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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Snowdog993 on Tue, 24 March 2015, 11:49:16
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I found 2 vintage Dell Model 1369050 model M keyboards on ebay.
$98.95 each Buy it Now or make offer. These keyboards have a fixed PS/2 cable.
Not a bad deal for them as is. Nice addition to a Model M collection.
May be a real good deal for an offer.
Make a good reasonable offer, and I am sure you can acquire both!
Good luck!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271787450925
It's a good find. I hope someone here gets one.
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Has anyone made a fair offer for these? I think the listing price is a bit high, but maybe 60 each is fair.
It's still there. I am a bit suprised it is actually.
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Curious to know what you consider a "fair deal". Because I consider a standard model M to be worth $2-20 to me. $100 is laughably high to me.
What's the difference between these and a 1391401 other than the Dell logo?
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Curious to know what you consider a "fair deal". Because I consider a standard model M to be worth $2-20 to me. $100 is laughably high to me.
What's the difference between these and a 1391401 other than the Dell logo?
Not too much except for the fact that it is the new Dell logo and is buckling spring. It has the fixed PS/2 cable instead of the SDL detachable cable. They are relatively rare. Finding decent condition 1401's on ebay for under $30 can be found, but if you include shipping it goes up to around 50 or so.
It's not a great deal, I admit. But if both can be had for about $60 each, I would call that fair.
Recently the prices of 1401's have gone up significantly. It's getting harder and harder to find them for those prices.
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And if I were to buy one, I would put a SDL controller in it. That brings the price up, but allows the SDL cable to connect to it. I prefer them with the SDL controller.
I know that the prices have gone up on them. Even Brandon at Clickykeyboards is selling 1401's for well over $100. See for yourself.
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I'll see myself out of this discussion. I can get Ms for $2 a piece. I paid around $100 for my SSK and 6019284. I have a very skewed perspective on prices.
Are these boards cool? Yes.
Do I like the logos? Yes.
Will I pay $60-$100 for essentially a rebranded 1391401? Nope.
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Dang Dude! Send some my way then!
Edit: Heck I would pay $15 for 5 keyboards! That's a 50% profit for you!!! I'll take it!
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Yeah, I would buy a few Model Ms at $2 each myself.
And that Dell is more like a re-branded 52* or 82* by the way, still nice, but not IBM.
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Yeah, I would buy a few Model Ms at $2 each myself.
And that Dell is more like a re-branded 52* or 82* by the way, still nice, but not IBM.
Agreed Fohat.
I will say that it is more like the 52G9700 or the 82G3281. One piece keycaps as well. Made by Lexmark.
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I'll see myself out of this discussion. I can get Ms for $2 a piece.
I hunt around for model M bargains all the time. Right now the best looking one is a lexmark for $11 + $17 shipping that's missing keycaps and possibly the cable. Finding a model M in any condition under $40 shipped is a good deal, and one with all the keycaps and cable is an excellent deal.
The cheapest I have ever paid for a model M is this 1390120 I got with no cable and only some keycaps for $15 + $12 shipping, which is an absolute steal IMO as it was in excellent condition and included a mandolin crystal (and barcode label)
I will buy any model M in any condition for $10.
Now, is $100 too high for a model M in an uncommon-but-not-actually-rare case? Probably not, but $60 for a decent M in good shape isn't too bad and I would probably pay an extra $10 or $15 over my usual price for something that's got an uncommon feature. Solid keycaps are extra $5 at least in my book.
Now, having said that: no-one outbid me on the 3 Ms I have my hooks into right now. They're gonna be restored and resold on GH at cost.
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TBH my first two Model M full size keyboards I got for about $32 total. Pickup, so no shipping costs.
But both were missing cables (one was cut off), and both were missing some keycaps (both parts) (not enough keycaps between them to make a complete set).
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Just throwing it out there. If I could buy $2.00 Model M's I would buy at least 100 without hesitation.