Great/Interesting Finds

[John Doe]

I haven’t come across this too often as a seller, but it at least used to be that for auction items that the winning buyer cancelled, second highest bidder could be offered a “second chance” to the next highest bidder. Would think they’d have gone that route unless the >$420 bid was a fake bid by a known party in order to set a “reserve” if sorts? That would explain relisting it 10 minutes later, but who knows? Maybe there was a big gap between top bidder and next highest bidder, so maybe they wanted to reauction for that reason?

Atleast I can tell the second highest bidder offer is 415$, then 412$. Seems the gap was not that huge.

[ZedTheMan]

Alright, truth be told, the winning bidder was me, but I meant to only go to $310 (yes, I know that is a small amount for this board but it was what I was willing to go to should it come for it, and even that is something I can't really afford). The seller is not at fault here, I requested a cancellation because it jumped up at the last moment as I was about to press the button to raise the bid, but didn't see that it had gone a hundred over what I had planned on going up to.
I do feel bad to the seller that they have to relist it now and potentially deal with smaller bids, but I do really appreciate not being saddled with something I can't afford at a price higher than I meant to go.

[Redmaus]

Alright, truth be told, the winning bidder was me, but I meant to only go to $310 (yes, I know that is a small amount for this board but it was what I was willing to go to should it come for it, and even that is something I can't really afford). The seller is not at fault here, I requested a cancellation because it jumped up at the last moment as I was about to press the button to raise the bid, but didn't see that it had gone a hundred over what I had planned on going up to.
I do feel bad to the seller that they have to relist it now and potentially deal with smaller bids, but I do really appreciate not being saddled with something I can't afford at a price higher than I meant to go.

Better than buying something you didn't really want/couldn't afford. I have done that, and its not fun when you realize that money could have been better spent elsewhere.

Also:

Z-150(a little pricey)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zenith ... SwBP1eVb3B

IBM P70:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-P7 ... SwW-ZeVCtU

[kmnov2017]

After years, an IBM blue Alps board has been found yet again

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/293495165185

Note: the genuineness of these have been debated in the past. No documentation has been found on these boards as far as I know.

[xxhellfirexx]

Black Monterey

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133348833479

White Evolution trackball

https://www.ebay.com/itm/193365197033

[depletedvespene]

Black Monterey

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133348833479

Check out that massive beast, with space for THREE hard drives!

(we used to lust for hardware like this back in the day; four megabytes in a 286 was also VERY unusual)

[John Doe]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3793722413

Nice caps, but the price... Seriously?

[depletedvespene]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3793722413

Nice caps, but the price... Seriously?

If the set was complete, at least (Page Up has been replaced with numpad 9, Pause and Print Screen have been replaced with a single extra Scroll Lock).

That seller used to sell his stuff for somewhat high yet still reasonable prices — this auction, OTOH, has an insane price attached.

[Redmaus]

After years, an IBM blue Alps board has been found yet again

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/293495165185

Note: the genuineness of these have been debated in the past. No documentation has been found on these boards as far as I know.

Wait, you notice in the pic of the main keyboard there is a two piece cap that has the second part missing.

Does this mean there are alps two piece caps compatible with any two piece buckling spring caps?

[nickheller]

After years, an IBM blue Alps board has been found yet again

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/293495165185

Note: the genuineness of these have been debated in the past. No documentation has been found on these boards as far as I know.

At least one of the pictures appear to not be his. I reverse image searched a picture from his ebay ad and found what seems the be the same picture (but uncropped) posted to reddit.

[John Doe]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3793722413

Nice caps, but the price... Seriously?

If the set was complete, at least (Page Up has been replaced with numpad 9, Pause and Print Screen have been replaced with a single extra Scroll Lock).

That seller used to sell his stuff for somewhat high yet still reasonable prices — this auction, OTOH, has an insane price attached.

Familiar with the seller?

[Polecat]

Black Monterey

https://www.ebay.com/itm/13334883347

Dark gray actually. I used mine for ten years or so, until the printing finally wore off the caps.

