Omega-TI Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 << THIS AUCTION >> has what looks to to be Atari 1200 keyboards up for auction. The shipping is out of line, and the keyboards may not even work because they look to be Mitsumi's, but I thought someone might be interested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) Yep, 1200XL replacement keyboards. I'm interested, but I'm just watching, to see how hight they go... Edited August 18, 2018 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I believe I read these exact parts were in Radio Shack stores at some point before. As evidenced by the Radio Shack name on the tags, but yes definitely Mitsumi 1200XL keyboards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentarian Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Dang. Was hoping no one would notice! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I believe I read these exact parts were in Radio Shack stores at some point before. As evidenced by the Radio Shack name on the tags, but yes definitely Mitsumi 1200XL keyboards. They were, along with TI99/4 keyboards. I wish I had purchased them in bulk when they used to be in the stores. Along with all those $50 vectrex systems at other stores. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Dang. Was hoping no one would notice! There goes the $1 bid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 Be sure to check the shipping price! It's rather high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 For me shipping would only be $15 which will probably be a lot less than the winning bid will be. I'm like 90% sure this is going to go higher than I'm willing to pay, I don't need them, unless I could get them relatively inexpensively for back-ups. If anyone here like Brentarian needs them for immediate use, I won't bother, no need to drive the price up amongst ourselves here, I hope someone gets them for cheaper than they have been going for, I've been seeing them sell on ebay for around $100 a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 They will need the pressure point fix like all others.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACML Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I just bought one off eBay for $50 with free shipping last month. I bought it as a spare. Aside from finding these Radio Shack labeled 1200XL keyboards, there are no more to be had unless you want to cannibalize one, but that takes a serial number out of the system. I guess it was inevitable. I think I'm about to sell two of my 1200XLs soon, then I'll be down to five, plus my spare parts to include a few motherboards and keyboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 heh, bought one for 8.00 shipped... radio shack had tons of them.... but you still have to deal with that connection sooner or later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Wow, these are getting pricey huh? That sucks. A fellow AtariAge member sold me a spare like this last summer for my latest 1200XL that had a missing key. He'd bought decades ago for next to nothing and gave it to me for $10 shipped. Other folks here on the forums have helped over the years similarly with reasonably-priced chips, spare parts and of course the ever-present knowledge and general support. It's what makes the forum great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Don't B&C and Best have keyboards? I have lots of 1200xl keyboards, if not. Bob 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I was more impressed by the original price which is visible on the picture. $4.95 ... it is quite hard to believe that those replacement keyboards were that cheap back then.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Wow, these are getting pricey huh? That sucks. A fellow AtariAge member sold me a spare like this last summer for my latest 1200XL that had a missing key. He'd bought decades ago for next to nothing and gave it to me for $10 shipped. Other folks here on the forums have helped over the years similarly with reasonably-priced chips, spare parts and of course the ever-present knowledge and general support. It's what makes the forum great. I was gifted with an apparent flood "survivor" keyboard ( and case) I offered to buy (he was going to toss it) that I restored, and later the same person (also an Atari Age member) then surprises me by sending me a mint condition keyboard (except of course for needing the usual pressure-pad fix) when he found out I had another 1200XL (mobo only) in need of a keyboard. Great guy, and great community, Aye? Otherwise I'd be scrambling for these two keyboards and paying the premium price! Edited August 19, 2018 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Don't B&C and Best have keyboards? I have lots of 1200xl keyboards, if not. Bob I'm pretty sure I checked with Best E and they are sold out, like they are now with most everything 1200XL related. I think at the time B&C still had them, but were selling them for about a $100, IIRC. I don't know if they have any more now thought, I haven't checked since I was gifted a couple of keyboards. But if you have lots, I'll be interested in a back-up or two, eventually, if you still have them when I would have the money. But if you have a bunch, you're sitting on a potential ebay gold mine, they are getting rare in the wild, just like 1200's themselves. I still need another case myself, else I'll eventually build a custom one for one of my mobo's, I kinda like the idea of building a wooden case for it out of a fine wood like cherry or something though...so I really haven't been looking, and empty cases are rare, so buying another 1200XL means still having an extra mobo without a case! This viscous cycle started because I bought two populated back-up mobo's from Best Electronics before they sold out, and since decided to complete them instead of saving the mobo's for back-ups. So currently I have 3 1200XL's but one is only a keyboard and mobo, being gifted one case and two keyboards. Edited August 19, 2018 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 these keyboards will continue to pop up... tandy radio shack purchased a surplus of them and it was a decent sized lot in the 10's of thousands. The price on the packet is what it sold at when clearing them out. Radio Shack/ Tandy Corp had a habit of then selling the surplus of their surplus lots to discounters and other franchises once the space was needed in the mail order/parts wharehouses... but towards the end much of the stuff sat in those places till the doors closed and where auctioned in lots or sold the contents with the structures. Crazy Crazy business. Many of the franchise owners got a good deal of this stuff as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 t... tandy radio shack purchased a surplus of them and it was a decent sized lot in the 10's of thousands. I assumed that these were a third party product, not real official 1200XL keyboards. It makes sense, though, that there would have been hardware stock sitting left over when the production of the machines was shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Maybe Mitsumi ramped up production anticipating a larger order / production run of 1200XL keyboards for Atari that never came, and RS acquired it when Mitsumi needed to liquidate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 looks like user: "h***h" wants 'em really bad - either that or its a friend, ramping up the price hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACML Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) 19 bids already up to $77. People are showing their hand too early. With five days left, early bids are just running up the total. If you wait until the last few seconds, you might get it cheaper as no one knows five days ahead of time how high you are willing to go (eBay 101). Edited August 20, 2018 by ACML 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 when's the last time I saw a rigged auction on ebay? lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Remember, this is also the keyboard for the 1400XL/1450XLD. It is highly possible that Atari ordered a large volume of these before the (sad) cancellation of the 14XX series. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I'm imagining the seller wondering why his old $4.95 radio shack keyboards are worth so much Then next week we'll see him post the rest of them from his attic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Big row of special silver keys aside, 1200XL kb is easily distinguished from the other models thanks to the huge Shift keys and no inverse key in the main area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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