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Offline E TwentyNine

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GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« on: Fri, 11 March 2016, 12:18:46 »
The seller is asking WAY TOO MUCH at $779 BIN OBO.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-IBM-KEYBOARD-CLICKY-for-OLD-RARE-3279-Computer-PC-Terminal-1977-CANADA-/351674955991

But it may be worth putting on your watch list for when he comes down or sending him a more reasonable offer...

Same seller has a second one for $579 BIN OBO

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-IBM-KEYBOARD-for-3279-2C-Display-PC-Terminal-Computer-RARE-OLD-1977-/301892672459

As noted below, the seller listed the same keyboard three times with different bidding strategies.   Intentional?  Who knows.  The auction one had been taken down while the BIN ones remained. Now one BIN shows ended and the cheaper listing shows sold.
« Last Edit: Mon, 14 March 2016, 13:52:50 by E TwentyNine »
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Re: 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 11 March 2016, 12:32:28 »
One of the nicer beamspring models, it's a lot for sure but I can see people paying that.
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Re: 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 11 March 2016, 12:40:33 »
Bummer city. My current dream board but such price...
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Re: 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 11 March 2016, 14:11:10 »
Damn this thing is mint. Nice find!
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Re: 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 11 March 2016, 14:30:05 »
****, I'd love to get my hands on that. But that money.... xD
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Re: 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 11 March 2016, 15:08:15 »
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Offline E TwentyNine

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Re: 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 11 March 2016, 17:12:32 »
Quote from: jerue on Fri, 11 March 2016, 15:08:15
$200 cheaper: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-IBM-KEYBOARD-for-3279-2C-Display-PC-Terminal-Computer-RARE-OLD-1977-/301892672459

maybe make an offer?

Thanks, don't know how I missed that, going to add it to title and first post.
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Re: Two 3279 Beam Springs
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 19:43:48 »
Something very fishy going on here.

All three of these listings use the same pictures?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/351676485339 – auction starting at $1 + $20 shipping
http://www.ebay.com/itm/351674955991 – $1000 OBO shipped
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301892672459 – $580 OBO + $20 shipping

Anyway, nice keyboard:
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Re: Two 3279 Beam Springs
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 19:51:38 »
Quote from: jacobolus on Sun, 13 March 2016, 19:43:48
Something very fishy going on here.

All three of these listings use the same pictures?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/351676485339 – auction starting at $1 + $20 shipping
http://www.ebay.com/itm/351674955991 – $1000 OBO shipped
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301892672459 – $580 OBO + $20 shipping

Ebay always offers to "make it easy for you" and populate the slots with suggestions of its own.

I was appalled when I discovered this years ago buying CDs. That number below the bar code can be the same for the "same" album, even if for a horrible old crap one from the 1980s and a newly remastered one from years later with bonus tracks.
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Re: Two 3279 Beam Springs
« Reply #9 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 20:27:59 »
I don’t quite understand what you are saying, fohat.

From the listings:
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VINTAGE  IBM KEYBOARD
Comes as shown in the picture. Please see 12 pictures for more details. I am including 12 pictures, please see them all.
Overall, it is in good condition.
 Sale is final. No returns, no refunds.

This doesn’t say anything like, “The keyboard being listed is not the one in the pictures”, or whatever.
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Re: Two 3279 Beam Springs
« Reply #10 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 20:30:44 »
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Offline E TwentyNine

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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 13:53:23 »
Somebody here get this?

See my edit in OP for details on the multiple listings.
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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 15:27:21 »
Someone bought it for $579 plus shipping!
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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 15:28:41 »
More than I would pay for it, but at least it wouldn't induce RSI with the height of most beamspring boards.
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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 15:33:36 »
Out of my range but that's the best condition I've ever seen a 3279 in.

I just want to see what a beam spring feels like. I'm sure the buyer wouldn't mind letting my try it and sending it back to him/her. :D
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Offline jacobolus

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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #15 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 16:05:47 »
Quote from: jerue on Mon, 14 March 2016, 15:28:41
but at least it wouldn't induce RSI with the height of most beamspring boards.
There’s nothing inherently dangerous about tall keyboards; low, flat keyboards can be just as bad or worse if misused. Staying comfortable depends on adjusting chair, desk, and typing style to adapt.

Generations of professional secretaries typed on typewriters which were as tall or taller, all day every day, but with good typing form (yay real training) they could avoid injury.
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Offline E TwentyNine

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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #16 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 16:57:17 »
Quote from: digi on Mon, 14 March 2016, 15:27:21
Someone bought it for $579 plus shipping!

No they didn't.  They bought it for an undisclosed best offer.
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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #17 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 16:58:59 »
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Mon, 14 March 2016, 16:57:17
Quote from: digi on Mon, 14 March 2016, 15:27:21
Someone bought it for $579 plus shipping!

No they didn't.  They bought it for an undisclosed best offer.

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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #18 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 17:25:22 »
I think the lowest offer the buyer was taking was $400. I lowballed and that was the price I got back ^__^
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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #19 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 18:20:30 »
$400 doesn’t seem too outrageous for such a pretty keyboard.
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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #20 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 21:23:38 »
He offered it to me last night for $445. I was debating whether I wanted to settle for this version which doesn't have a numberpad (I think another version of the 32** series does), and whoosh! It was gone this morning. Congrats to its lucky buyer. Now we find out if it's so with that seller mentioning it was his last beamspring.
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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #21 on: Thu, 17 March 2016, 11:20:34 »
$400 is a lot considering I would type on it a few times to see how beam springs feel then never use it again because the layout is not practical at all. It would sit in the closet or on a shelf (after posting pictures on GH of course).
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Re: GONE: One 3279 Beam Spring
« Reply #22 on: Thu, 17 March 2016, 17:26:32 »
Quote from: digi on Thu, 17 March 2016, 11:20:34
[...] never use it again because the layout is not practical at all. It would sit in the closet [...]
The layout is no better or worse than the standard modern ANSI/ISO keyboard. Maybe marginally worse on the bottom row, since the spacebar is so silly big.

I would probably move the right hand letter keys over by one column, like:


And it would certainly take some work figuring out how the logical layout should work, with some functions moved on to extra layers. Definitely not insurmountable though.
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