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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: engicoder on Wed, 13 May 2015, 18:39:26

Title: Industrial Model M (1388032 ) Bid starts at 49.99
Post by: engicoder on Wed, 13 May 2015, 18:39:26

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-1388032-Grey-Clicky-Vintage-Keyboard-Model-M-1985-101-Key-Rare-/351399266224

Title: Re: Industrial Model M (1388032 ) Bid starts at 49.99
Post by: jwaz on Wed, 13 May 2015, 18:40:20

gl hf

:cool:

Title: Re: Industrial Model M (1388032 ) Bid starts at 49.99
Post by: Lain1911 on Wed, 13 May 2015, 18:40:42

it's broke.

Title: Re: Industrial Model M (1388032 ) Bid starts at 49.99
Post by: Photekq on Wed, 13 May 2015, 19:00:20

If only it had the label..

85
Industrial
Square label

Pretty much my dream 101 M right there..

Title: Re: Industrial Model M (1388032 ) Bid starts at 49.99
Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 13 May 2015, 19:04:51

Quote from: Photekq on Wed, 13 May 2015, 19:00:20

85
Industrial
Square label

Pretty much my dream 101 M right there..

WTF label are you talking about? It has a BAR CODE label!

You mean the badge for the front?

Title: Re: Industrial Model M (1388032 ) Bid starts at 49.99
Post by: Photekq on Wed, 13 May 2015, 19:10:20

Yeah, I meant the badge, sorry.

Title: Re: Industrial Model M (1388032 ) Bid starts at 49.99
Post by: E TwentyNine on Thu, 14 May 2015, 07:10:34

Ugh.  I suppose this showing up here was inevitable....  >:D

Title: Re: Industrial Model M (1388032 ) Bid starts at 49.99
Post by: rm-rf on Thu, 14 May 2015, 07:20:16

i guess some things can't remain secret for ever :P

Title: Re: Industrial Model M (1388032 ) Bid starts at 49.99
Post by: Belfong on Thu, 14 May 2015, 07:28:12

I sure hope its not someone who bought the industrial case from webwit in Deskthority recently and then modded a Model M and pretend its Industrial. Coz that case from webwit does not ha a badge too. That would be a despicable thing to do.

Title: Re: Industrial Model M (1388032 ) Bid starts at 49.99
Post by: CPTBadAss on Thu, 14 May 2015, 07:30:42

Never seen that barcode label before. It's so cool.

Title: Re: Industrial Model M (1388032 ) Bid starts at 49.99
Post by: Aer Fixus on Fri, 15 May 2015, 09:41:36

Quote from: Photekq on Wed, 13 May 2015, 19:00:20

If only it had the label..

85
Industrial
Square label

Pretty much my dream 101 M right there..

You can have one made. I can't remember where, but people here have had it done before.

Quote from: Belfong on Thu, 14 May 2015, 07:28:12

I sure hope its not someone who bought the industrial case from webwit in Deskthority recently and then modded a Model M and pretend its Industrial. Coz that case from webwit does not ha a badge too. That would be a despicable thing to do.

Looking at the barcode label, it looks fine to me. It's not peeled off of a non-industrial because the model number is correct. And it's hard to tell, but it appears to have the correct printing, including the maroon IBM logo and information (although the colors are off in the picture).

A while back, I remember seeing a NIB one (albeit a later model) without the badge. Some of them just don't appear to have been given badges. The other unlikely alternative is that it fell off. Given the condition, I find it very unlikely.