Great/Interesting Finds

[ohaimark]

IT IS NOT SHILL BIDDING, at least not from the seller. That Videowriter is my auction, and everything you've seen is the result of trolls or bidders with very shitty tactics.

[JP!]

Sorry to see the trouble. Maybe a BIN could be better if you have a good idea of what it would go for and sometimes this can be better than an auction style due to the a buyers fear of missing out. You can always start high and and accept offers or lower the price after x number of days.

[ohaimark]

I haven't ever run into this before. Even my minty DC-3014 didn't draw trolls, though I guess things have changed over the past few years.

[Blaise170]

There's a reason I use Gixen to snipe on eBay. Set and forget, and if I lose then it went for more than I was willing to pay anyways (prevents me from starting a bid war as well).

[depletedvespene]

The IBM 5576 is down to 500 from 800 bucks.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-55 ... 2890713486

[mike52787]

The IBM 5576 is down to 500 from 800 bucks.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-55 ... 2890713486

Still far too much money.

[Blaise170]

The IBM 5576 is down to 500 from 800 bucks.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-55 ... 2890713486

Still far too much money.

Yeah I'm bidding on one elsewhere and it's currently going for $52.

[Dingster]

The IBM 5576 is down to 500 from 800 bucks.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-55 ... 2890713486

Still far too much money.

Yeah I'm bidding on one elsewhere and it's currently going for $52.

Mind PMing the link, or pictures? Not going to bid

[ohaimark]

Kbdfr's slanderous, toxic accusation that I'm shill bidding on my Videowriter auction is really getting under my skin. It might be meaningless to most people on the forum, but having my integrity questioned after the things I've done here (and how I've worked to be a fair seller on eBay) hurts.

I cannot apologize, because I am convinced that you in fact are shill-bidding.
What I can do is acknowledge that you denied it in PMs and that otherwise I never had any reason to doubt your integrity.

I am not shilling in my auction. I appreciate Kbdfr's efforts to clean up eBay, but this time his vigilante mindset targeted an innocent person and (possibly) harmed his eBay account. Not sure if he reported me yet.

Kbdfr believes that unsubstantiated claims about my motives and actions are enough to condemn me. Basically, he thinks that shill bidding on my part is the only explanation for the activity in my auction. That stance is totally plausible, to be fair. It's also wrong and entirely based on speculation.

Please remember that the burden of truth falls on the accuser, not the accused. Even so, I can't provide any hard evidence to disprove his accusations. Everything I say or do is suspect, even if no one can prove their case. He basically tossed me into the court of public opinion, though that probably wasn't his intention. Doesn't make me resent it less.

So if you think I'm shitty enough to do something like that... Kiss my skinny white ass.

I'm going to take a break from the forum for a while to try and simmer down. Honestly, though, I'm nearing the point where going to a mostly-friendly circlejerk like Reddit is more appealing than dealing with some of the trolls and curmudgeonly jerks here.

You'll still be able to reach me via PM if you need to get in touch.

[Dingster]

Kbdfr's slanderous, toxic accusation that I'm shill bidding on my Videowriter auction is really getting under my skin. It might be meaningless to most people on the forum, but having my integrity questioned after the things I've done here (and how I've worked to be a fair seller on eBay) hurts.

I cannot apologize, because I am convinced that you in fact are shill-bidding.
What I can do is acknowledge that you denied it in PMs and that otherwise I never had any reason to doubt your integrity.

I am not shilling in my auction. I appreciate Kbdfr's efforts to clean up eBay, but this time his vigilante mindset targeted an innocent person and (possibly) harmed his eBay account. Not sure if he reported me yet.

Kbdfr believes that unsubstantiated claims about my motives and actions are enough to condemn me. Basically, he thinks that shill bidding on my part is the only explanation for the activity in my auction. That stance is totally plausible, to be fair. It's also wrong and entirely based on speculation.

Please remember that the burden of truth falls on the accuser, not the accused. Even so, I can't provide any hard evidence to disprove his accusations. Everything I say or do is suspect, even if no one can prove their case. He basically tossed me into the court of public opinion, though that probably wasn't his intention. Doesn't make me resent it less.

So if you think I'm shitty enough to do something like that... Kiss my skinny white ass.

I'm going to take a break from the forum for a while to try and simmer down. Honestly, though, I'm nearing the point where going to a mostly-friendly circlejerk like Reddit is more appealing than dealing with some of the trolls and curmudgeonly jerks here.

You'll still be able to reach me via PM if you need to get in touch.

I really am not the most important or well known member of DT, but I belive you. Dont hesitate to take a break from the forum if you need to.
Being falesly accused of something really is the worst...But dont let things like that get to you Least I can say is good luck with the auction

[Blaise170]

I'm going to take a break from the forum for a while to try and simmer down.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Take a break mate, don't let one person keep you from the best forum around.

[nsmechkb]

I also have zero doubt that the accusations are false. As ohaimark said, Kbdfr's efforts to clean up ebay are valuable, it's just that in this case, there's been a mistake.

