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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #50 on: Mon, 22 February 2016, 09:34:55 »
I don't think I've even seen photo of them, let alone an available set
here's a photo for you, at least
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i think i've seen three white sets, and four blue sets- stuff is just rare.

It makes me wonder how much it costs to produce these sets that they don't want to produce them anymore.

Either that or they're too busy catering to the business clients that want print sets.

yeah - the hobby market might as well be invisible to topre. check out their homepage and tell me if you think neon-colored keycaps fit in their product offerings :P

But didn't they approach matt3o about making a custom colorway for the hobby market?
It definitely looks like they're trying to focus more on their business line but that doesn't mean they can't produce a set of keycaps and release it on amazon or something.


you're absolutely right, but that doesn't mean they actually will :( topre moves slowly. money up front talks.
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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #51 on: Mon, 22 February 2016, 09:36:49 »
I don't think I've even seen photo of them, let alone an available set
here's a photo for you, at least
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i think i've seen three white sets, and four blue sets- stuff is just rare.

thanks for the photo

that is really crispy

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #52 on: Mon, 22 February 2016, 10:55:31 »
I don't think I've even seen photo of them, let alone an available set
here's a photo for you, at least
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i think i've seen three white sets, and four blue sets- stuff is just rare.
Oh the dream :(

I've emailed SP, and Melissa has said that they are considering topre caps. But I don't think the hobby market for topre will be large enough for them to invest so much into new molds.

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #53 on: Mon, 22 February 2016, 11:16:37 »
I've emailed SP, and Melissa has said that they are considering topre caps. But I don't think the hobby market for topre will be large enough for them to invest so much into new molds.
It's definitely not. Yeah, the first run or two might go well (assuming they don't price a lot of people out), but after the first big colorway sets run- how many repeat buyers will there be? There's a larger barrier to entry for Topre, and not a lot of variety in the typing experience between models, so the average user just doesn't have three or four Topre keyboards sitting around that they can place sets on and feel like they are being "used" like they do with MX. It'll mostly fall back to collectors and new buyers, which can't be more than 40-50 people per run (and that's including participation from all major communities).

The only mold these companies truly need to make is a Topre-stem spacebar mold that they can use to match up with their MX sets. It's a rough solution, because it still requires MX sliders, but it's the most viable. Problem with that is that once Topre rolls out MX-compatible keyboards for their Realforce line sometime within the next year or so, demand for that mold will drop to mostly just HHKB users. And this is the real reason why we're unlikely to see any new Topre-compatible keysets from the mother company- they're leaving us behind.

You guys want to see a price dive? Just wait for those Realforce (edit- they'll like be Type Heavens) keyboards to come out, then open up r/mechmarket a few months later. It should be fun.

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #54 on: Mon, 22 February 2016, 11:31:34 »
$250... are you kidding me? selling my set asap :))

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #55 on: Mon, 22 February 2016, 13:41:13 »
$250... are you kidding me? selling my set asap :))

gonna sell mine before you, just to be an *******

all the profit for meeee

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #56 on: Mon, 22 February 2016, 13:48:45 »
$250... are you kidding me? selling my set asap :))

gonna sell mine before you, just to be an *******

all the profit for meeee

So do I give you my address now or after

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #57 on: Mon, 22 February 2016, 16:14:01 »
I don't think I've even seen photo of them, let alone an available set
here's a photo for you, at least
Show Image


i think i've seen three white sets, and four blue sets- stuff is just rare.

I've wanted a white set ever since I saw o2dazone's pics of his all-white HHKB. Soooooo good.

I really hope that the RF cap sets come back just like the 23u and 23ub did.

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #58 on: Mon, 22 February 2016, 16:43:19 »
I don't think I've even seen photo of them, let alone an available set
here's a photo for you, at least
Show Image


i think i've seen three white sets, and four blue sets- stuff is just rare.

I've wanted a white set ever since I saw o2dazone's pics of his all-white HHKB. Soooooo good.

I really hope that the RF cap sets come back just like the 23u and 23ub did.
jesus that looks godlike


I heard a rumor that the reason they don't produce them anymore is because they closed/moved out of a factory that was producing the sets. doesn't make much sense to leave the machinery there, but is there any truth to this?

