Deal on T21's on eBay - Split from AK470's WTB Post

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skou · #1 Post by **skou** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:11 pm

AK, there is a guy on Ebay selling a whole bunch (48) of T20s, for $109 each, plus shipping. They're missing drives and memory, as would be expected, but he says they work.

I'm thinking about getting a few, myself.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

steve

Website · #2 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:27 pm

That is a pretty good deal if they work, since they are marked as untested.

Also, for the record, they are marked in the auction as T21s.

I am trying to decide whether or not I might pick up one to test, since i have ram, hard drives, etc.

skou · #3 Post by **skou** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:57 pm

If you read further down, it says that they are tested to power on, and that the LCDs work. If the LCDs work, that is almost worth the $110.

The other thing, with those sitting there at $110,(for another week) it drives the prices on everything else down.

steve

Website · #4 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:13 pm

Not to quibble, but just because they power on doesn't mean that it works. There could be eeprom errors or passwords.

Correct though, that the price with a good working LCD, as well as the base, keyboard, etc. is worth it.

In my head, I am just thinking worst case scenario:
T21 with dead board - $125
Working T21 board - $50
Decent hard drive (~40gb) - $40-50
HD Caddy - $20
256-512mb ram - $40-100 (if lucky)
Battery - $40-60

Total with working board: $265-355
Total w/out working board: $315-405

I know that AlphKilo470 has a few spare parts, which will save on the costs though.

skou · #5 Post by **skou** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:46 pm

I sent the guy a message, asking if they had any passwords on them, and they responded that none of them were locked down.

I also just ordered 5 of them, so we'll see.

If I get 5 good LCDs, and 3 good motherboards, I'll be kinda happy. Shipping (FedEx Ground) was only $20, for all 5, from Houston to Phoenix.

steve

rkevans · #6 Post by **rkevans** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:01 pm

Hi. My name is Rick. It's been 19 days since I bought a used Thinkpad. It has been hard, but I'm taking it one day at a time. I'd like to thank...

<browses the Marketplace forum>
<Goes to Ebay to look at an auction>
<Aaaaarrrghh!!! Original auction ended. New one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0000249595 >
<orders a T21>

Hi. My name is Rick. It's been 3 minutes since...

Rick

skou · #7 Post by **skou** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:17 pm

I wonder who "Captjhem" is?

:D

Do we need to start a 12 step program for Thinkpads?

"Hi, my name is Steve." (all of you) "Hi Steve. (me again) "I am a Thinkpad addict, and it has been 45 minutes, since I just bought a Thinkpad..."

steve

skou · #8 Post by **skou** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:19 pm

Oh, there was a guy, who has a bunch of T30 batteries, for $25.99, and some Ultrabay HDD adapters, for the same price. He gave me a reduced price, and I got 4 batteries and 2 adapters, for $120 shipped

If you look, you can find some decent deals on Ebay.

steve

coolname1 · #9 Post by **coolname1** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:04 pm

Those t21s are all in working condition and alot of those are in good cosmetic condition as well. That company is local to me. I just picked up a couple of barebone t23&22 from them earlier today.

skou · #10 Post by **skou** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:22 pm

How much were the T23s? I'd like to find a source for cheap barebones T23s.

That is REAL good news, since I've got about $570 invested!

steve

coolname1 · #11 Post by **coolname1** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:40 pm

rkevans wrote:Hi. My name is Rick. It's been 19 days since I bought a used Thinkpad. It has been hard, but I'm taking it one day at a time. I'd like to thank...

<browses the Marketplace forum>
<Goes to Ebay to look at an auction>
<orders a T21>

Hi. My name is Rick. It's been 3 minutes since...

