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Offline rdjack21

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IBM 5576-001, 002, 003 in one Auction
« on: Mon, 08 February 2010, 08:35:13 »
Up for Auction on Yahoo Japan we have all three IBM Mechanical keyboards all at once. Starting at 6,000 yen 6 days to go. webwit got the last 5576-003 that showed up then added an 002 and maybe a 001 to his order. Don't let webwit be the only one with a full set of the Japanese IBM mechanical keyboards.



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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #1 on: Mon, 08 February 2010, 10:17:23 »
All, except of course the A01, C01 and 5556 series =P
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 08 February 2010, 10:22:36 »
Maybe that'll be the next auction.
 
I might need to break out a Model M for a little while tonight for old times' sake.
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Offline sethstorm

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 02:03:09 »
I can see that going well over $1000USD.
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Offline trievalot

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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 05:07:51 »
Are those caps removable? could one put standard caps on from an M?
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 05:21:08 »
Yes and No respectively.

Note that two out of the three are Alps leaf-spring switches.
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Re: IBM 5576-001, 002, 003 in one Auction
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 05:26:34 »
Must resist, must resist...
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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 05:30:03 »
DO IT!! shipping would be nothing to you :)
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Re: IBM 5576-001, 002, 003 in one Auction
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 05:50:36 »
I' m gonna sleep on it.

I've already picked up enough crap (stuff that's rather difficult to get elsewhere) in Japan that I'm going to have to send a portion by boat. So bringing it back to Canada isn't so bad.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #9 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 05:57:41 »
At least get yourself an A01. They seem to be relatively common.

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Offline trievalot

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« Reply #10 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 05:59:46 »
Quote from: itlnstln;157033
Maybe that'll be the next auction.
 
I might need to break out a Model M for a little while tonight for old times' sake.


its funny how most here start on the M and move on......im still using one, but have been around for 3 weeks now. and my filco is on its way - does this mean ill be shelving my M?
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Re: IBM 5576-001, 002, 003 in one Auction
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 06:59:07 »
I want to live there
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« Reply #12 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 07:50:29 »
Obviously these keyboards are uncommon to find in North America, but are they particularly rare in their "native environment"?

Seems to me that if they're a common keyboard over there then there should be no rarity value added when importing...just the cost of importing plus a sane price (something which 1000 USD is certainly not).
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #13 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 07:50:39 »
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Are you blond and female? I need one for my collection.

Classic.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #14 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 08:34:50 »
Quote from: kishy;157240
Obviously these keyboards are uncommon to find in North America, but are they particularly rare in their "native environment"?


The 5576-003 is worth a good chunk of money by itself. $1,000 is a bit too high an estimation, but it's not really that far off.

I remember seeing a NIB 5576-A01 for about $90 on Yahoo Japan. Then I realized that I missed a zero... it was actually $900.
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« Reply #15 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 10:00:16 »
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The 5576-003 is worth a good chunk of money by itself. $1,000 is a bit too high an estimation, but it's not really that far off.

I remember seeing a NIB 5576-A01 for about $90 on Yahoo Japan. Then I realized that I missed a zero... it was actually $900.


Wow...impressive.

Anyone know what sort of systems they shipped with? I imagine something fairly low-volume in order to be rare enough to command a price like that.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #16 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 11:19:24 »
PS/55.

IBM Wiki is your friend.
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« Reply #17 on: Tue, 09 February 2010, 11:21:48 »
D'oh, I remember reading that now (might have been Sandy's pages actually, the IBM wiki may not have existed yet, or if it did was still very much empty).

Thanks
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #18 on: Sat, 13 February 2010, 06:53:47 »
I wonder what the rationale behind that keyboard layout was, and why so many of them ended up in Japan...
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #19 on: Sat, 13 February 2010, 22:22:55 »
I'm really surprised this item only has 7 hours left and has only had a few bids. It is currently sitting at 7,750 yen which is a really good price for all three of them. If I had not just bid on some more Topre boards I would throw a bid at this and see if I could get them.

Also a 03 was just listed with out the num pad for cheap I'm going to keep an eye on it to see where it goes. I may actually bid on that one.
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Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #20 on: Sun, 14 February 2010, 10:18:08 »
Well the set sold for 15,500 Yen still not a bad price for all three of the boards.
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Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

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« Reply #21 on: Sun, 14 February 2010, 17:40:31 »
Just because it has a bit more...uh...meaning...if I say it:

OMFG THAT'S AN AWESOME PRICE for three great condition relatively rare buckling spring keyboards!

Someone lucked out for sure.

(if Google doesn't lie, the lot of 3 went for 181 CAD)
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #22 on: Sun, 14 February 2010, 17:45:32 »
Damn.

Great price for the -001 and -003. Sell the -002 on eBay as a 'hacker-style keyboard' to some weeaboo and you'd make back a healthy chunk of what you paid for the ones you wanted.
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« Reply #23 on: Sun, 14 February 2010, 18:01:16 »
Why the -002? It's like the A01, except no Brother switches, and a layout that requires external drivers to be installed. The -001 on the other hand has that 'retro awesome' that I approve of.
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