Hi MaddSplatter49. Welcome to Geekhack.
Your friend doesn't sound very ... friendly? It is for the best in the end though, so long as you don't mind having piles of keyboards, switches, cap sets, and no money anyway.
What sort of switches does your friend's board have? What do you think you're interested in so far? I imagine your friend will have you try a tester or 3, and/or have you pick one up.