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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: ekeppel on Mon, 05 June 2017, 20:33:58
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/401341518646
Both Omnikeys look like they are a bit dirty, so who knows the condition of the switches, however the price is not bad for all three keyboards.
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Yeah, same here. $29.65 for shipping to Maine, which is maybe a little steep. Considering that these are heavy keyboards, I suppose it's somewhat expected, though.
Those Omnikeys are nearly 5lbs each! :-D
I must say, of all the Omnikey versions, the 101 layout is my favorite.
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"Untested"--that's eBay speak for broken.
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"Untested"--that's eBay speak for broken.
Depending on the item and seller that can certainly be the case! :-[
This seller has over 14500 feedback and 100% rating, which is extremely good, though. Personally, I would have no problem buying from them.
I've bought plenty of keyboards in the past (though not from this seller) that were listed as untested and they have almost always been in working condition. Sometimes these larger outfits just don't have the time and manpower to test everything they recycle, so they just sell stuff like this as-is.
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Thread reads as a joke:
"Two Omnikey 101s and an IBM M2 meet up in a bar..."
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I would say this is a nice little find. No telling about the alps switches of the Omnikeys as they are prone to dust. Sometimes you just have to take a chance. From what I have read about the reliability of the M2 due to capacitor issues it is a crap shoot even if tested beforehand.
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Somebody could have had it a week earlier for $5 less and no drama.
An Alps lover could have had his 2 favorite switches in the best possible case configuration.
I have 2, a blue and an orange version, and it doesn't get any better.
A repaired and tested M2 is probably worth at least $40 to defray a good chunk of the base cost.