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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Touch_It on Tue, 07 April 2015, 16:54:07

Title: IBM AT F keyboard 125 BIN + shipping (make an offer)
Post by: Touch_It on Tue, 07 April 2015, 16:54:07

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-IBM-Model-F-AT-84-Key-Clicky-Buckling-Spring-Keyboard-/331517303726?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d2ff89bae

Seeing some of the more recent sales, even at full asking price this is about $150.00. 

I'm not getting it so I figured I'd post it.

Sorry if someone was watching this.

Title: Re: IBM AT F keyboard 125 BIN + shipping (make an offer)
Post by: ander on Wed, 08 April 2015, 03:33:46

Looks nice—with the original black AT cable, too.

It was made in the UK, does that matter? Probably not with F's...

Title: Re: IBM AT F keyboard 125 BIN + shipping (make an offer)
Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 08 April 2015, 06:58:25

Cables on Model Fs are not detachable.

Title: Re: IBM AT F keyboard 125 BIN + shipping (make an offer)
Post by: JPG on Wed, 08 April 2015, 07:30:30

Quote from: fohat.digs on Wed, 08 April 2015, 06:58:25

Cables on Model Fs are not detachable.

Yes they are, open the keyboard and unplug it! Pretty sure you did it a few times!  :p :p :p

Title: Re: IBM AT F keyboard 125 BIN + shipping (make an offer)
Post by: ander on Wed, 08 April 2015, 14:51:17

Looks nice—with the original black non-detachable AT cable, too.   :?)

So does its being made in the UK affect its value at all? Model M's from the UK (Scotland) aren't as desirable, but they're all from the M's last (newest) period, and apparently aren't quite as well made (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=70046.msg1685476#msg1685476) as other M's. Those kinds of things probably don't apply here.