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Offline rowdy

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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #100 on: Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:23:53 »
Quote from: seville57 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:20:10
$29,00 on a Raven *MK Exclusive* Smoke - Red Eyes (HKP) from MechanicalKeyboards.

Welcome to Geekhack!

Starting off small, I see ;)
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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #101 on: Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:32:09 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:23:53
Quote from: seville57 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:20:10
$29,00 on a Raven *MK Exclusive* Smoke - Red Eyes (HKP) from MechanicalKeyboards.

Welcome to Geekhack!

Starting off small, I see ;)

$29.00 on a cap is fairly large before you get as sucked into it as you have rowdy :)
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Offline Sed8op8

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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #102 on: Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:56:31 »
Quote from: seville57 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:20:10
$29,00 on a Raven *MK Exclusive* Smoke - Red Eyes (HKP) from MechanicalKeyboards.

$$$$$29,000 goddamn!
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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #103 on: Sat, 30 May 2015, 09:28:23 »
Quote from: Sed8op8 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:56:31
Quote from: seville57 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:20:10
$29,00 on a Raven *MK Exclusive* Smoke - Red Eyes (HKP) from MechanicalKeyboards.

$$$$$29,000 goddamn!
Another way to format currency is with a ","
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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #104 on: Sat, 30 May 2015, 10:52:23 »
Quote from: pwnnarwhal on Sat, 30 May 2015, 09:28:23
Quote from: Sed8op8 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:56:31
Quote from: seville57 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:20:10
$29,00 on a Raven *MK Exclusive* Smoke - Red Eyes (HKP) from MechanicalKeyboards.

$$$$$29,000 goddamn!
Another way to format currency is with a ","
I was just being goofy...
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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #105 on: Sat, 30 May 2015, 10:56:46 »
Quote from: Sed8op8 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 10:52:23
Quote from: pwnnarwhal on Sat, 30 May 2015, 09:28:23
Quote from: Sed8op8 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:56:31
Quote from: seville57 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:20:10
$29,00 on a Raven *MK Exclusive* Smoke - Red Eyes (HKP) from MechanicalKeyboards.

$$$$$29,000 goddamn!
Another way to format currency is with a ","
I was just being goofy...
That's what I thought, but wasn't sure, I thought it was funny as well. and I also didn't notice the goddamn
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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #106 on: Sat, 30 May 2015, 12:09:24 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:23:53
Quote from: seville57 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:20:10
$29,00 on a Raven *MK Exclusive* Smoke - Red Eyes (HKP) from MechanicalKeyboards.

Welcome to Geekhack!

Starting off small, I see ;)




Thank you.

Yes, I mean $29, I also had 2 Ducky Spacebar cities edition sets in the same order/package.
« Last Edit: Sat, 30 May 2015, 12:16:51 by seville57 »
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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #107 on: Sat, 30 May 2015, 19:13:11 »
Quote from: Dihedral on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:32:09
Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:23:53
Quote from: seville57 on Sat, 30 May 2015, 06:20:10
$29,00 on a Raven *MK Exclusive* Smoke - Red Eyes (HKP) from MechanicalKeyboards.

Welcome to Geekhack!

Starting off small, I see ;)

$29.00 on a cap is fairly large before you get as sucked into it as you have rowdy :)

I haven't spent much on single keycaps :p
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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #108 on: Mon, 01 June 2015, 02:14:57 »
$3.... GMK Red ESC, although I have entered one of the Elite Keyboards Clack draw rounds. I ordered a $5 BSP Red ESC, but they were out of stock, so I got a refund.

Got my most valuable cap (Cinnn Iron man) in a giveaway (thank you Spamray!) and it holds pride of place on my ergo board. The only backlit cap on that board and the only artisan I own (so far). I will not pay above the artists' price for an artisan cap on principal (helps me limit my keyboard spending to new board parts and Group Buy keycap sets)...

