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geekhack Marketplace => Classifieds => Topic started by: Trent on Sat, 17 November 2012, 20:49:53
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Hurricane Sandy Relief Keyboard Sale
Welcome all! I've decided to sell a broad range of my keyboards. There is a twist to this sale though: 100% of profit from sales will be donated to the relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Yes 100% of sales will be donated to Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds
Total money raised: $200
FAQ:
Q: Trent why are you doing this?
A: I've been lucky enough to have a very blessed life, I've also been having a good couple of months financially and I'd like to give back to those struggling on the east coast. I don't mind reducing my collection and helping other at the same time.
Q: Who are you donating your money to?
A: I've chosen the Global Giving website to submit my donations (http://www.globalgiving.org/ (http://www.globalgiving.org/))
This is the specific Hurricane Sandy fund I will be donating to: http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hurricane-sandy-relief-fund/ (http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hurricane-sandy-relief-fund/)
Q: How will we know that you have donated the money instead of pocketing it for yourself?
A: After I have been paid through PayPal I will make the donation. I will make the donation as a gift in honor of someone (the buyer) and you will receive an email confirmation from Global Giving that a donation has been made in your honor and for how much. The email will be sent to whatever email address you indicate is for your PayPal account.
Q: I wanna buy one! How to purchase le keyboard?
A: Shoot me a PM with your PayPal email address, shipping address and what you would like to buy, an invoice will be sent. Upon receipt of the transaction, a donation will be made to the organization & you will get your confirmation email indicating it is from me and the amount of the donation. For the sake of simplicity I am shipping to CONUS only -- if sales go well I will open it up to the rest of the world.
Sales are going great, I'll ship internationally and if payment is received quickly I'll be able to get all international shipments out on Nov 23rd. Just one note: I won't reduce the value dollar amount on the package going out of the country, it's tax evasion. Price will be adjusted for international sales to provide for shipping (but it's also a larger donation!)
tipo33, DanGWanG, SmallFry, i3oilermaker and various others can backup my integrity (although I do talk smack quite a bit in the off-topic board :)))
So buy a keyboard and feed a family at the same time! This sale will be available until Dec 30th!
The Keyboards!
Fujitsu Peerless [Peerless Switch]
(http://i.imgur.com/HQVTY.jpg)
Condition:All keys are in working order, but the Enter, Backspace and Shift keys are a bit stiff. I don't think I have them set properly. Either way a cheap board, good for parts.
Price: $20 shipped
NCR RJ-11
(http://i.imgur.com/qMRTo.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/kD5Kx.jpg)
Condition: Has a RJ-11 connector, interesting NMB switches? Feel linear, interesting board for an avid collector.
Price: $30 shipped
Sold Items:
FK-8000 [White Alps] SOLD
(http://i.imgur.com/uOKyN.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/wrN4z.jpg)
Condition: I personally refurbished this keyboard many months ago. The calculator does in fact work! All keys are in working condition, I haven't seen one of these that has a working calculator yet.
Price: $50 shipped
FK-2001 [White Alps] SOLD
(http://i.imgur.com/uK3Ml.jpg)
Condition: All keys are in working condition, the larger keys are a bit stiff but I think its only because I haven't placed the keys properly. Cheap price!
Price: $15 shipped
Zenith Data Systems [Yellow Alps!] RESERVED
(http://i.imgur.com/CspoY.jpg)
Condition: Great condition, all keys are working. It should be noted that by default this type of keyboard had a buzzer in it that caused a very annoying beep when a key was pressed. I have un-soldered this part from the keyboard and this keyboard no longer beeps in that manner. This thing is HEAVY, but an awesome beast.
Price: $30 shipped (it's heavy)
Dell AT101W (White) SOLD
(http://i.imgur.com/dCJGS.jpg)
Condition: All keys working to be tested, clean, good, ready to go.
