To think that I sold two blue Alps boards for about $40 each. Argh!
At least this was a Goodwill sale. I don't feel as bad about Goodwill or some other charity group benefitting from these sales.
Agreed. I actually forgot it was a GoodWill sale. Haha, the SF goodwill that hosts these auctions always lists the blue Alps boards as auctions despite other boards (like an AEK) being listed with a BIN price. They know their ****.
An absolutely insane price for a board that doesn't even have all its switches or caps intact. Who the hell was so fixed on getting this thing? I only paid $100 for my NTC 6151N (blue Alps as well), and I thought that was a bit much.
IIRC someone at DT was fixated on this board. lol
That explains it xD
http://www.ebay.com/itm/181949670708
It's going for more than I want to pay for it. So, I share it here. 
An absolutely insane price for a board that doesn't even have all its switches or caps intact. Who the hell was so fixed on getting this thing? I only paid $100 for my NTC 6151N (blue Alps as well), and I thought that was a bit much.
Wasn't me, but it's like anything else. I was stupid and paid $200 for a broken F-122 when you couldn't find them anywhere. Now they sit on eBay at like $65. Wait a year or two, and you will find blue Alps cheaper again.
Yeah, there's a ton of hype around blue Alps, which is more than just hype. They are fantastic switches, but the demand is so high right now. I just nabbed another blue Alps board from TaoBao for a much lower price.
Hopefully things do cool down a bit though.
Not sure if this one's going to be for salvaging or use. It's a Monterey K101. I've heard the KRO is really bad with those, but I really want a fully plastic-cased blue Alps board. All of mine aside from a DC-2014 have had metal back panels--which are probably less common, but I've just ended up with them!
