Great/Interesting Finds

//gainsborough · 14 Sep 2018, 21:53

risk23 wrote: ↑
//gainsborough wrote: ↑Okay.... What is going on?!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zenith ... SwHShbm-Pt

The title is obviously wrong (it's not SKCM greens) - but I've never seen a z150 with the tree logo, nor have I seen a tree-logo zenith board have green alps (usually yellow)! Also, the price is ridiculous, haha.
Look like pine greens to me, unless I'm missing something?

SKCM is a tactile letter code. While SKCM greens do exist, they are incredibly rare. The seller should have it listed as SKCL.

risk23 · 14 Sep 2018, 22:38

//gainsborough wrote: ↑
risk23 wrote: ↑
//gainsborough wrote: ↑Okay.... What is going on?!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zenith ... SwHShbm-Pt

The title is obviously wrong (it's not SKCM greens) - but I've never seen a z150 with the tree logo, nor have I seen a tree-logo zenith board have green alps (usually yellow)! Also, the price is ridiculous, haha.
Look like pine greens to me, unless I'm missing something?
SKCM is a tactile letter code. While SKCM greens do exist, they are incredibly rare. The seller should have it listed as SKCL.

Ah, right, soz. Compared with most sellers though, for whom any keyboard that makes a sound is 'clicky', this guy is already ahead of the curve.

consolation · 15 Sep 2018, 07:00

Hak Foo wrote: ↑If it's a Taiwanese board, the '73' in the date stamp may refer to their era calendar, which is ~1984.

1984 is the manufacturing date on the PCB, which makes perfect sense, well spotted. I should have got that, having had to deal with exporting stuff to ROC. It just didn't cross over to the electronics domain for me, lol. Bonus fact, ROC system is same as the North Korea's calendar because 0 (1912) is also the year Kim Il-Sung was born.

FXT · 16 Sep 2018, 06:04

Didn't see this posted but looks like there's a 5251 up for auction
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5251-83-Ke ... SwMsJbnQB-

risk23 · 16 Sep 2018, 06:34

FXT wrote: ↑Didn't see this posted but looks like there's a 5251 up for auction
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5251-83-Ke ... SwMsJbnQB-

I wonder what the market price of a kidney is nowadays, might just be enough

JP! · 16 Sep 2018, 22:29

Vintage Ancient Cherry board.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ancient-1982-k ... Swx3dbnWxC

orihalcon · 17 Sep 2018, 01:15

JP! wrote: ↑Vintage Cherry board.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ancient-1982-k ... Swx3dbnWxC

I think you meant "Ancient" instead of "Vintage."

digital_matthew · 17 Sep 2018, 16:04

That board was used by Marcus Aurelius himself.

Engicoder · 17 Sep 2018, 16:17

JP! wrote: ↑Vintage Ancient Cherry board.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ancient-1982-k ... Swx3dbnWxC

My guess would be M8 switches. i have something similar

FXT · 17 Sep 2018, 18:36

digital_matthew wrote: ↑That board was used by Marcus Aurelius himself.

It's true. Those ancient Romans really were ahead of their time.

JP! · 17 Sep 2018, 18:42

The ancient Romans just copied the ancient Greeks who had analog mechanical computers like the Antikythera mechanism.

darkcruix · 17 Sep 2018, 18:43

JP! wrote: ↑The ancient Romans just copied the ancient Greeks who had analog mechanical computers like the Antikythera mechanism.

Which was, as rumors say, quite tactile

digital_matthew · 17 Sep 2018, 19:54

Bass · 18 Sep 2018, 10:13

orihalcon wrote: ↑Here's another for beamspring finds.

No IBM badge 3278 2A Color which is a 3279 as far as I am concerned:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/152980160472

Will it go for a new record of $3.3K with shipping? Best offer is also an option for those looking to get a steal on one

Looks like this finally sold for $2.8k. The seller lowered their price by quite a bit, but still

. The 3278 2A is quite eye catching and all but I wonder if there are any records of other beamsprings selling for higher than that since.

darkcruix · 18 Sep 2018, 10:27

Bass wrote: ↑ Looks like this finally sold for $2.8k. The seller lowered their price by quite a bit, but still . The 3278 2A is quite eye catching and all but I wonder if there are any records of other beamsprings selling for higher than that since.

