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Offline choll

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Looking for: Second Hand Keyboards
« on: Thu, 02 May 2024, 01:53:50 »
Hey!

I searched but couldn't seem to find a topic in the forum for second hand keyboards.
As I am sure there are many people on a budget/looking for extra keyboards for their collection, I thought to open this discussions and see if there are people wanting to post keyboards they have (self built or pre builds) for sale.

I myself would be open to purchasing second hand boards from people who have upgraded and no longer need their older ones.
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Offline Rhienfo

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Re: Looking for: Second Hand Keyboards
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 02 May 2024, 07:18:41 »
If you are looking to purchase keyboards second hand on geekhack, then you will need to use classifieds.

If you are looking for aftermarket keyboards, it depends but for most oems, you can find good deals for stuff like model ms on ebay (especially if you are in the us), if you want aftermarket topre than places like mercari are great for finding cheaper prices for stuff like hhkb, you will need a proxy but buyee which is what I used is integrated into mercari now, and my hhkb came in fine.
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Offline wjrii

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Re: Looking for: Second Hand Keyboards
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 02 May 2024, 07:56:00 »
There's also no two ways about it, /r/mechmarket on Reddit remains the most vibrant secondary market for enthusiast stuff.  Some of the facebook groups also allow classifieds beyond simple Marketplace listings .
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