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I overpaid for this... IBM Model M ashtray, for the lack of a better word. I looked at pictures of the internal assembly online, and I think there're missing springs? For example, I can't press the upper half of the enter key because there's just no spring there, not even blue placeholders. I can't exactly buy new springs from Unicomp as the shipping is so prohibitively expensive that I could buy a IBM Model M from someone else.

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[–] PeachMan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

https://www.clickykeyboards.com/product/ibm-buckling-spring-assembly-set-of-10/

Also, read the fine print:

Customers within the United States can send us $8.50 via PayPal to sales@clickykeyboards.com and we will ship a set of 10 springs in an appropriate padded envelope via USPS parcel post.

[–] lukas@lemmy.haigner.me 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Still costs $2.00 + $35.20 shipping + $7.44 import sales tax = $44.64, though. I was too impatient when I bought my IBM Model M. I even saw one get sold for $35.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Try emailing them to see if they'll ship a small amount to you for cheaper.