Great/Interesting Finds

digital_matthew · 15 Feb 2018, 02:52

ekeppel wrote:
digital_matthew wrote: It's ol' Ahab reportin' another White Whale off the starboard bow...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Wr ... Sw6qpahN8F
Yeah, that's another one of mine. Some here on DT didn't like the Selectric colorway I had on the last one I sold on eBay, so I thought I would list one with the original color scheme.

As to the format, I don't usually do auctions, but apparently someone here thought I was 'kicking myself' for not putting up the last one as an auction, lol. To be honest, I was perfectly happy to get my asking price on the last one as a buy-it-now, but hey let's try an auction for the fun of it.

Noticed your ANSI modded F122 as well. GLWS!

FXT · 15 Feb 2018, 05:42

ekeppel wrote:
digital_matthew wrote: It's ol' Ahab reportin' another White Whale off the starboard bow...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Wr ... Sw6qpahN8F
Yeah, that's another one of mine. Some here on DT didn't like the Selectric colorway I had on the last one I sold on eBay, so I thought I would list one with the original color scheme.

As to the format, I don't usually do auctions, but apparently someone here thought I was 'kicking myself' for not putting up the last one as an auction, lol. To be honest, I was perfectly happy to get my asking price on the last one as a buy-it-now, but hey let's try an auction for the fun of it.

Their loss, I think it looks great.

Gotta say I am curious to see how much this one goes for. I feel like the price I paid was relatively fair.

JP! · 15 Feb 2018, 06:02

I second that. All white is a tad boring on these. It's fairly easy to track down black Selectric keys at least.

Spoiler:

ekeppel · 15 Feb 2018, 11:58

FXT wrote: Their loss, I think it looks great.

Thanks guys. Well, DT is fickle, and with good reason. Each of us collects or enjoys these old keyboards for their own personal reasons. Some are into the nostalgia of having an all original piece in pristine condition, others go full-out mod crazy, and I guess I am somewhere in between, lol.

consolation · 15 Feb 2018, 12:09

https://www.ebay.com/itm/APL-Keys-for-u ... 2f159fbc42

APL IBM keys - but.. are they stickers!? Or, did they put sellotape to protect them? Not sure what's up with this,

Brett MacK · 15 Feb 2018, 13:03

FXT wrote:
ekeppel wrote:
digital_matthew wrote: It's ol' Ahab reportin' another White Whale off the starboard bow...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Wr ... Sw6qpahN8F
Yeah, that's another one of mine. Some here on DT didn't like the Selectric colorway I had on the last one I sold on eBay, so I thought I would list one with the original color scheme.

As to the format, I don't usually do auctions, but apparently someone here thought I was 'kicking myself' for not putting up the last one as an auction, lol. To be honest, I was perfectly happy to get my asking price on the last one as a buy-it-now, but hey let's try an auction for the fun of it.

Their loss, I think it looks great.

Gotta say I am curious to see how much this one goes for. I feel like the price I paid was relatively fair.

Wow that is a great little collection. I think Both color schemes look pretty cool, but there is just something about the all white look that is an eye grabber.

depletedvespene · 15 Feb 2018, 13:10

consolation wrote: https://www.ebay.com/itm/APL-Keys-for-u ... 2f159fbc42

APL IBM keys - but.. are they stickers!? Or, did they put sellotape to protect them? Not sure what's up with this,

The angle the APL symbols have on the 4 and 9 keys heavily suggests these are, indeed, on the stickers and not on the keys themselves.

JP! · 15 Feb 2018, 13:15

depletedvespene wrote:
consolation wrote: https://www.ebay.com/itm/APL-Keys-for-u ... 2f159fbc42

APL IBM keys - but.. are they stickers!? Or, did they put sellotape to protect them? Not sure what's up with this,
The angle the APL symbols have on the 4 and 9 keys heavily suggests these are, indeed, on the stickers and not on the keys themselves.

Stickers. These keys go to an ssk. The same seller posted an ssk with actual apl keys which I previously shared here.

kbdfr · 15 Feb 2018, 13:23

consolation wrote: https://www.ebay.com/itm/APL-Keys-for-u ... 2f159fbc42

APL IBM keys - but.. are they stickers!? Or, did they put sellotape to protect them? Not sure what's up with this,

The seller tells it, just read the text:

Most of the APL symbols were applied as stick ons. A few were cast as part of the keys.

JP! · 15 Feb 2018, 13:28

The actual apl keys are the extras of the set that were not used on the ssk.

FXT · 15 Feb 2018, 15:38

He also removed the listing for the SSK with APL keys

Brett MacK wrote: Wow that is a great little collection. I think Both color schemes look pretty cool, but there is just something about the all white look that is an eye grabber.

Thank you. Two of those boards came from members here on DT.

Edit: Looks like the bidding for the DisplayWriter is already over what I paid for mine and the auction still has 6 days to go.

Brett MacK · 15 Feb 2018, 16:28

FXT wrote: He also removed the listing for the SSK with APL keys

Brett MacK wrote: Wow that is a great little collection. I think Both color schemes look pretty cool, but there is just something about the all white look that is an eye grabber.
Thank you. Two of those boards came from members here on DT.

Edit: Looks like the bidding for the DisplayWriter is already over what I paid for mine and the auction still has 6 days to go.

Yeah I’ve got a feeling this one is going to go for crazy money because of all the hype and there hasn’t been one on eBay in quite a while. I wonder if this is going to be the new price trend for these old beam springs.

