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John Doe wrote: 11 Jul 2020, 04:16 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3041778555

BeamSpring 3278

Nice APL legends

Asked the > $1000 IBM 5140 seller if they would take less (like an 80% discount lol) and they said they refuse to go lower. What the hell is wrong with some of these people.

newtype_ wrote: 13 Jul 2020, 20:41 Asked the > $1000 IBM 5140 seller if they would take less (like an 80% discount lol) and they said they refuse to go lower. What the hell is wrong with some of these people.

Disgusting greedy cunts who need to get the fuck away from our hobby

wobbled wrote: 13 Jul 2020, 20:58

newtype_ wrote: 13 Jul 2020, 20:41 Asked the > $1000 IBM 5140 seller if they would take less (like an 80% discount lol) and they said they refuse to go lower. What the hell is wrong with some of these people.

Disgusting greedy cunts who need to get the fuck away from our hobby

It is awfully unscrupulous but what can you do (besides shame them on ebay messages)?

In a free market aren't both buyers and sellers free to determine their personal price points?

Sounds like this free market needs some government regulation.

Yeah... a few months ago, there was a lovely NOS Gold Badge Northgate OmniKey, listed at the absurd price of 800 dollars. I went as far as offering 500, but the seller didn’t even care to respond. Greedy fucks.

The Northgate stayed for sale for a month, and then it vanished. Must’ve been acquired by some rich person. LOL

enrique.aliaga wrote: 13 Jul 2020, 23:48 Yeah... a few months ago, there was a lovely NOS Gold Badge Northgate OmniKey, listed at the absurd price of 800 dollars. I went as far as offering 500, but the seller didn’t even care to respond. Greedy fucks.

The Northgate stayed for sale for a month, and then it vanished. Must’ve been acquired by some rich person. LOL

Well, only $300 richer than you BTW

inmbolmie wrote: 14 Jul 2020, 00:11

enrique.aliaga wrote: 13 Jul 2020, 23:48 Yeah... a few months ago, there was a lovely NOS Gold Badge Northgate OmniKey, listed at the absurd price of 800 dollars. I went as far as offering 500, but the seller didn’t even care to respond. Greedy fucks.

The Northgate stayed for sale for a month, and then it vanished. Must’ve been acquired by some rich person. LOL

Well, only $300 richer than you BTW

Shots fired

Weezer wrote: 14 Jul 2020, 00:15

inmbolmie wrote: 14 Jul 2020, 00:11

enrique.aliaga wrote: 13 Jul 2020, 23:48 Yeah... a few months ago, there was a lovely NOS Gold Badge Northgate OmniKey, listed at the absurd price of 800 dollars. I went as far as offering 500, but the seller didn’t even care to respond. Greedy fucks.

The Northgate stayed for sale for a month, and then it vanished. Must’ve been acquired by some rich person. LOL

Well, only $300 richer than you BTW

Shots fired

Well, wasn't me who bought it if you understood that. Only saying that for me $800 is in the same league than $500 if you can really spend that much.

800 is less that I spent on my near immaculate beamspring, that's an awful lot to pay for something that is only barely different from white ALPS. regardless of how rich the buyer was they certainly are an idiot.

I don't think I would personally classify 500 and 800 as "in the same league." That's a 60% increase.

If you want what you want, then you have to decide what you are willing to pay for it.

Your time frame might be immediate, or weeks, or months, or years. The more patient and diligent you are in your searching, the cheaper the price that you will eventually find.

If you want an uncommon piece of gear that is decades old, in immaculate condition, today, then you should expect to pay top dollar.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sperry-Univac- ... 4361145751

This one was around $100 just this morning; now up to $200. I wonder if anyone picked up the other Univace I posted that was at a BIN for $500

Just a rubber dome keyboard
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-IBM- ... SwQYdfDYW4

Model M blue label buy it now $36.30 shipping included

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-1391401-Mo ... SwH6dfDh0E

edit: gone

lmao theyre multiplying now, if this one pos seller actually engenders a tripling of the going price for these im rage quitting the hobby

newtype_ wrote: 14 Jul 2020, 23:55 lmao theyre multiplying now, if this one pos seller actually engenders a tripling of the going price for these im rage quitting the hobby

I genuinely don't understand the amount of rage towards this one seller. People go prospecting on eBay all the time with every item, what makes this guy so unacceptably outrageous? <--honest question

I'm new to the prospecting so probably overreacting to a general trend, but I really need another IBM and this is torture to watch.

newtype_ wrote: 15 Jul 2020, 00:10
this is torture

But not agonizing enough to spend $412.50 assuage it?

fohat wrote: 15 Jul 2020, 00:24

newtype_ wrote: 15 Jul 2020, 00:10
this is torture

But not agonizing enough to spend $412.50 assuage it?

considering nibs were going for 500-600 on reddit, no...

Is the demand for IBM 5140's based purely on their Brown Alps?

forter4 wrote: 15 Jul 2020, 00:37 Is the demand for IBM 5140's based purely on their Brown Alps?

I mean I doubt its the 4MHz and Monochrome LCD ... there may be some niche ibm fanbois but I don't think its to the same level as old school Apple fanboys

Datacal keytronic easytype medical board

Love how ridiculous it looks but it’s probably shite eh?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/164290512053

Kankurou1010 wrote: 15 Jul 2020, 02:50 Datacal keytronic easytype medical board

Love how ridiculous it looks but it’s probably shite eh?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/164290512053

is that a dead link? or seller removed the item?

it works for me

Kankurou1010 wrote: 15 Jul 2020, 02:50
Datacal keytronic easytype medical board

That would be great for someone with vision problems.

Is it just me, or does that lock light sticker look very Unicomp?

fohat wrote: 15 Jul 2020, 15:47

Kankurou1010 wrote: 15 Jul 2020, 02:50
Datacal keytronic easytype medical board

That would be great for someone with vision problems.

Is it just me, or does that lock light sticker look very Unicomp?

No, actually I was thinking that it looked like a Unicomp model M

IBM 3178 Model F, new with box and with feet attachments and numberpad keys I haven't seen before.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-IBM-60 ... 9506!US!-1

Honestly I didn't know there were foot attachments for this keyboard

Mine has got pf keys instead of numpad, Italian layout keys, both feet and original box as well. It has got an operative solenoid and it is fully working thanks to Luis Chinese adaptor purchased on eBay. I paid it 150€ shipping included. I removed the original foam, restored it and placed in my collection window. Sometime I take it out if I have something special to write very aloud. It's my F beamspring, pratically. The only bad note is that I can't remap keys due to converter limitations. On the other side, the converter is external so the original cable hasn't never been replaced.