Price: $20 shipped $40 shipped internationally
IBM Model M (Funky Keys) [Buckling Spring] SOLD
(http://i.imgur.com/7gMis.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/4WSgD.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/mju9O.jpg)
Condition: All keys are in working order, a bit dirty but does the job. Just needs a little love and all will be well. Missing a Tab key.
Price: $35 shipped (great price for a Model M...)
Eazy PC (Zenith) [Yellow Alps!] SOLD
(http://i.imgur.com/eo8MG.jpg)
Condition: This board seems to use the XT protocol, all LEDs light up when you plug it in but it it does not seem to work with adapters. Whoever buys this will have to make an adapter to get it working. Shipped to go.
Price: $30 shipped (it's heavy)
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Thank's for looking everyone!
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Good Guy Trent:
Sells Keyboards....saves lives
GLWS
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Must. Resist. Calculator.
GLWS!
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GLWS Trent! Bad guy, horrible seller. :P JUST KIDDING!
VERY good guy!
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Pmed for dat model M
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Must. Resist. Calculator.
GLWS!
Give in...
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^thanks for doing this! glws
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I have bought from Trent before, he is also a good personal friend of mine.
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IBM Model M sold! Donation sent!
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Good guy trent:
(http://img1.UploadScreenshot.com/images/main/11/32123104724.jpg) (http://www.UploadScreenshot.com/image/1659563/6019583)
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Good for you Beast and Trent!
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Eazy PC Zenith board sold! Up to $65 let's keep going!
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Good for you Beast and Trent!
Nope, all the thanks goes to Trent. I was looking for a cheap Model M, the money going to charity is just a cherry on the top
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And we welcome another spring buckler into the world. Congrats!
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And we welcome another spring buckler into the world. Congrats!
Already have an SSK, I wanted this one to mod into a 60%
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Jdcarpe buy the FK-8000! You know you want it! It just needs a well charged 3V battery (CMOS battery) the one that is in there is a little dim.
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You wouldn't happen to ship internationally, would you?
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If only it was the 9000...
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You wouldn't happen to ship internationally, would you?
What are you interested in buying?
If only it was the 9000...
tipo33 sold me his and I am clinging onto that for dear life. Although it is missing the battery cover and I haven't seen if it works or not. The programmable keys work like a charm though...
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The Dell AT101W.
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The Dell AT101W.
PM'd
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Zenith was purchased and donation was made / confirmed. Thanks for the quick turn around.
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Good on ya, Trent :)
*runs off to cry over the IBM model M*
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Good on ya, Trent :)
*runs off to cry over the IBM model M*
I have many others!!! I didn't expect this sale to progress so fast, I have a couple others to list, but I'll find another Model M for you!
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Good on ya, Trent :)
*runs off to cry over the IBM model M*
I have many others!!! I didn't expect this sale to progress so fast, I have a couple others to list, but I'll find another Model M for you!
There's a problem, postage will probably be like $50.
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Salivating over the FK-2001. Some of my first "good" boards were abused 2001s bought from my local college's computer graveyard. Message Sent
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Good on ya, Trent :)
*runs off to cry over the IBM model M*
I have many others!!! I didn't expect this sale to progress so fast, I have a couple others to list, but I'll find another Model M for you!
There's a problem, postage will probably be like $50.
Just remember, all $ is going to hurricane sandy relief :)
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Good on ya, Trent :)
*runs off to cry over the IBM model M*
I have many others!!! I didn't expect this sale to progress so fast, I have a couple others to list, but I'll find another Model M for you!
There's a problem, postage will probably be like $50.
Just remember, all $ is going to hurricane sandy relief :)
While I realise this, I'm only a student on a limited amount of money, so I can't be throwing like hundreds or that around ;)
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awesome trent is awesome
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Calculator is nice!!!
Will be jellly to whoever gets those!
What a good thing to do Trent!
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Oh man.. Just went for driving lessons and when I'm back I missed a good deal.. Any more IBM model m :'(?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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If the price is right, I want to see about one as well :p Ebay lately had been stupidly stupid with them.