Wow. Whenever I think this is it - we have reached the all-time high, there comes another price bump.

ramnes · 18 Sep 2018, 11:13

The same seller than a year ago comes back with this incredible IBM E57888 LR53866 (should be a pro-topre), but almost doubled the price.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113255576895

xxhellfirexx · 18 Sep 2018, 19:16

ramnes wrote: ↑The same seller than a year ago comes back with this incredible IBM E57888 LR53866 (should be a pro-topre), but almost doubled the price.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113255576895

It's a 30F9388, which is a membrane buckling spring keyboard.
wiki/IBM_part_numbers

Sangdrax · 18 Sep 2018, 19:22

Saw this Epson that looked pretty cool. Price was a little too high for my taste and I got too many projects already though. Should be Fujitsu 1st gen leaf springs I think.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Epson- ... 3157984734

xxhellfirexx · 18 Sep 2018, 20:18

Sangdrax wrote: ↑Saw this Epson that looked pretty cool. Price was a little too high for my taste and I got too many projects already though. Should be Fujitsu 1st gen leaf springs I think.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Epson- ... 3157984734

These use Fujitsu second generation leaf spring switches and is compatible with the kiibohd controller.

Blaise170 · 19 Sep 2018, 07:27

Pretty sweet Topre macro pad. I think it was used with a CAD system.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/p633553372

Half-Saint · 19 Sep 2018, 08:54

t!ng wrote: ↑https://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-MX5000-V ... Swgh5bmTZV

Lol, I'm selling a NIB one for less and get no buyers.

Myoth · 19 Sep 2018, 10:01

what's worth of laughing out loud ? there is no bid, so he's not getting more buyers than you

Half-Saint · 19 Sep 2018, 10:10

Myoth wrote: ↑what's worth of laughing out loud ? there is no bid, so he's not getting more buyers than you

His original starting price was 499€ iirc. He's selling a used board. Last two NIB G80-5000 that sold on ebay.de both sold for around 400€ (one went for 366€). A used one was sold in June for 301€.

Elrick · 20 Sep 2018, 04:12

Half-Saint wrote: ↑
t!ng wrote: ↑https://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-MX5000-V ... Swgh5bmTZV
Lol, I'm selling a NIB one for less and get no buyers.

Just be patient.

Flebay is like Fishing, you need to leave it dangling on their site for some time before you get a jump on your item. Also hoping the buyer actually has money to pay for it but also look at their personal feedback to find out when they joined because that alone will inform you on how reliable the buyer will be.

New joiners are likely scumbags looking to derail any high end purchases but now Flebay are allowing those particularly so-called buyers, to bid on every items.

Wasn't like that when I first joined on their web site.

Bass · 20 Sep 2018, 12:03

Some craigslist finds for those interested:

First, a Model F XT which comes included with an entire WORKING PC XT computer system - $75! Located in a rather rural part of Michigan, so I don't expect many people here will be able to bite on this, but it seems like a really nice deal.

https://nmi.craigslist.org/sys/d/ibm-xt ... 24958.html

Here is another craigslist posting I briefly mentioned in the mechkeys discord not too long ago, for those in the Seattle Area: A NIB F122, $650. A high price and the seller seems to have quite the attitude (just read the description), but again, NIB. It even has the original yellow cable connector cover that's just like the one that came with my Unsaver.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/ele/ ... 02739.html

andrewjoy · 20 Sep 2018, 12:42

Please dont split that XT from its computer anyone , that would be a crime !

Blaise170 · 20 Sep 2018, 18:23

New in box Topre split keyboard? If only I had money to waste.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d304352040

JP! · 20 Sep 2018, 18:47

Bass wrote: ↑Some craigslist finds for those interested:

First, a Model F XT which comes included with an entire WORKING PC XT computer system - $75! Located in a rather rural part of Michigan, so I don't expect many people here will be able to bite on this, but it seems like a really nice deal.

https://nmi.craigslist.org/sys/d/ibm-xt ... 24958.html

Here is another craigslist posting I briefly mentioned in the mechkeys discord not too long ago, for those in the Seattle Area: A NIB F122, $650. A high price and the seller seems to have quite the attitude (just read the description), but again, NIB. It even has the original yellow cable connector cover that's just like the one that came with my Unsaver.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/ele/ ... 02739.html

That PC is a great buy but I have too many and it's too far. Maybe some Michigan peeps should rescue it and keep it all together. That F122 has been for sale a long time now, I blame the seller.

Half-Saint · 20 Sep 2018, 18:52

That XT is a steal. If I was in the USA, I'd buy that!

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snacksthecat · 21 Sep 2018, 03:27

I think cellphones are on the way out so I'm going to invest all my money into keyboard phones
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183441999570/