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Offline Magna224

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200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 04:05:24 »
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Offline scytheR

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 05:00:08 »
wow, goldmine.
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Offline kaiserreich

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 05:24:35 »
Don't see Model Ms.
Those IBMs in the description are siliteks
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Offline xJaPx

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 06:50:28 »
im in MA, i'll PM the buyer.


edit: holy hell its in  lowell to ( i live there).  should b interesting....
« Last Edit: Wed, 19 September 2012, 06:53:54 by xJaPx »
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 06:54:01 »
At that price, it would only take a couple of decent boards to be worthwhile.
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 07:08:45 »
i'm def going over there when I get a chance.  Where the **** do I store 200 boards.... my parents are going to be pissed hahaha
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 09:11:27 »
After pulling out anything good, donate the rest for to a charity for a tax write-off. It would not be unreasonable to list their value at $2 each for that purpose.
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 09:32:15 »
yeah the seller can't be that stupid to have not taken out all the mech keyboards already lol
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 09:47:30 »
A charity would not want keyboards that need $8 USB adapter, each. The PS/2 ship has sailed in that regard.

First find a recycler that will take the excess (98% of them) ultra cheap, or else don't buy them.

FWIW, I think a couple of Dells near the top could be AT101W's but that's far from certain. Most of the keyboards appear to be from the late 90s... a bad sign.

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Offline IvanIvanovich

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 11:04:30 »
Looks like a big pile of rubberdomes boards to me. There might be a few AT101W in there, but defineatly most of it looks worthless.
Most sellers have no freaking idea what is mech. Though pro recyclers do, but they don't care that the boards are cool, just that they have a lot of gold and other valuable metals in them. Yes, they take rare boards and melt them, bastards.
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Offline xJaPx

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #10 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 11:06:26 »
welll i'll drop by and take a closer look.  no harm there.  maybe all the model F's/M's are in the back lol
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Offline IvanIvanovich

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #11 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 11:25:42 »
Maybe they would let you cherry pick it if there is anything there. They would have to be pretty weird not to take $20-30 for a few boards if there is anything interesting.
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Offline xJaPx

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #12 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 13:25:52 »
Quote from: lysol on Wed, 19 September 2012, 11:25:42
Maybe they would let you cherry pick it if there is anything there. They would have to be pretty weird not to take $20-30 for a few boards if there is anything interesting.

exactly what im thinking.  but if the opening bid is $40 for the whole lot, why not just take em all lol.  It'll be like the opening to the duck tales cartoon, except with keyboards not gold coins hahaha

edit: heading over there tonight.  What specific models should i be looking out for?  I'm such a n00b.  who wants to skype with me while im there? hahahah jk
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #13 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 18:13:42 »
I saw some dell, so look for AT101 or AT102. Anything IBM will probably be good, but especially look for model F's.
See if there are any of those compaq MX11800s
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_G80-11800

http://deskthority.net/wiki/IBM_Model_F
F-AT would be great, F-XT good. see if there are any F-122's, etc.

I mean, if it clicks, pick it up :p
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Offline xJaPx

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #14 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 18:40:44 »
No click no pick, osu!
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Offline xJaPx

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #15 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 20:43:38 »
Sooo, after digging thru 200 boards, about 16 buckling spring, 8 alps of varyinf color, and a few quiet keys.  50% of them were quietkeys, so i just took a couple.  Cleaning these is going to be a *****

What are these?

Not the buckling spring im used to seeing (no ping)
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Offline SmallFry

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #16 on: Wed, 19 September 2012, 23:18:44 »
:O ALPS! My favorite!
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Offline Magna224

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #17 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 04:47:13 »
Bottom is a space invaders switch. Top is some kind of membrane based switch most likely but it has ALPS doubleshots so that's nice. Gonna post some more pics for us? I'm sure a bunch of people are sitting with a bag of popcorn.
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Offline Icarium

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #18 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 05:07:56 »
F XT > F AT. Just to make it clear. :p
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Offline 486

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #19 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 06:16:42 »
16 BS boards plus various alps for $40 is a bargain. You got an excellent deal.
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Offline xJaPx

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #20 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 06:43:46 »
Alps alps and more alps
 
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Offline rayuki

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #21 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 07:38:33 »
well color me speechless. nice job man!
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Offline xJaPx

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #22 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 07:57:48 »
Quote from: rayuki on Thu, 20 September 2012, 07:38:33
well color me speechless. nice job man!

i was like a kid in a candy store.  I walk into the first room, and just a huge table full of boards.  He's like oh, there are more in here. Walk into the next room, even more keyboards (unfortunately i could tell they were all the same, and mostly rubber dome).  But in the second room he had a ton of blades for servers, 2 nice server cases, 15 desktops, monitors, etc.   

