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Title: Northgate 101
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 26 November 2018, 08:20:39
This is a beauty that won't last long:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/192735478432?ul_noapp=true (https://www.ebay.com/itm/192735478432?ul_noapp=true)
Title: Re: Northgate 101
Post by: pixelpusher on Mon, 26 November 2018, 08:41:15
Man. Does it really cost $25 to ship items now days?
Title: Re: Northgate 101
Post by: no, the other guy on Mon, 26 November 2018, 08:47:06
I wish!
Title: Re: Northgate 101
Post by: laxfan91 on Mon, 26 November 2018, 09:52:47
Sending a keyboard in a priority mail box for things shaped like keyboards is around $19. I'd expect 2 day FedEx for $25. A perfectly packaged keyboard is a bit awkward in size...much like a poster or art in a tube.
Title: Re: Northgate 101
Post by: pixelpusher on Mon, 26 November 2018, 10:01:59
I'm going to hold off on this one just b/c I have several white alps boards now.  Also, I see a few on r/mm for around $80 shipped.  But it's pretty :)
Title: Re: Northgate 101
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 26 November 2018, 16:53:16
I'm going to hold off on this one just b/c I have several white alps boards now.  Also, I see a few on r/mm for around $80 shipped.  But it's pretty :)

Really? 101s? Those are the only true US ANSI layouts and are much harder to find without yellowed keys.
Title: Re: Northgate 101
Post by: no, the other guy on Mon, 26 November 2018, 16:56:22
What is that fascination with the ANSI layout anyway?
Title: Re: Northgate 101
Post by: pixelpusher on Mon, 26 November 2018, 19:29:52
I'm going to hold off on this one just b/c I have several white alps boards now.  Also, I see a few on r/mm for around $80 shipped.  But it's pretty :)

Really? 101s? Those are the only true US ANSI layouts and are much harder to find without yellowed keys.

Here’s one. This guy says he has a lot of them and plans to slowly sell them off

https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/9xfos7/usct_h_obins_anne_pro_rgb_bt_kailh_blue_omnikey/?st=JOZ2CDO8&sh=18a525e0
Title: Re: Northgate 101
Post by: ander on Sat, 01 December 2018, 03:14:29
This is a beauty that won't last long...

Nope, it didn't. Definitely underpriced.

I love eBay's "We found something similar" feature:


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Right—like those keebs are anything alike, huh?


Man. Does it really cost $25 to ship items now days?

Yes, this one would cost that much. Omnikeys are particularly prized for their weight and stability—they're the "tanks" of Alpses.

Of course if this seller knew about USPS's flat-rate Priority Mail "Game Board" boxes, he could send it anywhere in the US for around $18. It's mostly a keeb-geek thing, though.