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Offline nubbinator

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Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 13:58:23 »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151078384249?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

It could go higher, but PS/2 Model Ms seem to be going for ~$50-60 of late.  If you keep your eye on it, you might be able to grab it for less.  It needs some cleaning up, but it doesn't appear to be in terrible shape.
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 14:00:21 »
Anyone looking for a Model M should jump on this. Nice find nubbinator!
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 14:33:45 »
Somebody here is already high bidder on this one.  Cough cough.
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 14:45:48 »
Just to give you guys an alternative, how about 99 cents plus shipping? ;))

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=181174747498
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 14:48:20 »
Quote from: Techno Trousers on Fri, 12 July 2013, 14:45:48
Just to give you guys an alternative, how about 99 cents plus shipping? ;))

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=181174747498

The one is in really nice condition actually.
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 15:02:19 »
6 days to go.  I do need a Model M...
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 15:03:31 »
More than you know it Nub!
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 15:29:05 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Fri, 12 July 2013, 15:02:19
6 days to go.  I do need a Model M...

Yes you do! Totally worth every penny.
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 18:14:52 »
The Model M is the foundation stone of any serious "regular" keyboard collection.

If your esoterica stretches around and behind the Model M, then you are a collector or historian.
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 18:45:32 »
I need this Model M....no one bid on it-please!  ;)
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 19:39:31 »
Currently it is twice the cost (i expect this auction to rise) but i would highly recommend this as another way to get a Model M http://www.ebay.com/itm/140523499984?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
They arrive already cleaned up even on the insides and mine arrived like new. I think the seller is restores each one to like-new condition. Just sayin.....

Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 12 July 2013, 18:14:52
The Model M is the foundation stone of any serious "regular" keyboard collection.

If your esoterica stretches around and behind the Model M, then you are a collector or historian.

This is absolutely the truth, I don't know why it took me so long to own a Model M. I feel like my keyboard collection is finally legit.
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 12 July 2013, 20:25:05 »
Quote from: Glod on Fri, 12 July 2013, 19:39:31
Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 12 July 2013, 18:14:52
The Model M is the foundation stone of any serious "regular" keyboard collection.

If your esoterica stretches around and behind the Model M, then you are a collector or historian.

This is absolutely the truth, I don't know why it took me so long to own a Model M. I feel like my keyboard collection is finally legit.

So it is really bad that I threw both of mine away about 2002, both with 5 pin din connectors, one I think was from about 1986.
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 13 July 2013, 02:19:45 »
Quote from: RabRhee on Fri, 12 July 2013, 20:25:05
So it is really bad that I threw both of mine away about 2002, both with 5 pin din connectors, one I think was from about 1986.

Yep, sad that they were discarded. I hope neither of them was an SSK!
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 13 July 2013, 18:44:51 »
Dang, some guy bid $28 with 20 seconds left...Too expensive for me lol
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 13 July 2013, 19:10:15 »
Quote from: Sniping on Sat, 13 July 2013, 18:44:51
Too expensive for me lol

These days, $39 shipped is about as good as you are going to see a working M with all its caps, even a 52G ...
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"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30

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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 13 July 2013, 20:21:52 »
$40 too expensive? If your short on cash i mean i do understand--I've been terribly broke before, but i can't stress enough after using my model m for a few days now as my secondary, $60 shipped buys you something like-new that is essential to any keyboard enthusiast. Seriously i keep asking myself after almost a year being on geekhack why did it take me so long to own a Model M. I'm obviously obsessed with my ergodox but this thing is already second in my list of favorites of everything i own.
« Last Edit: Sat, 13 July 2013, 20:24:40 by Glod »
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 13 July 2013, 20:48:50 »
I say it's too much because I'm pretty happy with my Topre 60% right now. I don't have any real desire to get any other board besides a lubed Ergo Clear ErgoDox, so my thinking was that if I can get a Model M for $30, then cool, but if not, I'm $30 closer to an ErgoDox. If I bought the Model M it would mostly be used for gaming, which would be less than ideal because of full layout, heavy BS switches and 1KRO though I don't play FPS much.
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #17 on: Sat, 13 July 2013, 20:58:44 »
You can still try to get this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/181174747498

Used Ms on clickykeyboards are going for $90 now. THAT'S too high. $50 shipped is a pretty good deal these days. Too bad we weren't in the market a couple of years ago when they went for $30 all day long.
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #18 on: Sat, 13 July 2013, 21:12:30 »
Realistically, it costs $15-17 to ship a Model M, so under $40 shipped is really quite cheap. Considering that the online sellers charge $30 for a complete set of keycaps, well, do the math.

Prices seem to be up quite a bit in recent weeks and months.

I have had several black label 1991s and they were very nice, a solid and dependable vintage for not much price premium.
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"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30

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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #19 on: Sat, 13 July 2013, 21:52:07 »
Quote from: smknjoe on Sat, 13 July 2013, 20:58:44
You can still try to get this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/181174747498

Used Ms on clickykeyboards are going for $90 now. THAT'S too high. $50 shipped is a pretty good deal these days. Too bad we weren't in the market a couple of years ago when they went for $30 all day long.

Is that a PS/2 connection? I'm clueless.
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Offline smknjoe

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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #20 on: Sat, 13 July 2013, 21:54:27 »
It sure looks like it, but you can always ask the seller to make sure.
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Re: Model M PS/2 going for $30 shipped, 1 day left
« Reply #21 on: Sun, 14 July 2013, 07:40:01 »
Quote from: Sniping on Sat, 13 July 2013, 21:52:07
Is that a PS/2 connection? I'm clueless.

The 52G is a Lexmark model with attached PS2 cord.

The wikipedia entry on the IBM Model M is very helpful.

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"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30
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