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Posted: 15 Jan 2018, 21:12
by seebart
digital_matthew wrote:
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
Posted: 15 Jan 2018, 22:07
by Slom
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!
Posted: 15 Jan 2018, 22:10
by JP!
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.
Posted: 15 Jan 2018, 23:32
by xxhellfirexx
digital_matthew wrote:
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.
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 00:24
by jerue
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.
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 07:40
by seebart
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.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 07:50
by hansichen
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
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 07:52
by seebart
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.
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 10:56
by Gnohio
[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
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 13:11
by pansku
Aaand sold!
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 13:14
by derzemel
pansku wrote:
Aaand sold!
something smells fishy here
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 13:18
by DustGod
derzemel wrote:
something smells fishy here
Very.
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 13:54
by seebart
Either someone seriously overpaid or the seller overthought the whole thing...
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Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 13:56
by kbdfr
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…
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 14:01
by seebart
In that case:
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Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 16:57
by kbdfr
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 17:12
by Myoth
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
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 17:21
by kbdfr
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
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 17:27
by seebart
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.
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 17:35
by Wodan
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 ...
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 17:39
by seebart
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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Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 22:32
by Damonskv
Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 22:43
by Tuntematon
derzemel wrote: pansku wrote:
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.
Posted: 17 Jan 2018, 01:00
by tron
The seller wrote back to me and said it has "blue switches". Does anyone know what they could be?
Posted: 17 Jan 2018, 01:04
by tron
Aaand sold!
[/quote]
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
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 17 Jan 2018, 01:15
by Techno Trousers
There are strange things afoot in the vintage keyboard arena. I wonder if some new cryptocurrency millionaires are starting to buy keyboards?
Posted: 17 Jan 2018, 03:19
by Polecat
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.
Posted: 17 Jan 2018, 03:52
by xxhellfirexx
Posted: 17 Jan 2018, 08:07
by Damonskv
tron wrote:
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
Posted: 17 Jan 2018, 08:12
by FXT
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.