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Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: sam113101 on Tue, 03 August 2010, 21:53:10: I was just wondering how do those keyboards worth*:
-Dell AT101W
-IBM Model M
-IBM Model M space saving (M mini should I say*?)

I don't really like buying used stuff, even if it's NIB… you know what I mean
but I have no choice regarding alps switches
for BS, I might buy a unicomp keyboard, but I heard they're not as good as the old Model M
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: ThirdLap on Tue, 03 August 2010, 22:51:16: Quote from: sam113101;208895
I was just wondering how do those keyboards worth*:
-Dell AT101W
-IBM Model M
-IBM Model M space saving (M mini should I say*?)

There are a lot of variables to consider when pricing vintage boards, and the price you'll pay on eBay or through a collector will likely be considerably more than what you'll see at a local thrift shop, pawn shop, or a through regular Joe on Craigslist. Location also plays a big role.

Now, with that out of the way... I paid fifty cents for each of my ten AT101Ws at a local computer shop ($5 for 10), and $20 each for my Ms. My Northgate Omnikey 102 and 101 ran me seventy cents and one dollar (respectively) at local thrift stores. In total, I've spent a bit over $60 total on all of my keyboards, not including restoration costs or all the gas it took to track them down.

On eBay, I'd say maybe $15-$30 is fair for a standard used AT101W in good condition, and $30-$50 for a run-of-the-mill Model M.

I should mention that I'm a noob, so it's probably best to take any of my advice with a grain of salt.
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: Superfluous Parentheses on Wed, 04 August 2010, 07:24:28: AT-101s are very common around here in the Netherlands (I think they were the default keyboard Dell sold with their computers for quite a while) and you can get used ones for around 1 euro at thrift shops or between 5 and 15 euros online.

Model M varies; I got mine for free from a friend who had 6 old IBM PCs lying in his attic. Not easy to find in thrift shops, online they go for anything from 5 euros up. I think up to 40 euros is a fair price for one in good working condition considering they are very hard to break and they're easy to clean.

I've NEVER seen a Model M mini for sale over here. I have seen a Model F AT sold for 2.50 euros. Unfortunately, not to me.
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: sam113101 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 14:30:30: is there any Canadian that has a NIB Dell AT101W and wants to sell it*?
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: sam113101 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:18:24: how those keyboards are worthing I guess, no*?
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: sam113101 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:20:07: I never understood why we had to say thing is worth instead of thing worths
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:21:29: Quote from: sam113101;209168
I never understood why we had to say thing is worth instead of thing worths

well, we do say "how much is that doggie in the window (worth)?". Maybe the OP is on to something.
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:22:13: how (are) these keyboards worth (something)?
Title: How is babby formed?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:22:13: How is babby formed?

How girl get pragnent?
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:23:09: maybe he was asking 'how do they work' and we totally misinterpreted the question :)
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:24:03: Quote from: ch_123;209174
How is babby formed?

How do girl get pragnent?

lol.

how do these babies born?

how do is there a god?
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:25:25: NO

That is not the right answer!

Do any of you children have any internet-culture?
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:27:23: Quote from: ch_123;209179
NO

That is not the right answer!

Do any of you children have any internet-culture?

how do those internets worth?
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: sam113101 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:28:24: gnah, stop making fun of me
I want to know how they are worth (I think)
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:28:57: Quote from: sam113101;209184
gnah, stop making fun of me
I want to know how they are worth (I think)

lol

well, first a product comes to market, and then the laws of supply and demand determine how they are worth.
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: sam113101 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:30:40: Quote from: wellington1869;209185
lol

well, first a product comes to market, and then the laws of supply and demand determine how they are worth.

how much they are worth then*?
I CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH CORRECTLY
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:31:17: Quote from: wellington1869;209182
how do those internets worth?

See here. (http://www.somethingawful.com/flash/shmorky/babby.swf)

Quote
gnah, stop making fun of me
I want to know how they are worth (I think)

Dell AT101W - $20 (but only for a good one)
Standard 101-key Model M - $20 and up (new in box ones are worth $100+)
Model M Space Saving keyboard - $80 and up
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:32:46: i think he wants to know how much he should pay for them (or how much he could get for them if he sold them).

what ch said.
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: sam113101 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:33:28: yeah, I want to know how much they are worth
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:34:40: The question has been answered a few times by this stage...
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:36:39: Quote from: sam113101;209194
yeah, I want to know how much they are worth

are you buying or selling?
[i confess i didnt get past the title of the thread]
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: sam113101 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:37:26: Quote from: ch_123;209196
The question has been answered a few times by this stage...

I know, but I had to correct my mistakes I guess
I want to buy a NIB Dell AT101W, from someone in Canada
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:38:37: There used to be a time that a NIB Dell AT-101W could be bought for $5. Those days seem to be gone, so I'd say about $20-30.

They're not great keyboards. I wouldn't spend a lot of money on one, even a brand new one.
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:39:22: Quote from: sam113101;209199

I want to buy a NIB Dell AT101W, from someone in Canada

put that in your signature and someone from canada will contact you shortly. I'm serious.
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: washuai on Wed, 04 August 2010, 16:48:12: Maybe I'm giving them too much credit. I think they were having fun using bad grammar and having jokes with, far more than they were making fun of sam113101.
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: patrickgeekhack on Wed, 04 August 2010, 19:26:06: Quote from: sam113101;209115
is there any Canadian that has a NIB Dell AT101W and wants to sell it*?

Too bad. I would have given you mine, but I accidentally lost mine. I left mine connected to a computer in an area where we deploy new computers and get back the old ones. From time to time, we have a recycling company stopping buy to pick up unwanted equipment. Someone gave him my Dell AT101W. Mine was NIB when I bought it for $10 plus $37 shipping. I was not using it regularly. I took to that area because I was spending quite some time there and did not want to type on a bad rubber dome keyboard. If you have tried the new Acer keyboards which look like scissor switch, you'll know what I mean.
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: Oqsy on Wed, 04 August 2010, 19:34:54: Let's try "how much do they typically cost?" or "what is a reasonable price?" to get the kind of answers you're after :D
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: glo on Wed, 04 August 2010, 19:45:51: This thread is downright epic : p
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: Oqsy on Wed, 04 August 2010, 21:29:02: Using the word "epic" for anything less than Homer's Odyssey is "fail".
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
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Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 22:48:56: Ahahahahahahahaa great
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
Post by: chongyixiong on Wed, 04 August 2010, 23:07:36: Quote from: instantkamera;209330
Im sorry ...

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Now that's epic.
Title: how do those keyboards worth*?
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