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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: nubbinator on Sat, 04 April 2015, 20:04:48
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Bid smart on this one if you want it. More than $150 shipped is way overpriced. $100-150 shipped is the standard range for them. Their shipping is also ridiculously overpriced, so if you win, try to negotiate a Flat Rate Game Box ($16) with their "handling fee" of $5. Better and faster shipping with a lower price than the ridiculous rates they want.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-F-Original-AT-Keyboard-w-Long-5pin-DIN-Cable-Vintage-/131477684910?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e9cae42ae
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Postage:
US $82.55 (approx. AU $108.95) International Priority Shipping to Australia
Nope.
If the price stays low, though, good deal for someone close to the seller.
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The shipping is ridiculous even within the US. USPS Parcel Select should not be $30 for the board and USPS priority is not $60.
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That is ridiculous. I bought a Model F AT from someone else the other day and the shipping to Australia was $35 USD.
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That is ridiculous. I bought a Model F AT from someone else the other day and the shipping to Australia was $35 USD.
That is a good shipping price. I've never got below $50 for a keyboard to Australia.
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That is ridiculous. I bought a Model F AT from someone else the other day and the shipping to Australia was $35 USD.
Really?! That shocks me. I wonder if the seller gave you a deal on the shipping fee. I bet the actual shipping cost was higher than that. USPS int'l shipping is not cheap anymore.
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That's most likely the case. It was also a BIN or best offer thing, and I undercut the BIN by $10. Total price was $135 USD shipped.
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That's most likely the case. It was also a BIN or best offer thing, and I undercut the BIN by $10. Total price was $135 USD shipped.
Based on what I've seen thats a hell of a deal. I think shipping alone is usually in the 60 to 70 range.
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Yeah, it was pretty great. If I could get the one from this thread for $75+35 (won't happen) and miraculously nobody else bids on it (won't happen) I would take it. I don't even need a second Model F AT, but for that price I'd take it.
This one is also a lot cleaner than the one I bought.
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Someone should bid on this before it ends unsold. It would have the fortunate side-effect of preventing me from buying it even with $85 international shipping ($160 shipped isn't too bad for a clean Model F AT, right?)
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They might be waiting to snipe it.
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The shipping is $24 to my location, which is overpriced. Based on the calculated shipping rate from USPS(standard shipping), it shouldn't cost more than $17, given my location anyway.
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The shipping is $24 to my location, which is overpriced. Based on the calculated shipping rate from USPS(standard shipping), it shouldn't cost more than $17, given my location anyway.
Yeah, it's why I called out their shipping in the OP. It makes no sense. And they added $5 to it for "handling," which I thought was against the TOS.
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I asked the seller about it a day or two ago. Apparently the measurements are 24x18x10 (I assume inches), and weight is 11lb. Might be something to do with the package size exceeding a certain threshold, idk, but it's definitely more costly than it should be.
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I asked the seller about it a day or two ago. Apparently the measurements are 24x18x10 (I assume inches), and weight is 11lb. Might be something to do with the package size exceeding a certain threshold, idk, but it's definitely more costly than it should be.
Still fits in a flat rate game box.
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I asked the seller about it a day or two ago. Apparently the measurements are 24x18x10 (I assume inches), and weight is 11lb. Might be something to do with the package size exceeding a certain threshold, idk, but it's definitely more costly than it should be.
The shipping is $24 to my location, which is overpriced. Based on the calculated shipping rate from USPS(standard shipping), it shouldn't cost more than $17, given my location anyway.
Yeah, it's why I called out their shipping in the OP. It makes no sense. And they added $5 to it for "handling," which I thought was against the TOS.
The price I mentioned is with handling included. According to the specs Ludovician quoted, the price for Standard Post checks out according to the USPS calculator. I was originally assuming the dimensions and weight were smaller and lighter. Assuming the highest bidder can win it for the starting price or thereabouts, it would still be a good deal, in my opinion.
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I'm thinking about sniping it
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Someone had it autobid to 126 lol
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I would bet this one will turn up again, the buyer looks possibly be a reseller.
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I would bet this one will turn up again, the buyer looks possibly be a reseller.
Unless you're Ellipse or Eclipse or whatever his name is, that seems like a poor price to pay to resell.