Post by: MGMorden on Sat, 24 February 2018, 10:03:09
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-Rare-Purple-Cherry-Mx-Switch-1-piece/162911525305?_trkparms=pageci%3Ad6cea9d5-197b-11e8-84e2-74dbd1803ee4%7Cparentrq%3Ac88b59181610a9c4dec20879fff5623b%7Ciid%3A1&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 24 February 2018, 10:35:09
Noticed an eBay listing last night for "Ultra Rare Cherry MX Purple" switches supposedly remove from a NOS keyboard, but for the life of me I can't find references to a "Cherry MX Purple" switch anywhere on the net. Did someone just swap zealio stems into Cherry housings or something?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-Rare-Purple-Cherry-Mx-Switch-1-piece/162911525305?_trkparms=pageci%3Ad6cea9d5-197b-11e8-84e2-74dbd1803ee4%7Cparentrq%3Ac88b59181610a9c4dec20879fff5623b%7Ciid%3A1&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236
Hrrrmm..
I only buy old switches if they're salvaged professionally with desoldering gun / suction
I've been burned so many times, with bad internals due to switches that has been heated too long.
Post by: Purp on Sat, 24 February 2018, 10:51:09
Did someone just swap zealio stems into Cherry housings or something?
Post by: Puddsy on Sat, 24 February 2018, 11:27:54
Post by: MGMorden on Sat, 24 February 2018, 12:35:10
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 24 February 2018, 14:31:40
those are pretty clearly zealios in cherry housings
how do you confirm that ?
Post by: dr_derivative on Sat, 24 February 2018, 15:01:23
You can tell the difference between Cherry and Gateron stems from the cutout for the sprue mark on the stem. Zealios have a shorter cutout while Cherry switches have a longer one.
(https://i.imgur.com/teTKCJ8.jpg)
The ones shown on the listing also have a shorter cutout.
(https://i.imgur.com/rOx2dJd.png)
Sorry for the ****ty MS Paint science :))
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 24 February 2018, 15:09:56
They are definitely Zealio stems.
You can tell the difference between Cherry and Gateron stems from the cutout for the sprue mark on the stem. Zealios have a shorter cutout while Cherry switches have a longer one.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/teTKCJ8.jpg)
The ones shown on the listing also have a shorter cutout.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/rOx2dJd.png)
Sorry for the ****ty MS Paint science :))
But, I can't imagine him going through with this just to make $ 2 a switch.. well.. i guess it is easier than flippn' patties..
So, the seller must have a surplus of switch housings, or salvaged mx blues or something..
Then he'd buy zealios stems in bulk..
Was there a groupbuy for the purple stems ?
Maybe we can find this person. hahahaha
Post by: dr_derivative on Sat, 24 February 2018, 15:18:58
They are definitely Zealio stems.
You can tell the difference between Cherry and Gateron stems from the cutout for the sprue mark on the stem. Zealios have a shorter cutout while Cherry switches have a longer one.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/teTKCJ8.jpg)
The ones shown on the listing also have a shorter cutout.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/rOx2dJd.png)
Sorry for the ****ty MS Paint science :))
But, I can't imagine him going through with this just to make $ 2 a switch.. well.. i guess it is easier than flippn' patties..
So, the seller must have a surplus of switch housings, or salvaged mx blues or something..
Then he'd buy zealios stems in bulk..
Was there a groupbuy for the purple stems ?
Maybe we can find this person. hahahaha
I'm guessing he put some Cherry stems in Zealio housings (Zilents maybe?) and he's trying to sell the leftover parts. The pricing is odd, had I found some uber rare Cherry MX Purples I would sell them for a lot more than $2/sw :))
Post by: Puddsy on Sat, 24 February 2018, 15:54:47
They are definitely Zealio stems.
You can tell the difference between Cherry and Gateron stems from the cutout for the sprue mark on the stem. Zealios have a shorter cutout while Cherry switches have a longer one.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/teTKCJ8.jpg)
The ones shown on the listing also have a shorter cutout.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/rOx2dJd.png)
Sorry for the ****ty MS Paint science :))
But, I can't imagine him going through with this just to make $ 2 a switch.. well.. i guess it is easier than flippn' patties..
So, the seller must have a surplus of switch housings, or salvaged mx blues or something..
Then he'd buy zealios stems in bulk..
Was there a groupbuy for the purple stems ?
Maybe we can find this person. hahahaha
could be from krelbit's cherry MX Zilent GB, he made 400 of them and sold them since he used the other **** for the mx zilents
Post by: Rob27shred on Sat, 24 February 2018, 16:51:21
Post by: hansichen on Sat, 24 February 2018, 17:38:17
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 24 February 2018, 17:47:42
As this guy bought zealio switches he is probably part of the community, sad to see that such a person tries to scam people on ebay. I hope that somebody in the US reports this to the police and also to ebay, stop this ******* scamers!
Calm down guys... The scam is unconfirmed.. let's not jump to =bloody murder= just yet..
Post by: Sup on Sat, 24 February 2018, 19:06:44
As this guy bought zealio switches he is probably part of the community, sad to see that such a person tries to scam people on ebay. I hope that somebody in the US reports this to the police and also to ebay, stop this ******* scamers!
Calm down guys... The scam is unconfirmed.. let's not jump to =bloody murder= just yet..
Is there a reason you always type in a big ass font?
Post by: captsis on Sat, 24 February 2018, 21:20:56
Post by: ander on Sun, 25 February 2018, 04:25:15
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Post by: audax989 on Sun, 25 February 2018, 05:09:25
Yes, the housing's the giveaway. There aren't MX Purples that I know of, but MX Scarlets have been spotted:
(Attachment Link)
are these legit?
Post by: dr_derivative on Sun, 25 February 2018, 07:30:01
Yes, the housing's the giveaway. There aren't MX Purples that I know of, but MX Scarlets have been spotted:
(Attachment Link)
are these legit?
The cross mount on the stem looks slightly smaller than usual, so I'm guessing it's a Hirose switch. We know very little about Hirose switches, even the most common ones are pretty rare, so it could well be genuine.
It could also be someone who found a stash of Hirose clears and died the stems just to mess with us :))
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 25 February 2018, 08:35:07
those are pretty clearly zealios in cherry housingsCould be Outemu also. Those are redder than in the picture but you can't trust colours in a picture.
Kailh purple have the notch facing the LED, so it can't be them.
Post by: Deefenestrate on Sun, 25 February 2018, 08:48:50
Yes, the housing's the giveaway. There aren't MX Purples that I know of, but MX Scarlets have been spotted:
(Attachment Link)
are these legit?
I spy photoshop
Post by: Puddsy on Sun, 25 February 2018, 13:09:58
Yes, the housing's the giveaway. There aren't MX Purples that I know of, but MX Scarlets have been spotted:
(Attachment Link)
are these legit?
it's a hirose that's been photoshopped
Post by: Ruskie on Fri, 02 March 2018, 10:13:40