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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Rule16 on Mon, 20 May 2013, 10:03:05

Title: IBM MODEL F XT - US EBAY
Post by: Rule16 on Mon, 20 May 2013, 10:03:05

Starting price is $71
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=281106784876&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=57315100483

Title: Re: IBM MODEL F AT - US EBAY
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 20 May 2013, 10:24:17

That is an F XT

I have not been watching these too closely, but I would guess that they are selling in the $50 range.

Title: Re: IBM MODEL F AT - US EBAY
Post by: Rule16 on Mon, 20 May 2013, 10:54:13

Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 20 May 2013, 10:24:17

That is an F XT

I have not been watching these too closely, but I would guess that they are selling in the $50 range.

Ah sorry, so not such a good deal then?

Title: Re: IBM MODEL F XT - US EBAY
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 20 May 2013, 11:12:42

Looks like a nice enough board, but it will require some work.

A Teensy will cost you about $22 shipped (US) and that will take a bit of wiring.

The Model F XT is a great-feeling board but the layout is dreadful. If you are picky about appearance, the plastic on the Model Fs is harder and more brittle than on the Ms, and there is a shiny substrate with a separate "pebbled" layer on top. The seller refers to "paint peeling" at the corners, but it is actually delamination or spalling.

Until recently (and I have not tracked prices in the last year or so), these could usually be bought for $20-40 + shipping.

Unless you know what it is and want to make a project out of it, I would say "pass" unless it was practically free.

Title: Re: IBM MODEL F XT - US EBAY
Post by: bazemk1979 on Mon, 20 May 2013, 12:25:03

I bought mein for that price NIB, and was from some Guttenberg company..... not sure about the name though but was something like that.

Title: Re: IBM MODEL F XT - US EBAY
Post by: khaangaaroo on Mon, 20 May 2013, 16:21:37

I got mine for $40 on ebay. The layout is bad, but if you teensy it, you can remap it however you want. I swap ctrl and alt, make the key left of Z into shift, and the ~ into enter, and I have no problems enjoying this board :)

Title: Re: IBM MODEL F XT - US EBAY
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 20 May 2013, 17:39:29

Holy Mackerel !

I just saw one of these, untested, as-is, sell on ebay over $70 with 10 bids !

Half that would have seemed to be a good price. I have 2 of them dis-assembled  - I need to put them back together pronto if they are drawing this kind of price!

Title: Re: IBM MODEL F XT - US EBAY
Post by: Rule16 on Mon, 20 May 2013, 19:48:36

Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 20 May 2013, 17:39:29

Holy Mackerel !

I just saw one of these, untested, as-is, sell on ebay over $70 with 10 bids !

Half that would have seemed to be a good price. I have 2 of them dis-assembled  - I need to put them back together pronto if they are drawing this kind of price!

Looks like the guy selling his for $250 might get it sold afterall...