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Title: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: sublime on Mon, 27 January 2014, 13:34:08
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161209376382?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

It's already up to $89... why are people bidding when there's almost a full week left?!
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Michael on Mon, 27 January 2014, 13:35:09
why are people bidding when there's almost a full week left?!


You must be new here.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: sublime on Mon, 27 January 2014, 13:35:47
why are people bidding when there's almost a full week left?!


You must be new here.

Judging by my post count I am  ;)
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 27 January 2014, 13:40:12
wow someone wants it bad

same seller has some other goodies to
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: litster on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:12:04
I didn't know these are rare and hard to get.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:12:32
I didn't know these are rare and hard to get.

So your saying you've got one I can buy? :D
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: VesperSAINT on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:46:43
Lol. Knew this would pop up sooner or later on great finds.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:48:04
Such a beautiful keyboard! Wish I had extra funds right now.. :(
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:50:51
wow someone wants it bad

same seller has some other goodies to

I want that Nikon Flashhhh ;o
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: tjcaustin on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:51:41
Bid early bid high
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:53:07
Bid early bid high

yeah.. People are so STUPID. I always bid in the last 5 minutes. BUT there are 35 people who bid for 7 days straighttttttttttttttttt making it way higher for them if they're going to buy.... *facepalm*
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Candyflip on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:55:19
Bid early bid high

yeah.. People are so STUPID. I always bid in the last 5 minutes. BUT there are 35 people who bid for 7 days straighttttttttttttttttt making it way higher for them if they're going to buy.... *facepalm*
And then there are always those sellers bidding with second account.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:56:29
Bid early bid high

yeah.. People are so STUPID. I always bid in the last 5 minutes. BUT there are 35 people who bid for 7 days straighttttttttttttttttt making it way higher for them if they're going to buy.... *facepalm*
And then there are always those sellers bidding with second account.

:eek:

well I ran it up to $150 and it kept going...so.......
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Pacifist on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:57:12
we should just place bets on how high items posted to great finds go
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Candyflip on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:58:09
Bid early bid high

yeah.. People are so STUPID. I always bid in the last 5 minutes. BUT there are 35 people who bid for 7 days straighttttttttttttttttt making it way higher for them if they're going to buy.... *facepalm*
And then there are always those sellers bidding with second account.

:eek:

well I ran it up to $150 and it kept going...so.......
I can't say anything about this seller but there have been many on ebay these days.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: esoomenona on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:58:12
eBay won't let me cancel my bid. That's extortion.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Ranma13 on Mon, 27 January 2014, 14:59:43
They were discontinued and are beyond hard to find; basically impossible at this point unless someone is willing to let go of theirs (like me).

And yes, I'm the seller :P. I bought the tenkeypad on elitekeyboards.com just in case I ever needed one, but I never did, and I need money more than I need a tenkeypad I'll never use.

And as SpAmRaY mentioned, I'm also selling a Filco Majestouch 2 Cherry Red and a Neo87. The Filco was purchased through keyboardco.com and the Neo87 through eBay, but I realized that I don't really like Cherry Reds.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: tjcaustin on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:00:50
eBay won't let me cancel my bid. That's extortion.

Stop extorting eBay with these baseless accusations.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:02:24
They were discontinued and are beyond hard to find; basically impossible at this point unless someone is willing to let go of theirs (like me).

And yes, I'm the seller :P. I bought the tenkeypad on elitekeyboards.com just in case I ever needed one, but I never did, and I need money more than I need a tenkeypad I'll never use.

And as SpAmRaY mentioned, I'm also selling a Filco Majestouch 2 Cherry Red and a Neo87. The Filco was purchased through keyboardco.com and the Neo87 through eBay, but I realized that I don't really like Cherry Reds.

I figured you were a geekhacker!! GLWS!
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Ranma13 on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:02:34
Quote from: Candyflip
I can't say anything about this seller but there have been many on ebay these days.

I can assure you that I don't have a second account bidding on the tenkeypad, or any of my other auctions.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:08:48
Bid early bid high

yeah.. People are so STUPID. I always bid in the last 5 minutes. BUT there are 35 people who bid for 7 days straighttttttttttttttttt making it way higher for them if they're going to buy.... *facepalm*
And then there are always those sellers bidding with second account.

