What's the most you guys have spent on a single keycap/set?

[Hyde]

I remember wayyyyy back before I get into this whole mechanical keyboard hobby I was like why anyone on their right mind would spend more than $100 on a keyboard?

Then after I got my mechanical keyboard I was like why anyone on their right mind would spend more than $50 on keycaps?

Then few months back I bought an imsto set from a group buy for $75 and the other day I bought the Olivetti set from Originative for $95, and now I'm just like omg what's happening to me.  My keycap set cost almost as much as my keyboard and I don't even feel bad about it  >___<

I've fallen too far to turn back now LOL.

Single Key:  $3-4 (nothing special)
Full Set:  $95 (Olivetti Cherry Double Shot)

So what have you guys bought that was originally thought to be ridiculous?  (Aside from the $250 authentic "not so limited quantity anymore" Red Cherry Escape)

[keymaster]

$95 thick imsto PBT (104 set)

I don't regret it one bit. They're worth it.

[The_Beast]

Single cap: CC vader
Set: Graphite or R4

[reaper]

Aside from the $250 authentic "not so limited quantity anymore" Red Cherry Escape.

Some clacks were sold for more than that.  Myself, I have yet to spend over $100 for any single keycap that I own and I don't intent to.

[Hyde]

$95 thick imsto PBT (104 set)

I don't regret it one bit. They're worth it.

Oh no the $250 man has spoken !!!  lol it's ok I admire your passion and I think I've also bought a few things back then that turn out to be way cheaper later on.

Though speaking about the imsto set, this is my first PBT set and later on I realize I didn't like the feel of PBT this is kind of why I'm getting the Olivetti Double Shot.  I'll find out later if I like it or not 

Single cap: CC vader
Set: Graphite or R4

How much did you pay for those?

[Dubsgalore]

$18 on a CC
$74 for Raindrop

[Bro Caps]

*Waiting for jcrouse to appear*

[guilleguillaume]

Single Cap: Darth Vader Click Clack

[keymaster]

$95 thick imsto PBT (104 set)

I don't regret it one bit. They're worth it.

Oh no the $250 man has spoken !!!  lol it's ok I admire your passion and I think I've also bought a few things back then that turn out to be way cheaper later on.

They're not any cheaper now, though. Blanks may be cheaper, but these are still around $90-95 new from feng.

[Bro Caps]

Single Cap: Darth Vader Click Clack

How much? (looks at title of the thread)

[Bro Caps]

The most I paid for a single clack was a salute, which was 100 in cash + 2 solid color clacks + a gamer set.

[ekw808]

Keycap: Salute 125
Set: Round 4 Retro 110

[Hyde]

$95 thick imsto PBT (104 set)

I don't regret it one bit. They're worth it.

Oh no the $250 man has spoken !!!  lol it's ok I admire your passion and I think I've also bought a few things back then that turn out to be way cheaper later on.

They're not any cheaper now, though. Blanks may be cheaper, but these are still around $90-95 new from feng.

lol no I meant the Red Cherry Escape ($250 vs $5 now) but then I also realize I quoted wrong so my bad 

But yeah as for the imsto set it's true they always hover around that price.  I only got lucky ($75) since it's group buy.

Keycap: Salute 125
Set: Round 4 Retro 110

Sorry if I'm noob but what's a Salute?


EDIT:  Nvm I googled it lol.

[Bro Caps]

Sorry if I'm noob but what's a Salute?

[tjcaustin]

$210 silver/black IronMan

I've spent a lot of money on a lot of stuff, but I'm pretty sure that's the most I've spend on a single item.

 Unless you want to count why I ran klaxon, then I can say "$25,000 on a White on Red klaxon base/mod/tsangan set"

[Sifo]

$80 for whalebro

[longweight]

Scarface.

[guilleguillaume]

Single Cap: Darth Vader Click Clack

How much? (looks at title of the thread)

I was 58$ shipped from mmmty.

[linziyi]

....I am yet to fall into the business of keycaps collecting..

