Don't forget the Focus FK-727 with Cyan Omnom's I found! May not have been Alps but goddamn that thing was rare Also the Taobao goldmine I discovered
Yeah man, I've never seen another one of those. Even the Focus FK-555 had been seen more with cyan omrons have been seen more. I was considering buying that one off ya, but decided to let it go.
Your Docutech finds were great as well. Not common and usually go for $120+ each. You and that other guy are like the only ones who have 'em. The only way to get cheap 5140's is craigslist. Ebay people have sky high prices. The IIC less however.
I was lucky that none of my Xerox boards were broken or busted up, since it seems some of the people who've found them have gotten them in poor shape. Definitely happy I have a model from the first year of production, actually only a month after release.
I'd say the board I have that is probably the rarest is actually my FAME TH-5539. There are a LOT of variants of the TH-5539, but I still have yet to see another one like mine (and I don't mean the modding). Always keeping my eye out for one, but no one seems to have ever seen one. Even others with blue Alps were different.
The wiki on it even says "unknown model" haha.
I actually had a 5140 in my sights on craigslist a long time ago. Turned out I was too late, and the guy's friend threw the 5140 away He was going to give it away for free to me.
Ahh yeah, I remember that.
My bombed finds were the Focus FK-2001 with blue alps from a local member, UnFocused (though, I understand his position too), and pretty much Packard Bell T9102 x2. Just missed getting it for $50 on eBay (but someone ended up bidding so the seller went back on it), and then the craigslist guy in your area that stopped responding to me.