Didnt know that, thanks
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- ingmar
- Location: Austria
- Main keyboard: Datacomp DFK 191
- Contact:
I bought the PCB with plate, switches and caps from a Canon AP 830 typewriter today, expecting them to be Alps. Imagine my surprise when I discovered the keys to be white SMK inverse cross mount switches ...
Switches are nice, but I don't really have a use for them. Do you think they'd be worth anything to anybody? Custom switches (stems) needing custom caps, there'd be 80 ABS doubleshot keys, sculptured, spherical (ISO-DE, unfortunately, of the old school typerwriter variant) and stabs to go with them.
Switches are nice, but I don't really have a use for them. Do you think they'd be worth anything to anybody? Custom switches (stems) needing custom caps, there'd be 80 ABS doubleshot keys, sculptured, spherical (ISO-DE, unfortunately, of the old school typerwriter variant) and stabs to go with them.
- Muramasa
- Location: Scotland
- Main keyboard: IBM 3276 Cyrillic
- Main mouse: Razer Deathadder
- Favorite switch: Beamspring / SKCM Blue
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
How much would a IBM 3277 Microswitch be worth?
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- Location: land of the rusty beamsprings
- DT Pro Member: -
They seem to follow they beamspring brethren into 4 digit territory
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Exceedingly-RA ... _cvip=true
On the other hand, to give some (crude) sort of upper bound, just the assembly without case has not been selling for 950$ for quite some time now:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vtg-1975- ... _cvip=true
Yours is so cool, with its triple-shots, good luck if you want to sell it
- photekq
- Cherry Picker
- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: Various Cherry Corp keyboards
- Main mouse: Razer Deathadder (1st gen)
- Favorite switch: Nixdorf 'Soft Touch' MX Black (55g springs)
- DT Pro Member: -
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The latter isn't selling because it isn't beamspring. It's a Micro Switch.Slom wrote: ↑06 May 2019, 22:03They seem to follow they beamspring brethren into 4 digit territory
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Exceedingly-RA ... _cvip=true
On the other hand, to give some (crude) sort of upper bound, just the assembly without case has not been selling for 950$ for quite some time now:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vtg-1975- ... _cvip=true
Yours is so cool, with its triple-shots, good luck if you want to sell it
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- Location: land of the rusty beamsprings
- DT Pro Member: -
which is what Muramasa asked about ...photekq wrote: ↑06 May 2019, 23:03The latter isn't selling because it isn't beamspring. It's a Micro Switch.Slom wrote: ↑06 May 2019, 22:03They seem to follow they beamspring brethren into 4 digit territory
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Exceedingly-RA ... _cvip=true
On the other hand, to give some (crude) sort of upper bound, just the assembly without case has not been selling for 950$ for quite some time now:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vtg-1975- ... _cvip=true
Yours is so cool, with its triple-shots, good luck if you want to sell it
- Muramasa
- Location: Scotland
- Main keyboard: IBM 3276 Cyrillic
- Main mouse: Razer Deathadder
- Favorite switch: Beamspring / SKCM Blue
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
I am fighting a large amount of temptation to liquidate my collection to fund some a few SynthesizersSlom wrote: ↑06 May 2019, 22:03They seem to follow they beamspring brethren into 4 digit territory
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Exceedingly-RA ... _cvip=true
On the other hand, to give some (crude) sort of upper bound, just the assembly without case has not been selling for 950$ for quite some time now:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vtg-1975- ... _cvip=true
Yours is so cool, with its triple-shots, good luck if you want to sell it
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: Monterey K102 White Alps
- Main mouse: Corsair sabre RGB optical
- Favorite switch: SMK 2nd Gen
- DT Pro Member: -
Hits too close to home... well, apart from that I never actually bought any synths because I spend my money on keyboardsMuramasa wrote: ↑06 May 2019, 23:18I am fighting a large amount of temptation to liquidate my collection to fund some a few SynthesizersSlom wrote: ↑06 May 2019, 22:03They seem to follow they beamspring brethren into 4 digit territory
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Exceedingly-RA ... _cvip=true
On the other hand, to give some (crude) sort of upper bound, just the assembly without case has not been selling for 950$ for quite some time now:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vtg-1975- ... _cvip=true
Yours is so cool, with its triple-shots, good luck if you want to sell it
- photekq
- Cherry Picker
- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: Various Cherry Corp keyboards
- Main mouse: Razer Deathadder (1st gen)
- Favorite switch: Nixdorf 'Soft Touch' MX Black (55g springs)
- DT Pro Member: -
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: Monterey K102 White Alps
- Main mouse: Corsair sabre RGB optical
- Favorite switch: SMK 2nd Gen
- DT Pro Member: -
How much would a heavily yellowed, fairly dirty and engraved Apple M0115 (orange alps; UK layout) be worth?
For what it's worth, I'd restore it and possibly retrobrite the case if it'd increase its value but I guess people are more interested in the switches. Thanks.- Obscure
- Location: Austria
- Main keyboard: IBM XT83 at the office, AEK at home
- Main mouse: old logitech model Nr. rubbed off
- Favorite switch: capacitive buckling springs
- Contact:
I have mine for all day use (orange switches). I prefer the keyfeel to anything new on the market at the moment. It can easily be converted to USB with an eg. pro micro and the layout has only minor drawbacks. If I was looking for a decent board for typing and I only can choose between a new - let's say G80-3000 and this AEK i'll take yours - for the same price - just my two cents.
