Where did you find the keycaps on taobao?
These get snapped up pretty fast since the Korean Taobao buyer is very active. Most of the time i see that person's name in the buyer's list.
Managed to bug a seller to hold it, but I was out for a few days and the same Korean agent got the keyboard.
Based on the serial no. which has letter "L", the case should be produced in 1999.
I don't understand the term "factory shine". Did they forget sandblasting the keycaps? My spacbar actually still has some texture on it.
I don't know how to explain it either. I was surprised to have received a shiny spacebar from a NIB G81. But when I compared my DOLCH, it has the same type of shine. Unlike the shine you get when the spacebar is used. The Shine is quite even throughout the spacebar.
The one I used is year code J which is 1997 according to the wiki. Any that came from a winkeyless board should work though.
Sixty did mentioned that the older and newer 1800 Cherry boards have different mounting, but I can't find it anywhere at DT.
At any rate, might it have anything to do with the fact that I'm trying to fit a G80 into a G81 winkeyless case?
Have you any idea.