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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: pfink on Tue, 25 May 2010, 16:06:49

Title: Model M keys
Post by: pfink on Tue, 25 May 2010, 16:06:49

Somebody paid $32 plus postage for an incomplete set of Model M keys:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130392432534

Edit: On second look it's actually a complete set of keycap covers, but still that's pretty steep. There are probably 10-12 complete Model M's currently on eBay with a BIN price plus postage less than $38.

Title: Model M keys
Post by: nowsharing on Tue, 25 May 2010, 16:17:07

Incomplete. It's amazing that someone bought those.

So a theoretical price breakdown for a model M is something like:
Keys - $38
Cable - $15-25
Leftovers - $?
Cardboard Box - $360

We're sitting on a goldmine.

Title: Model M keys
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 25 May 2010, 16:45:43

That would have been a lot nicer without the marble wallpaper.  The choice to use it on the spacebar was also a mistake.

Title: Model M keys
Post by: microsoft windows on Tue, 25 May 2010, 19:20:02

Those Steampunk keyboards just don't look too ergonomic.

Title: Model M keys
Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 25 May 2010, 19:32:43

Neither does your font.

Title: Model M keys
Post by: kishy on Tue, 25 May 2010, 19:38:15

I'm terribly surprised someone bought from a listing with that atrocious background, nevermind the rather high price.

Want a whole keyboard for only slightly more shipped? See my signature.

Fixedsys is indeed quite poor anywhere except a command prompt.

Title: Model M keys
Post by: 8_INCH_FLOPPY on Tue, 25 May 2010, 23:02:31

Quote from: ch_123;186905

Neither does your font.

Hahaha, I was just thinking the same thing.