EBAY.co.uk Tipro 128

[dorkvader]

I make these topics, and no-one seems to be interested.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121021457189?

Black tipro 128, MSR addon, PS2, full matrix, NKRO (I believe?) Would be an excellent gaming board if true.

Best part is:

I have approx 50 of these if you want quantity give me a call 07787433271

Anyone in the UK want to call? If we got several of these for a lower price (like 15-20 GBP) each, I'd definitely be interested)

[Dgsbllx]

Do these use cherry switches?

[funkymeeba]

Yeah, I'd love to get one of those, but am in the US. Please tell me someone in the UK can help out.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

Do these use cherry switches?

According to the thread over at DT, these come with plate mounted MX Blacks.

http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/cherry-g80-3700-7-tipro-128-50-t4590.html#p87625

[Dgsbllx]

I'd be prepared to contact, but I have no idea of how to go about this. Let me know how many i'm asking for etc and i'll act as the go between if needed?

[el2k]

What keycaps does it have?

[esoomenona]

Are those black things block off plates?

[funkymeeba]

Woohoo, I was able to find a contact in the UK to proxy one of these over to me. Now the quest to find the perfect layout begins.

[dorkvader]

I'd be prepared to contact, but I have no idea of how to go about this. Let me know how many i'm asking for etc and i'll act as the go between if needed?

Thanks!

First of all, to answer some questions:
1. The black things do appear to be switch blockers. There sholud be a switch under there. They are pretty useful for getting your layout working how you want.
2. Sholud be plate mounted blacks
3. Lasered ABS keycaps, I believe. I think even the printed ones are pretty interchangeable, though I only have one set of tipro keycaps now
4. Hoggy has said he'd like to proxy items out of the UK for GH'ers. See this topic

Okay. Dgsbllx, see if you can contact him for a lot of 10. I want to run a small GB for these, and I'm sure I can find 10 people who want one (especially given how fast those 5 sold) If he won't give a discount for a qty that low, try 15. Any more and I'll have to take money first (unless someone else wants to GB these. I have no objections)

I would like to see 10GBP/each in quantity, but 15 GBP is okay. Shipping sholud not be per each, if he's sending your 10 in bulk.

[Rjak27]

The ebay listing is down now...

Anyone here get them in quantity?

If so, I would be willing to buy one shipped to the US (msg me).

(oh, wait, plate mounted blacks... nevermind. Only interested in PCB mounted.)

[kbdfr]

Same topic in DT, here's a quote from a post I made there:

Sturdy construction with metal body plate and plastic upper case, plate-mounted Cherry black switches, awesome programming software enabling complete keystroke sequences on each key on four levels(!).
A caveat though: keyboards manufactured by Tipro for big customers may have some inactive switches under double keys. This means that two switches are actually present, but one of them doesn't have a spring and acts as a (perfect) stabilizer. To insert a spring, the switch must be desoldered as it is plate-mounted and cannot be opened from the top.

The keycaps are most probably (never seen anything else on Tipros) two-piece clipped together, exactly like Cherry relegendables but much flatter, the upper part being pad printed. This upper part can be replaced with a transparent lid (or any other fitting lid for that matter, see there:
http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/pre-printed-covers-for-tipro-mid-keycaps-t1012.html

[Dgsbllx]

Ok i've just messaged him now to get some more information on a bulk purchase. If I get no response i'll try phoning later on.

[Dgsbllx]

Ok I received a message back last night. He said that he was at home but would get to work today and check out the condition of them and count exactly how many he has and let me know. So hopefully we get an answer later today, ill keep you informed.

[Halverson]

If we're doing a mini GB for these, at low prices. Count me interested.

[kbdfr]

He should absolutely check all double keys to ascertain both switches underneath are active, i.e. have a spring in them.

[dorkvader]

He should absolutely check all double keys to ascertain both switches underneath are active, i.e. have a spring in them.

Good point.

I would also like to note that he has not re-listed his items, if he's out, then all of this is moot.