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Title: IBM Model M 1390120 $65 BIN
Post by: Daspartic on Tue, 01 July 2014, 14:56:21
An '87 Model M 1390120 in good condition for $65, pretty good price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Genuine-IBM-PS-2-Mechanical-Clicky-Keyboard-Model-M-1390120-JAN-1987-/261503551760?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item3ce2d38910
Title: Re: IBM Model M 1390120 $65 BIN
Post by: Pacifist on Tue, 01 July 2014, 14:58:01
why can't sellers use flat rate >:D
Title: Re: IBM Model M 1390120 $65 BIN
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 01 July 2014, 15:21:18
Quote from: Pacifist on Tue, 01 July 2014, 14:58:01
why can't sellers use flat rate >:D

the $16.25 expedited shipping looks a lot like flatrate to me.
Title: Re: IBM Model M 1390120 $65 BIN
Post by: Pacifist on Tue, 01 July 2014, 15:23:02
Quote from: dorkvader on Tue, 01 July 2014, 15:21:18
Quote from: Pacifist on Tue, 01 July 2014, 14:58:01
why can't sellers use flat rate >:D

the $16.25 expedited shipping looks a lot like flatrate to me.

US $43.60
United States
Expedited Shipping (USPS Priority Mail®)
Estimated between Mon. Jul. 7 and Wed. Jul. 9
US $21.38
United States
Economy Shipping (USPS Parcel Select®)

My rates, because its across the country.
Title: Re: IBM Model M 1390120 $65 BIN
Post by: 1391406 on Thu, 03 July 2014, 09:52:20
Apparently it'll fit in a Large Flat Rate Board Game box, and since this is being sold by someone who sells a lot of keyboards, it would probably behoove him to order some online.
Title: Re: IBM Model M 1390120 $65 BIN
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 03 July 2014, 13:06:14
Once I ordered 2 Ms from the same seller, and he put both in one gameboard box.
Title: Re: IBM Model M 1390120 $65 BIN
Post by: Vanilla on Thu, 03 July 2014, 14:46:07
Ouch that shipping cost... :/
I won one for a dollar more shipped to my door awhile back.
Title: Re: IBM Model M 1390120 $65 BIN
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 03 July 2014, 16:28:38
Quote from: Vanilla on Thu, 03 July 2014, 14:46:07
Ouch that shipping cost... :/
I won one for a dollar more shipped to my door awhile back.
The last one I got on eBay was for $25 shipped, but it has the "barcode" label instead.

Shipping cost is only high if you live far away. It's crazy but true.

Did anyone here win?

Edit: My tounge was planted firmly in cheek when I said that it's crazy that distance matters with shipping. I should have re-worded that to make it more clear :P
Title: Re: IBM Model M 1390120 $65 BIN
Post by: fohat.digs on Thu, 03 July 2014, 17:14:52
Quote from: dorkvader on Thu, 03 July 2014, 16:28:38

Shipping cost is only high if you live far away. It's crazy but true.


Not crazy at all. Have you driven 2000 miles lately and bought several tanks of gas?

For small keyboards, packing in neat little boxes is fine, but ancient IBM iron usually ships cheaper at flat rate.

You have to learn the ins and outs of all the carriers' voodoo calculations. I shipped a moderately large box to California recently via UPS cheaper than the PO rate, I was a bit surprised. I understand that FedEx has an ebay-related rate that is very good, but FedEx is rather inconvenient for me.
Title: Re: IBM Model M 1390120 $65 BIN
Post by: Vanilla on Thu, 03 July 2014, 18:28:05
Yeah I've usually had most of my vintage keyboards shipped to me via fedex or UPS ground.