- Redmaus
- Gotta start somewhere
- Location: Near Dallas, Texas
- Main keyboard: Unsaver | 3276 | Kingsaver
- Main mouse: Kensington Slimblade
- Favorite switch: Capacitative Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
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How much would NOS IBM XT Chassis be worth? This isn't repackaged or just resealed, its actual IBM replacement stock.
- //gainsborough
- ALPSの日常
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: some kind of alps keyboard
- Favorite switch: clk: SKCM blue, lin: SKCL cream, tac: SKCM cream
- DT Pro Member: 0188
- //gainsborough
- ALPSの日常
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: some kind of alps keyboard
- Favorite switch: clk: SKCM blue, lin: SKCL cream, tac: SKCM cream
- DT Pro Member: 0188
- zazxyz
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Unsaver
- Main mouse: G9x
- Favorite switch: Springs
//gainsborough wrote: ↑07 Jun 2019, 17:23A lot. I think easily more than $1,000 for a good condition OG one would be my guess in the current market. What will be interesting to see is if the value of them drops off after the ellipse f62/f77 project orders are fulfilled.
An unsaver went for $2,500 a year ago.
I would say a kishsaver would go for $5,000 in a massive bid war but that is just a hunch.
- //gainsborough
- ALPSの日常
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: some kind of alps keyboard
- Favorite switch: clk: SKCM blue, lin: SKCL cream, tac: SKCM cream
- DT Pro Member: 0188
I definitely don't doubt that as a possibility!
- Redmaus
- Gotta start somewhere
- Location: Near Dallas, Texas
- Main keyboard: Unsaver | 3276 | Kingsaver
- Main mouse: Kensington Slimblade
- Favorite switch: Capacitative Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
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How much would a tandem 6526 go for full of SKCL striped amber alps
- //gainsborough
- ALPSの日常
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: some kind of alps keyboard
- Favorite switch: clk: SKCM blue, lin: SKCL cream, tac: SKCM cream
- DT Pro Member: 0188
The last set of amber alps sold on mm for around $600. I bet it’s above that now given none have been spotted in a very long time.
- photekq
- Cherry Picker
- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: Various Cherry Corp keyboards
- Main mouse: Razer Deathadder (1st gen)
- Favorite switch: Nixdorf 'Soft Touch' MX Black (55g springs)
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
Not entirely relevant to this thread, but I figure it does more good than harm posting here.
I purchased all three of Marko's SBUs on the 31st of May. Since then, I haven't heard back from him once. Throughout the whole buying process he tried his best to make me pay with Skrill, which has no chargebacks.
I've just learned that he's been trying to sell more SBUs to other people, and has successfully sold at least one board. He's told the other buyer that he doesn't have money to ship his keyboard. Seems like a clear trend of overselling and lack of response.
Please, don't buy anything off this guy. If you've already bought something: get ready to do a chargeback if you don't hear anything from him soon.
- elecplus
- Location: Kerrville, TX, USA
- DT Pro Member: 0082
- Contact:
IBM Sabre keyboard. A few caps have been replaced. Fully tested. Caps are ultrasonic cleaned. Value?
- Redmaus
- Gotta start somewhere
- Location: Near Dallas, Texas
- Main keyboard: Unsaver | 3276 | Kingsaver
- Main mouse: Kensington Slimblade
- Favorite switch: Capacitative Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: Monterey K102 White Alps
- Main mouse: Corsair sabre RGB optical
- Favorite switch: SMK 2nd Gen
- DT Pro Member: -
How much would an old terminal board with ITW Low Profile Magnetic Valve switches be worth? I currently don't have any pictures but I will upload some in a few days once I get it.
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- doomsday_device
- Location: Germany
- Favorite switch: alps
what could i ask for my g80-3000lsmde? case is a bit yellowish with small scratches on the led cover, otherwise completely cleaned with ghetto green mod. switched springs with about 75g ones.
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- SwissArmyTin
- Location: Greenville, SC
- Main keyboard: Custom tenkeyless with Box Jades
- Main mouse: generic Dell
- Favorite switch: Blue Alps
- DT Pro Member: -
I'm about to become public enemy #1, but after my main PC killed itself, I'm curious...
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
I was about to joke that someone picked one up for free recently, so that must be about the going rate, when I saw that someone is you!
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22207
Okay. Maybe a little more than zero then. You did clean it up a bit.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22207
Okay. Maybe a little more than zero then. You did clean it up a bit.
- depletedvespene
- Location: Chile
- Main keyboard: IBM Model F122
- Main mouse: Logitech G700s
- Favorite switch: buckling spring
- DT Pro Member: 0224
- Contact:
Your own soul.SwissArmyTin wrote: ↑24 Jul 2019, 18:44I'm about to become public enemy #1, but after my main PC killed itself, I'm curious...
For a more serious answer, 600USD at the very least.
- karlmartin95
- Main keyboard: IBM 4704 F77
- Favorite switch: Model F Capacitive Switch
How much an IBM 3178 Keyboard cost?
- Redmaus
- Gotta start somewhere
- Location: Near Dallas, Texas
- Main keyboard: Unsaver | 3276 | Kingsaver
- Main mouse: Kensington Slimblade
- Favorite switch: Capacitative Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
I'd say $120. Those are cool but at the same time the layout makes it about as usable as an XT.
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- Location: South Africa
- Main keyboard: IBM model M
- DT Pro Member: -
karlmartin95 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 05:17How much an IBM 3178 Keyboard cost?
Orihalcon had some for sale about a year ago for $100, see: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=19095