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IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« on: Sat, 04 April 2015, 20:04:48 »
Bid smart on this one if you want it.  More than $150 shipped is way overpriced.  $100-150 shipped is the standard range for them.  Their shipping is also ridiculously overpriced, so if you win, try to negotiate a Flat Rate Game Box ($16) with their "handling fee" of $5.  Better and faster shipping with a lower price than the ridiculous rates they want.


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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 04 April 2015, 20:18:22 »
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US $82.55 (approx. AU $108.95) International Priority Shipping to Australia

Nope.

If the price stays low, though, good deal for someone close to the seller.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 04 April 2015, 20:22:24 »
The shipping is ridiculous even within the US.  USPS Parcel Select should not be $30 for the board and USPS priority is not $60.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 04 April 2015, 20:31:45 »
That is ridiculous. I bought a Model F AT from someone else the other day and the shipping to Australia was $35 USD.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 04 April 2015, 20:45:30 »
Quote from: Ludovician on Sat, 04 April 2015, 20:31:45
That is ridiculous. I bought a Model F AT from someone else the other day and the shipping to Australia was $35 USD.

That is a good shipping price. I've never got below $50 for a keyboard to Australia.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 04 April 2015, 20:47:46 »
Quote from: Ludovician on Sat, 04 April 2015, 20:31:45
That is ridiculous. I bought a Model F AT from someone else the other day and the shipping to Australia was $35 USD.
Really?! That shocks me. I wonder if the seller gave you a deal on the shipping fee. I bet the actual shipping cost was higher than that. USPS int'l shipping is not cheap anymore.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 04 April 2015, 22:39:52 »
That's most likely the case. It was also a BIN or best offer thing, and I undercut the BIN by $10. Total price was $135 USD shipped.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 06 April 2015, 09:09:38 »
Quote from: Ludovician on Sat, 04 April 2015, 22:39:52
That's most likely the case. It was also a BIN or best offer thing, and I undercut the BIN by $10. Total price was $135 USD shipped.

Based on what I've seen thats a hell of a deal.  I think shipping alone is usually in the 60 to 70 range.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 06 April 2015, 09:32:46 »
Yeah, it was pretty great. If I could get the one from this thread for $75+35 (won't happen) and miraculously nobody else bids on it (won't happen) I would take it. I don't even need a second Model F AT, but for that price I'd take it.

This one is also a lot cleaner than the one I bought.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 07 April 2015, 05:18:57 »
Someone should bid on this before it ends unsold. It would have the fortunate side-effect of preventing me from buying it even with $85 international shipping ($160 shipped isn't too bad for a clean Model F AT, right?)
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 07 April 2015, 08:50:35 »
They might be waiting to snipe it.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 07 April 2015, 09:07:39 »
The shipping is $24 to my location, which is overpriced. Based on the calculated shipping rate from USPS(standard shipping), it shouldn't cost more than $17, given my location anyway.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 07 April 2015, 09:12:20 »
Quote from: 1391406 on Tue, 07 April 2015, 09:07:39
The shipping is $24 to my location, which is overpriced. Based on the calculated shipping rate from USPS(standard shipping), it shouldn't cost more than $17, given my location anyway.

Yeah, it's why I called out their shipping in the OP.  It makes no sense.  And they added $5 to it for "handling," which I thought was against the TOS. 
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« Reply #13 on: Tue, 07 April 2015, 10:29:40 »
I asked the seller about it a day or two ago. Apparently the measurements are 24x18x10 (I assume inches), and weight is 11lb. Might be something to do with the package size exceeding a certain threshold, idk, but it's definitely more costly than it should be.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #14 on: Tue, 07 April 2015, 10:47:00 »
Quote from: Ludovician on Tue, 07 April 2015, 10:29:40
I asked the seller about it a day or two ago. Apparently the measurements are 24x18x10 (I assume inches), and weight is 11lb. Might be something to do with the package size exceeding a certain threshold, idk, but it's definitely more costly than it should be.

Still fits in a flat rate game box.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #15 on: Tue, 07 April 2015, 11:20:45 »
Quote from: Ludovician on Tue, 07 April 2015, 10:29:40
I asked the seller about it a day or two ago. Apparently the measurements are 24x18x10 (I assume inches), and weight is 11lb. Might be something to do with the package size exceeding a certain threshold, idk, but it's definitely more costly than it should be.

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Quote from: 1391406 on Tue, 07 April 2015, 09:07:39
The shipping is $24 to my location, which is overpriced. Based on the calculated shipping rate from USPS(standard shipping), it shouldn't cost more than $17, given my location anyway.

Yeah, it's why I called out their shipping in the OP.  It makes no sense.  And they added $5 to it for "handling," which I thought was against the TOS. 

The price I mentioned is with handling included. According to the specs Ludovician quoted, the price for Standard Post checks out according to the USPS calculator. I was originally assuming the dimensions and weight were smaller and lighter. Assuming the highest bidder can win it for the starting price or thereabouts, it would still be a good deal, in my opinion.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #16 on: Tue, 07 April 2015, 12:46:44 »
I'm thinking about sniping it
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« Reply #17 on: Tue, 07 April 2015, 13:32:28 »
Someone had it autobid to 126 lol


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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #18 on: Tue, 07 April 2015, 13:41:04 »
I would bet this one will turn up again, the buyer looks possibly be a reseller.
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Re: IBM F PC AT starting at $75+shipping
« Reply #19 on: Tue, 07 April 2015, 13:49:42 »
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Tue, 07 April 2015, 13:41:04
I would bet this one will turn up again, the buyer looks possibly be a reseller.

Unless you're Ellipse or Eclipse or whatever his name is, that seems like a poor price to pay to resell.
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