Cleaning these things is going to be my project this weekend (after getting out my FMA keys tho. no worries ppl)
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #23 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 20:04:34 »
Sell me one of the IBM buckling springs! :p

That's a good haul! I'm glad more keyboards are going into good hands than the recyclers.

Did you get a good look at the monitors? any trinitrons? A place nearby threw out fifteen Sony GDM-FW900's before I could save them. I would have taken them all.
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #24 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 20:17:32 »
great now you have a bunch of probably fine but uninteresting alps board with frustratingly unique layouts, some of which won't work without expensive adapters. have fun!!
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Offline xJaPx

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #25 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 20:23:45 »
Quote from: dorkvader on Thu, 20 September 2012, 20:04:34
Sell me one of the IBM buckling springs! :p

That's a good haul! I'm glad more keyboards are going into good hands than the recyclers.

Did you get a good look at the monitors? any trinitrons? A place nearby threw out fifteen Sony GDM-FW900's before I could save them. I would have taken them all.

i didnt get to look, it took me 45 minutes just to look through all the boards.  maybe i;ll text him for round 2 hahaaha
Quote from: sth on Thu, 20 September 2012, 20:17:32
great now you have a bunch of probably fine but uninteresting alps board with frustratingly unique layouts, some of which won't work without expensive adapters. have fun!!

its  nearly impossible to rain on my parade any more sth, lol.  haterrrrrr
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #26 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 20:25:00 »
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Offline xJaPx

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #27 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 20:26:25 »
u.....son.....of......a......*****..... lol.  extremely appropriate picture tho, kudos

once i clean them all, i'll post em

and i rlly like the feel of the space invader keys
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Offline sth

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #28 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 20:28:11 »
some of those actually are interesting i just hate alps... and also have a smallish pile of vintage but not-collectible stuff that just sits around looking neglected :)
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Offline xJaPx

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #29 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 20:30:45 »
most of them or dell or ibm, but there are a few random ones with either no badges or s name i've never heard of.  For what i paid, no complaints
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #30 on: Thu, 20 September 2012, 22:58:15 »
Quote from: xJaPx on Thu, 20 September 2012, 20:26:25
u.....son.....of......a......*****..... lol.  extremely appropriate picture tho, kudos

once i clean them all, i'll post em

and i rlly like the feel of the space invader keys

And I was gonna ask for those. I "only" have three of them myself.
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Offline 486

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #31 on: Fri, 21 September 2012, 00:48:11 »
Ahh. you people with your NMB's. I envy you. Almost had one when I was bidding on an Amiga 2000 keyboard but missed.
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Offline Magna224

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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #32 on: Fri, 21 September 2012, 03:00:47 »
Yeah space invaders to me were like better MX Blues. They feel like an MX Blue just smoother and without the awkward jig feel.
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #33 on: Sat, 22 September 2012, 18:35:48 »
Here's same good pictures of the NMB switches, courtesy of Razer:
http://www.razerzone.com/minisite/blackwidow/mechanical_keyboards

(I have no idea why they spent so much effort into making drawings of a switch they don't even use.)
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #34 on: Mon, 24 September 2012, 13:50:49 »
Quote from: Magna224 on Fri, 21 September 2012, 03:00:47
Yeah space invaders to me were like better MX Blues. They feel like an MX Blue just smoother and without the awkward jig feel.

ya, to me they felt like clicky reds, but smoother, if that makes any sense
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #35 on: Mon, 24 September 2012, 15:06:16 »
Why arent there any lots like that in NYC? :( JELLY!
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #36 on: Mon, 24 September 2012, 15:08:59 »
Quote from: Mugen on Mon, 24 September 2012, 15:06:16
Why arent there any lots like that in NYC? :( JELLY!

****, tell me about it...
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #37 on: Mon, 24 September 2012, 17:41:18 »
Quote from: Mugen on Mon, 24 September 2012, 15:06:16
Why arent there any lots like that in NYC? :( JELLY!

Or Australia?!?!
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #38 on: Tue, 25 September 2012, 14:28:20 »
Or Michigan!
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #39 on: Tue, 25 September 2012, 17:05:09 »
My god, what a find :D!
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Re: 200 PS/2 keyboard lot
« Reply #40 on: Thu, 27 September 2012, 06:34:20 »
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 24 September 2012, 17:41:18
Quote from: Mugen on Mon, 24 September 2012, 15:06:16
Why arent there any lots like that in NYC? :( JELLY!

Or Australia?!?!
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Most of the lots I see are sh*tty Compaq boards, most of which dont work or "untested"
And the recyclers are really stingy, they won't let you in to have a look. Workplace health and safety, my foot!
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