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Title: Hello from Washington D.C.
Post by: vito687 on Wed, 20 April 2016, 11:35:31
Hello all!

I got into the hobby what feels like years ago but really only a few months ago in the cold months of the winter :) Since then I feel like I have accomplished and been through a lot.  I've been pretty active within the Reddit community /u/vito687 and a long time lurker here but couldn't quite get the hang of a forum-style site I felt like it was all too much .  I have since discovered tapatalk and finally feel like it is manageable!  As far as my keyboard journey I started with a switch tester and fell in love with some clicky blues.  I wanted to get something with a lot of support, solid construction , and easy to find so I went with a backlit pok3r.  Since then I have been through two keysets on it and a custom cable. I loved BBV2's from the start but quickly learned that even with some $$ to throw at it they are a very elusive cap so I moved on with my artisan game and got a gemkey from massdrop and a Warmaster.  Speaking of artisans I also learned RNGsus is a very finicky God , only just recently winning two of approx 8 raffles entered.  Lastly I got myself a backlit Planck with gat yellows and did a lot of hunting and bargaining to get myself the modern selectric keyset for it and I really like it as my night time keyboard.  This has been such a fun journey into a really interesting albeit expensive hobby and I look forward to getting more involved.  I'm already thinking of building a 75% keyboard from winkeyless and toying with the idea of zealios !  Nice to e-meet you all(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160420/f80c1c1451ff5820cc5601efe2fd8191.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160420/b847e569b8c28487eadb4b9596afa64c.jpg)
Title: Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
Post by: xtrafrood on Wed, 20 April 2016, 12:24:11
Hold up. Keybuto?! Very nice :eek: Welcome

Skullydazed's Modern Selectric it pretty incredible. Skullydazed also helped me out when I was attempting to design a set. Good people :thumb:
Title: Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
Post by: vito687 on Wed, 20 April 2016, 13:07:16
Hold up. Keybuto?! Very nice :eek: Welcome

Skullydazed's Modern Selectric it pretty incredible. Skullydazed also helped me out when I was attempting to design a set. Good people :thumb:
That's one of my lucky raffle wins after all my losses.  I also have 5 fugu coming!
Title: Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 24 April 2016, 02:30:45
Welcome to Geekhack!

Pok3r is a great reliable keyboard :)

You have won 2 out of 8 RNG?  That's 25% - impressive, and far better than most people do.

BBV2 might be end of life, so keep an eye on classifieds as they do occasionally appear.
Title: Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
Post by: vito687 on Sun, 24 April 2016, 09:15:25
Omg does this mean I need to pledge something to you now ;)?  I'm actually 3/9 now I won my first bro!  I've been participating for much longer on the Reddit side so I've seen BBV2's come and go but I haven't really had any bargaining chips , maybe some of my extra fugu will help
Title: Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 24 April 2016, 19:59:53
Omg does this mean I need to pledge something to you now ;)?  I'm actually 3/9 now I won my first bro!  I've been participating for much longer on the Reddit side so I've seen BBV2's come and go but I haven't really had any bargaining chips , maybe some of my extra fugu will help

The value of a trade is in the eye of the receiver.  Or something.  Someone might want to trade a BBV2 for a Fugu or two ...
Title: Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
Post by: vito687 on Sun, 24 April 2016, 20:03:15
That's what I'm hoping :)  I feel like I have somewhat of a decent collection of items to be able to trade
Title: Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 24 April 2016, 20:12:40
That's what I'm hoping :)  I feel like I have somewhat of a decent collection of items to be able to trade

Is it still 2 months membership and 25 posts before you can open a classifieds (WTT) thread?  You've got the time, just need a couple more posts!
Title: Hello from Washington D.C.
Post by: vito687 on Sun, 24 April 2016, 20:13:55
Yep I read the rules earlier today :) I have r/Mechmarket until then but I'm
In no rush!  I only have a couple more posts to get in