Is interesting... even with an ISO enter key.
hmm, let me think about this, but I'm probably down for 1.
Just a thought, what if everything in the universe lined up and we (collectively) put in 1 bid and got them for say $20.00. :DDDDDDD
When people are thinking $20, is that to include shipping?
Another thought would be to see if the seller would just be willing to ship the units individually fully knowing that they are being sold AS-IS in unwarranted condition for the actual cost to the list of buyer's addresses, but not through ebay so he doesn't have to worry about his reputation there. This avoids the problem of reshipping and the cost of shipping them twice. Buyers would have to be more willing to accept what they get by chance though since apparently a healthy portion have been DOA.
Although tempting, I'd be worried that shipping to Australia would make prices silly.
Does anyone have an idea how much it would cost to ship something large and heavy like this to Australia?
Also if it broke, I'd pretty much be stuck with it, or pay for shipping back and forth again.
Although tempting, I'd be worried that shipping to Australia would make prices silly.
Does anyone have an idea how much it would cost to ship something large and heavy like this to Australia?
Also if it broke, I'd pretty much be stuck with it, or pay for shipping back and forth again.
I had the same thought, my guess would be that shipping as a minimum $60. Otherwise I would jump in just for a low cost BS board.
Although tempting, I'd be worried that shipping to Australia would make prices silly.
Does anyone have an idea how much it would cost to ship something large and heavy like this to Australia?
Also if it broke, I'd pretty much be stuck with it, or pay for shipping back and forth again.
I had the same thought, my guess would be that shipping as a minimum $60. Otherwise I would jump in just for a low cost BS board.
Exactly. A1 Computers has the original Model M 122 for $50 or thereabouts. In Melbourne! All I'd need is a Teensy (AFAIK), and should have a reliable board to last for years.
I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I don't think I will have the space or time to go through these properly at the moment unfortunately. I'm cool with Ezra having first dibs if he wants. In an ideal world, we'd have the sorter/reshipper pick up locally in Reno Nevada to avoid the initial freight cost.
Another thought would be to see if the seller would just be willing to ship the units individually fully knowing that they are being sold AS-IS in unwarranted condition for the actual cost to the list of buyer's addresses, but not through ebay so he doesn't have to worry about his reputation there. This avoids the problem of reshipping and the cost of shipping them twice. Buyers would have to be more willing to accept what they get by chance though since apparently a healthy portion have been DOA.
I bought a brand new one of these for 45 dollars shipped last year.
I'm warning you guys, these are not great, they are flimsy and flex when you type. The layout is strange too and it's not true iso. If you are new to buckling spring then these unicomps are a terrible way to start.
These are the cheapest construction cheapy buckling spring cheap-o boards ever cheaply made.
I bought a brand new one of these for 45 dollars shipped last year.
I'm warning you guys, these are not great, they are flimsy and flex when you type. The layout is strange too and it's not true iso. If you are new to buckling spring then these unicomps are a terrible way to start.
Same ole unicomp pbt dye sub based on the original ibm caps. You don't need to salvage this board to get them, unicomp sells full sets for $25 in grey like these and classic pearl-pebble direct on their website. You can buy custom printed individual caps to fill in a 122 for a buck each. They even sell red, blue, and green legends as well for $20 more. However you can't get iso sets from unicomp I don't thinkI bought a brand new one of these for 45 dollars shipped last year.
I'm warning you guys, these are not great, they are flimsy and flex when you type. The layout is strange too and it's not true iso. If you are new to buckling spring then these unicomps are a terrible way to start.
How were the keycaps?
