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Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sat, 09 January 2010, 17:37:39: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Genuine-IBM-PC-AT-industrial-strength-84-key-keyboard_W0QQitemZ330393651757QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Input_Peripherals?hash=item4cecff0a2d
Its MINE!!!
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 09 January 2010, 17:42:59: I doubt you're going to have a lot of competition... How much is the AU Dollar worth compared with the American one?
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 09 January 2010, 18:18:45: Almost one-on-one with the US one according to XE. Not bad for a country famous for the Crocodile Hunter, and banning... everything?
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sat, 09 January 2010, 18:25:00: Yes, they are even going to ban this website. its like porn to some ;-)
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Sat, 09 January 2010, 19:00:59: I wonder if stealing the only Australian Model F would be worth about $250 shipping fees. :biggrin:
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sat, 09 January 2010, 19:11:50: this MAY BE the only one ever bought to australia by captain cook
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: spolia optima on Sat, 09 January 2010, 19:43:11: Man hath made keyboards so equal, in the faculties of the switch, and controller; as that though there be found one man sometimes manifestly stronger in the body, or of quicker mind than another; yet when all is reckoned together, the difference between man, and man, is not so considerable, as that one man can therupon clain to himself any benefit, to which another may not pretend, as well as he.
For as to the strength of body, the weakest has strength enough to kill the strongest, either by subversive sniping applications, or by confederacy with others, that are in the same danger with himself.
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: J888www on Sat, 09 January 2010, 20:01:07: Quote from: spolia optima;149682

For as to the strength of body, the weakest has strength enough to kill the strongest, either by subversive sniping applications, or by confederacy with others, that are in the same danger with himself.

Have you been reading Tzu Sun again ?
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sat, 09 January 2010, 22:33:42: OK.....got a pic of the rear (how can i upload images that arnet hosted???)

Do we think this is a "real" model F, and is it worth $90 AU?

Some chinese symbol
91-02-0002
262125908
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: maxlugar on Sat, 09 January 2010, 22:44:15: Quote from: trievalot;149617
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Genuine-IBM-PC-AT-industrial-strength-84-key-keyboard_W0QQitemZ330393651757QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Input_Peripherals?hash=item4cecff0a2d
Its MINE!!!

I guess this means you're no longer interested in one of mine :)
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sat, 09 January 2010, 22:51:38: Only if this is a "real" one
the chinese charachters are confusing me :)
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: maxlugar on Sat, 09 January 2010, 23:14:50: Quote from: trievalot;149708
Only if this is a "real" one
the chinese charachters are confusing me :)

I'd also be a wee bit leary about a seller who states no returns allowed and who is not rated by ebay.
Title: Rear Pic
Post by: trievalot on Sat, 09 January 2010, 23:27:44: Here we are......thoughts???
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sun, 10 January 2010, 01:30:31: Apparently a plastic back......i thought they were all metal? Does this make it any better/worse/??
Cheers
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sun, 10 January 2010, 01:41:17: Off topic....its 42 degrees celcius here...........DAMN hot
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: sandy55 on Sun, 10 January 2010, 02:26:30: Quote from: trievalot;149727
Apparently a plastic back......i thought they were all metal? Does this make it any better/worse/??
Cheers

lower case of AT F 84 is made of plastic. XT F 83 does have a metal back. still the upper case is plastic too. Full metal jacket thingy is not allowed for trading within eBay.

Those letters are not Chinese. Japanese, actually.
a rental equipment of Nakamoto Co. Ltd.
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sun, 10 January 2010, 02:34:16: Wow, thats AWESOME.....now i REALLY want it :) (Manufacture origin to Japan to Melbourne to Adelaide)

Im learning more here every day thanks to you very clever keyboard afficianados.

Is that really try about the full metal jacket???????

Cheers
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sun, 10 January 2010, 03:52:28: response from seller

Thanks for your interest. About the 'buy it now' idea - my feeling is that this is not within the sprit of the eBay process and it would be better not to operate that way. Why not put a bid in? Who knows, you might get lucky and win it for $46.00, plus postage, of course.
*Someone* needs to get the bidding moving!

lol.......
trieva-"sniper"-lot
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: JBert on Sun, 10 January 2010, 04:49:08: Snipe it in any case. Early bidding only attracts Ebay trolls.
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: keyb_gr on Sun, 10 January 2010, 11:49:23: Definitely looks like a "true blue" AT Model F. As for the backside pic, you'll have to download (save) it, then you can upload it here. That label sounds like it was applied later in the board's life.
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Mon, 11 January 2010, 05:36:19: I often find the ONLY way to win tech type equiptment is to bid in the last minute frenzy....i guess it goes with the territory. we are nerds.

Quote from: ripster;149783
Be careful with that technique. I routinely ban those people from my auctions.
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Fri, 15 January 2010, 19:59:44: And i didnt get it :(
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: InSanCen on Sat, 16 January 2010, 01:32:44: Quote from: kishy;151223
:(

I sincerely hope the actual winner is not an active member of this website. That's a really low thing to do considering how difficult (well, expensive) it is for you to obtain one from overseas.

Even though I lunge at good deals, if I saw a member here put "dibs" on a listing, I wouldn't touch it. Where there's a forum there's a community and you destroy the community if you go doing that sort of thing to each other.

It would be right out of order if someone from here pulled the trigger on that one.

What did it go for in the end?
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Sat, 16 January 2010, 02:37:55: I guess geekhack has much more readers than members.
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sat, 16 January 2010, 03:12:11: not much more than the starting
i should have bid more than the starting amount!!! I blame myself really.
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: JBert on Sat, 16 January 2010, 14:01:35: Well, you never know how much the other actually bid. The trick with sniping is to put in your maximum bid, then see at what amount the bidding stopped.
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: JBert on Sat, 16 January 2010, 14:15:55: Actually, trievalot bid within 10s before the end, it's just that the other guy bid 6 secs later and at a higher price.
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: ricercar on Sat, 16 January 2010, 16:46:46: Quote
The trick with sniping is to put in your maximum bid, then see at what amount the bidding stopped.

Help out a dummy. Why wait to snipe when you have a maximum bid in mind? What's the disadvantage to bidding my maximum immediately, and relaxing until the auction is over?
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: ricercar on Sat, 16 January 2010, 17:36:20: So they figure out my bid. If that's really the most I'd pay, big deal. I'll bid the same maximum on the next auction, and again, until I get the item at my price.

Sniping seems to be more interested in winning than establishing limits. Sniping appears to be for those who won't actually establish an upper limit with themselves, and subsequently let themselves be manipulated by other bids, and the excitement of the last second.

Been there. Done that. Meh.
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sat, 16 January 2010, 17:58:31: actually im not too worried, as posted in KEYBOARDS IN AUSTRALIA-LOTS thread i have 2 model Fs coming for $20 each (plus postage), and am still happy to post boards from a1usedcomputers.com.au OS since the business wont. :-)
I was originally going to go to $90 for this one, but feedback of 0% and finding cheaper elsewhere made me think twice. The bid was just a knee jerk reaction.
Title: Hot Diggidy Dog! A Model F in AU!!!!
Post by: trievalot on Sat, 16 January 2010, 21:06:03: we actually say it more like
"nuh wurryz maaaaaaaaaaate" :)