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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: venyv on Tue, 16 February 2016, 08:45:24

Title: Can someone explain this
Post by: venyv on Tue, 16 February 2016, 08:45:24

Why is this one keycap $544????
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CLACK-FACTORY-Click-Clack-TOPRE-Keycap-Blue-/161979515804?hash=item25b6bb439c:g:IbsAAOSwKtVWwseF

Title: Re: Can someone explain this
Post by: FLFisherman on Tue, 16 February 2016, 08:46:45

Quote from: venyv on Tue, 16 February 2016, 08:45:24

Why is this one keycap $544????
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CLACK-FACTORY-Click-Clack-TOPRE-Keycap-Blue-/161979515804?hash=item25b6bb439c:g:IbsAAOSwKtVWwseF

We're not sure ourselves.

Title: Re: Can someone explain this
Post by: Hexterdude on Tue, 16 February 2016, 08:47:12

Quote from: venyv on Tue, 16 February 2016, 08:45:24

Why is this one keycap $544????
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CLACK-FACTORY-Click-Clack-TOPRE-Keycap-Blue-/161979515804?hash=item25b6bb439c:g:IbsAAOSwKtVWwseF

It's because the guy selling is either trolling or clearly doesn't understand the actually value of the cap, even if its a CC. Most likely a little of both

Title: Re: Can someone explain this
Post by: btctopre on Tue, 16 February 2016, 12:16:52

or option 3) they're hoping to field bids via pm for a sale to a known buyer, which isn't allowed on gh/mm since you need a set price.

Title: Re: Can someone explain this
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 16 February 2016, 20:00:30

More discussion here (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=79711.0).