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Offline Clicky Kat

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M15 appears again, slightly wounded
« on: Fri, 25 September 2009, 09:30:26 »
Once again, the M15 makes an appearance. The last time I saw one of these was on ClickyKeyboards a few years ago, nice and hefty price. It does look like a wonderful board, but it's not quite my thing. (I'm saving up my yen for the µTRON.)

Seems to have been lovingly and carefully repaired.
http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-M15-Lexmark-13H6689-Clicky-Ergonomic-Split-Keyboard_W0QQitemZ260482014995QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item3ca5f01f13&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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Offline lowpoly

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« Reply #1 on: Fri, 25 September 2009, 09:38:59 »
The questions is if model airplane glue (for polystyrene) is the right glue here (for ABS or whatever it is).
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Offline rnak92a

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« Reply #2 on: Fri, 25 September 2009, 11:32:05 »
Looks interesting...
 
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Offline JBert

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« Reply #3 on: Sat, 26 September 2009, 03:43:07 »
Well, early bidders are going crazy again...
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Offline rnak92a

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« Reply #4 on: Sat, 26 September 2009, 07:11:17 »
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Well, early bidders are going crazy again...

I asked Brandon of ClickyKeyboards about this, as I was considering trying for this keyboard;  here's his take on it:

Quote from: ClickyKeyboards
It looks interesting..  I have seen similar keyboards on ebay go for $650 - $700.

The buyer seems to be very conscientious about describing the problems and the repairs.

Since the keyboard fully works.. but has the minor issues as noted.. it should sell for at least $400 if not $500.

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The label says, "World\'s best... guaranteed."

What would happen if I bought one and sent them a nasty letter that read:

"1391401.  I want my money back."  

Offline Rajagra

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« Reply #5 on: Sat, 26 September 2009, 09:32:04 »
$500 currently. For an adjustable keyboard that can't be fully adjusted:
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four of the six rubber-tipped adjustable feet won't adjust -- the screws are "frozen". This is due to a light threadlock compound which I had put on them years ago, which I think can be dissolved with a solvent like WD40 or Liquid Wrench

Somebody must be very confident they can fix that.
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Offline JBert

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« Reply #6 on: Sat, 26 September 2009, 09:38:21 »
I was talking about the practice of early bidding, as can be seen in the item's Bid history.

Some smart-ass thought that he could win this by offering $300 and even raising his bid to $495 within mere minutes. Of course, someone else came in and offered $500, outbidding that first bidder. It will probably go further up once another clueless user jumps into the fray.

This happens most of the time when an M15 shows up so prices up to $700 are not uncommon. It's just that it could be less if these users didn't start a bidding war.
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Offline InSanCen

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« Reply #7 on: Sat, 26 September 2009, 14:55:27 »
could I justify that, even for a keyboard like that?

not a chance. They must be japanese. I've never seen anyone else bid crazy like that, though I will put a single early bid in on some items (I usually get it).
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #8 on: Sat, 26 September 2009, 15:33:40 »
You also have to understand that the strong Yen allows the Japanese to push the USD price up higher but still pay less Yen for what they are getting. On the other hand that makes things we want to get out of Japan more expensive as well.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #9 on: Sat, 26 September 2009, 19:17:49 »
$500?! For that money, I'll gladly take anyone's old Model M and chop it in half for them!

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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #10 on: Sat, 26 September 2009, 21:50:05 »
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$500?! For that money, I'll gladly take anyone's old Model M and chop it in half for them!

[runs for cover]


Ripster already tried that. I don't think it worked out to well:



After finding the axe did not quite do the job well he just burned it up:



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Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
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Offline rnak92a

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« Reply #11 on: Sun, 27 September 2009, 11:45:45 »
This seller is probably the best, most honest and conscientious seller I have ever seen.  While some sellers try to hide blemishes and defects and claim the sale is "completed," you'll know exactly what you're getting in this case.  

Luck to anyone here if they're entering the bidding.

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Quote from: Hak Foo
The label says, "World\'s best... guaranteed."

What would happen if I bought one and sent them a nasty letter that read:

"1391401.  I want my money back."  

Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #12 on: Sun, 27 September 2009, 11:58:27 »
If I had the money I would bid on this as I would really like to have one. I also notice that only two bidders are in at this point.
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Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline Clicky Kat

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« Reply #13 on: Sun, 04 October 2009, 20:52:28 »
Ah, the end is almost near.
Who will go the distance? That Apple board went over 600. I wonder if the M15 will push past 700. Hmmm. Only a few minutes left.
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Offline Clicky Kat

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« Reply #14 on: Sun, 04 October 2009, 21:03:09 »
And it's gone for 540. Not too bad.
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #15 on: Sun, 04 October 2009, 22:07:09 »
yea but did someone from here get it?
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Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

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« Reply #16 on: Sun, 11 October 2009, 09:40:46 »
Why would someone pay $540 for a keyboard? There's so many better things you can buy for that much.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #17 on: Sun, 11 October 2009, 11:25:21 »
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Why would someone pay $540 for a keyboard? There's so many better things you can buy for that much.


I would pay that much if it was worth that much money. However, I'm not entirely convinced by the merits of a $500 chopped-in-half Model M...
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