:eek:

well I ran it up to $150 and it kept going...so.......

Sorry let me rephrase. It is smarter to bid the last day. :) <3

Bid early bid high

yeah.. People are so STUPID. I always bid in the last 5 minutes. BUT there are 35 people who bid for 7 days straighttttttttttttttttt making it way higher for them if they're going to buy.... *facepalm*
And then there are always those sellers bidding with second account.

Oh man that stinks if people do that.. ;o

They were discontinued and are beyond hard to find; basically impossible at this point unless someone is willing to let go of theirs (like me).

And yes, I'm the seller :P. I bought the tenkeypad on elitekeyboards.com just in case I ever needed one, but I never did, and I need money more than I need a tenkeypad I'll never use.

And as SpAmRaY mentioned, I'm also selling a Filco Majestouch 2 Cherry Red and a Neo87. The Filco was purchased through keyboardco.com and the Neo87 through eBay, but I realized that I don't really like Cherry Reds.

Awesome, it is a beautiful keyboard! Nice Nikon Flash as well! :) GLWS
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Candyflip on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:09:36
Quote from: Candyflip
I can't say anything about this seller but there have been many on ebay these days.

I can assure you that I don't have a second account bidding on the tenkeypad, or any of my other auctions.
Never said that you do have, was talking about shill bids that sometimes are more than obvious and it happens to see the same exact item re-listed a week after it has been "sold". I know that this numpad is discontinued and how far the price can go for it. GLWA  :thumb:

Edit: Especially the 23UB seems to have more demand over the 23U (white one).
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Ranma13 on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:21:16
Yeah, EK sold out quite quickly on the 23UB, but they had the 23U in stock for quite a while and it was only discontinued recently.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: litster on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:36:11
I didn't know these are rare and hard to get.

So your saying you've got one I can buy? :D

No, I don't actually have one.  I am surprised because most Topre 87U keyboards have gone down in price.  I didn't know these were discontinued.  Good luck to Ranma13!  It pays to buy anything and everything keyboard related items.  You never know how expensive something can get in a year or two.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: PointyFox on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:37:44
Why's this already at the cost of a used full-sized Realforce?
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:39:33
Why's this already at the cost of a used full-sized Realforce?

Because they do not make this model any longer. Discontinued, Forever.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:41:54
Why's this already at the cost of a used full-sized Realforce?

Because they do not make this model any longer. Discontinued, Forever.

Still rumors about a new one coming soon though so we might have some hope!
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Ranma13 on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:44:43
Rumors of a new one? Do tell!
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: kmiller8 on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:45:18
The new 24U/UB will use the new MX compatible topre stems
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Ranma13 on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:49:33
:O Any idea if it's still Topre capacitive switches? Or are they moving over to Cherry switches?
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:49:44
Why's this already at the cost of a used full-sized Realforce?

Because they do not make this model any longer. Discontinued, Forever.

Still rumors about a new one coming soon though so we might have some hope!

Oh man, thatd be awesome!
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Thechemist on Mon, 27 January 2014, 15:52:24


No, he's talking about just a new stem design that accepts MX keycaps like the upcoming CM Novatouch A.K.A Realforce killer (http://www.busanation.com/forum/images/smilies/1.gif)

(http://www.custompcreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/coolermaster-ces-2014-gaming-peripherals-custom-pc-review-5.jpg)
(http://i40.tinypic.com/157dndd.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/lSRg709.jpg)
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Elrick on Mon, 27 January 2014, 16:59:26

No, he's talking about just a new stem design that accepts MX switches like the upcoming CM Novatouch A.K.A Realforce killer
Show Image
(http://www.busanation.com/forum/images/smilies/1.gif)



I like that "Realforce Killer" someone should use that as their profile here on GH  :thumb: .
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Michael on Mon, 27 January 2014, 17:02:39


No, he's talking about just a new stem design that accepts MX switches key caps


ftfy
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Wildcard on Mon, 27 January 2014, 17:16:48
Why's this already at the cost of a used full-sized Realforce?

