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Title: $10 Israeli Model M shipped for the low low price of $110!
Post by: RoflCopter4 on Mon, 17 November 2014, 23:41:58
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vintage-IBM-1378710-Model-M-Clicky-PS-2-Keyboard-Working-Good-Hebrew-English/121486417015?

I feel that this particular sale does little to counter certain Jewish stereotypes, to say the least.
Title: Re: $10 Israeli Model M shipped for the low low price of $110!
Post by: fanpeople on Mon, 17 November 2014, 23:46:52
And if the shipping wasn't over $100 US to Australia I would have a Jewish model M to go with the Arabic/english keyboard on my laptop... dam
Title: Re: $10 Israeli Model M shipped for the low low price of $110!
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 17 November 2014, 23:47:32
To play on more Jewish stereotypes:

$120 shipped is nothing to your average Goldman Sachs banker, so why begrudge their indulgences?
Title: Re: $10 Israeli Model M shipped for the low low price of $110!
Post by: fanpeople on Tue, 18 November 2014, 00:09:33
Quote from: berserkfan on Mon, 17 November 2014, 23:47:32
To play on more Jewish stereotypes:

$120 shipped is nothing to your average Goldman Sachs banker, so why begrudge their indulgences?

I doubt a Goldman Sachs banker uses a grubby old Model M

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Title: Re: $10 Israeli Model M shipped for the low low price of $110!
Post by: MGH on Tue, 18 November 2014, 00:34:32
Quote from: fanpeople on Tue, 18 November 2014, 00:09:33
Quote from: berserkfan on Mon, 17 November 2014, 23:47:32
To play on more Jewish stereotypes:

$120 shipped is nothing to your average Goldman Sachs banker, so why begrudge their indulgences?

I doubt a Goldman Sachs banker uses a grubby old Model M

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What keyboard is that?!?
Title: Re: $10 Israeli Model M shipped for the low low price of $110!
Post by: Karura on Tue, 18 November 2014, 00:35:37
Quote from: MGH on Tue, 18 November 2014, 00:34:32
Quote from: fanpeople on Tue, 18 November 2014, 00:09:33
Quote from: berserkfan on Mon, 17 November 2014, 23:47:32
To play on more Jewish stereotypes:

$120 shipped is nothing to your average Goldman Sachs banker, so why begrudge their indulgences?

I doubt a Goldman Sachs banker uses a grubby old Model M

(Attachment Link)
What keyboard is that?!?

No idea, but it has Chinese on it! Gotta be the Chinese Gangster Special.
Title: Re: $10 Israeli Model M shipped for the low low price of $110!
Post by: jwaz on Tue, 18 November 2014, 00:38:20
It's one of the special edition HHKB lites.
Title: Re: $10 Israeli Model M shipped for the low low price of $110!
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 18 November 2014, 04:24:37
Quote from: Karura on Tue, 18 November 2014, 00:35:37
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No idea, but it has Chinese on it! Gotta be the Chinese Gangster Special.

It has BS on the top right hand key. That is probably what this is.
Title: Re: $10 Israeli Model M shipped for the low low price of $110!
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 18 November 2014, 10:30:49
Quote from: berserkfan on Tue, 18 November 2014, 04:24:37
Quote from: Karura on Tue, 18 November 2014, 00:35:37
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No idea, but it has Chinese on it! Gotta be the Chinese Gangster Special.

It has BS on the top right hand key. That is probably what this is.

I cant read the characters in the upper right but that's definitely the gold-plated HHKB lite Japanese layout (as jwaz said). I don't know of many Chinese keyboards with a dedicated button for "kana".

as far as "bs" its supposed to be decent for a rubber dome.

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More on topic to the item at hand, there's this guy in israel who has been selling or trying to sell hebrew-layout keyboards for a while now. I didn't get a chance to look at the auction but based on the price and shipping I bet its the same guy just relisting it again. If its the one im thinking of its been up for over half a year.