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Title: A chicony alps white and a blue...
Post by: TexasFlood on Wed, 23 May 2012, 21:47:44
Teaser, decent vintage complicate white alps.

ARC Chicony KB-5181 Mechanical Keyboard, White complicated clicky ALPS Vintage (http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARC-Chicony-KB-5181-Mechanical-Keyboard-White-complicated-clicky-ALPS-Vintage-/380378346552)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqN,!isE6Hevc-RcBOni!ChLew~~60_12.JPG)



And the cheapest vintage blue alps I've seen in a while. Some keys a bit yellowed, but, blue alps!
   
VINTAGE CHICONY KEYBOARD BLUE ALPs SLIDER 5160AT RARE (http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-CHICONY-KEYBOARD-BLUE-ALPs-SLIDER-5160AT-RARE-/261030425157)
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/2/5/4/9/6/webimg/571328825_o.jpg)
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/2/5/4/9/6/webimg/571328997_o.jpg)
Title: A chicony alps white and a blue...
Post by: TexasFlood on Wed, 23 May 2012, 22:21:23
Quote from: dante;598869
"A chicony alps white and a blue..."? I thought this was going to be a bar joke?

OK, a chicony alps and a blue alps keyboard walk into a bar and say...

"Can someone call us a cab...we've lost our keys"
Title: A chicony alps white and a blue...
Post by: TexasFlood on Wed, 23 May 2012, 22:27:21
Quote from: dante;598869
"A chicony alps white and a blue..."? I thought this was going to be a bar joke?

OK, a chicony white alps and a blue alps keyboard walk into a bar and say...

"Can someone call us a cab...we've lost our keys"
Title: A chicony alps white and a blue...
Post by: TexasFlood on Wed, 23 May 2012, 23:18:09
A guy walks into a bar with a chicony keyboard under his arm,
and the bartender says "We don't like your typing here."
Title: A chicony alps white and a blue...
Post by: Internetlad on Fri, 25 May 2012, 00:41:22
the joke here is the price on the first one.

The punchline is that I'm the seller. More specifically the store I work at. I found that in the back room and nobody else knew it's value, When I listed that I used it on my bench, so I listed it at a fairly silly price, if it didn't sell, I got to use it, if it sold, it would at least be a nice payday (I got half profit for everything listed through the store)

That said, if somebody is really interested in it, we could barter. I no longer use it, although as my first mech it does hold a special place in my heart.

Lack of winkey kills it though.

EDIT: Double checked the price, apparently the guy who took over is slashing prices, I listed it at 80-90 bucks IIRC. Feel free to message them with wacky questions, because as far as they are concerned, the keyboard is that expensive because it's filled with pixie dust.

Quote from: TexasFlood;598883
"Can someone call us a cab...we've lost our keys"

I read that 3 times before i got the punchline. I need to sleep more.
Title: A chicony alps white and a blue...
Post by: TexasFlood on Mon, 28 May 2012, 00:33:14
Quote from: TexasFlood;598883
OK, a chicony white alps and a blue alps keyboard walk into a bar and say...

"Can someone call us a cab...we've lost our keys"

Quote from: Internetlad;599608
I read that 3 times before i got the punchline. I need to sleep more.

Just glad somebody read it and got it, hah... Thanks for the additional info on the keyboard...