Great/Interesting Finds

[Ail]

Not a new find, but the much talked about IBM 4704 compatible vintage Alps SKCC 'pingmaster' boards of the Chinese variety that have been on sale for ages from a place in Ohio had their price reduced a bit, now at $22.01. Those in the USA can get one to their door for as little as $30.04 total.

http://meci.com/nib-ibm-chinese-letteri ... 13442.html

Add another $30-50 for a converter to get the thing working and you got a pretty decent brand new board for a pretty reasonable price. Get em before they're gone!

This came in today. Pretty awesome board. Hopefully I can get it working.

http://imgur.com/qEbQ4cw
http://imgur.com/dpM66ug

[Nuum]

A NIB Apple M0110A: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Macintosh-Plus-M ... 2657227976 Obviously way too expensive.
Is this really how they look, when not yellowed or is it just the lighting?

[wobbled]

I haven't kept track, but this seller has moved many SSKs in the last couple of months... Wonder how many they have. (...)

He has dozens of SSK's on stand-by and is selling them one by one.
He's a friend of mine, drop him an email on his personal email address and he'll likely do you a deal
patrick@midwrc.net

The thing worrying me is that it seems like he's been auctioning the same boards over and over. See his sales history:

IBM 1392934 Model M Space Saver PS/2 Clicky Keyboard 01-14-92
IBM 1391472 Model M Space Saver PS/2 Clicky Keyboard 12-02-92 ('A' listed first time)
IBM 1392934 Model M Space Saver PS/2 Clicky Keyboard 08-05-92
IBM 1397681 Model M PS/2 Space Saver Clicky Keyboard 11-18-92
IBM 1392934 Model M Space Saver PS/2 Clicky Keyboard 09-17-91 ('B' listed first time)
IBM 1392934 Model M Space Saver PS/2 Clicky Keyboard 09-17-91 (B again)
IBM 1392934 Model M Space Saver PS/2 Clicky Keyboard 09-17-91 (B again)
IBM 1391472 Model M Space Saver PS/2 Clicky Keyboard 12-02-92 (A again)
IBM 1391472 Model M Space Saver PS/2 Clicky Keyboard 12-02-92 (A again)
IBM 1392934 Model M Space Saver PS/2 Clicky Keyboard 09-17-91 (B again)

Either he's just really lazy and reuses the descriptions, dates and pictures; or he happens to have a stash of boards all built on very few dates (?); or he hasn't sold as many different SSK as his sales history would indicate at first glance.

If he's a friend of yours I'm sure there's a good explanation, I'd just like to know what it is.

He reuses the pictures as far as i can tell. But his boards all range between 1991 and 1993

[fohat]

Complete IBM/Lexmark Model M in US (Pennsylvania) on ebay @ a good price.

You could get a full set of key caps and a case for your M/F for considerably less than buying them from Unicomp.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/172438052375?ul_noapp=true

[Norman_]

A NIB Apple M0110A: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Macintosh-Plus-M ... 2657227976 Obviously way too expensive.
Is this really how they look, when not yellowed or is it just the lighting?

Whaaaaat

I'm really stunned, if that's a color accurate photo that is absolutely amazing

[snuci]

A NIB Apple M0110A: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Macintosh-Plus-M ... 2657227976 Obviously way too expensive.
Is this really how they look, when not yellowed or is it just the lighting?

It's a little light but it is a platinum version which is a different colour than the normal beige ones. The Platinum Macintosh Plus came a little later than the beige version. The Macintosh case matched the platinum color.

[Harshmallow]

Hey,

Does anyone know which switches are in this keyboard? They look like Alps Integrated Domes to me, but the vivid green slider color is throwing me off. I'm also not even sure what brand the keyboard is.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MECHANICAL-KEYB ... 1065549650

Thanks!

[ohaimark]

I'm not sure what the brand is, but they're just some generic dome over slider switches. I advise passing.

[Harshmallow]

I'm not sure what the brand is, but they're just some generic dome over slider switches. I advise passing.

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly! I wasn't too interested in buying it, the bright colors just piqued my curiosity hehe.