[Grim Fandango]

Have to say that your story sounds really familiar Hyde.

I am no where near as much of an avid collector as some people here. The most I payed for a single cap was 18 dollar for a click clack skull. The most I payed for a set was about 50 for a PBT set. For now, I have spent much more on actual keyboards, just not sure how long that will last.

[missalaire]

Sanctuary set: $90
Single Key (MKC Aluminum Dragon R4 pop up key): $20 shipped I think it ended up being

[eth0s]

Well, I can tell you the most money that I regret spending.  And that was ~$300 for Round4.  I sent ~$300 to 7bit in December 2011, and I still haven't received doodley squat. 

We're going on 18 months now, and still no keycaps.  I don't even remember what I ordered, so I can't even tell you what I paid for.  But besides Round4, I don't regret any of the other money that I've spent on keyboards or  keycaps.

Round4 however, is a royal sh!t stain.

[WRXChris]

Single cap: ironman silver & black, $125 I think was its sticker price
Keycap set: $90 on a cherry ds black on beige set (no moogle), lol i'd been searching for my first set for months and couldnt resist!

[phetto]

something around $200 for a cc

[sth]

Well, I can tell you the most money that I regret spending.  And that was ~$300 for Round4.  I sent ~$300 to 7bit in December 2011, and I still haven't received doodley squat. 

We're going on 18 months now, and still no keycaps.  I don't even remember what I ordered, so I can't even tell you what I paid for.  But besides Round4, I don't regret any of the other money that I've spent on keyboards or  keycaps.

Round4 however, is a royal sh!t stain.

you have no patience

[tjcaustin]

Well, I can tell you the most money that I regret spending.  And that was ~$300 for Round4.  I sent ~$300 to 7bit in December 2011, and I still haven't received doodley squat. 

We're going on 18 months now, and still no keycaps.  I don't even remember what I ordered, so I can't even tell you what I paid for.  But besides Round4, I don't regret any of the other money that I've spent on keyboards or  keycaps.

Round4 however, is a royal sh!t stain.

you have no patience

Also, isn't everything getting packed and ready to ship right now?

[Kabuks]

Single key: Silver Storm Trooper - $130
Set: IMSTO thick PBT - $90

[Bro Caps]

Well, I can tell you the most money that I regret spending.  And that was ~$300 for Round4.  I sent ~$300 to 7bit in December 2011, and I still haven't received doodley squat. 

We're going on 18 months now, and still no keycaps.  I don't even remember what I ordered, so I can't even tell you what I paid for.  But besides Round4, I don't regret any of the other money that I've spent on keyboards or  keycaps.

Round4 however, is a royal sh!t stain.

you have no patience

2 years should be an easy wait for anyone....

[keymaster]

Well, I can tell you the most money that I regret spending.  And that was ~$300 for Round4.  I sent ~$300 to 7bit in December 2011, and I still haven't received doodley squat. 

We're going on 18 months now, and still no keycaps.  I don't even remember what I ordered, so I can't even tell you what I paid for.  But besides Round4, I don't regret any of the other money that I've spent on keyboards or  keycaps.

Round4 however, is a royal sh!t stain.

you have no patience

2 years should be an easy wait for anyone....

I think he was being sarcastic because that's pretty DAMN patient

[Shadovved]

Hm, avg $130 for one of girlDCs ironmen I think

$80 for the V set from techkeys

[CPTBadAss]

$105 each for my Klaxon and Valentine's Sets

$35 $15 for my Terran Aluminum popup cap. Edit: Halverson knows my collection better than me

[Halverson]

$105 each for my Klaxon and Valentine's Sets

$35 for my Terran Aluminum popup cap

Wasn't that cap $15? And the rest was for switches and something else?

[CPTBadAss]

I'm pretty sure I bought another cap from Beast for $35 in a different sale.

[Halverson]

I'm pretty sure I bought another cap from Beast for $35 in a different sale.

You have multiple of those! :O Or am I going senile?

