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Title: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: Pacifist on Tue, 15 April 2014, 17:30:44
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-60-IBM-clicky-Model-M-terminal-keyboards-AS-IS-for-partsrepair-only-/191133098986
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 15 April 2014, 17:37:07
Doesn't ship to Australia - shipping cost would kill this anyway :))

Ah, what I would like to do with a collection like this ...
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: hwood34 on Tue, 15 April 2014, 17:49:18
If only sellers would take the time to split these apart. Even with freight shipping that's less than $10 a board.
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 15 April 2014, 18:20:41
The seller has a few bulk lots of old hardware - it would probably be way too much effort to separate them and list everything individually.
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: jakkdl on Tue, 15 April 2014, 18:23:26
This looks perfect for a group buy or similar
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 15 April 2014, 18:31:51
Quote from: jakkdl on Tue, 15 April 2014, 18:23:26
This looks perfect for a group buy or similar

Mmmmmm except that the condition and model of the keyboards varies considerably.
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 15 April 2014, 23:17:05
am i confused? I thought pacifist had posted this already?
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 15 April 2014, 23:37:55
Quote from: berserkfan on Tue, 15 April 2014, 23:17:05
am i confused? I thought pacifist had posted this already?

He posted two separate auctions by the same seller.
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: Grr8 on Wed, 16 April 2014, 13:31:32
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 15 April 2014, 17:37:07
Doesn't ship to Australia - shipping cost would kill this anyway :))

Ah, what I would like to do with a collection like this ...

Sit on them like Smaug and his pile of gold? :-)

(ps: If you want an M122 terminal let me know - I have a few in Brisbane)
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: riotonthebay on Tue, 22 April 2014, 10:26:40
6 hours left and no bids yet…
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: E TwentyNine on Tue, 22 April 2014, 10:35:10
This seller has sold individual boards that are in working condition for about $50 a pop and has more individual listings up recently.

I think both of these auctions are full junk with not a single working keyboard among them.

If the keyboard was working he would have listed it individually.
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: strafe on Tue, 22 April 2014, 19:44:28
Ended up going for $99, surely you could strip the keyboards for parts and turn a profit at the price!
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 23 April 2014, 05:23:30
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Tue, 22 April 2014, 10:35:10
This seller has sold individual boards that are in working condition for about $50 a pop and has more individual listings up recently.

I think both of these auctions are full junk with not a single working keyboard among them.

If the keyboard was working he would have listed it individually.

The listing said "This is a lot of keyboards we were unable to test as we did not have a compatible connector." so maybe they did work, but was AT or PS/2 or cable-less.
Title: Re: 60 Terminal Ms
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 23 April 2014, 07:39:13
Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 23 April 2014, 05:23:30
The listing said "This is a lot of keyboards we were unable to test as we did not have a compatible connector." so maybe they did work, but was AT or PS/2 or cable-less.
I bet most / all are terminal boards.