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Title: AEK NOS M0115 going, going, gone...
Post by: Clicky Kat on Sun, 20 September 2009, 23:03:24

Did anyone here follow this one? (Or perhaps win it.) All I can say is wow. Forgive me if this is in the wrong forum. The auction is over.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190333252912&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190333252912&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT)

Sold for USD624.99   :faint:

That's a serious bit of cash (well to me anyway) for an apparently never used 22-year old AEK.
Does anyone here have one? Is it amazing? Is the M0115 the one to get if one is to get an AEK?

From what I can tell about the AEK/AEKII, they discolor pretty badly. A few I've seen on eBay have a sickly pallor that I simply couldn't bear to look at. I can certainly see the appeal of the mint, untouched board.

Title: AEK NOS M0115 going, going, gone...
Post by: rdjack21 on Sun, 20 September 2009, 23:44:51

And you will note that the snipers won it (placed bid 20sec before it closed). But man someone wanted that board bad.

Title: AEK NOS M0115 going, going, gone...
Post by: Rajagra on Mon, 21 September 2009, 05:29:38

I guess it's true that some people really love the feel of those boards. There must be a way to convert cheap Dell AT101 boards by adding dampers to get the same effect. Could be a good business opportunity there.

Title: AEK NOS M0115 going, going, gone...
Post by: stevster on Mon, 21 September 2009, 05:53:16

The AEK (first model) don't have dampers, only the second version. I have one (I've bought it for 5 euros...) and it's not bad (very tactile and the short keycaps speed up typing) but nothing special, 625 USD is incredible!

Title: AEK NOS M0115 going, going, gone...
Post by: lowpoly on Mon, 21 September 2009, 06:22:08

Crazy.