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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Quest- on Thu, 14 April 2011, 18:43:48

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: Quest- on Thu, 14 April 2011, 18:43:48

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Model-M-spacesaver-84-key-clicky-keyboard-RARE-/260769261742 (http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Model-M-spacesaver-84-key-clicky-keyboard-RARE-/260769261742)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqJ,!iQE2LH)eUFSBNp4NZu(DQ~~0_12.JPG)

$75 ?, i say sold in 5 min. Or i'm nuts.

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: Quest- on Thu, 14 April 2011, 18:45:43

Ok that was about 1 min and 30 secs :D

Edit: Item page for everyone who's interested
http://cgi.ebay.nl/IBM-Model-M-spacesaver-84-key-clicky-keyboard-RARE-/260769261742 (http://cgi.ebay.nl/IBM-Model-M-spacesaver-84-key-clicky-keyboard-RARE-/260769261742)

good to know i'm not nuts.

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: Quest- on Thu, 14 April 2011, 18:56:53

Or its just plain broken, sounds more likely to me :P

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: HoboBob on Thu, 14 April 2011, 20:55:51

Nice grab! Even I would have taken the chance at that price, even with the steep 38$ S&H to Canada.

Too bad I was watching hockey ... :mmph:

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: Lpb45 on Thu, 14 April 2011, 22:16:16

Bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: MissileMike on Thu, 14 April 2011, 22:23:34

Half the posters here would have rolled the dice and bought this one.

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: EverythingIBM on Thu, 14 April 2011, 22:27:07

Even $75 is a bit much. It's just a standard model M cut in half with a different controller.
In fact, I think I'd prefer a terminal 122 Model M over a space saving one. Those are so big it makes you look awesome.

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: kill will on Thu, 14 April 2011, 23:28:59

the ibm mini gives me blowjobs in its downtime.

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: EverythingIBM on Fri, 15 April 2011, 03:28:58

Quote from: ripster;331158

The IBM mini was used in server rooms by the elite of the elite.

Terminals were used by the drones.

Drone or elite, I'd be ecstatic to use any piece of IBM equipment at a business or educational facility. Now they just have a bunch of stock dell and hp domey dummy domes.
Yuck!

I'm pretty elite though, mine has a silver badge. SILVER! Well it's aluminum, but if it was silver, I'd wager it would be worth more.

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: Half-Saint on Fri, 15 April 2011, 08:01:36

Let's order custom made silver IBM badges!

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: Jim66 on Fri, 15 April 2011, 08:13:28

Silver badge like this one from ncbound?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-IBM-1390120-M-Clicky-Keyboard-/290554952621?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item43a66cbbad

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: HoboBob on Fri, 15 April 2011, 08:28:34

hmm badge.... ?

Right! http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-COMPUTERS-vintage-original-1980s-tin-pin-BADGE-/390304213387?pt=UK_Collectables_Badges_Patches_MJ&hash=item5adff1a98b (http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-COMPUTERS-vintage-original-1980s-tin-pin-BADGE-/390304213387?pt=UK_Collectables_Badges_Patches_MJ&hash=item5adff1a98b)

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: Sam on Sun, 24 April 2011, 23:28:19

I made a post in the "Model M Space Saver Introduction Year?" thread in the Keyboard Forum about this, but for completeness sake, thought I'd mention it hear also.  With a manufacture date of 1987.5.13, as of now this seems to be the earliest known SSK, beating out MissleMike's 1987.5.29 SSK, as well as the earliest on Clickykeyboards.

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: n12 on Mon, 25 April 2011, 00:19:03

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Model-M-Keyboard-Space-Saver-1391472-/130512767244?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1e632ac90c

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: MissileMike on Mon, 25 April 2011, 05:53:37

That's a nice one, sure to go for quite a bit of money.

The one in the OP beats mine out for oldest SSK known- did anyone here get it?

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: snerual on Mon, 25 April 2011, 16:25:41

Wow, n12's board is already over $200 with 6 days to go...

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: nowsharing on Mon, 25 April 2011, 18:21:58

Quote from: n12;336806

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Model-M-Keyboard-Space-Saver-1391472-/130512767244?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1e632ac90c

 
That's a really well made auction. The seller deserves to make out well (like a bandit from the looks of it).

Title: Cheap Model M space saver
Post by: MissileMike on Tue, 26 April 2011, 06:14:00

202$ with 5 days left.
Going to make a new thread for it so it's easier to track.