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Desko Keyboard $94.97 OBO +Shipping
« on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 21:21:02 »
Not a phenomenal deal, especially considering most the ones I've seen use MY switches and  the GHB caps (it feels wrong to type GHB) have a trackpoint between them, making them less than ideal for all but the Yoda.  Still, a better price than you usually see for ones in worse condition.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Desko-Unknown-Model-DB9-PS-2-Keyboard-w-Credit-Card-Swipe-/331284308276?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4d22156134

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Re: Desko Keyboard $94.97 OBO +Shipping
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 21:40:14 »
rawko's small collection of deskos have been on ebay at that price for several months now.

I had been watching them until I realized that he never lowers the price when he re-lists.

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Re: Desko Keyboard $94.97 OBO +Shipping
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 21:41:15 »
Do it for the original RGB mods!

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Re: Desko Keyboard $94.97 OBO +Shipping
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 21:47:50 »
rawko's small collection of deskos have been on ebay at that price for several months now.

I had been watching them until I realized that he never lowers the price when he re-lists.

He's had others on that were missing caps and looked like crap and he was asking a similar price.  I don't remember seeing this one before.  He could have listed it before, but I don't remember seeing this one since it definitely is in better condition than the last ones I saw.

I could be wrong though.

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Re: Desko Keyboard $94.97 OBO +Shipping
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 22:12:16 »
Funny this comes up today. I picked up two deskos from Rawko today as a matter of fact :)

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Re: Desko Keyboard $94.97 OBO +Shipping
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 22:25:39 »
Funny this comes up today. I picked up two deskos from Rawko today as a matter of fact :)
Got links to the ones you bought? I'd like to see the condition/price :p
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Re: Desko Keyboard $94.97 OBO +Shipping
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 22:39:18 »
I think they took down the listing. The listing was for 2 desko boards and each was missing a couple of keycaps. Maybe I got lucky but the condition of the caps is pretty good for how dirty the boards appeared. The caps are drying from their denture tab bath as we speak.

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Re: Desko Keyboard $94.97 OBO +Shipping
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 14 August 2014, 07:45:56 »
I don't want to reveal how much I paid, but I will say it was pretty easy to negotiate a lower price by making offers and counteroffers. I am really pleased with the two sets I got, and they are in pretty good condition. I was surprised to find the dye subs mixed in with the double shots on this set, and the RGB mods are extremely nice.

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Re: Desko Keyboard $94.97 OBO +Shipping
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 14 August 2014, 08:14:50 »
I don't want to reveal how much I paid, but I will say it was pretty easy to negotiate a lower price by making offers and counteroffers. I am really pleased with the two sets I got, and they are in pretty good condition. I was surprised to find the dye subs mixed in with the double shots on this set, and the RGB mods are extremely nice.

I am impressed. I understand that these Rawko guys tend to drive a hard bargain.
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Re: Desko Keyboard $94.97 OBO +Shipping
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 14 August 2014, 09:06:50 »
They will work with you. That's more than I can say for some people I have dealt with before. They wouldn't let me in the warehouse though :(