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Offline ekeppel

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Northgate OmniKey Gold Label 102 on eBay (now $49.99 + shipping)
« on: Thu, 27 October 2016, 21:11:09 »
High chance there are blue Alps in this, but I've heard that white is also a possibility.  Thought I would share it with everyone.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Northgate-Omnikey-102-Mechanical-Keyboard-AT-XT-/152296565257?hash=item2375952a09:g:BisAAOSw44BYErB-

Not sure about the price, but I know these can be hard to find and the prices even for white Alps Omnikeys have really gone up lately.

Eric
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Re: Northgate OmniKey Gold Label 102 on eBay...
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 07:29:19 »
Surprised that this one is still sitting here with only 3 watchers.
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Re: Northgate OmniKey Gold Label 102 on eBay...
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 08:03:32 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 28 October 2016, 07:29:19
Surprised that this one is still sitting here with only 3 watchers.
I agree, I can already tell that it's not exactly squeaky clean, but nonetheless that thing should've gone hours ago for that price xD .
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Re: Northgate OmniKey Gold Label 102 on eBay...
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 08:41:43 »
How likely is it that it will have blue Alps?
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Re: Northgate OmniKey Gold Label 102 on eBay...
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 09:17:55 »
Quote from: Hypersphere on Fri, 28 October 2016, 08:41:43
How likely is it that it will have blue Alps?
Quite likely. Until one exception a little while ago we've only ever seen blue Alps ones I think.
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Re: Northgate OmniKey Gold Label 102 on eBay...
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 09:59:06 »
From what I can tell from the photos, this 102 is far from pristine. The plate is certainly corroded.
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Re: Northgate OmniKey Gold Label 102 on eBay...
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 10:05:13 »
Quote from: Hypersphere on Fri, 28 October 2016, 09:59:06
plate is certainly corroded.

90%+ of old Alps plates are corroded to some degree.
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"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30

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Re: Northgate OmniKey Gold Label 102 on eBay...
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 10:10:20 »
The switches are white
I just asked him. Lol
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Re: Northgate OmniKey Gold Label 102 on eBay...
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 10:13:10 »
Yes, indeed. One can always fantasize about finding one whose owner has never used the board and kept it stored under an atmosphere of dry argon. ;)

@Ir0n: Thanks for letting us know!
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Re: Northgate OmniKey Gold Label 102 on eBay...
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 10:28:22 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 28 October 2016, 10:05:13
Quote from: Hypersphere on Fri, 28 October 2016, 09:59:06
plate is certainly corroded.

90%+ of old Alps plates are corroded to some degree.
Definitely very true, but I've never seen corrosion on unused specimens. I've found the degree of corrosion to be a valuable indicator in helping determine the condition of Alps boards.

EDIT: if they're white Alps, it might be the one with white Alps that sold a while ago xD .
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Offline ekeppel

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Re: Northgate OmniKey Gold Label 102 on eBay...
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 03 November 2016, 19:20:56 »
Looks like they recently lowered the price to $69.99.  Hard to believe it's still there.  I recently sold one of my much newer 102s for more than this.

EDIT 11/4: They must really want to be rid of this keyboard.  Just dropped it again another $10 to $59.95
EDIT 11/7: And dropped again to $49.95

Eric
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