Same ole unicomp pbt dye sub based on the original ibm caps. You don't need to salvage this board to get them, unicomp sells full sets for $25 in grey like these and classic pearl-pebble direct on their website. You can buy custom printed individual caps to fill in a 122 for a buck each. They even sell red, blue, and green legends as well for $20 more. However you can't get iso sets from unicomp I don't think
Same ole unicomp pbt dye sub based on the original ibm caps. You don't need to salvage this board to get them, unicomp sells full sets for $25 in grey like these and classic pearl-pebble direct on their website. You can buy custom printed individual caps to fill in a 122 for a buck each. They even sell red, blue, and green legends as well for $20 more. However you can't get iso sets from unicomp I don't think
I ordered the green legends on brilliant white, they are on the way for me. I think it will be a nice change for my new keyboard.
Edit: They didn't include the spacebar, but everything else is there. I was assured by them it included it. Oh well.
You can order ISO cap sets from Unicomp, you just have to ask on a ticket and reference the ticket on the order.
Spacebars are always sold separately.
Date: 2015-01-08 21:48:29
Name: Customer Support
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Message:
Please see the red sentence above the Style drop down menu where the button set was ordered:
http://pckeyboard.com/page/Buttons/PSET
Regards,
Customer Support
I guess I missed that part. Oh well. It's not the end of the world.
or did you get it from this link...
http://pckeyboard.com/page/Buttons/FullRGBKeys
Because this link (the colour legend purchasing link) makes no mention of the spacebar not being included. Theoretically you could argue against their conclusion, along with the support of a ticket if you had one (in which they state that they supply it), if that was the case. But if you are happy to let it go than that is probably easier, maybe I am just jaded and cranky when it comes this sort of thing.
Bring this thread back on topic.
Did you get any volunteers to pilot this venture? A Nevada geekhacker would make it 100x easier.
Even secondary shipping is almost a deal-killer.
It surprises me that people are popping up with "I have wanted to try a Model M, here's my chance"
They must be nuts. These things will cost $25-30 minimum, delivered, and have a greater than even chance of not working!
Anybody who wants to try a Model M needs to buy a standard, working, PS/2 specimen. If you are cheap, you need to be patient. For <$40-50 shipped it will be dirty and/or incomplete, for >$50 you should be able to get a decent one.
These in this lot are strictly for tinkerers and/or parts-harvesters, in my opinion.
Although tempting, I'd be worried that shipping to Australia would make prices silly.
Does anyone have an idea how much it would cost to ship something large and heavy like this to Australia?
Also if it broke, I'd pretty much be stuck with it, or pay for shipping back and forth again.
You don't have a good buckling spring board unless you can bludgeon someone to death with it, wipe off the blood and go back to typing on it.
These in this lot are strictly for tinkerers and/or parts-harvesters, in my opinion.
I just shipped a Model M 101 to Australia two days ago, it cost $51USD from Florida USA to New South Wales AU
Since the M101 I sold was the older heavier version it was 6lbs 11oz packed up. I would imagine that these boards weigh a similar amount.
If any of you are wanting a new in box version with this layout with no broken rivets, USB Soarer's Converter built in, and Lexmark build quality that are almost 20 years old now, the New in Box Lynk ones I have are a good option: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=67297.0
Ezra's are a good option as well.
Agree with Fohat, the ones in this auction should really be only considered for parts and are not what you'd want for a beginner board and definitely not something that you should expect to be usable right out of the box even if it is tested working prior to shipping as they can apparently break during shipping, which is again not a characteristic of a well built model M.
These probably would be a good source of caps, springs, and hammers if you need those though.
I would be up for this if the shipping would be cheap to Australia, but i think that is unlikely.
I just shipped a Model M 101 to Australia two days ago, it cost $51USD from Florida USA to New South Wales AU
I just shipped a Model M 101 to Australia two days ago, it cost $51USD from Florida USA to New South Wales AU
How can you possibly do that?
I shipped a 1 lb 12 oz cell phone in a box much smaller than a shoebox to Morocco today and it was almost $48 via Priority Mail!
Even on the 3-week slow boat it would have been about $24
Ya-sheng buckling springs.These are the cheapest construction cheapy buckling spring cheap-o boards ever cheaply made.
