Great/Interesting Finds

seebart · 15 Jan 2018, 21:12

digital_matthew wrote:
depletedvespene wrote:
digital_matthew wrote: 5251!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5251-Vinta ... SwXtNaXC4Y
1000!
Yeah and from the description some of the switches seem kind of messed up.

Silly high price for a 5251 in that condition.

The 5251 is like the Model M of Beamsprings, not uncommon at all. Something like this 3279 in really good condition is approaching that price range:

photos-f62/ibm-3279-beamspring-keyboard ... 11291.html

Slom · 15 Jan 2018, 22:07

seebart wrote:
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Something like this 3279 in really good condition is approaching that price range:
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Even that is about double the price I would pay. Four digits is Symbolics territory. Consider how many of the smaller beamsprings where found last year!

JP! · 15 Jan 2018, 22:10

There is a lot of damn work involved to clean, restore and convert these damn things. No way. It doesn't even have the terminal.

xxhellfirexx · 15 Jan 2018, 23:32

digital_matthew wrote:
depletedvespene wrote:
digital_matthew wrote: 5251!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5251-Vinta ... SwXtNaXC4Y
1000!
Yeah and from the description some of the switches seem kind of messed up.

Stuck keys are usually caused by sticky disintegrating foam sticking on the sense pad and fly plate. After cleaning both of those with some mild soap, it should be good to go. Those things are near indestructible.

jerue · 16 Jan 2018, 00:24

Another ANSI G80-5000 ErgoPlus in the wild...and at $1199 because at that price it *has* to be more appealing than the $1400 one that's been sitting on eBay forever

You *can* make an offer though...

I have the box and manual for mine, must be worth $2000 by this logic

Edit: Also, if you need a G81-1800HQU (og cherry WoB doubleshots winkeyless 1800 layout), here you go, $99 free shipping. They seem to be getting hard to find these days.

seebart · 16 Jan 2018, 07:40

Slom wrote:
seebart wrote:
[...]
Something like this 3279 in really good condition is approaching that price range:
[...]

Even that is about double the price I would pay. Four digits is Symbolics territory. Consider how many of the smaller beamsprings where found last year!

Exactly.

jerue wrote: Another ANSI G80-5000 ErgoPlus in the wild...and at $1199 because at that price it *has* to be more appealing than the $1400 one that's been sitting on eBay forever

The Cherry G80-5000 has always been expensive but we see that price adjust upward now also.

hansichen · 16 Jan 2018, 07:50

Some time ago a German 5k with 5700 sold for 306€, that's not bad. BIN prices are often a joke, nothing to worry about

seebart · 16 Jan 2018, 07:52

hansichen wrote: Some time ago a German 5k with 5700 sold for 306€, that's not bad. BIN prices are often a joke, nothing to worry about

Yeah BIN prices are not representative but I remember MX5000 selling for well above €500 three years ago.

Gnohio · 16 Jan 2018, 10:56

[wiki]Monterey K102[/wiki] with what looks like green alps (despite defying the wiki's knowledge) that recently sold: https://www.ebay.com/itm/MONTEREY-K102- ... true&rt=nc

EDIT: Im not sure how common/desired these are, but currently low bid on an [wiki]Apple Adjustable Keyboard[/wiki] : https://www.ebay.com/itm/APPLE-M1242-AD ... SwZrhaUnWN

pansku · 16 Jan 2018, 13:11

digital_matthew wrote: 5251!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5251-Vinta ... SwXtNaXC4Y

Aaand sold!

derzemel · 16 Jan 2018, 13:14

pansku wrote:
digital_matthew wrote: 5251!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5251-Vinta ... SwXtNaXC4Y
Aaand sold!

something smells fishy here

DustGod · 16 Jan 2018, 13:18

derzemel wrote: something smells fishy here

Very.

seebart · 16 Jan 2018, 13:54

Either someone seriously overpaid or the seller overthought the whole thing...

