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Title: Buckling spring KB
Post by: wilsongunawan on Sun, 24 June 2012, 15:36:10

I kinda interested on buckling spring keyboard which i can't find a good deal yet until now. PM me you offer.

Title: Buckling spring KB
Post by: MMB on Sun, 24 June 2012, 15:50:54

You can get them fairly cheap from pckeyboard.com, and if you do a search (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=ibm+model+m&_sacat=0) for ibm model M on ebay, you can get some for around $35 or so.

Title: Buckling spring KB
Post by: Roguemaster8 on Sun, 24 June 2012, 20:36:55

Here's a nice one (http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/9246/subcatid/0/id/551608) on sale at ClickyKeyboards. It's not the most sought after model M, but it certainly is buckling springs.

EDIT: Just noticed why it's on sale, the Scroll Lock indicator light doesn't work. Wouldn't be a deal breaker for me, but to each their own.

Title: Buckling spring KB
Post by: rknize on Sun, 24 June 2012, 20:40:33

How much are you looking to spend?  eBay is very hit-and-miss.  I've bought some real basket-case Model M's from there.  If you want buckling springs and don't want the risk of getting one that needs work, pay a little extra and buy from ClickyKeyboards or Unicomp.

Title: Buckling spring KB
Post by: mkawa on Sun, 24 June 2012, 21:52:07

seems hard to beat the wildcats deal at unicomp. brand new BS for not much more than a questionable ebay M

Title: Buckling spring KB
Post by: wilsongunawan on Sun, 24 June 2012, 23:22:47

actually i tried unicomp. but the shipping to malaysia is around 60$++. i can't afford that

Title: Buckling spring KB
Post by: bazemk1979 on Mon, 25 June 2012, 16:31:30

Quote from: mkawa;621327

seems hard to beat the wildcats deal at unicomp. brand new BS for not much more than a questionable ebay M

I have to agree with him, because finding new Model M will cost you more than new Wildcat Unicomp, cheapest I saw sold was $50 shipped and they were gone 4 of them in a split of a second..... Speaking of which I got today my new XT Model F and costed me around $90 delivered.

Title: Buckling spring KB
Post by: mkawa on Mon, 25 June 2012, 17:24:10

not sure what to do about shipping to malaysia though. cyclonechuah is a local malay dealer right? maybe he can import a batch of boards so you can get the shipping discount of scale?