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Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« on: Mon, 15 October 2012, 16:30:33 »
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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 15 October 2012, 18:19:28 »
Those pad-printed legends look nice. Fortunately, either backspace was never pressed, or the keyboard has been used relatively little.
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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 15 October 2012, 19:38:19 »
I agree. The only thing that makes me a little uneasy is I never saw a Chicony mech with a white plate. White between the keys make me wonder if it's just a domes board with a common Chicony part number. I would definitely want to see under a cap even at that price.
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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 15 October 2012, 21:12:50 »
The seller updated with pictures.  Looks like it's monterey blues!
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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 15 October 2012, 23:26:38 »
Quote from: AKIMbO on Mon, 15 October 2012, 21:12:50
The seller updated with pictures.  Looks like it's monterey blues!

I think this is going to get real serious, quite fast.  Prepare for maximum sniping in 5 days time.  8)
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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 16 October 2012, 06:39:23 »
Snipe now and forget about it.

If I remember correctly, nice 5181s have been selling in the $30-40 range.

They are worth more than that.
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Re: Probably a rebranded Chicony KB-5181 on ebay
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 16 October 2012, 14:05:45 »
I'm going to take a shot at it, been wanting to try some vintage boards to compare to my MX boards. If I get it cheap and don't like it then I will pass the deal on to someone else.
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