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IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:05:13 »
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:07:39 »
Thats the cleanest keyboard i have ever seen
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:09:33 »
First Thank You for the find!
Are the keys one piece or two?  I'm asking because of the few blank keys on the left.
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:11:38 »
Quote from: terran5992 on Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:07:39
Thats the cleanest keyboard i have ever seen
It should clean up fairly easily.  Hopefully the plate isn't rusty.  Even if it is rusty its not a big deal to paint. 
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:14:26 »
is it yours? I got the impression you clean all your keyboards really well.

In any case it needs way more than 'a little cleaning'. I think it needs hours of cleaning...

 ;D ;D ;D

btw fohat have you ever dyed your keycaps purple before? I tried and totally, totally failed. Seems as though the pigments just won't adhere. I have mixed successes with different colors.

Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:05:13
the last one sold at $165

I'm just saying ......

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121198415123?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:21:00 »
eBay should remove auto-bidding. It's so damn annoying...

I will have a Model F. Someday...
« Last Edit: Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:22:44 by Computer-Lab in Basement »
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:38:22 »
Quote from: terran5992 on Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:07:39
Thats the cleanest keyboard i have ever seen

That is actually very clean for an F-122. Don't expect one much cleaner.

Those pristine beauties that poxeclipse had last spring were way out of the ordinary.
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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."
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:41:25 »
Quote from: berserkfan on Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:14:26
btw fohat have you ever dyed your keycaps purple before?

post #14 here is pretty impressive work.

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35444.msg658453#msg658453

If that was my F-122 I would do the entire ANSI-Teensy thing and sell it for a much higher price.

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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: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:43:54 »
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:21:00
eBay should remove auto-bidding.

Anybody who uses ebay without sniping is shooting themselves in the foot and wasting time and energy getting their hopes up.

You deserve to be disappointed. Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.
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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: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 10:11:46 »
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:21:00
eBay should remove auto-bidding. It's so damn annoying...

I will have a Model F. Someday...

Figure out the max you will pay.  Enter the amount.  Walk away.
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 10:38:35 »
Please don't punish my ignorance with insults. -_-

Maybe I'm just not up on the latest eBay updates.  Last time I used eBay, there was no such thing as "auto-bidding"...
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 10:48:37 »
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 21 October 2013, 10:38:35
Please don't punish my ignorance with insults.

I'm sorry. When I got serious about buying on ebay about 2004, sniping was well-established.

Allowing Auction Sniper (my fave, there are several) to post your bid during the final minute of the auction allows you to take your best shot without participating in, or fueling, a bidding war. When buyers get emotional about a desirable item, they can sometimes overbid. Good for sellers, bad for buyers.

Bottom line is that if you have the high bid you win, otherwise you don't, but there is a lot to be said for not tipping your hand until it is absolutely necessary.

Do what prdlm2009 says, snipe early with your best price, and forget about it. If you win, you can be sure that you got the best price, and it will only cost you pennies for the sniping fee, and only if you win.
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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: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 10:57:08 »
Hmm... sounds like I'll have to re-learn eBay.

Thanks fohat.
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 11:06:27 »
Quote from: terran5992 on Mon, 21 October 2013, 08:07:39
Thats the cleanest keyboard i have ever seen

Really? I thought it looked really yellow compared to the ones that sold for $170
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 11:24:30 »
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 21 October 2013, 10:38:35
Please don't punish my ignorance with insults. -_-

Maybe I'm just not up on the latest eBay updates.  Last time I used eBay, there was no such thing as "auto-bidding"...

Sorry did not mean to be insulting!   I should not have been so blunt.

I just wanted to share my strategy for not fretting about the bid snipers.  I am not a fan of that method, either, but some people have more cash to burn (or are more comfortable with credit card debt) and they are willing to pay almost anything for the keyboard they want.
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #15 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 11:34:22 »
No worries, I get it now :)

Curse me and my taking things personally -_-
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #16 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 16:08:56 »
Quote from: The_Beast on Mon, 21 October 2013, 11:06:27
Really? I thought it looked really yellow compared to the ones that sold for $170

These don't really yellow. For whatever reasons, they are almost always filthy. If you are too prudish to clean one like what is shown here, don't buy it.

I would consider this a "desirable" top case shell because it is unbroken. It can easily be cleaned.
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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: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #17 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 16:20:28 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 21 October 2013, 16:08:56
Quote from: The_Beast on Mon, 21 October 2013, 11:06:27
Really? I thought it looked really yellow compared to the ones that sold for $170

These don't really yellow. For whatever reasons, they are almost always filthy. If you are too prudish to clean one like what is shown here, don't buy it.

I would consider this a "desirable" top case shell because it is unbroken. It can easily be cleaned.


Yea, it could be the lighting as well that's making it look yellow to me.


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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #18 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 18:54:50 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 21 October 2013, 10:48:37
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 21 October 2013, 10:38:35
Please don't punish my ignorance with insults.

I'm sorry. When I got serious about buying on ebay about 2004, sniping was well-established.

Allowing Auction Sniper (my fave, there are several) to post your bid during the final minute of the auction allows you to take your best shot without participating in, or fueling, a bidding war. When buyers get emotional about a desirable item, they can sometimes overbid. Good for sellers, bad for buyers.

Bottom line is that if you have the high bid you win, otherwise you don't, but there is a lot to be said for not tipping your hand until it is absolutely necessary.

Do what prdlm2009 says, snipe early with your best price, and forget about it. If you win, you can be sure that you got the best price, and it will only cost you pennies for the sniping fee, and only if you win.

I bid like crazy and then get buyers remorse and let someone else beat me and pay more than if I never was there
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Re: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #19 on: Mon, 21 October 2013, 20:30:49 »
Quote from: Pacifist on Mon, 21 October 2013, 18:54:50
I bid like crazy and then get buyers remorse and let someone else beat me and pay more than if I never was there

Please participate in  EVERY  ONE  of my ebay sales !
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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: IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard on ebay
« Reply #20 on: Thu, 24 October 2013, 23:30:46 »
Thanks for this!
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