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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: mrduul on Fri, 16 June 2017, 19:21:50
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Vintage 1985 Genuine IBM Model F, PC/AT Keyboard, 84-key
Steep price $329.00
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1985-Genuine-IBM-Model-F-PC-AT-Keyboard-84-key-/152588772251?hash=item2386ffe39b:g:XToAAOSw3h1ZRHOr
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That's funny, I bought one in february for 60 dollars on ebay in a bid.
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Yeah but fast forward 20 years from now.
What will the prices be?
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A member here on GH snagged a BIN AT for $42. Earlier that same day another sold for $75! I was so close to buying but it disappeared in a flash. Of course you won't find a nice one with box for those prices. It's not uncommon to see these boards going for $200+ now days.
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this find is not great
Ok, you try finding some.
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Are Model Fs really that good, or is it more for the collector/nostalgic?
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Are Model Fs really that good, or is it more for the collector/nostalgic?
In terms of key feel, they're that good and then some. With a modded layout, they're outstanding.
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Are Model Fs really that good, or is it more for the collector/nostalgic?
In terms of key feel, they're that good and then some. With a modded layout, they're outstanding.
It's too bad all the keyboards I want to try still are all so expensive, especially to get them to Canada...
Model F, CAD $400-500
30g Topre, CAD $400-500
Realforce HiPro, CAD $400-500
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Yeah but fast forward 20 years from now...
Yikes—is it already 20 years later? I hate it when that happens.
this find is not great
This is a perfect example of the usefulness of adding a "Not-So-Great Finds" section, as I've proposed here (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=89689.0) to largely deaf admin ears.
It's too bad all the keyboards I want to try still are all so expensive, especially to get them to Canada...
Model F, CAD $400-500
30g Topre, CAD $400-500
Realforce HiPro, CAD $400-500...
Dude, what part of Canada are you in, the Arctic Circle? (Maybe you have to have stuff delivered by dog sled?) True, the Canadian dollar has hovered around 70˘ for some time, but I still don't see where you're getting those kinds of prices.
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It's too bad all the keyboards I want to try still are all so expensive, especially to get them to Canada...
Model F, CAD $400-500
30g Topre, CAD $400-500
Realforce HiPro, CAD $400-500...
Dude, what part of Canada are you in, the Arctic Circle? (Maybe you have to have stuff delivered by dog sled?) True, the Canadian dollar has hovered around 70˘ for some time, but I still don't see where you're getting those kinds of prices.
Model F AT's are about USD $250 on eBay these days for a decent one, some even up to USD $300, plus USD $50-ish for shipping, then brokerage fees, import charges, and currency conversion.
Hi Pro is around USD $250-$290, plus all the same expenses. Best deal I could find was CAD $370 shipped (plus duties/brokerage) from the UK.
30g Topre is hard to find and on eBay it's around USD $253 + 40 for shipping for a Realforce 108us... and again with duties and brokerage (which even Canada Post charges now) -- and that's JIS layout only.
So yeah... they're all north of CAD $400 (which is only around $295 USD).
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It's too bad all the keyboards I want to try still are all so expensive, especially to get them to Canada...
Model F, CAD $400-500
30g Topre, CAD $400-500
Realforce HiPro, CAD $400-500...
Dude, what part of Canada are you in, the Arctic Circle? (Maybe you have to have stuff delivered by dog sled?) True, the Canadian dollar has hovered around 70˘ for some time, but I still don't see where you're getting those kinds of prices.
Model F AT's are about USD $250 on eBay these days for a decent one, some even up to USD $300, plus USD $50-ish for shipping, then brokerage fees, import charges, and currency conversion.
Hi Pro is around USD $250-$290, plus all the same expenses. Best deal I could find was CAD $370 shipped (plus duties/brokerage) from the UK.
30g Topre is hard to find and on eBay it's around USD $253 + 40 for shipping for a Realforce 108us... and again with duties and brokerage (which even Canada Post charges now) -- and that's JIS layout only.
So yeah... they're all north of CAD $400 (which is only around $295 USD).
Lately I've been looking at eBay, there've been AT keyboards that have been selling between 80-120 (plus 4 an xwhatsit if you want it), you just have to look. I got my AT in February for 60 US dollars including shipping. Granted I live in the US and do not suffer larger shipping rates and import fees, I still think you can get one for reasonable cheap. The average 250, is for people who are paying for convenice and a garranteed result.
The thing is, is even if they have a **** ton of dirt on them, you can clean them and they can look almost new. The keyboards are always working, never ran across a bad IBM anything, besides m2s, but those are easy to fix.
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