FXT · 15 Feb 2018, 18:54

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-Pers ... SwS31ahORj

P70 for $180ish with free shipping

hansichen · 15 Feb 2018, 18:55

FXT wrote: https://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-Pers ... SwS31ahORj

P70 for $180ish with free shipping

That sounds very expensive.

Blaise170 · 15 Feb 2018, 19:20

Moved.

Slom · 15 Feb 2018, 19:53

ended before I could post it ...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-Vint ... 2848556597

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linear space invaders, computer included

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1980s- ... 3073434766

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90$ ONLY

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ampex- ... 2848937770

Keybug · 15 Feb 2018, 20:48

My guess is leaf spring as there is no curve to the case as with most Peerless I've seen. If you don't want it, please let me know where to get it...

Blaise170 wrote: This looks suspiciously like Fujitsu Peerless, but I'm not sure; looks like there is a slim chance it could be Alps. Thoughts?

xxhellfirexx · 15 Feb 2018, 21:59

Keybug wrote: My guess is leaf spring as there is no curve to the case as with most Peerless I've seen. If you don't want it, please let me know where to get it...

Blaise170 wrote: This looks suspiciously like Fujitsu Peerless, but I'm not sure; looks like there is a slim chance it could be Alps. Thoughts?

https://www.jauce.com/auction/j464583906

Brett MacK · 16 Feb 2018, 01:59

Hp keyboard with what looks like a stackpole switch but i'm not sure. 50 Shipped
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-HP-455 ... SwzwVahgr6

orihalcon · 16 Feb 2018, 05:15

Will someone please explain how this escalated so quickly?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Wr ... 3497295650

I mean, I could see it ending up there, but there are still 5 days to go!

I will gladly sell one for $1K which is apparently below the going rate. PM me if interested.

Techno Trousers · 16 Feb 2018, 05:50

I swear beamsprings on eBay these days are like a cow dropped into a river full of piranhas. I'm glad I got one of your beamspring keychains, Orihalcon, before the going rate goes up to $50 per switch. At least this way I can imagine what it must feel like to type on one.

tron · 16 Feb 2018, 05:58

orihalcon wrote: Will someone please explain how this escalated so quickly?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Wr ... 3497295650

I mean, I could see it ending up there, but there are still 5 days to go!

I will gladly sell one for $1K which is apparently below the going rate. PM me if interested.

IMO it appears to be basic economic principles at play. By raising the price early on the serious bidders reduce the total number of buyers and increase their chances of getting a scarce product in short supply. Consumers are probably predicting they will be increasingly harder to get in the future.

JP! · 16 Feb 2018, 06:07

Who wants to invest in my new crypto currency? I call it Beam Coin.

FXT · 16 Feb 2018, 06:48

That's crazy, more than I was expecting it to go for and it still has 5 days left.

kbdfr · 16 Feb 2018, 09:08

orihalcon wrote: Will someone please explain how this escalated so quickly?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Wr ... 3497295650

As the bid history shows, lately there have been two bidders competing to lead the auction.
Bidder u***u (23) has a bidding record (30 days' summary) of bids on sales of 4 different sellers all in similar categories, while bidder w***c (2) has not put any bids on other items in the last 30 days. That could make him suspicious given his low feedback.

However, as the autobid view of the bid history shows, they have been really competing, alternately overbidding eachother (with real bids, not only with autobids) several times.

And on 15 Feb 2018 at 6:07:58PM PST, when after several increments w***c reached u***u's maximum autobid of $1000 (which according to eBay's terms had priority, having been put first), thus being informed how much it was, he immediately put a new (and of course) higher bid to take the lead.

So this appears to be a "normal" bidding war.

snufflecat · 16 Feb 2018, 10:45

I found this guy selling a complete Apricot PC. Anyone know if the keyboard is worth getting? According to my swift research it's apparently mechanical. Seller is asking roughly $120 for everything (monitor, computer and keyboard).

https://imgur.com/a/GviGX

Blaise170 · 16 Feb 2018, 10:50

snufflecat wrote: I found this guy selling a complete Apricot PC. Anyone know if the keyboard is worth getting? According to my swift research it's apparently mechanical. Seller is asking roughly $120 for everything (monitor, computer and keyboard).

https://imgur.com/a/GviGX

Looks like wiki/Key_Tronic_foam_and_foil based on the LED.

snufflecat · 16 Feb 2018, 10:58

Blaise170 wrote:
snufflecat wrote: I found this guy selling a complete Apricot PC. Anyone know if the keyboard is worth getting? According to my swift research it's apparently mechanical. Seller is asking roughly $120 for everything (monitor, computer and keyboard).

https://imgur.com/a/GviGX
Looks like wiki/Key_Tronic_foam_and_foil based on the LED.

Thanks. According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricot_PC#Technical_data) the "Apricot PC" features a mechanical keyboard, and the description looks to match the board I pictured.

Spoiler:

ekeppel · 16 Feb 2018, 11:54

kbdfr wrote:
orihalcon wrote: Will someone please explain how this escalated so quickly?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Wr ... 3497295650
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So this appears to be a "normal" bidding war.

Wow...

I'm definitely stunned by the bidding on this.

I was hoping for it to reach around the $800 mark, but not till near the end of the auction. As a long-time eBayer, this high early bidding defies logic, but I'm certainly not complaining.

JP! · 16 Feb 2018, 13:14

The whales are fighting over this whale.