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Elrick

06 Jan 2018, 02:26

Chyros wrote: SM-101 (Alps buckling spring): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Alps-SM ... SwttVaTQAJ

£100 and only posts to UK. Kinda expensive, but you don't find Alps buckling spring keyboards that often in Europe.

It actually looks like a Model-M on the back plate, the very same (what looks like plastic rivets). Why refer to it as Alps at all even though the frontal side of the switch is different from the traditional Model-M series?

Have never seen or owned that type of keyboard, hence good to see that the Model-M technique has affected other manufacturers back in the day :D .

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Techno Trousers
100,000,000 actuations

06 Jan 2018, 04:15

I don't know if it's art, but I kind of like it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/151926006567

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digital_matthew

06 Jan 2018, 05:29


codemonkeymike

06 Jan 2018, 05:41

Judging by the PS2 port and the general design I would say this may be early 90's. For some reason those caps don't look like their hiding Alps or Cherries underneath, they are just a little too flat for that.

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JP!

06 Jan 2018, 05:49

That layout is kinda odd.

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digital_matthew

06 Jan 2018, 06:21

I personally like the double-zero that stares back at you.

Slom

06 Jan 2018, 09:41

Techno Trousers wrote:
FXT wrote:Someone got a really good deal on a clean 5251
https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/com ... al_trades/
That feels relatively close to reasonable. I still think they should be about $200-250, but demand is obviously far outstripping supply at the moment.
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That was on the expensive side back then, but these included all the rust one could ever want ofc :).

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Chyros

06 Jan 2018, 11:23

Elrick wrote:
Chyros wrote: SM-101 (Alps buckling spring): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Alps-SM ... SwttVaTQAJ

£100 and only posts to UK. Kinda expensive, but you don't find Alps buckling spring keyboards that often in Europe.

It actually looks like a Model-M on the back plate, the very same (what looks like plastic rivets). Why refer to it as Alps at all even though the frontal side of the switch is different from the traditional Model-M series?

Have never seen or owned that type of keyboard, hence good to see that the Model-M technique has affected other manufacturers back in the day :D .
I reviewed one before:

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Elrick

06 Jan 2018, 12:55

Chyros wrote: I reviewed one before:
Thanks for the link, too busy to actually hunt it down by myself today :D .

Much appreciated.

Slom

07 Jan 2018, 16:06


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Gnohio

07 Jan 2018, 18:41

IBM 50 Key from Singapore. Starting bid of $70 and Buy It Now price of $120

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-50 ... 2846059003

hansichen

08 Jan 2018, 01:26

The German unsaver is back up, this time with PayPal. Smells like somebody wasn't happy with last times auction and probably bid on it by himself to drive the price up, now a new try with PayPal to encourage international bidders
https://ebay.com/itm/202178034432

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JP!

08 Jan 2018, 01:32

hansichen wrote: The German unsaver is back up, this time with PayPal. Smells like somebody wasn't happy with last times auction and probably bid on it by himself to drive the price up, now a new try with PayPal to encourage international bidders
https://ebay.com/itm/202178034432
"Sadly the last buyer requested to cancel the purchase: in that special case I granted his wish as it was reasonable and he presented the case in a polite way. Therefore you get a second chance...."

Anyhow I don't think the seller will need any help with bids since prices have gone sky high lately.

hansichen

08 Jan 2018, 01:35

I would write that too ;)

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JP!

08 Jan 2018, 01:36

hansichen wrote: I would write that too ;)
Maybe the seller would like something a bit closer to $2k :mrgreen:

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FXT
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08 Jan 2018, 03:11


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Gnohio

08 Jan 2018, 03:21

That price...
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is one of those even worth that much without it being a first bid?

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seebart
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08 Jan 2018, 08:33

hansichen wrote: The German unsaver is back up, this time with PayPal. Smells like somebody wasn't happy with last times auction and probably bid on it by himself to drive the price up, now a new try with PayPal to encourage international bidders
https://ebay.com/itm/202178034432
Yeah, and this time I'm having some fun... :evilgeek:

Starck

08 Jan 2018, 10:10

Cherry G80-1000 HFD ISO-DE:
Probably vintage mx-blue? doubleshots?

https://www.ebay.nl/itm/Cherry-Tastatur ... 1438.l2649

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Chyros

08 Jan 2018, 11:28

Starck wrote: Cherry G80-1000 HFD ISO-DE:
Probably vintage mx-blue? doubleshots?

https://www.ebay.nl/itm/Cherry-Tastatur ... 1438.l2649
Definitely doubleshots.

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Khers

08 Jan 2018, 13:45

Slom wrote: Huge lot of tipro keycaps ...
Image
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Large-Tipro-Lo ... 3012267729
Tipro caps in the US with bag stickers in Swedish. How weird!

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Khers

08 Jan 2018, 13:48

JP! wrote:
hansichen wrote: I would write that too ;)
Maybe the seller would like something a bit closer to $2k :mrgreen:
Or maybe the $1200 he was aiming for when he posted it on reddit. I've said what I think about phenix flipping his unsaver before, so I won't bore everyone again.

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seebart
Offtopicthority Instigator

08 Jan 2018, 13:54

I won't sell mine, but I'm on this auction like Trump on twitter. :maverick:

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Laser
emacs -nw

08 Jan 2018, 14:17

digital_matthew wrote: I personally like the double-zero that stares back at you.
<--- great idea for an avatar :D

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digital_matthew

08 Jan 2018, 14:37

Laser wrote:
digital_matthew wrote: I personally like the double-zero that stares back at you.
<--- great idea for an avatar :D
:D

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//gainsborough
ALPSの日常

09 Jan 2018, 02:11

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Pingm ... 2a9b8190f8

@just_add_coffee Brooooooooo, what is this price?! You can literally buy these boards NIB for less than $50 shipped US: http://meci.com/ibm-6112884-japanese-ke ... yping.html

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mike52787
Alps Aficionado

09 Jan 2018, 02:12

//gainsborough wrote: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Pingm ... 2a9b8190f8

@just_add_coffee Brooooooooo, what is this price?! You can literally buy these boards NIB for less than $50 shipped US: http://meci.com/ibm-6112884-japanese-ke ... yping.html
nice price.

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digital_matthew

09 Jan 2018, 05:25


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//gainsborough
ALPSの日常

09 Jan 2018, 06:25

digital_matthew wrote: New Blue Alps:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chicony-Mechan ... 0012.m1985

chicony kb-5181 should be Monterey blues - I think anyway. To my knowledge, this board is not genuine blue alps.

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002
Topre Enthusiast

09 Jan 2018, 06:40

Realforce x JUSTSYSTEMS Hi-Pro 108UW:
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s562767559

One of these went for 101,000 YEN (750 EUR / 900 USD) in December...

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