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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Sam on Fri, 04 November 2011, 06:07:56

Title: Worst SSK Deal Ever
Post by: Sam on Fri, 04 November 2011, 06:07:56: http://www.ebay.com/itm/160676143569 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/160676143569)

Starting bid is $99.99, BIN is $169. Unfortunately, it's not a SSK as claimed, but rather a full-sized board, and rubber dome at that.
Title: Worst SSK Deal Ever
Post by: shakudan on Fri, 04 November 2011, 07:07:04: How were you able to tell? I would've fell for this if I wanted a IBM SSK at the moment...
Title: Worst SSK Deal Ever
Post by: fossala on Fri, 04 November 2011, 07:13:16: It is not a spacesaver in the picture. And the label has all the details you need to find out everything.
Title: Worst SSK Deal Ever
Post by: shakudan on Fri, 04 November 2011, 07:15:11: Oh shoot, my bad. It's 5 AM here, so I'm a tad bit tired right now haha....thanks for pointing the details out.
Title: Worst SSK Deal Ever
Post by: bootstrap on Fri, 04 November 2011, 07:19:57: Quote from: shakudan;445371
How were you able to tell? I would've fell for this if I wanted a IBM SSK at the moment...

This board has a numeric keypad on the right - it's not an SSK. You might like to check out the pics here (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?10249-IBM-Model-M-Space-Saving-Club).
Title: Worst SSK Deal Ever
Post by: bootstrap on Fri, 04 November 2011, 07:24:10: @shakudan - fossala got in before me. Sorry, didn't read your last post. Get some sleep :)
Title: Worst SSK Deal Ever
Post by: kinkng on Fri, 04 November 2011, 09:08:11: I'm thinking that he probably posted the wrong pictures. Any one interested should contact the seller and ask him to make sure.
Title: Worst SSK Deal Ever
Post by: DaemonRaccoon on Fri, 04 November 2011, 21:17:22: 71G, clicky? Space Saver? Bwahahaha.
Title: Worst SSK Deal Ever
Post by: slueth on Fri, 04 November 2011, 22:34:50: ah, i bought a ssk from him, a real one. Nice fellow. He probably didn't change the name of the auction and relisted a model m.