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Title: Want a cherry board made out od cherry?
Post by: Lain1911 on Sat, 24 May 2014, 16:03:36
Interesting to look at. Makes me want to build something, just not buy something.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Made-W-Oak-Wood-Keyboard-Cherry-Mechanical-MX-/130328223814?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1e582ae046
Title: Re: Want a cherry board made out od cherry?
Post by: Pacifist on Sat, 24 May 2014, 16:11:51
ew fatass enter
Title: Re: Want a cherry board made out od cherry?
Post by: fohat.digs on Sat, 24 May 2014, 16:18:04
Whenever these wooden keyboard threads come up, I start thinking about a steampunk Model F in copper and hammered black.
Title: Re: Want a cherry board made out od cherry?
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 25 May 2014, 02:20:22
Quote from: Lain1911 on Sat, 24 May 2014, 16:03:36
Interesting to look at. Makes me want to build something, just not buy something.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Made-W-Oak-Wood-Keyboard-Cherry-Mechanical-MX-/130328223814?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1e582ae046

May I respectfully point out that this seller has 1408 feedback, 92.3% positive.
Title: Re: Want a cherry board made out od cherry?
Post by: Elrick on Mon, 26 May 2014, 21:03:09
Quote from: berserkfan on Sun, 25 May 2014, 02:20:22
May I respectfully point out that this seller has 1408 feedback, 92.3% positive.

So true, never deal with sellers with a low feedback score because it will always come home to bite you when dealing with them  ::) .
Title: Re: Want a cherry board made out od cherry?
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 27 May 2014, 01:02:33
Quote from: Elrick on Mon, 26 May 2014, 21:03:09
Quote from: berserkfan on Sun, 25 May 2014, 02:20:22
May I respectfully point out that this seller has 1408 feedback, 92.3% positive.

So true, never deal with sellers with a low feedback score because it will always come home to bite you when dealing with them  ::) .

As someone who has been bitten more than once, I can say that the temptation isn't worth it.

Anything under 99% positive feedback or 25 positives, you really need to resist temptation to buy. Too often I have been suckered because a fairly new seller or a seller with 98% positive feedback offered something interesting or nice.

The risk is NOT worth it.
Title: Re: Want a cherry board made out od cherry?
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 27 May 2014, 07:32:34
Good thing I did not know this when I started.

My first dozen buyers got some really great deals and I had a lot to sell, so that was all behind me very quickly. My first hundred sales came in less than a month, but I was in a selling frenzy.

But, to address this issue, the best way to start out, today, would be to make a lot of small purchases. There are a lot of sellers, especially Chinese sellers, in my experience, who post positive feedback immediately after you pay them.