Actually, Keyboard is considered as a IT product, so 2nd hand value, it does gets lower than the original price.

As a common sense for collectors, they only collect stuff based on their "rarity level", If the item is mass produced. and it's not limited edition, what can you expect for it's value after 10 years?
No offense thou =X

For the keyboard collector, ONLY keyboard collector can see the true value in the items they collect. this applies to coins, stem, map, any other item. All it needs is people to appreciate the item.

If it's from a third person view on looking onto this, i don't think he's going understand all the hefty price tag just because of something that it has history and rare unless he do collect that item.

i know some users who collects graphic card. which i think is weird, and costly, but it's still part of history right? some users may even be interested in them when it's over 10 years, you never know how the future would end up to be.

Plus they doesn't even think about the value after 10 years, which i think it's pretty normal for collectors, since the item they collect are priceless to them, and they does not wish to sell it when they're given a chance, unless they're short of cash.
But collecting item just for the sake of profit? i think property investment, purchasing houses and rent for people would yield better result than just buying some old stuff and wait for 10 years.(in your life, you got how many 10 years????)

Added :
Just a joke below
when apocalypse, Keyboard can be modding materials because of the vast item inside.
1.wire can serve as rope to tie stuff.
2.steel plated have multiple utilities, like cooking food on top of it? cut it line per line to make it as saw?
3.circut can be cutted and stacked and tied with with ropes to even carry other living utilities.

Silver VS Mech Keyboard In Apocalypse Situation? Mech Keyboard Wins. lolololololololol

This post has been edited by Cyclonechuah: Apr 17 2012, 08:41 AM

say about the word collector, i have one fella, who is a collector tat i think u all never seen.

guess what he collects?

Computer Casings (those full tower one...)

This post has been edited by storm88: Apr 17 2012, 10:40 AM

It makes no difference whether you collect keyboards or casings.
People will look at you semacam.

Collecting coins though, I don't think anyone would have any other thoughts.

But telling people you have multiple keyboards, all few hundred ringgit, yeah, definitely will get weird looks.

I know a guy who collect Ex-girlfriend's under#e@r, how you all look at him?

perhaps we are confusing collector and hoarders here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPD6SmnrRzI

p/s : how to post youtube video Y.Y

This post has been edited by joyformidable: Apr 17 2012, 01:38 PM

Got that youtube button in the reply options.

Not even a glance is given LOL

Insta-call the police? trolololol

Now I've seen border, who's gonna show me some real collector of Keyboards?

Erm, apart from the Cherry G80-5000 shown to you ytd, other not so top end collector items are probably some old vintage IBM Model M.
Of course those handcrafted wood/steel keyboards are probably counted too...


http://www.datamancer.net/keyboards/keyboards.htm

Some of them even go deeper till collecting old vintage Cherry branded keyboard.
http://keyboardporn.com/

Old and EOL rare keyboard accesseries such as casing and keycaps can also gone sky high the price... The Original Cherry Red DS Esc and RGB DS modifiers key are example of them...


EDITED: Just realise that you looking for keyboard collectors instead of collector keyboards.
They are pretty much of them in GH, Deskthority, OTD/KBDmania(those koreans are probably one of the craziest keyboard fanatic out there... almost all custom keyboards come from Korea...) and I believe quite a lot in Japan and China also.

This post has been edited by Human10: Apr 17 2012, 05:14 PM

I was asking for photos of people with alot of keyboard around them,
but what you have showed me here, are really eye opener!

I mean WOW! those are sick!
They really sparked my creative desire... but I lack the skills of soldering and forging...
Maybe will start off with drilling some wood or plastic PVC and such, with carvings and pattern later.

This post has been edited by kaysa: Apr 17 2012, 07:07 PM

guys, found this when i was lurking around in GH:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?30367-j...LD-about-FC700R

something about Leopold FC700R, looks like i will have to wait for another few months

to those who are interested and had wanted to order the diablo exocet set,

they are having a naming contest right now, so why not just shoot up your creativite name? best of all, you might get the keycaps for FREE as prize!!

gogogo =D

link here: http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?29132-I...s-Double-Keyset

I don't think it will be that long, most news from China stating that it will be coming around May.
Ok, saw it. The July is probably just an estimation by the TS, not from Leopold.

This post has been edited by Human10: Apr 17 2012, 10:39 PM

hey guy~
im going to get mine gaming peripherals~
in between this keyboard which is better choice??

razer blackwidow ultimate or Logitech G510 or Gigabyte Aivia K8100???


ps; i know 2 of them is not a Mechanical Keyboard, but thr is no place for me to ask~

You can refer to gaming keyboard zone. Btw whTs ur budget ey?

oic~ thx~
myb rm2XX~ i know RBU cos around rm399~

oh. Then u can get Ducky Shining too~ try negotiate with the seller la

This post has been edited by storm88: Apr 18 2012, 11:15 AM

gigabyte k8100!

I would choose the between the Gigabyte or Logitech only.

But if you got a good budget, I would recommend other Mech keyboards rather than the RBW. Ducky Shine is good, refer to my siggy ^^ Or you can try the CM Strom QuickFire Rapid (without num pad)