Because they do not make this model any longer. Discontinued, Forever.

You can still order it but the MOQ is really high now.

New Topre keypad coming soon, we'll just have to wait and see :)
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: sublime on Mon, 27 January 2014, 17:36:13
Well if this new Topre keypad comes true I'd finally have a place for all my novelty keys without having to add them to my main keyboard.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Thechemist on Mon, 27 January 2014, 17:41:35


No, he's talking about just a new stem design that accepts MX switches key caps


ftfy

Thanks, I just noticed that  :p
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Michael on Sun, 02 February 2014, 19:38:27
Everyone forgot about this. It's gettin crazy up in there.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: bazh on Sun, 02 February 2014, 19:50:39
:O Any idea if it's still Topre capacitive switches? Or are they moving over to Cherry switches?

It's still Topre switch, just have new kind of stem that MX-compatible but I remember they will be exclusive on CM for a ưhile, not sure if I remember right or not
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 02 February 2014, 20:18:52
Everyone forgot about this. It's gettin crazy up in there.

I wish everyone would have forgotten :P
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Belfong on Sun, 02 February 2014, 20:22:21
$250 with 7 minute to go!
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: AKIMbO on Sun, 02 February 2014, 20:30:59
$275! Lol...someone got bid the fugg up.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 02 February 2014, 20:31:31
Yep too rich for my blood.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Michael on Sun, 02 February 2014, 20:32:08
Damn yo.
Title: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Belfong on Sun, 02 February 2014, 20:38:53
Ended! I can't believe it! Us$275. Congrats Ranma13!

Who got it?
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 02 February 2014, 20:40:50
I almost bid $280....:(
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: ComradeSniper on Sun, 02 February 2014, 21:05:10
$275?! That's ridiculous!
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Belfong on Sun, 02 February 2014, 21:07:42
That's like a silver Brobot and a half! I'm still amaze despite spending time in GH and knowing how much people are willing to pay for Clacks. But this.. My eyes just popped out.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 02 February 2014, 21:08:38
The price is high but these are almost turning into unobtanium.

I'd actually use my HHKB if I had one.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: demik on Sun, 02 February 2014, 21:12:20
$275?! That's ridiculous!

No. That's geekhackers.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Michael on Sun, 02 February 2014, 21:13:36


I'd actually use my HHKB if I had one.


thought you had one already?
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 02 February 2014, 21:19:45


I'd actually use my HHKB if I had one.


thought you had one already?

I have a HHKB and an 87u but no numpad :(

Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Amble on Sun, 02 February 2014, 21:29:54
This puts the price of my uber-awesome 104UB-DK into perspective. I think I shall keep it, since it is the best non-custom 104 keyboard in existence imo... it was just so damn expensive.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 02 February 2014, 21:31:25
This puts the price of my uber-awesome 104UB-DK into perspective. I think I shall keep it, since it is the best non-custom 104 keyboard in existence imo... it was just so damn expensive.

If it was 55g I'd have bought it already :D
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Amble on Sun, 02 February 2014, 21:38:14
This puts the price of my uber-awesome 104UB-DK into perspective. I think I shall keep it, since it is the best non-custom 104 keyboard in existence imo... it was just so damn expensive.

If it was 55g I'd have bought it already :D

It is so smooth though, but I like to bottom out... so what ever lets me do it easier I tend to prefer.  I can see why this went up to the price it did, since you never know when another one will pop up.  In my opinion, having one now is better than waiting for one to pop up and stalking the classifieds, which can get tiresome over time.  If you have to pay a $100-$150 more, so be it. Of course, to some, that amount is a drop in the bucket.
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Wildcard on Sun, 02 February 2014, 21:39:52
Dang that was a great find. I do miss my 23u, but it's in good hands now :)
Title: Re: A Wild Realforce 23UB has appeared!
Post by: Ranma13 on Sun, 02 February 2014, 23:00:41
I have to say, I'm quite surprised it went for that high. But I can understand when it's an item that's out of production and has no suitable replacement.

As for who won the auction, I'm not at liberty to say (privacy and all), the winner already paid and it'll be shipping out. Thanks everyone for your interest, and thanks for the exposure by creating this thread, sublime!