[depletedvespene]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3793722413

Nice caps, but the price... Seriously?

If the set was complete, at least (Page Up has been replaced with numpad 9, Pause and Print Screen have been replaced with a single extra Scroll Lock).

That seller used to sell his stuff for somewhat high yet still reasonable prices — this auction, OTOH, has an insane price attached.

Familiar with the seller?

A couple years ago, I bought an F122 in excellent condition from him (at a decent price). I've always looked at the auctions he puts out, so...

[John Doe]

If the set was complete, at least (Page Up has been replaced with numpad 9, Pause and Print Screen have been replaced with a single extra Scroll Lock).

That seller used to sell his stuff for somewhat high yet still reasonable prices — this auction, OTOH, has an insane price attached.

Familiar with the seller?

A couple years ago, I bought an F122 in excellent condition from him (at a decent price). I've always looked at the auctions he puts out, so...

That evoked my memory. A beam spring 5251 in good condition on ebay was sold by him last week, with 2000+$ price.

I mean, I think its from him, maybe my memory messed up eit.

[Redmaus]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-I ... SwcIxeXJrq

Who's ready to make a car payment?

[wadeak78]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1979-Wang-2200 ... Sw3SdeDNVf

What is this thing?

[-Space-NATO-]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1979-Wang-2200 ... Sw3SdeDNVf

What is this thing?

literally in the description.

[depletedvespene]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1979-Wang-2200 ... Sw3SdeDNVf

What is this thing?

A Wang that has, undoubtedly, seen better days.

[andrewjoy]

Is it just me that laughs and things of innuendos when someone mentioned wang

[depletedvespene]

Is it just me that laughs and things of innuendos when someone mentioned wang

Don't tell me you don't remember Wang Computers itself took advantage of that on its advertisements? "Play with your Wang", for starters...

[andrewjoy]

Is it just me that laughs and things of innuendos when someone mentioned wang

Don't tell me you don't remember Wang Computers itself took advantage of that on its advertisements? "Play with your Wang", for starters...

Did not know that. Was not into the PC scene at the time , dos is not for real work had an acorn A3010 . Gota love some ARM goodness! Way faster than the crappy x86 machines of the time.

[SneakyRobb]

Is it just me that laughs and things of innuendos when someone mentioned wang

Andrew we are all adults here I dont appreciate the lack of wyse-dom. Delvin into this, really Focus-ing on this I think its a Fluke of your Brain Technology. NeXt time I hope you try to Pertec our reputation. Please get an InfoGrip on yourself.

And as far as Wang goes, I prefer the TA-BS/1200

[ZedTheMan]

Is it just me that laughs and things of innuendos when someone mentioned wang

That's a big reason behind why I purchased mine, haha.

[orihalcon]

3277 Full Size Beamspring. Keep in mind this requires a custom replacement capsense PCB to convert. Should be a thread elsewhere on DT with the PCB files.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264653394359

[JP!]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honeywell-Micr ... SwTrZeXaIZ

[Raumfahrer]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honeywell-Micr ... SwTrZeXaIZ

that is pretty neat, would be an awesome conversion job

[Rezene]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honeywell-Micr ... SwTrZeXaIZ

that is pretty neat, would be an awesome conversion job

does that use honeywell hall effect? I've been wanting to convert an old magnitic reed or hall effect or anything similar for a while. How hard would that be to convert? I've never done anything like this before.

[JP!]

does that use honeywell hall effect? I've been wanting to convert an old magnitic reed or hall effect or anything similar for a while. How hard would that be to convert? I've never done anything like this before.

https://vintagecomputer.ca/honeywell-mi ... -keyboard/

[xxhellfirexx]

Some NOS ITW keyboard

https://www.ebay.com/itm/184195015576

Some Raytheon keyboard

https://www.ebay.com/itm/383445921094

[Aran.E99]

Another Univac board (missing a key). If only one of these would come up in the UK...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/223935327887