OT-$120 for dolch+moogle
$100 for titanium spacebar

I've spent much much more on full boards.

[noisyturtle]

$110 for a Revenge Red. Worth it. Otherwise it would be one of my girldc caps.

[CPTBadAss]

I'm pretty sure I bought another cap from Beast for $35 in a different sale.

You have multiple of those! :O Or am I going senile?

Er, it might've been 3 aluminum sandblasted alu caps for $35. And the popup one was $15. You're right.

[okooko]

then I can say "$25,000

ok ok../thread

Although I cannot be 100% sure, but that is probably more than a few admin's collections combined.

[Bro Caps]

$110 for a Revenge Red. Worth it. Otherwise it would be one of my girldc caps.

Hmmm... I need one of those in topre

[Jocelyn]

Set - $95 for Blue Imsto caps with black cherry legends and red Hangul
Single - $23 for Mint Green Topre Skull from CC

Edit^ Halverson, I know there was also that P1 Topre Skull

[Halverson]

Set - $95 for Blue Imsto caps with black cherry legends and red Hangul
Single - $23 for Mint Green Topre Skull from CC

Edit^ Halverson, I know there was also that P1 Topre Skull

That one was cheap
Charity auctions don't count anyway

[CPTBadAss]

Halverson, can't you just worry about your own collection?? 

[Halverson]

Halverson, can't you just worry about your own collection?? 

I don't own anything! Leave me alone!

[CPTBadAss]

You're Tsangan?

[brialona]

I've never bought any keycap and I never plan to. tbh I will never understand anyone who will pay 100 for a keycap

[calavera]

$135 + shipping for cherry dye sub key caps...which will arrive in two months may be. lol

[Hyde]

Have to say that your story sounds really familiar Hyde.

I am no where near as much of an avid collector as some people here. The most I payed for a single cap was 18 dollar for a click clack skull. The most I payed for a set was about 50 for a PBT set. For now, I have spent much more on actual keyboards, just not sure how long that will last.

lol I know, I mean I've only bought the portal set + look of disapproval so far.  But I wonder how long it will take till I start dropping some serious money on single keycaps  >____>

Though as for full set I think I'm already too far into it ($95 Olivetti).

[Shadovved]

Have to say that your story sounds really familiar Hyde.

I am no where near as much of an avid collector as some people here. The most I payed for a single cap was 18 dollar for a click clack skull. The most I payed for a set was about 50 for a PBT set. For now, I have spent much more on actual keyboards, just not sure how long that will last.

lol I know, I mean I've only bought the portal set + look of disapproval so far.  But I wonder how long it will take till I start dropping some serious money on single keycaps  >____>

Though as for full set I think I'm already too far into it ($95 Olivetti).

Nah, you need to spend 300+ for one of those NIB Cherry dyesubs

[rarar]

i know jcrouse spent $500 on a Mr. Friday, and tinlong spent $400 on an olivetti set before sherry was selling them.

Personally the most I've spent on a keycap set is $80 for a PBT set of blanks for my HHKB. For a single keycap, probably $30

[sth]

I think he was being sarcastic because that's pretty DAMN patient

you should immediately stop assuming anything about me

[Shadovved]

Can I label my girldc caps as a set?

[okooko]

Can I label my girldc caps as a set?

not unless its a full set.

[SmallFry]

Single cap: $15 for my F2 Red
Full Set: $15 or $20 on my Graphite set.
Unless you count my sets coming in pieces, then $15 for some semi-used WoB Cherry DS's and then $30 later when inlikeflynn sold me a set of 1.5 modifiers and spacebar etc(after a few months of searching). In which case I had spent $45 and then gotten a red Cherry escape from CPTBadAss as a Secret Santa gift.
GB set: Hashbaz's RGBY and Faux Cherry escape GB in which (if I recall) I spent just a tick over $30 on one set plus a faux Cherry escape.

[TheProfosist]

Lettered Zinc v2 set + shiny titanium spacebar + titanium skull

Though I cant remember how much I paid for any of it i know it wasnt cheap by anymeans.

