Key Board Heaven or "What was I thinking"

[WoodsBugger]

I can now tell ya that 387 Keyboards will fill the bed of a pick-up.

Pic was about 1/2 way thru unloading.



Thank goodness for a bunch of eager Boy Scouts & Pizza. Processed the lot in a little over 4 hours

A nice way to end the week.

[parrothead]

Did you check for mechanical keyboards in that batch?

[newattitude]

ok, this is going to sound reeeeeeal stupid but, aren't they all ''mechanical?''

[happyscraper]

Hey Bugger, I'm just south of you, down in Spring Hill. Where did you get that many key boards? Do you brake them down for the mylar?

[mikeinreco]

USB keyboards in good condition better than scrap value as well as vintage keyboards and apple equipment

[WoodsBugger]

Did you check for mechanical keyboards in that batch?

This load was mostly Pre-USB cord HPs. Did find a couple of mechanicals and left them for later along with roughly 400 USB Keyboards.

Still have about half the unit to sort thru.

[WoodsBugger]

Hey Happy was in Spring Hill a Couple of weeks ago. Took the young ones to Pine Island.

I got the boards in a storage locker I bought. It belonged to an Estate of a computer repair shop fella.

This batch we broke down for the Mylar. Gona ship it off to ParrotHead on Monday.

[WoodsBugger]

ok, this is going to sound reeeeeeal stupid but, aren't they all ''mechanical?''

As I understand it the "Mechanical Boards" do not have the rubber pad under the keys. Fellow at one of the 'puter shops I deal with calls 'em Clackity Boards?

[happyscraper]

I hope you got a good deal on the storage locker. I used to buy alot of storage lockers before storage wars then the prices went through the roof. Alot of screws in them key boards.

[Mechanic688]

Woodsie, if it had been someone not knowing about escrap and the mylar, then that might have been a truckload going to a landfill somewhere. I think we're all helping just a little bit. Mother Nature can't do it all by herself.

[Sirscrapalot]

I can assure you, you can fit more then 400 keyboards in pick up..LOL..if ya use good size boxes. One of the guys I buy towers from left me a giant gaylord box of keyboards with that load. LOL...all I can say is thank god for mylar an wire. Pain in the butt dealing with them keyboards but was worth it at the end of the day.

Sirscrapalot - ashfkd - the cat

[webuyselltradestuff]

Newattitude- mechanical keyboards have separate spring type things for each key instead of a silicone mat that presses on the mylar. Many people that use keyboards alot or are gamers prefer the mechanical ones as they are more accurate and feel better for them....hence they are worth alot more...the writing on the keys wear off and they will by just replacement keys for up to $1 or so PER LETTER...depends on the keyboard. Thought that m8ght help.

[newattitude]

Newattitude- mechanical keyboards have separate spring type things for each key instead of a silicone mat that presses on the mylar. Many people that use keyboards alot or are gamers prefer the mechanical ones as they are more accurate and feel better for them....hence they are worth alot more...the writing on the keys wear off and they will by just replacement keys for up to $1 or so PER LETTER...depends on the keyboard. Thought that m8ght help.

As I understand it the "Mechanical Boards" do not have the rubber pad under the keys. Fellow at one of the 'puter shops I deal with calls 'em Clackity Boards?

ok, I know what those are now. I love the ''clackity'' boards myself

[parrothead]

Yes, mechanical keyboards fetch a good resale price. They also go by the terms "spring buckling", and "klicky". People who write code all day long can rely on the feel of the keystroke to ensure that they did indeed enter the character. The first time you come across one you will feel it work. There will typically be an "m" in the model number for mechanical. I had a batch of about 15 or so that all sold for $20 or better each on e-bay plus shipping. Some older IBM models can fetch even more.

[unknownk]

Any Northgate keyboards and stuff like IBM Model F's sell for more then $20. I prefer IBM Model M's for home use (have a small stack of cleaned ones).

The old original Northgates (a computer manufacturer that for some reason made keyboards as well) had double injected keycaps (one for the key, the other for the label) so the letters do not wear off (pop one off and look at the back you will see what I mean). You can but some new manufactured Northgate (different company name same design molds) but they are $200+ each.

New keyboards tend to be mushy crap, and Apples going back to chicklet style keycaps has me scratching my head (those used to be reserved for cheap budget computers in the 80's).

[ozzy214]

Where are you selling the mylars?

[WoodsBugger]

Woodsie, if it had been someone not knowing about escrap and the mylar, then that might have been a truckload going to a landfill somewhere. I think we're all helping just a little bit. Mother Nature can't do it all by herself.

The Boys were excited at the very end, out of an entire pickup load, the only thing that got thrown out was the center mylar sheet.....just enough to fill a five gallon bucket.

It was a perfect realtime lesson in just how much of something can be sent on down the line to be reused.

[WoodsBugger]

Where are you selling the mylars?

Cruised thru the buyers Thread and found a buyer, sent them off to him today.

[Sirscrapalot]

We have several buyers of Mylars here on the forum. I will just say, I chose mine out of the buyers section, an was quite happy with the results. The buyer I chose made me quite happy, an will send him more soon as I get enough to ship again.

I'm not trying to be secretive with the identity of the buyer, just would rather let him say it himself if he wants it known. I'm just silly like that.

Take a browse through our buyers an you'll find three at lest with good feedback from folks here on the forums.

Good luck!

Sirscrapalot - Nothing like payback to a keyboard by smashing the sucker on the ground, an then driving over the son of a biscuit!

[ron22]

So how much $$$ did you end up with?
I get paid for plastic but it still seem like I can do better things with me time.
Granted you had free labor