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Title: Am I reading this right?
Post by: OldIsNew on Wed, 29 March 2017, 23:11:01
Is this actually a defective model F barrel for $80 or am I missing something?

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-IBM-Model-F-reproduction-keyboards-barrel-Kishsaver-clicky-Model-M-/222456213025?hash=item33cb6c6e21:g:sbEAAOSwoydWtWqS
Title: Re: Am I reading this right?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 29 March 2017, 23:13:35
It's a collectors piece. :P
Title: Re: Am I reading this right?
Post by: ander on Thu, 30 March 2017, 04:28:57
Wow—wishful thinking, huh?
Title: Re: Am I reading this right?
Post by: ekeppel on Thu, 30 March 2017, 06:30:35
They weren't selling at $16.95 (or whatever the previous price was), so why not quadruple the price?  :p 

Don't get me wrong, Ellipse is doing a good thing with his new Model F project, but this I just don't understand.  At least sell a non-reject barrel if you're going to sell anything. 

Each to their own, I guess.  *shrug*
Title: Re: Am I reading this right?
Post by: taylorswiftttttt on Thu, 30 March 2017, 11:16:29
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Title: Re: Am I reading this right?
Post by: fohat.digs on Thu, 30 March 2017, 16:59:27
edit out
Title: Re: Am I reading this right?
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 30 March 2017, 20:54:13
Or free advertising for the actual keyboards?
Title: Re: Am I reading this right?
Post by: ander on Sat, 01 April 2017, 00:04:50
Or maybe it's the kind of thing where you get so personally invested in a project, it seems as though everything about it is remarkable and valuable?
Title: Re: Am I reading this right?
Post by: 1391406 on Wed, 05 April 2017, 21:49:17
$80 for a defective barrel? I can only assume he believes these will become a collectors item.
Title: Re: Am I reading this right?
Post by: Ellipse on Sun, 11 June 2017, 19:11:41
Sorry for the exorbitant price - I can't sell the keyboards yet on eBay because the stock is not in hand.  The listing will sell the keyboards once they are in stock and I have fulfilled all orders to date.

If anyone wants one with their keyboard order let me know and I can include one for a few bucks.  Or maybe I'll do some giveaways at keycon in a couple weeks?