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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: nubbinator on Sat, 22 February 2014, 01:11:27

Title: Which one of you did this?
Post by: nubbinator on Sat, 22 February 2014, 01:11:27

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TA-Adler-Royal-meteor-II-electric-typewriter-without-keycaps-/201039066380?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ecedcb50c

And why would you be "that guy" instead of popping off the switches and selling them cheap or giving them to people in the community to experiment with.  MY may have a stigma, but early MY switches really aren't all that bad. 

Title: Re: Which one of you did this?
Post by: Michael on Sat, 22 February 2014, 01:18:04

Much sad. wow.

Title: Re: Which one of you did this?
Post by: mickyman on Mon, 24 February 2014, 08:33:54

Any idea what the keys could have looked like?

Title: Re: Which one of you did this?
Post by: Hyde on Mon, 24 February 2014, 09:23:33

I don't know why, but somehow this reminds me of shark hunting only for shark fins.

>____>

Title: Re: Which one of you did this?
Post by: SneakyRobb on Mon, 24 February 2014, 11:41:54

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TA-Adler-Royal-meteor-II-electric-typewriter-keycaps-only-/201035220008?nma=true&si=a7qRG27Hnxy%252F%252Fsi2pTfVnc0RUQc%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

This appears to be an earlier listing of the same item. it is the same seller. Obviously someone contacted him for keycaps or he removed them himself.
Wait this actually says keycaps only, so I guess the seller is responsible

Title: Re: Which one of you did this?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 24 February 2014, 11:44:36

It was Professor Plum in the kitchen with a candlestick.

Title: Re: Which one of you did this?
Post by: nubbinator on Mon, 24 February 2014, 12:02:54

That bastard!

Title: Re: Which one of you did this?
Post by: eth0s on Mon, 24 February 2014, 12:15:24

Quote from: SneakyRobb on Mon, 24 February 2014, 11:41:54

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TA-Adler-Royal-meteor-II-electric-typewriter-keycaps-only-/201035220008?nma=true&si=a7qRG27Hnxy%252F%252Fsi2pTfVnc0RUQc%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

This appears to be an earlier listing of the same item. it is the same seller. Obviously someone contacted him for keycaps or he removed them himself.
Wait this actually says keycaps only, so I guess the seller is responsible

^ YES!  I was about to say that this is what happened:  one of you jackasses asked the jackass seller to strip off the keycaps and sell them, and the seller did.  Like a jackass would.  FYI:  I was an amateur teenage detective back in High School, so I can say for sure this is what happened, using my finely honed detective skills and powers of deductive reasoning.  (Actually, I used abductive reasoning, since I drew a conclusion based upon the available evidence.)  Anyway, they wrote some books about me and my teenage exploits, but they changed my name to Nancy Drew in the books, because they wouldn't pay me my royalties.   

Title: Re: Which one of you did this?
Post by: nubbinator on Mon, 24 February 2014, 12:32:09

Psh, Three Investigators or GTFO.