IBM 5251

[xueyao]

https://www.ebay.com/i/132344639311

The entire terminal including the keyboard. $700 shipped to entire conUS. Pretty decent deal considering the terminal is working. Maybe someone really keen on the beamspring could offer the seller about the beamspring.

[ekeppel]

That guy's had that listing up for quite a while now, and keeps relisting it, lowering the price along the way.  When he first listed it, I contacted him about selling just the keyboard, and mentioned that it would save him a lot in shipping costs, but he said no and said that shipping such a large item was no big deal, lol.

I suppose that's somewhat true.  Shipping something like that is no big deal, but having that shipment arrive undamaged at its destination is often an entirely different story.   

[ander]

I suppose that's somewhat true.  Shipping something like that is no big deal, but having that shipment arrive undamaged at its destination is often an entirely different story.

I've found it helps if you tape a note to the box that says:

"Hey, shipping guys, please be careful with this, will you? It's old computer stuff, and we all know how cool that is. I don't want to keep you from having fun, though, so free to bash around everyone else's packages. Thanks!"

[SamirD]

I've found it helps if you tape a note to the box that says:

"Hey, shipping guys, please be careful with this, will you? It's old computer stuff, and we all know how cool that is. I don't want to keep you from having fun, though, so free to bash around everyone else's packages. Thanks!"

I will have to try this!  ) )

[ander]

It says this item is "no longer available".