Not much to discuss. These airline models turn up a couple of times a year and aren't anything more than a curiosity.
Not much to discuss. These airline models turn up a couple of times a year and aren't anything more than a curiosity.
Yep. Geek that I am, tho, I dropped him a long detailed message about how to determine if it was actually "new" or just appeared clean, and what he could reasonably expect for it. It also turns out he has the original box 'n' foam, but didn't realize there was any value in mentioning them or including them in his photos. A decent fellow, just seriously in the dark about what this stuff's worth.
Model M
$480
wat
Thing is, this one isn't even industrial. Or a space saver. Not that I don't think either of those are ludicrously overpriced, but this one just has a bunch of extra legends on the keys. Humbug!Model M
$480
wat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/351399266224
^This one was probably worth $480. I believe there are only 2 older known ones. One sold for $1800 some years ago and the other is in possession of Webwit.
About the 1393464 I'd rather get one of the ones CK has for $150
http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/34297/subcatid/0/id/587061
http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/34297/subcatid/0/id/587201
Thing is, this one isn't even industrial. Or a space saver. Not that I don't think either of those are ludicrously overpriced, but this one just has a bunch of extra legends on the keys. Humbug!OK Fine. A WANG version of this board would easily be worth $480, it's not an SSK. It's not industrial. it is, however quite rare. All were supposed to have been destroyed. I only know of two or three that exist.
I have one.MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/GOuekVt.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/B91ouCc.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/rvtHo2R.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/rWOofjU.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/aNARpgY.jpg)
Sitting on a gold mine :p
Thing is, this one isn't even industrial. Or a space saver. Not that I don't think either of those are ludicrously overpriced, but this one just has a bunch of extra legends on the keys. Humbug!OK Fine. A WANG version of this board would easily be worth $480, it's not an SSK. It's not industrial. it is, however quite rare. All were supposed to have been destroyed. I only know of two or three that exist.
There are rare model Ms that are beige and have tenkeys. Another example is the first "enhanced" keyboard that came out in mid-1985. Early examples of the the 1386303 have sold for that kind of money. While the buckling spring over membrane design was introduced in Q4 of 1984 on the first-gen wheelwriters (and potentially earlier but I have yet to find conclusive proof) and showed up almost immediately afterward in the 122-key variant, the first keyboard in the timeless "enhanced" keyboard layout was the 1386303, and the first "PC compatible" version was the 1388032. Both examples sell for much more than other model Ms.
There are also some that are uncommon but don't command a fortune. The AT&T KB305 is a possible example.
Rare keycaps absolutely command a price premium. Look at original IBM APL sets. Even the Variant for word processing gets some high prices. It's just that SSks (which aren't that rare) and some industrials (also not rare) command a high price for whatever reason (myself, I prefer my 1390120 to any of the above).
And there are others as well. I'm a particular fan of the GE Marquette input terminal keycaps (recently sold to a friend) and those boards aren't common. There's a lot of odd IBM stuff out there. Some of it is so rare it doens't really even have a price since so few people know it even exists.
How does the WANG version look like? Seems I can't find it on Google.
Sitting on a gold mine :p
Not For Sale. What a gold mine that is. Ho hum.
Wow. Impressive.Thing is, this one isn't even industrial. Or a space saver. Not that I don't think either of those are ludicrously overpriced, but this one just has a bunch of extra legends on the keys. Humbug!OK Fine. A WANG version of this board would easily be worth $480, it's not an SSK. It's not industrial. it is, however quite rare. All were supposed to have been destroyed. I only know of two or three that exist.
There are rare model Ms that are beige and have tenkeys. Another example is the first "enhanced" keyboard that came out in mid-1985. Early examples of the the 1386303 have sold for that kind of money. While the buckling spring over membrane design was introduced in Q4 of 1984 on the first-gen wheelwriters (and potentially earlier but I have yet to find conclusive proof) and showed up almost immediately afterward in the 122-key variant, the first keyboard in the timeless "enhanced" keyboard layout was the 1386303, and the first "PC compatible" version was the 1388032. Both examples sell for much more than other model Ms.
There are also some that are uncommon but don't command a fortune. The AT&T KB305 is a possible example.
Rare keycaps absolutely command a price premium. Look at original IBM APL sets. Even the Variant for word processing gets some high prices. It's just that SSks (which aren't that rare) and some industrials (also not rare) command a high price for whatever reason (myself, I prefer my 1390120 to any of the above).
And there are others as well. I'm a particular fan of the GE Marquette input terminal keycaps (recently sold to a friend) and those boards aren't common. There's a lot of odd IBM stuff out there. Some of it is so rare it doens't really even have a price since so few people know it even exists.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/351399266224
^This one was probably worth $480. I believe there are only 2 older known ones. One sold for $1800 some years ago and the other is in possession of Webwit.
OK Fine. A WANG version of this board would easily be worth $480, it's not an SSK. It's not industrial. it is, however quite rare. All were supposed to have been destroyed. I only know of two or three that exist.
There are rare model Ms that are beige and have tenkeys. Another example is the first "enhanced" keyboard that came out in mid-1985. Early examples of the the 1386303 have sold for that kind of money...
While the buckling spring over membrane design was introduced in Q4 of 1984 on the first-gen wheelwriters (and potentially earlier but I have yet to find conclusive proof) and showed up almost immediately afterward in the 122-key variant, the first keyboard in the timeless "enhanced" keyboard layout was the 1386303, and the first "PC compatible" version was the 1388032. Both examples sell for much more than other model Ms.
Rare keycaps absolutely command a price premium. Look at original IBM APL sets. Even the Variant for word processing gets some high prices... And there are others as well. I'm a particular fan of the GE Marquette input terminal keycaps (recently sold to a friend) and those boards aren't common...
Model M
$480
wat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/351399266224
^This one was probably worth $480. I believe there are only 2 older known ones. One sold for $1800 some years ago and the other is in possession of Webwit.
My greatest find is an Industrial M from 1985, sitting in a trash heap. I paid $0 for mine. It is from 11 DEC 1985.
Now only $259.95! :-DModel M
$480
wat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/351399266224
^This one was probably worth $480. I believe there are only 2 older known ones. One sold for $1800 some years ago and the other is in possession of Webwit.
My greatest find is an Industrial M from 1985, sitting in a trash heap. I paid $0 for mine. It is from 11 DEC 1985.MoreShow Image(http://coronthica.com/by-uuid/a5b19d99-b733-46f1-8ef9-a45036997d3b/DSC_2258.quarter.jpg)Show Image(http://coronthica.com/by-uuid/a5b19d99-b733-46f1-8ef9-a45036997d3b/DSC_2259.quarter.jpg)
If only it was November, then it would have been my Birthday Board.
If it's a BIN, stuff doesn't need to be worth anything in the world's eyes, only worth $480 in the eyes of one single collector.
BIN is a great tool for finding that one single collector who is willing to pay. Fohat loves BIN for that reason.