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Offline Jersern

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[WTB] Realforce 87u 55g and Dedicated Numpad
« on: Mon, 23 February 2015, 22:41:04 »
I would like to buy a 55gram Realforce TKL preferably in excellent condition. I am in Australia so factor that into the shipping costs. I am happy to pay for shipping as long as it isn't really expensive.

I also want to buy a numpad (be it Cherry or the 23u) preferably in a very standard size.
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 55gram 87u 55g
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 25 February 2015, 01:23:48 »
Bump! Still looking!
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 25 February 2015, 01:38:52 »
Quote from: Jersern on Mon, 23 February 2015, 22:41:04
I would like to buy a 55gram Realforce TKL preferably in excellent condition. I am in Australia so factor that into the shipping costs. I am happy to pay for shipping as long as it isn't really expensive.
Look for Glissant's WTS, he has the all black (not sure what color you're looking for)

edit: oops, he is trying to trade it   :-[
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 25 February 2015, 05:16:14 »
Yeah, thanks for the suggestion none the less :)
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 25 February 2015, 09:06:51 »
Elite Keyboards is supposed to have them in stock by the end of this month:

http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=topre_keyboards,rftenkeyless&pid=rf_se18t0

They do ship to Australia, but I'm not sure how their shipping costs compare with what it would cost someone from GH to ship it.
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 25 February 2015, 14:54:53 »
I tried buying a HHKB off them a while back and the shipping was (if I remember correctly) around 100 usd. Considering the aud is kinda dying at this point, 100 usd for shipping is really on the high side.
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 25 February 2015, 15:22:37 »
Have you tried messaging http://www.mechkb.com to see if/when they'll carry the 55g again (product page is here)? Might be able to save some money on shipping just by waiting a bit if they're getting a shipment soon.
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 25 February 2015, 18:00:15 »
I called them about that last week. They didn't have an ETA on it. They did confirm that if they get one in stock, the price will be $299.
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 26 February 2015, 22:23:33 »
FWIW I gave up my WTB for one of these and just ordered it direct. I registered for a Tenso account and am using them as a proxy for a purchase through amazon.co.jp. It will probably end up costing the same as it would have through EK here in the US but knowing that I can get things direct is kind of neat. I bet the shipping to Australia is much less than to the US from Japan. So that is always a route to consider - just import it yourself! Good luck.
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 26 February 2015, 23:16:10 »
Quote from: btctopre on Wed, 25 February 2015, 15:22:37
Have you tried messaging http://www.mechkb.com to see if/when they'll carry the 55g again (product page is here)? Might be able to save some money on shipping just by waiting a bit if they're getting a shipment soon.


I called them a while back. They had no ETA and as Ludovician said, they still don't.

Quote from: jsoltren on Thu, 26 February 2015, 22:23:33
FWIW I gave up my WTB for one of these and just ordered it direct. I registered for a Tenso account and am using them as a proxy for a purchase through amazon.co.jp. It will probably end up costing the same as it would have through EK here in the US but knowing that I can get things direct is kind of neat. I bet the shipping to Australia is much less than to the US from Japan. So that is always a route to consider - just import it yourself! Good luck.

I wouldn't be too surprised if I got stung by shipping. Interesting, I've never used Tenso. How are they? (speed, service quality etc.)?

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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 27 February 2015, 04:53:01 »
I just looked on amazon.co.jp and the price of the realforce seems quite reasonable. ￥19816 ($212 AUD). I didn't see a price on the shipping to a Tenso address but Tenso's shipping and handling should probably end up between ￥3000 and ￥4000. Either way, it's likely to end up cheaper than buying one off another member here.

I don't know what Tenso's service is like, though. If you do go this way let me know how it is, because once I have the money I want to get my Type-S HHKB through them.

Realforce 55g on amazon JP
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 27 February 2015, 05:38:10 »
Yay all the Japanese I can't read! :) Time to get a friend of mine to read it lol
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 27 February 2015, 06:04:33 »
Running the page through Google Translate should make it somewhat readable (although it creates a lot of Engrish gibberish because of how different the languages are grammatically).
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 27 February 2015, 06:07:20 »
Exactly. Prefer to get someone who can actually read the language. I would rather buy it from MK.com though since they're local and I can go by their shop and it makes any warranty (I doubt I'll ever need to) easy.
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 27 February 2015, 06:13:26 »
That is true. I hope they get some in stock at some point.

It has now been 13 hours since I acquired my RF87U55, and over half of that was spent away from the computer, but so far the only things I dislike about it are the keycaps on the Windows keys. I only use the left one, so I took the cap off that and swapped it with the menu key, which I also never use. But now my keyboard looks awkwardly asymmetrical. Good thing nobody ever looks at it.
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 27 February 2015, 06:17:11 »
Well my 87u is still no where to be seen.... :'( someone sell me one hahahaha

Well I guess Novatouch with granites make up for it for now...  :)
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g and Dedicated Numpad
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 28 February 2015, 01:06:26 »
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g and Dedicated Numpad
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Re: [WTB] Realforce 87u 55g and Dedicated Numpad
« Reply #18 on: Sat, 28 February 2015, 01:33:05 »
Yes but preferably one that fits in better with the more angular look of the novatouch and hhkb
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