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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: JP on Thu, 10 August 2017, 11:41:18
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Just like the last Beam Spring
but in a lot nicer shape. The price reflects this of course. After looking at the rest of the pictures there is some major rust on the barrel plate.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-IBM-5640534-BEAM-SPRING-CLICKY-MECHANICAL-KEY-TERMINAL-KEYBOARD-TESTED-/282605980089?hash=item41cca109b9:g:zyQAAOSwP0ZZjHPS
I thought the paint looked too good to be true.
"THE REPAINT IS NOT PROFESSIONAL AND IS NOT GUARANTEED NOT TO SCRATCH”
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And here's one (http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-IBM-5640534-BEAM-SPRING-CLICKY-MECHANICAL-KEY-TERMINAL-KEYBOARD-TESTED-/282605980089) with a BIN of $549 plus shipping. Still way pricey, tho, IMHO.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zyQAAOSwP0ZZjHPS/s-l1600.jpg)
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Oh, never mind. It's the same one. They must've lowered the price.
The paint looks pretty good to me.
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Yeah, this is the same seller that sold the other beam spring featured in the "Not-So-Great Finds" post.
Also this seller sold another for $125 today.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5640534-BEA...7675.l2557
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Could you not just grind off the rust from the plate?
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BTW, I wish you'd posted this in my Not-So-Great Finds thread, which I intentionally didn't name item-specifically, hoping we could get that going. (I recently petitioned the admins (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=89689.0) for a dedicated NSGF topic area–which seemed like a real good idea, considering our fondness for same–but though the idea met with general enthusiasm, Those In Power remained noncommital.)
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Down to $499 now. The rust could be sanded or blasted off. It could be painted or re-plated. The springs are what really matter in this case. I am sure there is rust, but how much is the question.
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$399 now