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Title: IBM NIB Otaku - $500
Post by: Sam on Sat, 09 April 2011, 02:40:51

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130506871728 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130506871728)
The seller seems to think this is likely a production error and the keyboard was unintentionally produced without any printing on the keycaps.  I highly doubt it, being it would have required someone to mistakenly put blanks for all the keys, plus nobody caught it during QC.  I'd say chances are 99% that it was intentional, likely due to a customer's request for an otaku style IBM board.  Or perhaps not original but someone replaced the keycaps and pawned it off as something IBM did.  A bit interesting nonetheless.  But I have my doubts that it'll sell for $500.

Title: IBM NIB Otaku - $500
Post by: Quest- on Sat, 09 April 2011, 14:27:58

500 dollar o-O. I should start a new career selling electronics that didn't get past quality control.

"Yes its a tv without a screen, truly a one off, buy now $13370.70"

Serious though, i also doubt this was an error.

Title: IBM NIB Otaku - $500
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Sat, 09 April 2011, 19:13:30

Spartan-1337, reporting!

Title: IBM NIB Otaku - $500
Post by: Lpb45 on Sun, 10 April 2011, 01:27:35

Quote from: ripster;327679

Looks like a unit that never made it through full production for a customer.  Back in the day IBM would do some customization.

Like my Shearson brothers "Bernie Madoff" special.

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I will trade you 10 credit default swaps for it!

Title: IBM NIB Otaku - $500
Post by: wulax on Sun, 10 April 2011, 12:51:14

I have never seen a blank buckling spring board with a European layout. Neither Fentek nor Unicomp sells them last time I checked. Hardly worth $500 though.