I seem to be seeing a lot of these... Are there not just like, half a dozen circulating on eBay?
I seem to be seeing a lot of these... Are there not just like, half a dozen circulating on eBay?
Dude go to sleep..
This one's (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bolt-Modded-IBM-Industrial-Gray-SSK-Space-Saving-Keyboard-Model-M-1395682-clicky-/221846932204?&_trksid=p2056016.m2516.l5255) supposedly in pristine condition.This one's been up for a while. I've been looking at it, and I notice that whenever Time Left is like a day or two, he usually lowers the price to around $1,000. Then if no one bites, he reposts at $1,150.
This is Ellipse. Gotta fund those F62 and F77 recreations somehow I guess.
Been selling at those prices for a long long time.
Been selling at those prices for a long long time.
Don't laugh too hard. He put that one up shortly after another industrial SSK sold for $2K, less than a year ago.
The pinnacle of buckling spring-sprong nirvana. She is purty!
The pinnacle of buckling spring-sprong nirvana. She is purty!
I don't think I would call this the pinnicale of buckling spring, as it is still membrane and not capacitive pcb.
like people who buy a Vita-Mix as a display piece.
But, in the blender world, the Vita-Mix is the Model M while the Blendtec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBUJcD6Ws6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBUJcD6Ws6s) is is the Model F.I always wondered if the Blendtec blenders are actually any good or if it's just an extremely brilliant marketing campaign. :rolleyes:
I always wondered if the Blendtec blenders are actually any good or if it's just an extremely brilliant marketing campaign.
like people who buy a Vita-Mix as a display piece.
WTF?
I lust after a Vita-Mix because I really want a super-powerful blender for juicing and similar processes. But I do not want to pay considerably more than I have paid for a computer keyboard for a blender.
But, in the blender world, the Vita-Mix is the Model M while the Blendtec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBUJcD6Ws6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBUJcD6Ws6s) is is the Model F.
Yeah. I have a VitaMix. We got ours to make baby food. Ii used one in a commercial kitchen for about a year making smoothies, sauces, etc.
Speaking of Blendtec and staying sort of on topic - does anyone want to see if an SSK will "blend"? :o
This is now a blender thread, everyone post your blenders....Show Image(http://i57.tinypic.com/14axu2x.jpg)
low tier Kmart brand.
while the Blendtec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBUJcD6Ws6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBUJcD6Ws6s) is is the Model F.
I like how you brought your blender into the office instead of taking your HHKB into the kitchen.
lets people know not to buy it
Also, this is the great finds section. If a great find isn't a great find, people should know.More of a great find in the sense that it's "Rare" and hard to find, but not a great find in the sense of it's price, which is usually more of what's posted in this subforum.
lets people know not to buy it
Anybody who is willing to drop a grand on a decades-old keyboard will jolly well know what he is buying.
lets people know not to buy it
Anybody who is willing to drop a grand on a decades-old keyboard will jolly well know what he is buying.
Agreed, but you also get the people who want to be cool and pay way too much for things to be part of the "club".
lets people know not to buy it
Anybody who is willing to drop a grand on a decades-old keyboard will jolly well know what he is buying.
Agreed, but you also get the people who want to be cool and pay way too much for things to be part of the "club".
I think Model Ms feel cheap and flimsy, so I could care less about the board. It has nothing to do with not being able to afford it and everything to do with the ridiculous markup.
tl;dr: Don't want a "****storm"? Stop posting overpriced stuff in here.
And who gives a damn what Ellipse sells his boards for on external sites. If he wants to set his price high and sit on it a whole until it sells, who cares?
It has nothing to do with not being able to afford it and everything to do with the ridiculous markup.
I guess economics are such that you either can't afford this board, or you can afford a dozen of them. So the person who buys this may be getting ripped off, but in their perception it will be worth it to have something more special than the average Model M.
AFAIK, IBM made these boards gray so people could use them in shops and factories, as they wouldn't show as much dirt and grime as beige boards.
Isn't it a bit ironic, then, that collectors would end up putting higher values on certain boards just because they were expected to get dirtier?
I like vintage KBs as much as anyone. But frankly, it boggles my mind that people would think a keyboard's worth 15 or 20 times more just because it's made of gray plastic instead of beige plastic. I mean, really, just think about that for a moment: Same company, same design—just gray instead of beige.
I suppose everyone has to decide what they consider fun, and what they consider good uses for large sums of money. But going for something as superficial as this just strikes me as shallow, gullible and/or hysterical.
