IBM Model M Clicky Keyboard 1395682 Space Saver Industrial starting at $40

[EDI]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-Clicky-Keyboard-1395682-Space-Saver-Industrial-Grey-Vintage-/171225517180?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item27ddd60c7c

[snoopy]

oh my god...

[jdcarpe]

That's someone's Holy Grail right there. Too bad it got posted in great finds... )

[Charizard^]

Too bad is right. I really want one of these but I don't think I can compete with very many here. 

[E TwentyNine]

That's someone's Holy Grail right there. Too bad it got posted in great finds... )

There's no way this wasn't showing up here.

[jdcarpe]

That's someone's Holy Grail right there. Too bad it got posted in great finds... )

There's no way this wasn't showing up here.

But why?

My hopes are smashed.

[SpAmRaY]

That's someone's Holy Grail right there. Too bad it got posted in great finds... )

There's no way this wasn't showing up here.

But why?

My hopes are smashed.

You know some Canadians.....just bypass ebay, slip the guy some poutine and get a deal at the same time.

[vivalarevolución]

Oh. My. God. 

By the way, is that a custom detachable cord modification?

[JPG]

5+ hour travel time? Would be well worth it. But I better stay away from the M and focus on the F. Way better for my wallet. Anyway, this one will sell for a ridiculous price for sure!


Will still be fun to watch this crazy auction!

[SpAmRaY]

Oh. My. God. 

By the way, is that a custom detachable cord modification?

I'm thinking thats just an SDL slot...

[EDI]

That's someone's Holy Grail right there. Too bad it got posted in great finds... )

There's no way this wasn't showing up here.

But why?

My hopes are smashed.

It doesn't really matter whether item gets posted here.
I think everyone can go ebay and search "Model M".

[vivalarevolución]

Oh. My. God. 

By the way, is that a custom detachable cord modification?

I'm thinking thats just an SDL slot...

I did not think that Lexmark made any detachable Model M's and what seems like free space on the edges is throwing me off.

[xmagusx]

It doesn't really matter whether item gets posted here.
I think everyone can go ebay and search "Model M".

To be fair, an ebay search for "Model M" turns up over five thousand results.

But yeah, when I saw this pop up in my followed searches for Model M SSK part numbers, I knew it was going to go for a Pythonesquely quite silly amount a fair sum, and I'm sure more than a few people around here follow a similar search.

[fohat.digs]

Get out the popcorn indeed.

What has it been, a year (or 2?) since one of these turned up on ebay?

[xmagusx]

Get out the popcorn indeed.

What has it been, a year (or 2?) since one of these turned up on ebay?

Quite a while indeed. Do you think it clears one bitcoin in price?

[127001]

I bet $650

[bueller]

I bet $650

I dunno man, normal SSK's have been going for $400 recently, would be surprised if this gets double that.

[Alessandro]

The apocalypse is nigh...

[Michael]

I asked him for some less obscure photos - and this was his reply:

'I'm sorry I do not have any other means other than a camera phone. There are no deep scratches or cracks. It's just a little dirty. Sorry and thanks for interest.'


there are no DEEP scratches? does that mean that there are scratches?
can this guy be any more vague? He could easily just take it out into the sun where, even with a crappy camera, you could still get a much clearer view of the board.
what this tells us - it has scratches, basically, and he wants to take the most obscure photo to hide these defects.

[tinlong117]

oh ****, thisone.

[fohat.digs]

I dunno man, normal SSK's have been going for $400 recently, would be surprised if this gets double that.

Scarcity is one thing, and pure lust is another. The industrial boards are certainly way scarce, if that is driving it.

Look at the regular Model Ms - if the industrials are going for 10x the price of the standards, this one going at double or triple would be entirely plausible.

[jwaz]

Ew it's dirty and scratched and what an ugly color.

[E TwentyNine]

Well, it's up to $100 and we have another person doing the "bid every two seconds until I'm on top" just like with the recent fullsize industrial listing.

[jwaz]

* jwaz bids 666

[tinlong117]

btw, seems like MORE indy ssk is popping up.

[Michael]

Well, it's up to $100 and we have another person doing the "bid every two seconds until I'm on top" just like with the recent fullsize industrial listing.

What you are seeing is automatic bidding from the person setting their 'max bid'. So if you bid and it's less than that persons max bid, it will automatically outbid you. It's not the person literally sitting there doing that.

[riotonthebay]

Well, it's up to $100 and we have another person doing the "bid every two seconds until I'm on top" just like with the recent fullsize industrial listing.

What you are seeing is automatic bidding from the person setting their 'max bid'. So if you bid and it's less than that persons max bid, it will automatically outbid you. It's not the person literally sitting there doing that.

I thought it was determined the last time that it literally WAS a person sitting there doing that. My understanding is that automatic incremental bids don't show up in the history. Only the final automatic bid, or in this case, manual bids.

[Thechemist]

Looks like $1000 may not take it home since its over $400 already. 

[snoopy]

already over 400$...

[E TwentyNine]

Well, it's up to $100 and we have another person doing the "bid every two seconds until I'm on top" just like with the recent fullsize industrial listing.

What you are seeing is automatic bidding from the person setting their 'max bid'. So if you bid and it's less than that persons max bid, it will automatically outbid you. It's not the person literally sitting there doing that.

Yes, it is.  Or they're using an external tool.

Bids without auto bids shown: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=171225517180

Bids with auto bids shown: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=171225517180&showauto=true

[Michael]

Well, it's up to $100 and we have another person doing the "bid every two seconds until I'm on top" just like with the recent fullsize industrial listing.

What you are seeing is automatic bidding from the person setting their 'max bid'. So if you bid and it's less than that persons max bid, it will automatically outbid you. It's not the person literally sitting there doing that.

Yes, it is.  Or they're using an external tool.

Bids without auto bids shown: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=171225517180

Bids with auto bids shown: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=171225517180&showauto=true

Yeah, if you look at automatic bids, you will see how the previous to current jumped.

[Thechemist]

There is still over 9 days left in the auction.......

[mr_a500]

"Keyboard pulled from a working machine". Where the hell was this "working" - in a cow shed? Not only is the winning bidder going to be losing a lot of cash, but he'll be cleaning for quite a while.

You know some Canadians.....just bypass ebay, slip the guy some poutine and get a deal at the same time.

You must not know many Canadians. Why do Americans always assume Canadians are eating poutine all the time? In my entire life, I've never eaten poutine, none of my family has and I've never actually seen another Canadian eat it. That's one of those myths, like Canada is covered in snow in summer, polar bears walk through major Canadian cities and everybody is calling each other a "hoser".

[SpAmRaY]

"Keyboard pulled from a working machine". Where the hell was this "working" - in a cow shed? Not only is the winning bidder going to be losing a lot of cash, but he'll be cleaning for quite a while.

You know some Canadians.....just bypass ebay, slip the guy some poutine and get a deal at the same time.

You must not know many Canadians. Why do Americans always assume Canadians are eating poutine all the time? In my entire life, I've never eaten poutine, none of my family has and I've never actually seen another Canadian eat it. That's one of those myths, like Canada is covered in snow in summer, polar bears walk through major Canadian cities and everybody is calling each other a "hoser".

but the part where you end every sentence with 'eh?', thats true right?

[E TwentyNine]

"Keyboard pulled from a working machine". Where the hell was this "working" - in a cow shed? Not only is the winning bidder going to be losing a lot of cash, but he'll be cleaning for quite a while.

Maybe it was working in an industrial environment.

Either way, these clean up easy.

[Michael]

There is still over 9 days left in the auction.......

[Thechemist]

There is still over 9 days left in the auction.......

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[Michael]

Bidders

[Thechemist]

[SpAmRaY]

just gotta stay focused...

[Michael]

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just gotta stay focused...

[Melvang]

So my wife called a couple minutes ago and I told her about this keyboard.  She said not a chance in hell are you bidding on that.  But she said if I had a job where I actually used a computer all day she wouldn't have a problem with it.  I guess that means I need to get my ass back in college.

[SpAmRaY]

So my wife called a couple minutes ago and I told her about this keyboard.  She said not a chance in hell are you bidding on that.  But she said if I had a job where I actually used a computer all day she wouldn't have a problem with it.  I guess that means I need to get my ass back in college.

Bro you can bid on it all day....just remember to stop before you get to $800

[Melvang]

So my wife called a couple minutes ago and I told her about this keyboard.  She said not a chance in hell are you bidding on that.  But she said if I had a job where I actually used a computer all day she wouldn't have a problem with it.  I guess that means I need to get my ass back in college.

Bro you can bid on it all day....just remember to stop before you get to $800

my luck I would end up taking it at like 699 or something like that.

[JPG]

That bidding history is already fun to watch.


Someone bidding 400 over the 105 previous bid. That's like saying: time to get serious and scare the low bidders.


Then he gets outbid a few min later. Still 9 days to go.


This will get bloody.

[Alessandro]

My, my, my.

This is fun.

[jdcarpe]

The funny thing about it is that it's most likely one of the "Guests" watching this thread who is doing the crazy bidding. Do you even snipe??

[fohat.digs]

The seller will never post a decent photo now.

[jdcarpe]

The seller will never post a decent photo now.

Maybe the buyer will.

[litster]

This is a pretty unique industrial SSK because it has the blue caps.  Too bad you can't really tell the condition of it with the crappy pictures.  With better pictures to prove that it is indeed in good condition, it could fetch even more money for the seller.