Author Topic: IBM NIB Otaku - $500 (Read 2178 times)

Sam · « **on:** Sat, 09 April 2011, 02:40:51 »

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130506871728
The seller seems to think this is likely a production error and the keyboard was unintentionally produced without any printing on the keycaps. I highly doubt it, being it would have required someone to mistakenly put blanks for all the keys, plus nobody caught it during QC. I'd say chances are 99% that it was intentional, likely due to a customer's request for an otaku style IBM board. Or perhaps not original but someone replaced the keycaps and pawned it off as something IBM did. A bit interesting nonetheless. But I have my doubts that it'll sell for $500.

Quest- · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 09 April 2011, 14:27:58 »

500 dollar o-O. I should start a new career selling electronics that didn't get past quality control.

"Yes its a tv without a screen, truly a one off, buy now $13370.70"

Serious though, i also doubt this was an error.

False_Dmitry_II · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 09 April 2011, 19:13:30 »

Spartan-1337, reporting!

Lpb45 · « **Reply #3 on:** Sun, 10 April 2011, 01:27:35 »

Quote from: ripster;327679

Looks like a unit that never made it through full production for a customer. Back in the day IBM would do some customization.

Like my Shearson brothers "Bernie Madoff" special.
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I will trade you 10 credit default swaps for it!

wulax · « **Reply #4 on:** Sun, 10 April 2011, 12:51:14 »

I have never seen a blank buckling spring board with a European layout. Neither Fentek nor Unicomp sells them last time I checked. Hardly worth $500 though.

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