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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 19 August 2012, 17:04:30
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Lot of 9 Wyse terminal keyboards (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-9-Wyse-Monitor-Terminal-Keyboards-/130748504012?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e7137d7cc) not a super deal since 2 boards are domes, but an ok one. Boards missing lots of keycaps, but do some mix and match and should be able to get 2 ok sets out of it. Mostly a good deal for harvest switches.
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Sorry, it is not a good deal. In fact it is a bad deal. $25 is only the first bid. There is no BIN. Worst of all, it is $48.17 shipping. The keyboards are essentially worthless will all the missing keycaps.
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Just because there is not buy it now does not make it a bad deal, and the shipping is not that high for conus either, $28. As long as people don't drive up bid for no good reason, it comes out to about 9 cents a switch including the shipping costs which is an alright deal. Anyone that bid higher than $30 would be silly though I agree.
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For those living outside CONUS shipping for a single keyboard is around $50 to $60. For this collection it would probably be several times that - so from that perspective definitely not a good find.
But for somenoe in CONUS who wanted parts - it would be good.
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Most are WYSE 840358's, which is NOT the PS2 version. One does appear to have a full set.
I'd say this wouldn't be bad for a WYSE collector, but note are in good enough shape for me to consider bidding.
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Rowdy: Most WYSE 'boards are pretty flat. I can easily fit three or four in a large flat rate box for $60 or so, so it's not all that bad, really.
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This would actually be really good for people like me who forgot to buy stabilizers for their phantom.
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Rowdy: Most WYSE 'boards are pretty flat. I can easily fit three or four in a large flat rate box for $60 or so, so it's not all that bad, really.
And with 9 keyboards, that would be 3 such boxes, at $60 each, would be $180? Yikes 8-O
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Rowdy: Most WYSE 'boards are pretty flat. I can easily fit three or four in a large flat rate box for $60 or so, so it's not all that bad, really.
And with 9 keyboards, that would be 3 such boxes, at $60 each, would be $180? Yikes 8-O
You can probably fit more, but I only have three WYSE keyboards to test with. Plus, it depends on the keyborad. The ones in his last picture (WY-60 ones) are smaller, and my WY-30 one is smaller still. Also, for priority mail international (the cheapest option for packages over 4 lb) it's mainly done by weight for boxes over 12", and WYSE keyboards done weigh that much.
Maybe not for all 9, but you can ship a surprising amount of keyboards (or other stuff) internationally, for $60.
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Hmmm I have only ever been quoted $50 to $70 to ship a single keyboard to Australia, I never asked about multiple keyboards. But even if I did want these 9 Wyse boards, they are still $25 with no bids, but would be at least $60 shipping, probably more because even though they may be smaller/lighter, there are still 9 of them.
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The priority flat rate game board box will easily hold 2 keyboards, even big ones like Model Ms, and you might squeeze 3 smaller ones in, if they are thin enough.
The boxes are about 2 feel long and a foot wide, but only 3 inches thick, so while they are very roomy for even the largest keyboards singly, multiples will not fit end-to-end or side-to-side. All you can do is stack them, and even thin keyboards are an inch thick, seldom less.
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I'm just going to get one of mine and see how much room is left after putting all my WYSE keyboards in it.
I got all three in there without too much trouble. The WY-30 keyboard I have (840013) looks like you can fit 5 or 6, as it's almost exactly half the width.
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And that is presumably without any padding to protect the keyboards?