Miserable rainy day.
Opens at 10AM. I was there at 9:30. Flea market was empty. Maybe 20 vendors - 5 of which had enough covering to shows their wares.
I quickly ran around to each one, scouting out for keyboards.
When I found a box'o'boards, I'd ask how much. Never would ask for the specific IBM keyboard unless they showed none.
Last covered vendor - had a box. Dell was first.
Then: Paydirt!
Me: How much for the keyboards?
Him: $1 each.
(yes!)
7 boards! A few keys were missing but I have extras at home.
Me: Can I take the box to carry them?
Took it back to the car.
Did a final pass.
Found a vendor with a small version - missing the numeric keyboard. I prefer these since they will fit in a keyboard drawer along with a trackball.
Me: How much?
Him: $3
Me: I'll take it.
Took them home.
Swapped keys and tested. 7 perfect, one with a slightly sticky space bar and
a missing shift key. It'll fix up fine.
On Monday I start in a new building for me. I'm maintaining my office, though, so I need to setup new Linux PCs, etc. So I really needed a few new keyboards.
Perfect timing.
Plus, I gave Barb one and I'll give my sysadmin one.
The 1/2 hour drive and entrance price were well worth it.