I have spent a decent amount in a single keycap set Group buy, though, and way too much in total.
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Buying more keycaps,
it really hacks my wallet,
but I must have them.

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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #109 on: Mon, 01 June 2015, 05:53:48 »
Quote from: Oobly on Mon, 01 June 2015, 02:14:57
$3.... GMK Red ESC, although I have entered one of the Elite Keyboards Clack draw rounds. I ordered a $5 BSP Red ESC, but they were out of stock, so I got a refund.

Got my most valuable cap (Cinnn Iron man) in a giveaway (thank you Spamray!) and it holds pride of place on my ergo board. The only backlit cap on that board and the only artisan I own (so far). I will not pay above the artists' price for an artisan cap on principal (helps me limit my keyboard spending to new board parts and Group Buy keycap sets)...

I have spent a decent amount in a single keycap set Group buy, though, and way too much in total.

Some people could tell tales of when GMK red Esc was one of the rarest and most desirable keycaps around, and sold for $250!
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #110 on: Mon, 01 June 2015, 06:19:12 »
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 01 June 2015, 05:53:48
Quote from: Oobly on Mon, 01 June 2015, 02:14:57
$3.... GMK Red ESC, although I have entered one of the Elite Keyboards Clack draw rounds. I ordered a $5 BSP Red ESC, but they were out of stock, so I got a refund.

Got my most valuable cap (Cinnn Iron man) in a giveaway (thank you Spamray!) and it holds pride of place on my ergo board. The only backlit cap on that board and the only artisan I own (so far). I will not pay above the artists' price for an artisan cap on principal (helps me limit my keyboard spending to new board parts and Group Buy keycap sets)...

I have spent a decent amount in a single keycap set Group buy, though, and way too much in total.

Some people could tell tales of when GMK red Esc was one of the rarest and most desirable keycaps around, and sold for $250!
The third thing that comes up when searching geekhack is an overclock.net forum post about our insanity for that specific key and price.  :))
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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #111 on: Mon, 01 June 2015, 09:14:10 »
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 01 June 2015, 05:53:48
Quote from: Oobly on Mon, 01 June 2015, 02:14:57
$3.... GMK Red ESC, although I have entered one of the Elite Keyboards Clack draw rounds. I ordered a $5 BSP Red ESC, but they were out of stock, so I got a refund.

Got my most valuable cap (Cinnn Iron man) in a giveaway (thank you Spamray!) and it holds pride of place on my ergo board. The only backlit cap on that board and the only artisan I own (so far). I will not pay above the artists' price for an artisan cap on principal (helps me limit my keyboard spending to new board parts and Group Buy keycap sets)...

I have spent a decent amount in a single keycap set Group buy, though, and way too much in total.

Some people could tell tales of when GMK red Esc was one of the rarest and most desirable keycaps around, and sold for $250!

I remember the tears when GMK was first discovered
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Re: What is the most you have spent on a keycap?
« Reply #112 on: Tue, 02 June 2015, 05:15:20 »
Quote from: baldgye on Mon, 01 June 2015, 09:14:10
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 01 June 2015, 05:53:48
Quote from: Oobly on Mon, 01 June 2015, 02:14:57
$3.... GMK Red ESC, although I have entered one of the Elite Keyboards Clack draw rounds. I ordered a $5 BSP Red ESC, but they were out of stock, so I got a refund.

Got my most valuable cap (Cinnn Iron man) in a giveaway (thank you Spamray!) and it holds pride of place on my ergo board. The only backlit cap on that board and the only artisan I own (so far). I will not pay above the artists' price for an artisan cap on principal (helps me limit my keyboard spending to new board parts and Group Buy keycap sets)...

I have spent a decent amount in a single keycap set Group buy, though, and way too much in total.

Some people could tell tales of when GMK red Esc was one of the rarest and most desirable keycaps around, and sold for $250!

I remember the tears when GMK was first discovered

Re-discovered!
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NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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