Author Topic: If anyone wants an AEKII in nice condition... (Read 5156 times)

PRISONER 24601 · « **on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 16:44:42 »

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230410088688&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_10050wt_1947

My auction is about to end at .99
I hope it's a geekhacker picking it up!
(shameless self-ebay pimping link, I know)

ch_123 · « **Reply #1 on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 17:02:24 »

If I lived in the US I'd take it... They're a good source of Alps dampeners.

ocdonkb · « **Reply #2 on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 17:33:15 »

I was never able to find an affordable ADB-usb converter, so have stayed away from AEKII's.

PRISONER 24601 · « **Reply #3 on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 19:38:48 »

lol that's okay. I don't mind losing a bit of money. I have a really low rating on ebay, and I should try and build that up by selling some cheap quick things.

Up next: I'm gonna retr0brite the AEK w/Pink ALPS, throw that up there
Also, retrobriting the ADK w/ Orange ALPS.
And maybe a few other things.

Hopefully those will net me a FEW bucks for all the restoration work at least. I really don't know ebay, I'm still learning how this thing works and realizing that selling isn't so easy.

ch_123 · « **Reply #4 on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 19:52:44 »

Hopefully you'll get some snipers at the end pushing it up a bit.

AndrewZorn · « **Reply #5 on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 20:11:46 »

why is it 90% of AEKIIs have the tan-lines from whatever sticker or shortcut guide goes there? itd be nice to see more that do not look like that.

AndrewZorn · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 20:50:26 »

i was sitting there watching it count down with you (or maybe i was the ONLY one...)
i wanted to bid on it, was gonna do $10 bid, but i just couldnt do it, the yellowing, so bad... even if it IS no worse than average.

msiegel · « **Reply #7 on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 21:06:25 »

somebody got a heck of a deal (and it wasn't me)

ocdonkb · « **Reply #8 on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 21:18:38 »

Quote from: AndrewZorn;142767

why is it 90% of AEKIIs have the tan-lines from whatever sticker or shortcut guide goes there? itd be nice to see more that do not look like that.

Haha I always wondered about this exact thing too! Probably the sticker came as a standard.

Apparently they all fall off, after some years - as a standard too.

cheater1034 · « **Reply #9 on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 21:27:13 »

Quote from: ocdonkb;142738

I was never able to find an affordable ADB-usb converter, so have stayed away from AEKII's.

I have one for sale, with a keyboard

(affordable too)

AndrewZorn · « **Reply #10 on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 21:28:31 »

i mean i know its from the shortcut thing im just surprised so many people used the stupid thing.

msiegel · « **Reply #11 on:** Tue, 15 December 2009, 21:34:56 »

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i mean i know its from the shortcut thing im just surprised so many people used the stupid thing.

back in 1990 i let one sit on my keyboard for a year, before noticing i wasn't using it
XD

PRISONER 24601 · « **Reply #12 on:** Wed, 16 December 2009, 00:34:22 »

Quote from: AndrewZorn;142769

i was sitting there watching it count down with you (or maybe i was the ONLY one...)
i wanted to bid on it, was gonna do $10 bid, but i just couldnt do it, the yellowing, so bad... even if it IS no worse than average.

precisely why I'm gonna de-yellow anything else that I put on the 'bay.

At least it's +1 for my feedback. That's a plus, I guess.

Rajagra · « **Reply #13 on:** Wed, 16 December 2009, 05:53:09 »

Must've been very tempting to Photoshop the pics to play down the yellowing.
Unless you already did, of course! :shocked:

Unlucky with the final price. Whenever I get an ebay steal that cheap I usually add on some money to make it worth the seller's time, but I expect I'm in a small minority of people who do that.

PRISONER 24601 · « **Reply #14 on:** Wed, 16 December 2009, 17:42:01 »

I wouldn't photoshop anything past the degree of color tuning (with my calibrated monitor) and cropping.

Honestly, it's not that yellow. You should see my AEK, it's really yellow.

AndrewZorn · « **Reply #15 on:** Wed, 16 December 2009, 19:00:34 »

again, it isnt that yellow, it is the tanlines that kill me... and yours isnt any worse than normal. i might never own an AEKII.

PRISONER 24601 · « **Reply #16 on:** Wed, 16 December 2009, 20:35:12 »

Quote from: AndrewZorn;143129

again, it isnt that yellow, it is the tanlines that kill me... and yours isnt any worse than normal. i might never own an AEKII.

Hypothetically, if I had whipped up some retrobrite and make it all white again, you think I'd have gotten more money for it?

They sure do look nice new.

msiegel · « **Reply #17 on:** Wed, 16 December 2009, 20:54:02 »

Quote from: PRISONER 24601;143143

Hypothetically, if I had whipped up some retrobrite and make it all white again, you think I'd have gotten more money for it?

yes!

when i was starting a collection, uneven yellowing made a huge difference in whether i'd even bid (e.g., keys are normal but space bar and case yellowed... you've heard this story before

PRISONER 24601 · « **Reply #18 on:** Wed, 16 December 2009, 22:58:05 »

I should have just added "rustic" somewhere in the description. People love things that are rustic for some reason.

AndrewZorn · « **Reply #19 on:** Thu, 17 December 2009, 11:43:42 »

yes, i agree, id rather have properly refurbished than original tanlines.

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