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If the price is right, I want to see about one as well :p Ebay lately had been stupidly stupid with them.
Let MissMurd3r84 have it if there's an extra;you came here first anyway:)
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Whoever snagged that Dell AT101W got a good deal!
If any of you are on the fence about that Zenith don't be. It's build quality is easily equal to an IBM Model F or M (if not exceeding the IBM build quality). The ZKB2 is one of my favorite boards.
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Whoever snagged that Dell AT101W got a good deal!
If any of you are on the fence about that Zenith don't be. It's build quality is easily equal to an IBM Model F or M (if not exceeding the IBM build quality). The ZKB2 is one of my favorite boards.
Yeah it is one of my favorites, but living where I do I just can't warrant owning as many boards as I do. The yellow alps are just like mx reds in my opinion, and now that I removed the annoying buzzer there aren't any annoying beeps when you type haha.
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Whoever snagged that Dell AT101W got a good deal!
If any of you are on the fence about that Zenith don't be. It's build quality is easily equal to an IBM Model F or M (if not exceeding the IBM build quality). The ZKB2 is one of my favorite boards.
Yeah it is one of my favorites, but living where I do I just can't warrant owning as many boards as I do. The yellow alps are just like mx reds in my opinion, and now that I removed the annoying buzzer there aren't any annoying beeps when you type haha.
don't tempt me. I'vebeen looking for a quality alps board. I heard though that once you take it apart it is practicaly impossible to get it back together.
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FK-8000 SOLD
FK-2001 SOLD
Now up to $170 in donations, keep them coming, I have more items to list too!
I pulled it apart just fine, un-soldered the buzzer and put it back together just fine. It's the only ALPS board I've seen that weighs as much as a Model M.
Besides you can do local pickup so I don't have to go to the post office :)
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Whoever snagged that Dell AT101W got a good deal!
If any of you are on the fence about that Zenith don't be. It's build quality is easily equal to an IBM Model F or M (if not exceeding the IBM build quality). The ZKB2 is one of my favorite boards.
Yeah it is one of my favorites, but living where I do I just can't warrant owning as many boards as I do. The yellow alps are just like mx reds in my opinion, and now that I removed the annoying buzzer there aren't any annoying beeps when you type haha.
don't tempt me. I'vebeen looking for a quality alps board. I heard though that once you take it apart it is practicaly impossible to get it back together.
Nope...they are very very easy to disassemble/reassemble. Trent, did you try the alt + tilde key combo to turn the buzzer on and off? In my ZKB2-AT that key combination disables/enables the buzzer.
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Nope, didn't know about that trick... I did the same thing that SmallFry did: un-soldered the buzzer.
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I'm the one who got the Dell AT101W.
Anyway, just passing by to say Trent is a truly awesome guy. The donations even seem to be including the shipping price we're paying. Be proud of what you're doing, bro, there aren't many people willing to do the same nowadays.
(http://i.imgur.com/J7sMn.png)
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Texted about the beepy zenith board.
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Texted about the beepy zenith board.
Zenith reserved for your crazy Russian self.
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Texted about the beepy zenith board.
Nice score Ski. Wish I could get my Green ALPS board to work.
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Texted about the beepy zenith board.
Nice score Ski. Wish I could get my Green ALPS board to work.
Thanks. I've been on a real ALPS kick recently. Can't wait to put the new Matias switch in my Filco Zero. And I've been using my AEKI more andmore...
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I want that Zero...>:(
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Two boards left, lets get the rest sold and I'll list more!
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I want that Zero...>:(
I paid way too much for it. You are more than welcome to hack away at it at Midwest Meetup II :)
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Let's get this sale finished off! Cmon people!
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Cmon people let's do this!
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Last try, let's sell these last two boards!
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Just as a followup, the 2001 arrived today. Looks nice, well packed, but I'm gonna tear it apart first (swap in a Soarer adapter from a dying terminal board) before giving it a real workout.