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Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: the_buff on Tue, 14 June 2011, 15:10:23

Mechanical Numberpad

Current Bid: $7.95 + free shipping

I ordered a white one recently from the same guy and it showed up in terrific shape, complete working order, but it was plate mounted Cherry MX Blacks instead of the usual MX Brown.  

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-GOLDTOUCH-ERGONOMIC-NUMERIC-KEYPAD-/300567504374?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item45fb3825f6 (http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-GOLDTOUCH-ERGONOMIC-NUMERIC-KEYPAD-/300567504374?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item45fb3825f6)

The original listing had a buy-it-now price of $9.95 with free shipping.  The fool that currently has the only bid in was trying to save $2.00.  Some people are so scroogey.  These retail around $50-60 + shipping.  So even at $20 it should be a great deal.

Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: Mazora on Tue, 14 June 2011, 15:55:53

good price ! I got one of the white ones with MX-Browns, I find backspace too small and I would rather have a larger 0 keycap than a 00 keycaps. But I think layout are often bad on numpads (?)

Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: substract on Fri, 17 June 2011, 01:37:02

Hey hey I got one at 7.95!  Got the black ones with browns.

Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: litster on Fri, 17 June 2011, 02:29:51

How often do these come back at this price?  Or is this a one-time thing?

Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: the_buff on Fri, 17 June 2011, 18:40:59

I've seen quite a few offered by this seller.  I managed to pick up a black version (cherry browns) and a white version (cherry blacks) each for the buy it now price of $9.95 + free shipping.  They are older (use the old Goldtouch single finger logo and have the Irvine, CA address on the back) but are in new condition.  I would add him to your saved sellers list and check him again over the next couple of weeks.  He will likely have more.

Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: dreamingftw on Fri, 17 June 2011, 21:10:28

I've been needing a keypad  to go with my TKL kbs... Gonna save this seller and hope he has some in stock soon.  Thanks for the heads up.

Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: litster on Fri, 17 June 2011, 22:02:30

Will for sure keep an eye on this seller.  Thanks for the info, buff.  Mainly I want to build a Cherry switch sampler for fun with the keypad :)

Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: the_buff on Sat, 18 June 2011, 17:22:47

Quote from: ripster;362686

If you get a chance open up and compare with the Kinesis keypad linked in my sig.

I'm curious if it is the same.

They look pretty similar to yours.  I didn't do a tear down, but I would bet they came from the same chinese factory.  :)

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Were there screws under the rubber feet on the bottom on on your number pad?  I only see two screw holes here.  I hate taking the rubber feet off of electronics because I'm never sure what type of glue to use to put them back on.

Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: heedpantsnow on Sat, 18 June 2011, 17:25:12

Gosh I wish I had seen this earlier! :-(

Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: litster on Sun, 03 July 2011, 19:40:44

There were two of those on ebay today for $15 each shipped.  One black and one white.  I bought both of them :-)

I might try to make a MX switch keypad and send it around for people to try.  The switches I can put together now:

Blue
Black
Ghetto Red
Clear
potential ergo clear if I get enough ergo springs

I have no brown or real reds switches now.  I have keyboards with reds, but I don't feel like butchering them.  Still looking for them.

Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: Kenjifujima on Sun, 03 July 2011, 21:12:02

Gonna save this seller and hope he has some in stock soon. Thanks for the heads up.

Title: EBAY: Black Goldtouch Numberpad Auction (Ending 9:00PM 6/14/11)
Post by: godofdeath on Mon, 04 July 2011, 09:20:30

i like hows there like a million version of these with minor differences such as with the zero keys