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Title: [FS] UK Model M & M2, blue Cherries, Acer, black DE Alps caps
Post by: chyros on Wed, 13 April 2016, 11:37:44
I'm working on a new project I'm calling Project L. To my knowledge it hasn't been done before and is pretty exotic. It's also expensive however, and I need to raise more money xD . All prices do not include shipping.

FOR SALE:

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UK IBM Model M (pt 1391406)
This one's from my own collection, so it's in very good condition (no missing rivets!), works fine and it's very clean. I don't have a spare SDL cable for it, though. Asking £40.
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2x UK IBM Model M2 (pt. 1395706)
Both work. One has a slightly wonky numpad enter key. They haven't been cleaned, but neither is very dirty. Asking £25 for the fully functional one, £20 for the slightly wonky enter one.
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Black Alps-mount caps, alphanumeric, German
From a black German Dell AT102W. Asking £10. Essentially the ones I took off of my de-Germanified W&B AT101 (shown in the second picture).
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Acer 6312-TW (Acer switch)
Not been cleaned, but again not that dirty.
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2x Cherry G80-3000 LSMGB
Not been cleaned. One is missing the caps. Capless one is £10, one with caps £15. If these don't go within a week I'm going to kill them off and get rid of them xD .
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Title: Re: [FS] UK Model M & M2, blue Cherries, Acer, black DE Alps caps
Post by: chyros on Thu, 14 April 2016, 07:46:05
approval bump
Title: Re: [FS] UK Model M & M2, blue Cherries, Acer, black DE Alps caps
Post by: ArtVandelayPennypacker on Wed, 18 May 2016, 15:43:23
Hi,

I have finally found a Model M for sale in the UK. Yey and thank you! I also live in the UK.
Could you answer these two questions:
What payment method do you use and how will I know it is legitimate?
You mention that there is no spare SDL cable (please excuse my ignorance) but does it come with a functional one and can it be adapted to USB?

Thank you.
Title: Re: [FS] UK Model M & M2, blue Cherries, Acer, black DE Alps caps
Post by: pexon on Wed, 18 May 2016, 15:48:02
Fancy harvesting the PCB mount stabs on the 3000 for me if it doesn't sell?
Title: Re: [FS] UK Model M & M2, blue Cherries, Acer, black DE Alps caps
Post by: Skechup on Thu, 19 May 2016, 15:43:17
Quote from: ArtVandelayPennypacker on Wed, 18 May 2016, 15:43:23
Hi,

I have finally found a Model M for sale in the UK. Yey and thank you! I also live in the UK.
Could you answer these two questions:
What payment method do you use and how will I know it is legitimate?
You mention that there is no spare SDL cable (please excuse my ignorance) but does it come with a functional one and can it be adapted to USB?

I thought I would reply to this since I have bought from Chyros before. I bought a IBM 1391406 (Little older than this one, birthday is 12/10/1990) from Chyros before and it was in great condition. After a little bit of work with the magic sponge and alcohol (and sadly acetone too) the keyboard is looking amazing.

I'll quickly answer your questions:

Answering your first question, me and him used paypal and it was a quick transaction. The great thing (and also a bad thing for sellers) is that you can charge them back if they don't send you a product. You wouldn't need to worry about that because Chyros is quite respected and is also one of the few people I actually had a great experience with. Quick to reply with questions too, so if you do have any questions during to buying stage then you can shoot him a PM and he will be right back

Now answering your second question, it's quite common for people to make their Model M USB compatible because you can buy Active adapters which will convert PS/2 to USB. The SDL cable should be working, since my one didn't come with the SDL cable (that's why there isn't spares btw, because that one is the only one I think he has for the Model M) so it should be working fine. If not, you can just buy a SDL cable from clickykeyboards.com for £10-15 pounds (I did this :D).

I'm pretty sure Chyros will answer your questions in more detail but all I can say is that this is a very rare find and I highly recommend that you buy it. It's worth the money because Model M are amazing and I doubt I will part with mine. Just shoot him a PM if you are interested and I recommend that you do so before it gets sold :).
Title: Re: [FS] UK Model M & M2, blue Cherries, Acer, black DE Alps caps
Post by: ArtVandelayPennypacker on Thu, 19 May 2016, 15:48:42
Thanks mate!