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Offline vito687

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Hello from Washington D.C.
« on: Wed, 20 April 2016, 11:35:31 »
Hello all!

I got into the hobby what feels like years ago but really only a few months ago in the cold months of the winter :) Since then I feel like I have accomplished and been through a lot.  I've been pretty active within the Reddit community /u/vito687 and a long time lurker here but couldn't quite get the hang of a forum-style site I felt like it was all too much .  I have since discovered tapatalk and finally feel like it is manageable!  As far as my keyboard journey I started with a switch tester and fell in love with some clicky blues.  I wanted to get something with a lot of support, solid construction , and easy to find so I went with a backlit pok3r.  Since then I have been through two keysets on it and a custom cable. I loved BBV2's from the start but quickly learned that even with some $$ to throw at it they are a very elusive cap so I moved on with my artisan game and got a gemkey from massdrop and a Warmaster.  Speaking of artisans I also learned RNGsus is a very finicky God , only just recently winning two of approx 8 raffles entered.  Lastly I got myself a backlit Planck with gat yellows and did a lot of hunting and bargaining to get myself the modern selectric keyset for it and I really like it as my night time keyboard.  This has been such a fun journey into a really interesting albeit expensive hobby and I look forward to getting more involved.  I'm already thinking of building a 75% keyboard from winkeyless and toying with the idea of zealios !  Nice to e-meet you all
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Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 20 April 2016, 12:24:11 »
Hold up. Keybuto?! Very nice :eek: Welcome

Skullydazed's Modern Selectric it pretty incredible. Skullydazed also helped me out when I was attempting to design a set. Good people :thumb:
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Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 20 April 2016, 13:07:16 »
Quote from: csmertx on Wed, 20 April 2016, 12:24:11
Hold up. Keybuto?! Very nice :eek: Welcome

Skullydazed's Modern Selectric it pretty incredible. Skullydazed also helped me out when I was attempting to design a set. Good people :thumb:
That's one of my lucky raffle wins after all my losses.  I also have 5 fugu coming!
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Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 24 April 2016, 02:30:45 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

Pok3r is a great reliable keyboard :)

You have won 2 out of 8 RNG?  That's 25% - impressive, and far better than most people do.

BBV2 might be end of life, so keep an eye on classifieds as they do occasionally appear.
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Offline vito687

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Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 24 April 2016, 09:15:25 »
Omg does this mean I need to pledge something to you now ;)?  I'm actually 3/9 now I won my first bro!  I've been participating for much longer on the Reddit side so I've seen BBV2's come and go but I haven't really had any bargaining chips , maybe some of my extra fugu will help
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Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 24 April 2016, 19:59:53 »
Quote from: vito687 on Sun, 24 April 2016, 09:15:25
Omg does this mean I need to pledge something to you now ;)?  I'm actually 3/9 now I won my first bro!  I've been participating for much longer on the Reddit side so I've seen BBV2's come and go but I haven't really had any bargaining chips , maybe some of my extra fugu will help

The value of a trade is in the eye of the receiver.  Or something.  Someone might want to trade a BBV2 for a Fugu or two ...
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Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 24 April 2016, 20:03:15 »
That's what I'm hoping :)  I feel like I have somewhat of a decent collection of items to be able to trade
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Re: Hello from Washington D.C.
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 24 April 2016, 20:12:40 »
Quote from: vito687 on Sun, 24 April 2016, 20:03:15
That's what I'm hoping :)  I feel like I have somewhat of a decent collection of items to be able to trade

Is it still 2 months membership and 25 posts before you can open a classifieds (WTT) thread?  You've got the time, just need a couple more posts!
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Offline vito687

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Hello from Washington D.C.
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 24 April 2016, 20:13:55 »
Yep I read the rules earlier today :) I have r/Mechmarket until then but I'm
In no rush!  I only have a couple more posts to get in
« Last Edit: Sun, 24 April 2016, 20:38:41 by vito687 »
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