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #59 on: Wed, 24 February 2016, 04:55:40 »
I don't think I've even seen photo of them, let alone an available set
here's a photo for you, at least
Show Image


i think i've seen three white sets, and four blue sets- stuff is just rare.

I've wanted a white set ever since I saw o2dazone's pics of his all-white HHKB. Soooooo good.

I really hope that the RF cap sets come back just like the 23u and 23ub did.
Same here man. That is my personal favorite HHKB.

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #60 on: Wed, 24 February 2016, 05:09:24 »
I don't think I've even seen photo of them, let alone an available set
here's a photo for you, at least
Show Image


i think i've seen three white sets, and four blue sets- stuff is just rare.

I've wanted a white set ever since I saw o2dazone's pics of his all-white HHKB. Soooooo good.

I really hope that the RF cap sets come back just like the 23u and 23ub did.
Same here man. That is my personal favorite HHKB.

whoa, i had seen o2dazone's beautiful pics before, but i didn't realize there were all-white blank sets.
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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #61 on: Wed, 24 February 2016, 05:51:29 »


I don't think I've even seen photo of them, let alone an available set
here's a photo for you, at least
Show Image


i think i've seen three white sets, and four blue sets- stuff is just rare.

I've wanted a white set ever since I saw o2dazone's pics of his all-white HHKB. Soooooo good.

I really hope that the RF cap sets come back just like the 23u and 23ub did.
Same here man. That is my personal favorite HHKB.

whoa, i had seen o2dazone's beautiful pics before, but i didn't realize there were all-white blank sets.

Yeah man. It looks amazing. 

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #62 on: Thu, 25 February 2016, 01:11:55 »
I can't help thinking that at least part of the excitement over these may be that they remind you of some other pink things many of you probably never get to see either.
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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #63 on: Thu, 25 February 2016, 02:11:19 »
I've seen this set on a white / black RF and don't understand the fervor. I wouldn't use them if they were free.
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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #64 on: Thu, 25 February 2016, 02:24:27 »
I've seen this set on a white / black RF and don't understand the fervor. I wouldn't use them if they were free.

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #65 on: Thu, 25 February 2016, 02:45:33 »
And I'd like to thank the academy ...
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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #66 on: Thu, 25 February 2016, 03:01:14 »
I've seen this set on a white / black RF and don't understand the fervor. I wouldn't use them if they were free.

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #67 on: Thu, 25 February 2016, 03:10:24 »
thats the trophy i won for eating the most ikea meatballs
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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #68 on: Fri, 26 February 2016, 05:02:17 »




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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #69 on: Fri, 26 February 2016, 06:40:20 »

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You can buy this set and add glitter to it and it will be perfect.

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #70 on: Sat, 27 February 2016, 06:47:25 »


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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #71 on: Sat, 27 February 2016, 20:19:51 »
"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

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #72 on: Tue, 01 March 2016, 21:36:28 »
It's not just pink—it's Hello Kitty pink.
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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #73 on: Wed, 02 March 2016, 00:02:07 »
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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #74 on: Wed, 02 March 2016, 07:46:14 »
you two are really committed to keeping this thread alive with ****posts

i applaud your efforts

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #75 on: Wed, 02 March 2016, 08:19:44 »
you two are really committed to keeping this thread alive with ****posts

i applaud your efforts

i keep on seeing "pink topre blanks - auction" in Spy and i get excited for a small moment

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Re: Rare Pink Topre Blanks - Auction
« Reply #76 on: Wed, 02 March 2016, 10:17:49 »
you two are really committed to keeping this thread alive with ****posts

i applaud your efforts

You can add your post to that list now.
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Re: Dank ****post Thread
« Reply #77 on: Wed, 02 March 2016, 13:46:30 »
i can't figure out where to post this fine piece of keycap artisanry that i discovered while perusing your local korean underground, so i'll post it in this dank ****post thread that we've hijacked.


closet k3k owners, what are your thoughts on this masterpiece?

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Re: Dank ****post Thread
« Reply #78 on: Wed, 02 March 2016, 13:49:52 »
i can't figure out where to post this fine piece of keycap artisanry that i discovered while perusing your local korean underground, so i'll post it in this dank ****post thread that we've hijacked.
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closet k3k owners, what are your thoughts on this masterpiece?

nice finally an official ****post thread