On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:14 AM, Philipp Hachtmann via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > On 18.07.2017 16:10, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > >> >> I would think it would be worth more in its original condition. >> > > I'm not sure. Because it looks cool. And I'm not sure if an old IBM punch > is worth that much. And there's quite a possibility that people (users) > remember the funny painted punch... > > I just sent the seller a message calling him a moron if it was him who > removed the keyboard....! > > This world is full of stupid idiots :-( > > > From a seller's point of view, they've got a keypunch that's worth less painted than if it were original, unless you're an art fanatic with lots of space to display such a thing. Me, I'd rather have a clean example to demo/use. The time and cost to strip it to make it presentable just isn't worth it, so at this point I'd wager the larger audience either wants it for parts (in which case $599 is probably also too much) or to the keyboard enthusiasts who probably gave a couple hundred for that KB. -C
