Stuff I didn't buy ...

Slom · 28 Aug 2017, 23:09

And did also not share in the finds thread ... and now I kind of suffer from inverse buyers remorse.

I'm not sure if this warrants its own thread, time will tell. I feel like its worth sharing these so people know what to look for ...

First some teletype where I was not sure about the switches ... also ended up being quite expensive.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TELETYPE-CORP-D ... 2198944498

And now two boards that are probably Micro Switch.

The first one had some scratched keys, which gave me second thoughts ;(

http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-Keyboard- ... 2785491618

The second one I really wanted to have, but I was kind of waiting for my birthday so that I could justify it to myself. Well, when I finally decided to get it, it was gone :/. This one almost certainly has Micro Switch SW switches.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-Texas-I ... 2?nma=true

Engicoder · 28 Aug 2017, 23:45

We watch the same stuff. The surface rust on the Teletype was just a bit much for me and as you say..it went for too much money anyways.

MajorMajor · 02 Sep 2017, 03:10

Slom wrote:

Killer keycaps!

JP! · 14 Sep 2017, 01:26

Someone got a steal on a NIB Model F AT on eBay. $100 + $74 in shipping

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-AT-Keyboard ... 7675.l2557

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Slom · 14 Sep 2017, 12:23

This started north of 300$ and I was waiting for it to go double digit. Seems like somebody was not as patient as I am, which makes my wallet happy

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro-S ... 2698846598

it's mysterious strange brother also sold ...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro-S ... 2669033351

JP! wrote: Someone got a steal on a NIB Model F AT on eBay. $100 + $74 in shipping

That's still quite close to 200$ :O

JP! · 14 Sep 2017, 13:12

Slom wrote: This started north of 300$ and I was waiting for it to go double digit. Seems like somebody was not as patient as I am, which makes my wallet happy

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro-S ... 2698846598

it's mysterious strange brother also sold ...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro-S ... 2669033351

JP! wrote: Someone got a steal on a NIB Model F AT on eBay. $100 + $74 in shipping
That's still quite close to 200$ :O

Considering that another in the same condition sold for $350 plus shipping and that used ones often fetch this amount, it was great deal.

snuci · 14 Sep 2017, 13:17

Slom wrote: This started north of 300$ and I was waiting for it to go double digit. Seems like somebody was not as patient as I am, which makes my wallet happy

it's mysterious strange brother also sold ...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro-S ... 2669033351

b***a bought them both. I was eyeing those too but a purchase would only been for the curiousity of the switches. I don't think they are normal hall-effect Micro Switch switches but the PCBs of that era do look similar. Has anyone seen those switches before?

Slom · 14 Sep 2017, 13:55

There was this other auction:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nice-Vintage-Ra ... 2016029534

Slom · 21 Sep 2017, 09:06

Why was this so cheap? Isn't it the one with brown alps?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Magnavox-Vi ... 2739399402

seebart · 21 Sep 2017, 10:54

Slom wrote: Why was this so cheap? Isn't it the one with brown alps?

It is still unclear how to identify which have brown Alps and which have Mitsumi.

I could have filled this thread with PAGES of "Stuff I didn't buy ...".

JP! · 21 Sep 2017, 13:25

seebart wrote:
Slom wrote: Why was this so cheap? Isn't it the one with brown alps?
It is still unclear how to identify which have brown Alps and which have Mitsumi.

I could have filled this thread with PAGES of "Stuff I didn't buy ...".

Maybe you could fill this thread with some of your more notable ones.

seebart · 21 Sep 2017, 18:54

JP! wrote: Maybe you could fill this thread with some of your more notable ones.

As much "fun" as this thread could be I think we should focus on keyboards that are actually bought by one of us. I mean what am I going to post? Wiki links of keyboards I didn't buy? Hmm...

What I do sometimes do is go through old DT threads from before I registered, you'd be suprised what you might have missed...

JP! · 21 Sep 2017, 19:19

Hmm. How about all of the great deals that Cindy had for sale before I signed up and started collecting this year

cherry-jade · 23 Sep 2017, 17:26

i missed lots of keyb,some times i think it dosent cost so much , most of the times. So let it go.

DustGod · 05 Oct 2017, 22:40

SHIT
Just lost a deal for an italian Model F AT. It was in very good conditions and the seller wanted 50€ plus shipping. Anybody got that?

alh84001 · 05 Oct 2017, 22:47

Oh man, just reading about it is gonna hurt every european member here.

On-topic, I realised today I missed Mac Portable for some $50 from Poland. Listing was in January when I didn't even know I want it, but it still hurts a bit.

DustGod · 06 Oct 2017, 08:00

alh84001 wrote: Oh man, just reading about it is gonna hurt every european member here.

Absolutely. Original Italian IBM boards that old are hard to come by. I'm trying to collect them, I already have Italians Model M, Battle Cruiser, F XT, WheelWriter, Selectric and 3101 beamer, so that would have been a great addition.

derzemel · 06 Oct 2017, 10:39

DustGod wrote:
alh84001 wrote: Oh man, just reading about it is gonna hurt every european member here.
Absolutely. Original Italian IBM boards that old are hard to come by. I'm trying to collect them, I already have Italians Model M, Battle Cruiser, F XT, WheelWriter, Selectric and 3101 beamer, so that would have been a great addition.

can I brag with my Italian 5251 Beamspring?