[ohaimark]

I think it isn't too different from BTC switches, which were produced with a number of different slider colors depending on (and this is a guess) whatever color of appropriate plastic was cheapest at a given time.

[ohaimark]

This Epson Apex is sorta interesting:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Epson-A ... 2049206691

[Harshmallow]

This Epson Apex is sorta interesting:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Epson-A ... 2049206691

Looks like a fairly clean board - I've seen those cruciform mounts before. Are they just another slider over dome?

[//gainsborough]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HEATH-H ... Sw6DtYS5y7

ZKB-2 with green alps. Does this board help or hurt your theory on these boards, Chyros?

[Chyros]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HEATH-H ... Sw6DtYS5y7

ZKB-2 with green alps. Does this board help or hurt your theory on these boards, Chyros?

Help ^^ .

[seebart]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HEATH-H ... Sw6DtYS5y7

ZKB-2 with green alps. Does this board help or hurt your theory on these boards, Chyros?

Neither nor:

wiki/Zenith_ZKB-2

[XMIT]

I'm sure someone out there will pay $700 for a Beamspring but that someone isn't me.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/252676349706

[alh84001]

Really nice board, and if it is in great condition as it looks, I wouldn't be surprised if someone grabs it. There's a best offer options as well.

And if model M went for over $250, as suggested by this listing, anything is possible
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-Cli ... 1565328456

[mike52787]

The prices on some of this IBM stuff lately is astounding, however the price of ssks seems to be steadily dropping. The one I sold, admittedly in pretty poor condition, but bolt modded only fetched about 200$. Hopefully the meteoric rise of beamspring prices hits its peak soon and starts to come down, because I, and Im sure many others would love to get their hands on one, but 700$ is highly unreasonable.

[fohat]

And if model M went for over $250, as suggested by this listing, anything is possible

Unbelievable.

And I posted a complete working IBM/Lexmark M on ebay for under $40 shipped US, a day or 2 ago on Geekhack, and it is still there.

[Wodan]

I wouldn't use a ModelM even if someone PAID me 250$ to do so.

[alh84001]

And it seems to me as well, that there is a bit of slouch in demand for SSKs

[dokyun]

Kinda feels like we've hit peak Model M, especially if even the SSK is starting to decline in demand.

SELL SELL SELL

[Harshmallow]

Hey if anyone is looking to get rid of their SSK at a lower price, hit me up

I just ordered one of those NIB Zenith SWA 4300 with ITW switches - pretty sure it's one of the small batch Chyros got his from, as the S/N on it is only 20 or 30 numbers off. I love Topre, and I love unique, vintage NIB boards with rare switches - so this should be a great recipe of a keyboard for me!

[emdude]

Really nice board, and if it is in great condition as it looks, I wouldn't be surprised if someone grabs it. There's a best offer options as well.

And if model M went for over $250, as suggested by this listing, anything is possible
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-Cli ... 1565328456

I've seen that listing before and am pretty sure that it has been up for at least a year.

Checking WatchCount.com..

Start Time: Monday, 27-Oct-14 20:19:32 UTC

EDIT: As for SSK prices... http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-SpaceSaver- ... 2164350062

[thebluefox]

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Apple-Macintosh- ... 2226229631
Apple Extended keyboard sold for 3.5 Euro

[Menuhin]

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Apple-Macintosh- ... 2226229631
Apple Extended keyboard sold for 3.5 Euro

I never had luck on bidding, I got a really yellowed one in almost 20€ and it has white instead of cream dampened.

[Tuntematon]

Interesting 60%...with a few extra keys:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acuson-Sequoia- ... 2378728471

[//gainsborough]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHGATE-OMNI- ... Sw5cNYTJyV

So what are the odds it's blue alps? Also:

[Harshmallow]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHGATE-OMNI- ... Sw5cNYTJyV

So what are the odds it's blue alps? Also:

Gold badge...I sense a bidding war coming up. Hmm, my next pay day is this Friday

[Chyros]

Pretty good, although there's at least one floating around that we know that's got white Alps instead, so it's not 100%.