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Title: Some sort of spherical standalone keypad. Claims to be "Cherry"
Post by: noxwood on Fri, 26 April 2013, 01:17:10
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cherry-Keypad-B65-1716-b-/290826568312?pt=BI_Control_Systems_PLCs&hash=item43b69d4278
Title: Re: Some sort of spherical standalone keypad. Claims to be "Cherry"
Post by: blueSmoke on Fri, 26 April 2013, 03:39:45
It is a vintage cherry numpad. with that price we can get a new cherry doubleshot keyboard. The ebay sellers have become bolder and bolder. Get any crap and put a high enough price, if sells good laugh to the bank else drop price by 10%. Rinse and repeat.
Title: Re: Some sort of spherical standalone keypad. Claims to be "Cherry"
Post by: AKIMbO on Fri, 26 April 2013, 07:39:43
Wow that's expensive.  Oh well....looks cool though.
Title: Re: Some sort of spherical standalone keypad. Claims to be "Cherry"
Post by: fohat.digs on Fri, 26 April 2013, 09:13:01
Quote from: blueSmoke on Fri, 26 April 2013, 03:39:45
It is a vintage cherry numpad. with that price we can get a new cherry doubleshot keyboard. The ebay sellers have become bolder and bolder. Get any crap and put a high enough price, if sells good laugh to the bank else drop price by 10%. Rinse and repeat.

Price very high, then drop 10% per week, is the best way to ensure that you get the maximum price for your item, unless it happens to spark a bidding war.

ebay wants you to start low in order for buyers to have a shot at bargains, but if you are a seller, you need a totally different mindset.
Title: Re: Some sort of spherical standalone keypad. Claims to be "Cherry"
Post by: ITzNybble on Fri, 26 April 2013, 10:00:34
It reminds me of the keypad they have at the postal sorting facilities to key in zip codes, Not 100% sure on that thought.
Title: Re: Some sort of spherical standalone keypad. Claims to be "Cherry"
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 26 April 2013, 10:07:40
It's a very old probably M7 switch unit. The really old stuff like this is a lot harder to come across especially in fine condition, though it is not really that interesting... and the pcb slot connector make is really difficult to make use of.
Now one that is very interesting an hex programming interface (http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHERRY-B1TZ-3201-PCB-PROGRAMING-KEYBOARD-/160970517530?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257a972c1a), but has an insane pricing LOL...
Title: Re: Some sort of spherical standalone keypad. Claims to be "Cherry"
Post by: ITzNybble on Fri, 26 April 2013, 10:11:05
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 26 April 2013, 10:07:40
It's a very old probably M7 switch unit. The really old stuff like this is a lot harder to come across especially in fine condition, though it is not really that interesting... and the pcb slot connector make is really difficult to make use of.
Now one that is very interesting an hex programming interface (http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHERRY-B1TZ-3201-PCB-PROGRAMING-KEYBOARD-/160970517530?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257a972c1a), but has an insane pricing LOL...

I lean at least 20 things a day here on GH :)
Title: Re: Some sort of spherical standalone keypad. Claims to be "Cherry"
Post by: Peter on Fri, 26 April 2013, 10:52:40
These things are often custom-jobs for CNC-machines costing tens or hundreds of thousands,
so the pricing doesn't necessarily reflect the 'real' value of the components on the PCB ..