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Title: Displaywriter Beamspring - $165 shipped
Post by: orihalcon on Thu, 14 May 2015, 18:22:48
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231562129574

Shipping shows $55 for me, but could be more or less depending on your location.
Title: Re: Displaywriter Beamspring - $165 shipped
Post by: unoab on Thu, 14 May 2015, 18:26:47
Shows $55 for me too, I threw an offer on it about a half hour ago when I saw it, but no reply back yet.
Title: Re: Displaywriter Beamspring - $165 shipped
Post by: jonathanyu on Thu, 14 May 2015, 18:57:05
the index key looks weird to me
Title: Re: Displaywriter Beamspring - $165 shipped
Post by: orihalcon on Thu, 14 May 2015, 19:05:45
The stem is just bent on it.  Can straighten it out with a pliers easily and quickly, so that shouldn't be a deal breaker luckily!
Title: Re: Displaywriter Beamspring - $165 shipped
Post by: E TwentyNine on Thu, 14 May 2015, 19:16:11
Quote from: orihalcon on Thu, 14 May 2015, 19:05:45
The stem is just bent on it.  Can straighten it out with a pliers easily and quickly, so that shouldn't be a deal breaker luckily!

May not even be bent, may just be bad mounting of the keycap.  The 1 key looks a little bit off too.
Title: Re: Displaywriter Beamspring - $165 shipped
Post by: E TwentyNine on Thu, 14 May 2015, 19:18:55
Why are you guys messing around with offers?  If you're offering $80 and it sells for $109 you're going to be kicking yourselves.  $165 shipped is the lowest we've seen one of these in a while.

These things don't come up often, especially the white whales.  Just buy it.
Title: Re: Displaywriter Beamspring - $165 shipped
Post by: unoab on Thu, 14 May 2015, 19:28:24
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Thu, 14 May 2015, 19:18:55
Why are you guys messing around with offers?  If you're offering $80 and it sells for $109 you're going to be kicking yourselves.  $165 shipped is the lowest we've seen one of these in a while.

These things don't come up often, especially the white whales.  Just buy it.

Well I don't really need one, but I lowballed it, if he accepted it, I would have been happy, if not I can live without one.  I have more keyboards than computers now, and more projects than time, him rejecting my offer is a good thing in other words..
Title: Re: Displaywriter Beamspring - $165 shipped
Post by: jonathanyu on Thu, 14 May 2015, 20:01:24
little tempted to click the bin button  :p
Title: Re: Displaywriter Beamspring - $165 shipped
Post by: unoab on Thu, 14 May 2015, 20:31:47
Quote from: jonathanyu on Thu, 14 May 2015, 20:01:24
little tempted to click the bin button  :p

Go for it! and phosphorglow will soon have some controllers for ~$50 from the recent group buy so it can be fully functional. (http://deskthority.net/images/smilies/icon_evil_geek.gif)
Title: Re: Displaywriter Beamspring - $165 shipped
Post by: Touch_It on Thu, 14 May 2015, 23:38:45
Sigh.  It is a great deal.  Just a bad time for me to buy it, otherwise I 100% would.
Title: Re: Displaywriter Beamspring - $165 shipped
Post by: Vanilla on Fri, 15 May 2015, 20:46:31
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Thu, 14 May 2015, 19:18:55
the white whales.

Being an owner of one already, this is an understatement. It's HUGE!

They cleaned it up very well. Buyer beware though, having handled it myself and passed on it, there's other issues with it. Possibly necessitating spares
This keyboard used to belong to the Oakland Unified School District and will be marked that way on the underside with asset tags.

Proof I had some behind the scenes keyboard action:
(http://i.imgur.com/yIGpTPa.jpg)