Wrong!
I had a Chinese buckling spring board with a translucent case that was amazingly bad.
Maybe a brand name like "Pinnacle"? I can't remember.
Though this is assuming bidding doesn't get ridiculous on this.
Oh definitely. I'd think the time it would take to verify whether any of these are even working would bring in higher bids unless he knows that none of them are working
Though this is assuming bidding doesn't get ridiculous on this.
I can't imagine the "bidding getting ridiculous" because the seller did everything he could to scare buyers off.
My initial thought was "well, for $20-25 delivered to my doorstep I might consider buying 1 or 2 of them for parts" but I am hardly even motivated for that pitiful investment of money and energy.
If he had said that they were all working properly, then yes, I could see that lot going for $1K or more + shipping.
$20-25 to your door isn't realistic
The more I think about it, the more I am sure that I could fix them with a good long term success rate, but not sure people are willing to pay $35 shipped to the USA. I could put a return warranty on the ones that are tested working and do not after arrival.
So now that everyone has a more realistic price to consider, you almost would need to do a new interest check to see if people would be interested in these boards in the $35 range.
Almost need new a new post from everyone interested that state quantity wanted, whether they need them to work or not, and the total price willing to pay for them.
All of that will tell you what to bid in the end and if the demand is there at realistic prices
I would be interested in doing a deal with whomever ends up with these, to buy hammers, membranes and or barrel plate assemblies, and key caps from the ones that are not able to be fixed.
I am pretty sure that not everyone that indicated interest will be willing to pay $35-$40 if that is what it ends up being.
The lot sold for $255.
The lot sold for $255.
I got a notification 30 minutes ago that they were at $53...
Dang
Anyone in for a custom case for these model m's?
Well, I opened the first box of 11 and tested them all. Of those, 10 tested good. The remaining one was not registering F2, F4, F6, F8, F10, F12, 5, 6, 8, Space Bar, and a few others. Took it apart, lightly wiped the membrane contact to the controller lightly and the controller itself lightly with 90% isopropyl alcohol on a paper towel, put it back together, and everything works perfectly on that one as well.Exciting stuff, can't wait to give one a whirl myself! I've got a special keycap just waiting for it...
So bottom line is that even if you do get one of these and it is not registering a few keys because of the controller losing contact somehow during shipping, it should still be easily fixable. Hardest part about it is having a 7/32 nut driver on hand to open the case, but those can be had for $5 shipped if you end up needing one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321555842008
After actually using one of these, I do have to say that they aren't as "cheap feeling" as they are made out to be. Yeah, you can see that they cut costs inside, and the keycap legends and layout aren't everyone's favorite, but totally usable IMHO. Another thing no one has mentioned is that these have kind of like a fine gold metallic flake in the keycap plastic, which I'm pretty sure is not normally there on pebble colored caps.
Feel free to PM me if interested. Going to do $40 shipped to the USA for a quantity of 1, or $35 each if you buy more than one and have them shipped to the same address. Will be setting up a classified posting later today or maybe tomorrow.
There probably will be a few that I test at a later time that actually do have bad controllers, and I will probably part those out, so also let me know if you are wanting parts of any kind from these.
Just got mine today. The layout is definitely gonna take some getting used to, especially dat left shift
Just got mine today. The layout is definitely gonna take some getting used to, especially dat left shiftYeah it's throwing me off a bit,and the numpad screws me up too - I keep hitting numlock instead of "/". I am definitely enjoying my first buckling spring experience however ^-^
Just got mine today. The layout is definitely gonna take some getting used to, especially dat left shiftYeah it's throwing me off a bit,and the numpad screws me up too - I keep hitting numlock instead of "/". I am definitely enjoying my first buckling spring experience however ^-^
Just got mine today. The layout is definitely gonna take some getting used to, especially dat left shift
It is possible ti ANSIfy these.