[purdobol]

Don't care one way or another. But I know one thing.
That's not a proper way to handle the situation.

You clearly are having a bad day... take a break.

[fohat]

I have dealt with ohaimark and he was entirely straightforward and honest in that transaction.

[//gainsborough]

Don't care one way or another. But I know one thing.
That's not a proper way to handle the situation.

You clearly are having a bad day... take a break.

What is the proper way, then? To me it appears that ohaimark was publicly accused of something he didn't do, so he defended himself publicly. Seems like a proper response to me - especially since the whole accusation was based on nothing more than speculation.

I have dealt with ohaimark and he was entirely straightforward and honest in that transaction.

Same experience with me.

[Blaise170]

I've dealt with him too, he is fine. I have no trouble with him defending himself. But, I think he took it a bit too far..

[JP!]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Parall ... SwIBxaf0XI

Edit: Looks neat, just watch out for the shipping shenanigans. I doubt this takes $87 to ship

[//gainsborough]

But, I think he took it a bit too far..

I can understand that.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Parall ... SwIBxaf0XI

This thing looks neat!

[Slom]

I can predict someone (probably h***_, but perhaps another account so as not to raise suspicion) will bid somewhere between $200 and probably $250 shortly before the auction ends and manage to lose, letting u***u be the highest bidder for his maximum bid.

Whatever the reason may be ... User h***_ certainly has a very strange bidding behavior.

u***u(23) $187.50 7 Feb 2018 at 6:34:06AM PST
u***u(23) $187.50 6 Feb 2018 at 4:42:01PM PST
h***_(2) $185.00 12 Feb 2018 at 4:11:40PM PST
h***_(2) $159.00 12 Feb 2018 at 3:52:49PM PST
h***_(2) $151.00 12 Feb 2018 at 3:47:38PM PST
h***_(2) $145.00 12 Feb 2018 at 3:37:00PM PST
h***_(2) $130.00 12 Feb 2018 at 3:36:13PM PST

h***_(2)
Retracted:$251.00
Bid:11 Feb 2018 at 7:45:21PM PST
Retracted:11 Feb 2018 at 10:32:02PM PST

h***_(2)
Retracted:$280.00
Bid:7 Feb 2018 at 1:27:23PM PST
Retracted:8 Feb 2018 at 11:13:23AM PST

[Chyros]

3 NIB Harris terminal keyboards with what I THINK are low-profile ITW magnetic valve. Plug even looks like it's AT/XT.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Harris-F190-22 ... 9KDpqPe0fg

$90 BIN - could be a pretty shweet deal!

[Quartz64]

Model F XT for $83 on Ebay, US. Spotted it yesterday, but have found a better deal.

[Gnohio]

Model F XT for $83 on Ebay, US. Spotted it yesterday, but have found a better deal.

Thats a pretty decent deal based purely on how it looks, as I got both of mine for $75 and $90 that are in relatively similar condition.

[Keybug]

Did anyone here from Sweden get these?

"Retro PC tangentbord, IBM mfl på Tradera.com - Övriga datorer

On the off chance someone did and they are willing to sell it, I'd be interested in that Victor board...

[Slom]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-Genrad-Ke ... 2900278293


https://www.ebay.com/itm/GE-C3-MAESTRO- ... 2451922013


https://www.ebay.com/itm/9-x-American-D ... 2237267235


https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMADA-AMACOM-N ... 2443348054

[FXT]

Thought this was pretty cool
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1977-IBM-5100- ... SwnsRaZkND
Edit:
Two bigfoot XTs
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-clicky-Key ... SwjuNagicG
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-clicky-Key ... SwicpaglDc

[orihalcon]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-Genrad-Ke ... 2900278293


https://www.ebay.com/itm/GE-C3-MAESTRO- ... 2451922013


https://www.ebay.com/itm/9-x-American-D ... 2237267235


https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMADA-AMACOM-N ... 2443348054

Are the bigfoot XT's easy to convert? I seem to remember coming to the conclusion that I would probably just put a normal XT's guts inside the larger case, though I can't remember if that was based on much research. Never tried converting a bigfoot myself. I think the main advantage of the bigfoot is that you sort of get a built in palm rest, though not sure if it is quite long enough to be comfortable.

[FXT]

I mainly want some of the keys from the bigfoot for my XT.

[OleVoip]

Pristine military RAFI (NOS, ca. 1990), bit-paired ISO, RS 76 (C?)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/282740094200

[digital_matthew]

It's ol' Ahab reportin' another White Whale off the starboard bow...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Wr ... Sw6qpahN8F

[ekeppel]

It's ol' Ahab reportin' another White Whale off the starboard bow...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Wr ... Sw6qpahN8F

Yeah, that's another one of mine. Some here on DT didn't like the Selectric colorway I had on the last one I sold on eBay, so I thought I would list one with the original color scheme.

As to the format, I don't usually do auctions, but apparently someone here thought I was 'kicking myself' for not putting up the last one as an auction, lol. To be honest, I was perfectly happy to get my asking price on the last one as a buy-it-now, but hey let's try an auction for the fun of it.