · 28 Dec 2015, 18:49

Muirium wrote: ↑Look at the seller's name. We know this guy.

http://deskthority.net/ebay-de-f68/what ... pared_mind

He most certainly follows our discussions. As a matter of fact, he even reacted once:
http://deskthority.net/other-external-f ... ml#p171016

ohaimark · 28 Dec 2015, 23:56

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Compu ... 1914478447?

This one has Black Cherry MX switches. Interesting caps.

Blaise170 · 29 Dec 2015, 00:00

Nevermind.

Crazy Canadian XXIV · 29 Dec 2015, 02:30

A bunch of weird old Cyrillic keyboards:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pravetz-Fully-M ... 1818266335

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pravetz-Fully-M ... 1928712677

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pravetz-8M-Full ... 1947463950

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Soviet- ... 1876956019

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-soviet- ... 1728035206

Tandy Microcomputer TRS-80: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-Vintage-Ta ... 2007740492

Data General 6246-A Dasher (sadly not the pretty blue Dasher, but still nice): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Data-Ge ... 1035797539

I'm very curious about the Cyrillic keyboards, I don't recognise the switches in any of them.

Blaise170 · 29 Dec 2015, 02:39

Pravetz pop up from time to time, all of them I've ever seen use a magnetic reed switch.

Blaise170 · 29 Dec 2015, 08:47

Anyone know if this is a dome? It is sold by Ortek but I can't find a contact button and whoever took pictures obscured the label.

http://amzn.to/1ZyNYLQ

002 · 29 Dec 2015, 09:23

A couple of (very yellowed) Epson BFKBPS2 Topre OEM boards:

http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f167947011

http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e175882736

photekq · 29 Dec 2015, 09:33

002 wrote: ↑A couple of (very yellowed) Epson BFKBPS2 Topre OEM boards:

http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f167947011

http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e175882736

And one new one

http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d181892256

kbdfr · 29 Dec 2015, 09:38

In the UK, 28 MX (brown) switches with interesting doubleshot keycaps:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331742343714

pcaro · 29 Dec 2015, 09:39

photekq wrote: ↑
002 wrote: ↑A couple of (very yellowed) Epson BFKBPS2 Topre OEM boards:

http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f167947011

http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e175882736
And one new one

http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d181892256

What wonderfull keyboards!! The problem, I don't understand nothing and never brought to Japan. Any guide?

photekq · 29 Dec 2015, 09:40

kbdfr wrote: ↑In the UK, 28 MX (brown) switches with interesting doubleshot keycaps:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331742343714

I think those keycaps are Devlin.

elecplus · 29 Dec 2015, 09:45

Blaise170 wrote: ↑Anyone know if this is a dome? It is sold by Ortek but I can't find a contact button and whoever took pictures obscured the label.

http://amzn.to/1ZyNYLQ

They have a contact phone, 562-367-3666. According to Google, this is Jason Flatt in Artesia, CA.

Stabilized · 29 Dec 2015, 10:29

pcaro wrote: ↑
photekq wrote: ↑
002 wrote: ↑A couple of (very yellowed) Epson BFKBPS2 Topre OEM boards:

http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f167947011

http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e175882736
And one new one

http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d181892256
What wonderfull keyboards!! The problem, I don't understand nothing and never brought to Japan. Any guide?

There is a link at the top of the page that directs you to Buyee, which is a service designed to ship the products abroad. Click the link and follow the instructions there.

kbdfr · 29 Dec 2015, 12:27

Probably the highest Enter key ever:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262028404723

Sayso · 29 Dec 2015, 12:30

kbdfr wrote: ↑Probably the highest Enter key ever:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262028404723

Wow