Rare IBM keyboard driving open wallets on eBay

See that keyboard up there?

Apparently it’s a very rare IBM M15 ‘split’ ergonomic keyboard. Only a small number of them were made over a short span of time (1994 – 1995) where new ones sold for around $179, unless you got the optional number keypad which would drive the price up to $199.

These things are so rare that when one hits eBay it’s a rather big deal it seems even though the starting bid was only $29.95.

How big of a deal you ask?

Well the current bid in the lead is $1,625 with four days left in the auction, and the thing is the keyboard isn’t even in primo shape as you can see from the picture.

Time to start checking those computer parts bins in your closet eh.

via Geek.com