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Title: Worth buying?
Post by: vils on Sun, 21 June 2009, 15:49:02

After almost a year of trawling flea markets and such, I'm beginning to loose hope about finding a cheap Model M.
But I have found this:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/3647423797_bf205ca486_o.jpg)
For around $76 it's mine.
It seems to be in good condition and I don't have to pay for that cross-atlantic shipping.
Is the price reasonable?

Title: Worth buying?
Post by: cchan on Sun, 21 June 2009, 16:00:00

$76 is in NIB Model M territory this side of the Big Pond. I've seen them go for £20ish on ebay UK iirc.

Title: Worth buying?
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 21 June 2009, 16:03:06

from what i've seen the M's are in general higher priced in europe. In the US you can get decent ones for as low as $20 on ebay, but not so in europe apparently.

Title: Worth buying?
Post by: ch_123 on Sun, 21 June 2009, 16:10:35

If that figure includes shipping then yeah, it's a pretty good price for an ISO layout Model M. The 1411 is the Swedish model isnt it?

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I've seen them go for £20ish on ebay UK iirc.

Most of the ones I've seen go for about 50 pounds sterling, that's for a non-NIB black label one. I see some of the later ones going for reasonably cheap though.

Title: Worth buying?
Post by: vils on Sun, 21 June 2009, 16:28:51

Hmmm, just a couple of years ago, before i realized how great they were, you could find M's in every flea-market/garage sale for next to nothing. Now they are nowhere to find.
I think they are belived to be unsellable and just thrown away.
I'll try to lower the price, or maybe buy a dutch one.

Title: Worth buying?
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 21 June 2009, 16:31:15

on the other hand, if its clean and the seller is reputable, thats worth a bit of a surcharge.

Title: Worth buying?
Post by: IBI on Sun, 21 June 2009, 18:54:53

Quote from: ch_123;98202

I see some of the later ones going for reasonably cheap though.

Are the later ones any less well build then the older ones? Unlike the US ones they're still manufactured by IBM and have the removable cable.

Title: Worth buying?
Post by: cchan on Sun, 21 June 2009, 20:32:32

Quote from: webwit;98204

A Compaq 11800 will cost you 15 euro here. A Cherry G84-4400 around 20. A used Logishmech MX Revolution: 35 to 40 euro.

ML4400 about 20€? I'm jealous.

Title: Worth buying?
Post by: lowpoly on Mon, 22 June 2009, 02:22:28

I bought Model Ms for Euro 1,- on ebay. Scanning for mis-labeled auctions does work.

Maybe put a WTB ad here in classifieds.