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Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: Lanx on Sun, 28 November 2010, 19:04:07: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230556747930&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123#vi-desc (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230556747930&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123#vi-desc)
jeez
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: netwebber on Mon, 29 November 2010, 00:42:58: This one is re-listed. It didn't sell last time.
http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-model-M15-split-ergo-keyboard-13H6689-NEAR-MINT-/230548327785?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item35adc04d69#ht_542wt_917
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: DesktopJinx on Mon, 29 November 2010, 10:09:11: Early bid up to $520. I'll be really amused if it gets bid over the $900 that nobody wanted to touch a couple of weeks ago.
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: netwebber on Mon, 29 November 2010, 16:02:53: Quote from: DesktopJinx;253805
Early bid up to $520. I'll be really amused if it gets bid over the $900 that nobody wanted to touch a couple of weeks ago.

It will. No one's willing to start at $900, but when it gets up into the 800's, people will be competitive.

Psychology is funny like that. Drives economists nuts.
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: kill will on Mon, 29 November 2010, 16:21:01: i bid up to 600 just to get things going for the guy. i am a shill bidder at heart lol
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: JBert on Mon, 29 November 2010, 16:52:27: Quote from: kill will;253997
i bid up to 600 just to get things going for the guy. i am a shill bidder at heart lol
I hope you win.
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: netwebber on Mon, 29 November 2010, 17:21:37: Quote from: JBert;254018
I hope you win.

Even if he wins, $520 is not a bad price for it. That's less than what I paid.
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 29 November 2010, 17:24:37: Geez. I remember when those things ran up $250...
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: Laggy-gaga on Mon, 29 November 2010, 23:12:30: give up at $400
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: EverythingIBM on Tue, 30 November 2010, 09:15:08: Since this one is shipping "worldwide" perhaps there may be more people interested in it. Most of them are USA-only auctions.
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 30 November 2010, 09:56:44: I'm starting to think that spreading false fears about "shill bidding" is actually a good thing - it means I'll be less likely to get outbid! :D
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: ricercar on Tue, 30 November 2010, 18:36:27: Quote from: keyboardlover;254315
I'm starting to think that spreading false fears about "shill bidding" is actually a good thing - it means I'll be less likely to get outbid! :D

I better bid $2000 just to keep this away from Keyboardlover.

I keed, I keed.
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: Sam on Sat, 04 December 2010, 20:43:48: Quote from: kill will;253997
i bid up to 600 just to get things going for the guy. i am a shill bidder at heart lol

Still holding with less than 24 hours. If you end up winning it but don't really want it, I'll take it off your hands for $300.
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: netwebber on Sun, 05 December 2010, 18:03:31: Quote from: netwebber;253992
It will. No one's willing to start at $900, but when it gets up into the 800's, people will be competitive.

Psychology is funny like that. Drives economists nuts.

Fine, I was wrong. $710. Prices are starting to come back down to earth.
Title: Sold for $710
Post by: DesktopJinx on Sun, 05 December 2010, 18:10:06: Two bidders back and forth at the end. The early bidder (at $520 for days) ended up taking it for $710. The other bidder started in with almost 15 minutes still to go.

$710 is significantly less than the last few to sell. And less than the $900 this seller started at a couple weeks ago.

I wonder if potential sellers will put their M15s away for a while now.
Title: m15's keep coming out of the woodwork
Post by: netwebber on Sun, 05 December 2010, 18:38:33: Quote from: DesktopJinx;257750
Two bidders back and forth at the end. The early bidder (at $520 for days) ended up taking it for $710. The other bidder started in with almost 15 minutes still to go.

$710 is significantly less than the last few to sell. And less than the $900 this seller started at a couple weeks ago.

I wonder if potential sellers will put their M15s away for a while now.

$700 is not chump change for a keyboard. We'll see more (although less frequently as time goes on, as they wear out). I wonder if my review helped people realize this isn't some mystical object, just a very well-designed and well-constructed keyboard. $300-$800 is pretty reasonable for something that cost $200 when it came out and is now unavailable, but superior to anything else out there.