Who wants an Ortek MCK-84 ?

[poxeclipse]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360473955029?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

[dorkvader]

Another sunnking special! Let's hope it does'n go as high as those MX5000's he had up earlier.

He's even pulled a keycap in the pictures. I like it when ebay sellers know what us keyboard people want to see in an auction.

I notice it's white alps "Fukka".

[nar]

*Checks from Canada*
Shipping: $78.31 o_O

[mr626]

*Checks from Canada*
Shipping: $78.31 o_O

*Checks from Australia*

Shipping: $121.10

You got nuthin on us 

[Elrick]

*Checks from Canada*
Shipping: $78.31 o_O

*Checks from Australia*

Shipping: $121.10

You got nuthin on us 

Ummm, I avoid buying anything from Canada.  It has the highest priced transit costs from anywhere else on Earth.

It's far cheaper to have stuff sent in from Germany, Russia, China, Hawaii, Brazil and/or Mexico.

Just avoid dealing with Canada at all because you can get everything else from any other country without the rip-off transit costs.  Must be some kind of Mafia-like deal when it comes to using their postal system, which is hideous.

[Maxrunner]

I actually got this, the seller was asking a124$ to send it to Portugal, but i knew better I got some other user to send it to me for a realistic price...

[poxeclipse]

Pretty expensive. A few weeks ago, I found an Ortek MCK-101FTN for $1.99, at Value Village. Almost new, with green simplified Alps, it's a very nice board.
Two days later, I went to another Value Village, and found another Ortek MCK-101FX, with white complicated Alps, for $2.99.
After cleaning, it looks great. I don't use it, it sits in storage now.

[nar]

I wish my value village had used mechanical keyboards.

[Maxrunner]

Value Village?

[poxeclipse]

Value Village?

Those are thrift stores, in Canada. I visit quite often the Goodwill, Salvation Army and Value Village stores, carrying with me a key puller. You can find not only used stuff, but BNIB too. For instance, I found 3 Fujitsu FKB2745 with Mitsumi peerless switches, brand new, for $3.99 each. They sell on eBay for $70 sometimes. I don't use them, for the hight of the board is too much for my hands. Another find was an AEKII for $1.99, with cream Alps.
Another source are the electronics recycling companies. They look for electronics, and they don't know so much about keyboards. If you find one, just ask them to show you all the keyboards they have and you'll be surprised what you'll find.
Also, at garage sales you can find lots of keyboards, some mechanical, and for very low prices, sometimes for free.
Some recycling companies have booths at flea markets. The one on Steeles/Airport Road has lots of DELL Quietkey boards, but they are rubber domes, and I got one for free at a garage sale. The guy told me they used to have IBM Model M too.

[uzoc]

Value Village?

Those are thrift stores, in Canada. I visit quite often the Goodwill, Salvation Army and Value Village stores, carrying with me a key puller. You can find not only used stuff, but BNIB too. For instance, I found 3 Fujitsu FKB2745 with Mitsumi peerless switches, brand new, for $3.99 each. They sell on eBay for $70 sometimes. I don't use them, for the hight of the board is too much for my hands. Another find was an AEKII for $1.99, with cream Alps.
Another source are the electronics recycling companies. They look for electronics, and they don't know so much about keyboards. If you find one, just ask them to show you all the keyboards they have and you'll be surprised what you'll find.
Also, at garage sales you can find lots of keyboards, some mechanical, and for very low prices, sometimes for free.
Some recycling companies have booths at flea markets. The one on Steeles/Airport Road has lots of DELL Quietkey boards, but they are rubber domes, and I got one for free at a garage sale. The guy told me they used to have IBM Model M too.

Good tip, that would be the same thing we can do here to get our keyboard geek-on, here in the US (NYC no less!).

[Halverson]

I wish my value village had used mechanical keyboards.

Same. Used to frequent 3 in Ottawa over a few months, nothing but rubber domes.