[baldgye]

I got drunk one night and spent maybe $150 or something on a clack that was on ebay...

[Shadovved]

Can I label my girldc caps as a set?

not unless its a full set.

How to define whether its a full set or not 

[okooko]

Can I label my girldc caps as a set?

not unless its a full set.

How to define whether its a full set or not 

are there keys that are not ironman/men? then its incomplete.
full board.

ful tenkey pad...easy way out

[Shadovved]

Can I label my girldc caps as a set?

not unless its a full set.

How to define whether its a full set or not 

are there keys that are not ironman/men? then its incomplete.
full board.

ful tenkey pad...easy way out

Heh, keypad?

I perhaps need another 3 more

Full board? Forget it, I doubt girldc made that many ironmen combined.........

[inteli722]

~$80-90 on Klaxon (spent $130 total, but the rest was GeekHack keys and tsangan kits)

Single Key: Nothing! Thanks Bro Caps!

[IvanIvanovich]

$190 for my ESA-3000HASRO... but that was for an entire keyboards so... does it still count?
For only keycaps (still not exactly true since I also got a rare 1000 casebody too)... $90 for near mint 101 black on white/beige with international sideprint Cherry doubleshots.

Most of my purchases are in the sub $40 range.

[ComradeSniper]

I spent $20 or so on a Mint Green Clack in the 4/20 sale. It's not much by this place's standards, but when I joined I thought someone would have to be crazy to spend that much on one keycap.

I also spent around $90 on the Raindrop set and will probably be spending the same on a thick PBT set soon.

[esoomenona]

Oh, hello everybody. Just Moose here, to make you all feel better about your spending habits!

$301 - Julysicle
$175 - $140 Black on beige Cherry set + $30 Moogle - + $5 CC spacebar for better color matching

[Shadovved]

Oh, hello everybody. Just Moose here, to make you all feel better about your spending habits!

$301 - Julysicle
$175 - $140 Black on beige Cherry set + $30 Moogle - + $5 CC spacebar for better color matching

But issnt that Julysicle for some fundraiser or something?

I seem to recall seeing that price somewhere............

[esoomenona]

Let's not kid ourselves here. I REALLY wanted that Julysicle. It just happened to be during a very good cause where I could pawn off my actions.

[Shadovved]

Let's not kid ourselves here. I REALLY wanted that Julysicle. It just happened to be during a very good cause where I could pawn off my actions.

Well, it just helps to contextualise your purchase in a more reasonable manner

[rowdy]

I spent $20 or so on a Mint Green Clack in the 4/20 sale. It's not much by this place's standards, but when I joined I thought someone would have to be crazy to spend that much on one keycap.

Now you can say to people "I spent more on this single keycap than your entire keyboard cost.".

[TheProfosist]

I spent $20 or so on a Mint Green Clack in the 4/20 sale. It's not much by this place's standards, but when I joined I thought someone would have to be crazy to spend that much on one keycap.

Now you can say to people "I spent more on this single keycap than your entire keyboard cost.".

lol yea I think I might reach that point where a set is more than my board with the new titanium keycaps

[i3oilermaker]

I spent about $1000 because I wanted a PBT Double Shot Dyesub W key.

I made a little bit of that back :/

[TheProfosist]

I spent about $1000 because I wanted a PBT Double Shot Dyesub W key.

I made a little bit of that back :/

wait what those are PBT dbl shot? SO THEY DO HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY!

[i3oilermaker]

I spent about $1000 because I wanted a PBT Double Shot Dyesub W key.

I made a little bit of that back :/

wait what those are PBT dbl shot? SO THEY DO HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY!

Bro - do you even keycap?

[TheProfosist]

I spent about $1000 because I wanted a PBT Double Shot Dyesub W key.

I made a little bit of that back :/

wait what those are PBT dbl shot? SO THEY DO HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY!

Bro - do you even keycap?

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yes yes I do I actually nearly bough that but when I read the description I must have skipped the PBT instinctively.