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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: berserkfan on Sun, 18 January 2015, 22:03:27

Title: 'Best ever' deal on a Cooler Master QFR TKL Brown Switches
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 18 January 2015, 22:03:27

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cooler-Master-CM-Storm-QuickFire-Rapid-Cherry-Brown-Switches-Mechanical-Keyboard-/291358140574?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43d64c689e

This one REALLY takes the cake.

You won't believe the price.

$999.00 (or best offer)

And the normal reasons for a price like this don't apply.

EG keyboard is used, so this is clearly not one of those listings where the seller jacks up the price temporarily to discourage buyers until he gets new stock.

It can't be a missed decimal point, because $99.00 for a used QFR is still outrageously expensive.

And of course being used and still in production, it can't be a rare collector's item.

I think seller is suffering from some mental problems best cured by a reasonable offer such as $50 shipped.

Title: Re: 'Best ever' deal on a Cooler Master QFR TKL Brown Switches
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 18 January 2015, 22:17:16

BiN price is currently $500.

And this is a USED keyboard, not even NiB!

Edit: To give the seller the benefit of the doubt, he's got a bunch of things at $400 BiN, he might have listed one, then copy/pasted all the others and forgot to change the price.

Title: Re: 'Best ever' deal on a Cooler Master QFR TKL Brown Switches
Post by: Heliosphere on Mon, 19 January 2015, 13:29:17

Does anyone ever fall for these?

Title: Re: 'Best ever' deal on a Cooler Master QFR TKL Brown Switches
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 19 January 2015, 13:33:46

Quote from: Heliosphere on Mon, 19 January 2015, 13:29:17

Does anyone ever fall for these?

I would hate to think some grandma gets scammed somewhere because she doesn't know anything about ebay but has a grandkid that really wants some keyboard.