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kbdfr · 16 Jan 2018, 13:56

Not sure what's supposed to be fishy here, obviously there were several offers before someone did buy:
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 1758.m4903

But of course, paying such an amount to a new eBay account with 0 feedback is putting quite a daring trust in PayPal's protection scheme…

seebart · 16 Jan 2018, 14:01

In that case:

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kbdfr · 16 Jan 2018, 16:57

Want cheap nixies?
https://www.ebay.de/itm/122917465198

Spoiler:

Myoth · 16 Jan 2018, 17:12

What the actual fuck, is anyone really going to pay such a price ??

if so then fuck me I can't acquire anything cool anymore, France has been scavenged, eBay was the last hope .... not anymore I guess

kbdfr · 16 Jan 2018, 17:21

There were times (15 years ago or so) where people registered fake new accounts on eBay just to buy from such shameless greedy sellers.

The sales were of course cancelled in the end, but at the time this lasted a few weeks,
and in the meantime the sellers were obliged to pay the eBay fees - which were refunded only afterwards

seebart · 16 Jan 2018, 17:27

kbdfr wrote: Want cheap nixies?
https://www.ebay.de/itm/122917465198

Spoiler:
You may not have noticed the brown font denoting irony

bruno_muc is the greediest SOB on this side of the Galaxy! I know he is watching every single nixie related post here and at GH to maximize his GREED.

Wodan · 16 Jan 2018, 17:35

Well bruno_muc is also the source for quite a lot of CHEAP Nixdorf CT06 that DT members got for ~50€ before he realized they were worth far more.
So ... I'm sure the DT Nixie Flipper crew has made more profit off these boards than bruno_muc did ...

seebart · 16 Jan 2018, 17:39

Wodan wrote: Well bruno_muc is also the source for quite a lot of CHEAP Nixdorf CT06 that DT members got for ~50€ before he realized they were worth far more.
So ... I'm sure the DT Nixie Flipper crew has made more profit off these boards than bruno_muc did ...

Right, I bought a CT06 from him for 20 Euros, soon after he sold them for 250 now for 3000...why are you defending this greedy SOB wodan?

Wodan wrote: So ... I'm sure the DT Nixie Flipper crew has made more profit off these boards than bruno_muc did ...

No way. And WHO the hell is the "DT Nixie Flipper crew"....?

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Damonskv · 16 Jan 2018, 22:32

Someone from usa should pick it up https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3089980710

Tuntematon · 16 Jan 2018, 22:43

derzemel wrote:
pansku wrote:
digital_matthew wrote: 5251!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5251-Vinta ... SwXtNaXC4Y
Aaand sold!
something smells fishy here

Same one has been relisted. The curious thing is that the listing required immediate payment, meaning someone actually paid the $1000 and the transaction still fell through. This from a new, zero feedback seller...smells like the same old funny business we've seen before.

tron · 17 Jan 2018, 01:00

Damonskv wrote: Someone from usa should pick it up https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3089980710

The seller wrote back to me and said it has "blue switches". Does anyone know what they could be?

tron · 17 Jan 2018, 01:04

Aaand sold!

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Same one has been relisted. The curious thing is that the listing required immediate payment, meaning someone actually paid the $1000 and the transaction still fell through. This from a new, zero feedback seller...smells like the same old funny business we've seen before.[/quote]

Aaand sold again

Techno Trousers · 17 Jan 2018, 01:15

There are strange things afoot in the vintage keyboard arena. I wonder if some new cryptocurrency millionaires are starting to buy keyboards?

Polecat · 17 Jan 2018, 03:19

Gnohio wrote: [wiki]Monterey K102[/wiki] with what looks like green alps (despite defying the wiki's knowledge) that recently sold: https://www.ebay.com/itm/MONTEREY-K102- ... true&rt=nc

Interesting. The Montereys came with different switches, possibly concurrently, but I haven't seen green Alps until now. The LED slot rules out blue Alps, and they aren't SMK, so greens would be my guess also. The label suggests a branding of "Staff", whatever that might mean. Hopefully someone here bought it and can share the details.

xxhellfirexx · 17 Jan 2018, 03:52

A very wide keyboard...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cherry ... 3440650405

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer ... 2190312220

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Dell-AT101-Vinta ... 3439565605

Damonskv · 17 Jan 2018, 08:07

tron wrote:
Damonskv wrote: Someone from usa should pick it up https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3089980710
The seller wrote back to me and said it has "blue switches". Does anyone know what they could be?

Damn, I thought it goes with Browns

FXT · 17 Jan 2018, 08:12

Techno Trousers wrote: There are strange things afoot in the vintage keyboard arena. I wonder if some new cryptocurrency millionaires are starting to buy keyboards?

I blame tax returns.