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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: dante on Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:12:29

Title: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: dante on Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:12:29
I picked up one of these (http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/forward_pb.html) today for 99 cents.  :p

White Clicky Alps and what appears to be Double Shot keycaps.  :eek:

Other than that all I found were dirty Chinese Dell Quietkeys and random other domes.

Any other success stories out there?  Still waiting for the day I find a 99 cent SSK.
Title: Re: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: exitfire401 on Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:14:05
I picked up one of these (http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/forward_pb.html) today for 99 cents.  :p

White Clicky Alps and what appears to be Double Shot keycaps.  :eek:

Other than that all I found were dirty Chinese Dell Quietkeys and random other domes.

Any other success stories out there?  Still waiting for the day I find a 99 cent SSK.

Great find! Loving how vibrant those caps are (although I'm guessing yours are a little more worn/yellowed). Enjoy it!
Title: Re: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: FoxWolf1 on Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:21:23
I got both my Das and my 6323 at Goodwill. The 6323 is a dome, so I guess that kinda makes sense, but as for the Das, all that I can imagine is that someone couldn't handle the blanks...
Title: Re: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: dante on Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:31:18
Great find! Loving how vibrant those caps are (although I'm guessing yours are a little more worn/yellowed). Enjoy it!

Mine was actually in much better shape - very clean!  Also very, very heavy.  Going off just feel I'd say it weighs just as much as a Model M.  Probably the heaviest Alps board I've held.
Title: Re: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: absyrd on Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:33:52
Any other success stories out there? 

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=56814.0
Title: Re: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: jonathanyu on Sun, 05 October 2014, 15:04:50
 :'( why i never find good stuff there
Title: Re: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 05 October 2014, 16:57:58
I suppose that it goes by regions.

Goodwill of North Georgia Region is prohibited from selling any computer gear.

A manager told me that it was due to pressure from legit computer stores who did not want competition.
Title: Re: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: HPE1000 on Sun, 05 October 2014, 17:00:11
I suppose that it goes by regions.

Goodwill of North Georgia Region is prohibited from selling any computer gear.

A manager told me that it was due to pressure from legit computer stores who did not want competition.
Ditto, my local place doesn't take any computer gear as well :/
Title: Re: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: jonathanyu on Sun, 05 October 2014, 17:16:57
I suppose that it goes by regions.

Goodwill of North Georgia Region is prohibited from selling any computer gear.

A manager told me that it was due to pressure from legit computer stores who did not want competition.

The goodwill in bay area usually have little computer gear, but i have only seen rubber dome board  :-\

Title: Re: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: Puddsy on Sun, 05 October 2014, 17:19:38
The Goodwill stores near me sell keyboards and old PCs all the time

I saw a floppy port the other day
Title: Re: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 05 October 2014, 17:57:52
I have no idea what the similar stores in Australia do, but I am yet to see any computer equipment for sale in any of them.
Title: Re: Goodwill is awesome
Post by: wes1099 on Sun, 05 October 2014, 19:57:09
I have quite a few thrift stores around me. I should go look in them sometime.