So when a 200-year-old dime sells for a million dollars to a coin collector, what is that?
The value is correlated with the color, rarity, and condition, not the expectation of uncleanliness.
In various collector circles color plays a non-trivial role in determining value. A green diamond is more valuable than a clear diamond. Cobalt is more valuable than amber to bottle collectors. Same diamond, same bottle, different color...
I think it may be a kind of low-level anxiety. You feel compelled to have something because you hate the idea of someone else having something you don't. It has very little to do with the item itself; it's more about the lack of it.
There's a great movie called "The Gods Must Be Crazy (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-gods-must-be-crazy/)"
I think IBM keyboards are awesome because they're so well made and feel (and sound!) so good to type on. But pay over $1K for one because it's gray rather than beige? Well, it's a free country—but if that's the kind of thing you do to feel meaningful, maybe you should try getting out and doing some volunteering. :?|
I think IBM keyboards are awesome because they're so well made and feel (and sound!) so good to type on. But pay over $1K for one because it's gray rather than beige? Well, it's a free country—but if that's the kind of thing you do to feel meaningful, maybe you should try getting out and doing some volunteering. :?|
It's all a matter of perspective. $1,000 on a certain color of keyboard is nothing compared to the collector who spends hundreds of thousands (or millions) on an original painting vs. a print.
However, if that's the kind of thing someone does to feel meaningful, who are you or anyone else to judge? Further, without knowing the motives of the person who's buying it, it's all conjecture anyway. Not that it really matters why anyone would spend that much. There are people who'd say the same thing about anyone who's willing to spend more than $20 on a keyboard. This particular hobby (keyboards) makes about as much sense to them as the person who's willing to part with $1,000+ for that Industrial SSK does to you or the guy who spends thousands on an original painting. Again, the world of collecting often has little to do with practical value and everything to do with factors you'd consider superficial. But then, some people who buy high priced keyboards don't simply pack them away in a closet; they use them.
I think IBM keyboards are awesome because they're so well made and feel (and sound!) so good to type on. But pay over $1K for one because it's gray rather than beige? Well, it's a free country—but if that's the kind of thing you do to feel meaningful, maybe you should try getting out and doing some volunteering. :?|
It's all a matter of perspective. $1,000 on a certain color of keyboard is nothing compared to the collector who spends hundreds of thousands (or millions) on an original painting vs. a print.
However, if that's the kind of thing someone does to feel meaningful, who are you or anyone else to judge? Further, without knowing the motives of the person who's buying it, it's all conjecture anyway. Not that it really matters why anyone would spend that much. There are people who'd say the same thing about anyone who's willing to spend more than $20 on a keyboard. This particular hobby (keyboards) makes about as much sense to them as the person who's willing to part with $1,000+ for that Industrial SSK does to you or the guy who spends thousands on an original painting. Again, the world of collecting often has little to do with practical value and everything to do with factors you'd consider superficial. But then, some people who buy high priced keyboards don't simply pack them away in a closet; they use them.
I think that's one of my hangups....if I had a board this rare and expensive, I'd be afraid to use it. So what's the point?
I think IBM keyboards are awesome because they're so well made and feel (and sound!) so good to type on. But pay over $1K for one because it's gray rather than beige? Well, it's a free country—but if that's the kind of thing you do to feel meaningful, maybe you should try getting out and doing some volunteering. :?|
It's all a matter of perspective. $1,000 on a certain color of keyboard is nothing compared to the collector who spends hundreds of thousands (or millions) on an original painting vs. a print.
However, if that's the kind of thing someone does to feel meaningful, who are you or anyone else to judge? Further, without knowing the motives of the person who's buying it, it's all conjecture anyway. Not that it really matters why anyone would spend that much. There are people who'd say the same thing about anyone who's willing to spend more than $20 on a keyboard. This particular hobby (keyboards) makes about as much sense to them as the person who's willing to part with $1,000+ for that Industrial SSK does to you or the guy who spends thousands on an original painting. Again, the world of collecting often has little to do with practical value and everything to do with factors you'd consider superficial. But then, some people who buy high priced keyboards don't simply pack them away in a closet; they use them.
I think that's one of my hangups....if I had a board this rare and expensive, I'd be afraid to use it. So what's the point?
But, in the blender world, the Vita-Mix is the Model M while the Blendtec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBUJcD6Ws6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBUJcD6Ws6s) is is the Model F.I always wondered if the Blendtec blenders are actually any good or if it's just an extremely brilliant marketing campaign. :rolleyes: