Great/Interesting Finds

[Elrick]

Up for bidding: IBM Model M Industrial square badge.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-In ... SwObhaaSZN

I bet that thing will be over $100 in a week.

More like over $300

For second hand...?

Mind you I wouldn't mind paying $1000USD for a NIB model with all of it's packaging and books/cable provided as well .

[arkanoid]

The previous black square logo industrial model M in Germany was sold for less than $200. It was missing back label though.

[Techno Trousers]

My desire for one has decreased significantly since getting one of the Unicomp NOS industrial cases (sorry, covers). It's not quite as good as an original, but the parts inside are effectively identical, and it has the right esthetics.

[DustGod]

I wanted to make an offer for the industrial black badge German Model M, but later changed my mind.
In the end it went for 145€.

[digital_matthew]

F107
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-IBM-Mo ... Sw38BaZ8ZI

[Chyros]

F107
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-IBM-Mo ... Sw38BaZ8ZI

That's Orihalcon's, btw.

[orihalcon]

F107
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-IBM-Mo ... Sw38BaZ8ZI

Anyone wants one, PM me for a direct quote. Have a couple left yet.

[digital_matthew]

Another 5251:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-52 ... Sw~T9aalck

[digital_matthew]

Also Micro Switch:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro- ... 0005.m1851

[JP!]

Another 5251:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-52 ... Sw~T9aalck

You mean this one:
f-o-r-s-a-l-e-f58/ibm-5251-beamspring-t18155.html

[clickityClackity]

Also Micro Switch:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro- ... 0005.m1851

And another one

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Honeyw ... Ciid%253A1

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[clickityClackity]

Also Micro Switch:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro- ... 0005.m1851

And another one

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Honeyw ... Ciid%253A1

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And another one

https://m.ebay.com/itm/MICRO-SWITCH-KEY ... noapp=true

And another one

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Honeyw ... Ciid%253A1

And another one

https://m.ebay.com/itm/HONEYWELL-MICRO- ... noapp=true

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[realdealsexappeal]

Another 5251:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-52 ... Sw~T9aalck

So im starting to wonder how do you guys find these so quickly? are you just getting lucky? or do you have some automated way of doing so?

[//gainsborough]

$500+ for a 5251 is far from "lucky." Also that board was first posted on this site for $900+ before the seller went the eBay route.

There was one that sold for $75 just the other day, though - luck level: maximum.

[clickityClackity]

Another 5251:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-52 ... Sw~T9aalck

So im starting to wonder how do you guys find these so quickly? are you just getting lucky? or do you have some automated way of doing so?

You can save a search in eBay and get notifications for them... But as //gainsborough mentioned, some luck is required.

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[JP!]

Another 5251:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-52 ... Sw~T9aalck

So im starting to wonder how do you guys find these so quickly? are you just getting lucky? or do you have some automated way of doing so?

You can save a search in eBay and get notifications for them... But as //gainsborough mentioned, some luck is required.

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Those notifications are not real-time. Extreme luck is required as deals like this can go in less than a minute. One time I did a eBay search before bed and nothing good came up. I immediately hit the search button seconds after the first search and holy smokes a beamer shows up for a steal. When this came up I wasted no time reading or looking at all the pictures. I consider it extreme luck, especially since at the time I had dsl which was not reliable.

[realdealsexappeal]

Those notifications are not real-time. Extreme luck is required as deals like this can go in less than a minute. One time I did a eBay search before bed and nothing good came up. I immediately hit the search button seconds after the first search and holy smokes a beamer shows up for a steal. When this came up I wasted no time reading or looking at all the pictures. I consider it extreme luck, especially since at the time I had dsl which was not reliable.

I see guess I have to start trying harder lol

[fohat]

As I tried to stress in my ebay buying guide - when you see a good deal as "Buy-It-Now" then just push the button!

[xxhellfirexx]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Numeric- ... 2778388867



https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-NEC-AP ... 2811143939

Really nice clicky keyboard suitable for office use. I am using one right now to type this post.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-AT-T-K ... 2880023912

[mannoso]

Gulf-Tech vintage keyboard, wonder what this is.

https://www.subito.it/informatica/tasti ... 742817.htm

[Slom]

Scrolled past this so often, and only now realised that it probably is magnetic reed instead of F&F
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ALLEN-BRADLEY- ... 2880715246

[stormbourne]

I just bought me a silver one of these from AliExpress for $70 ...

Low-Profile 60% Keyboard Aluminum Base - Black

https://www.ebay.com/itm/122928495935

[DustGod]

Scrolled past this so often, and only now realised that it probably is magnetic reed instead of F&F
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ALLEN-BRADLEY- ... 2880715246

When you think you've seen every possible arrow cluster arrangement there comes another one.

[balotz]

125 NIB Dell AT101W boards, mostly US layout, 1200 GBP (less than 10 pounds each)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DELL-AT101W- ... SwtDdabddS

[fohat]

Sweet deal. Some one or a few of our UK friends should pounce on this.

[Techno Trousers]

When you think you've seen every possible arrow cluster arrangement there comes another one.

My brain just can't make logical sense of that arrangement. I don't know if I could ever become accustomed to it.

[Chyros]

When you think you've seen every possible arrow cluster arrangement there comes another one.

My brain just can't make logical sense of that arrangement. I don't know if I could ever become accustomed to it.

IK love how the down arrow is NOT the key that's on the lower point, too xD .

If I hadn't just spent basically all my spending money and shipping was not $100 I'd have picked that up xD .

[Laser]

I'm glad Bill Joy didn't have *that* keyboard when creating the Vi editor

[Chyros]

Square-badge XT model M with UK layout (1389969), $99 BIN. Square-badge UK models don't turn up very often; I should know, it took me a pretty long time to acquire mine! This one is from March 1986, so it's a very old one to boot.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-IBM- ... SwmNxaVnPH

[Vewy_nice]

Anyone see this blue behemoth?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Vintage-Ge ... 0011.m1850
"George Risk Industries" reed switches.

I bought one from this guy yesterday, because I have more money than common sense, but...
http://www.grisk.com/products.php
GRI is still around, and apparently makes switches, AND custom keycaps
I want to see how much it would be to get a set of safety yellow caps for the big blue box.

I am not sure yet how I'm going to convert this thing... I'm foreseeing a lot of cut traces and hand soldering... There's plenty of room in there!