Aaaaarrrghh!!! Original auction ended. New one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0000249595

Rick

I got a couple of those t21 left. Let me know if you still need 1

skou · #12 Post by **skou** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:00 pm

Coolname, do you know if they come with modem-NIC cards? Or any drive in the optical bay?

steve

coolname1 · #13 Post by **coolname1** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:18 pm

all of them come with model and nic, no module bay. I was able to find some cd drives for about $22 shipped each. The only part im having problem buying are the memory sticks. Somehow, those t21&t22 models are not backward compatible with the pc133. I have to find the pc100 version.

skou · #14 Post by **skou** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:27 pm

Well, I'm covered on the 5 I got, for ALL the parts I'd need to get these ready to sell. Unfortunately, I don't have much extra memory, and am hanging on to what I have.

Look for some PC133 of the 128 size. I am able to get this to run in the T20-22 stuff, but if you want the 256 size, it needs to be the low density PC100 stuff.

steve

JHEM · #15 Post by **JHEM** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:40 pm

Coolname1 and Skou,

Read the sticky I posted in the T2X forum WRT using PC133 memory from Crucial.

No more searching for expensive lo-density PC100 memory!

Regards,

James

JHEM · #16 Post by **JHEM** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:41 pm

coolname1 wrote:I just picked up a couple of barebone t23&22 from them earlier today.

Do they have anymore barebone T23s?

iIm looking for a couple.

Regards,

James

JHEM · #17 Post by **JHEM** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:44 pm

skou wrote:I wonder who "Captjhem" is? :D

Undoubtedly some low-life.

skou wrote:Do we need to start a 12 step program for Thinkpads?

"Hi, my name is Steve." (all of you) "Hi Steve. (me again) "I am a Thinkpad addict, and it has been 45 minutes, since I just bought a Thinkpad..."

Hi Steve, my name is James and I've bought 8 thinkpads in the past week!

Help me!!!

Regards,

James

skou · #18 Post by **skou** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:58 pm

JHEM wrote:Coolname1 and Skou,

Read the sticky I posted in the T2X forum WRT using PC133 memory from Crucial.

No more searching for expensive lo-density PC100 memory!

Regards,

James

Great news, James! Except you hid it in a Sticky, (Don't you know, the best way to hide anything, is to put it in a sticky?

)(At least, that is how it works on every Forum I've been on.)

steve

kodell · #19 Post by **kodell** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:00 am

I bought a couple of these ... one for a friend of my daughter & one for playing with. Unfortunately the two I received have broken keyboard bezels ... even at $110/each it doesn't seem to make sense to fix these up.

I guess what I'll do instead is turn both of these into digital photo frames. Unfortunately I had already ordered the battery/hard drive cover, so if anyone is interested in any of my unused/leftover parts, let me know.

Kevin

JHEM · #20 Post by **JHEM** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:46 am

kodell wrote:I bought a couple of these ... one for a friend of my daughter & one for playing with. Unfortunately the two I received have broken keyboard bezels ... even at $110/each it doesn't seem to make sense to fix these up.

[censored]! That's a shame as the two I received can, at worst, be described as in B+ condition, In fact, I'd rate the one I'm typing this message on as an A-, except for the "springy" keyboard that will soon be replaced with a new one.

No HDs, drive covers, memory, optical drives, batteries, etc., and that's exactly how they were described and what I expected to receive. But no broken/cracked/loose bits either. Both have combo NIC/Modems installed.

I guess it's purely the luck of the draw.

Yes, I'd be very interested in any leftover plastic bits you wind up with after you finish your conversions.

Regards,

James

skou · #21 Post by **skou** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:49 am

James, you might just need to put the screws in the keyboard, or put spacers underneath it.

In my days, I've seen quite a few keyboards with stuff placed under, to remove the springiness. And I know that the 2 screws make a real difference, too.

steve

kodell · #22 Post by **kodell** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:41 pm

Since the ebay sale specifically said that all bezels were intact, I contacted the seller about the two units I received with broken keyboard bezels & got a nice response in return offering a $15 rebate on each unit and shipping out replacement bezels.

I declined the rebate, but accepted the bezels. Anyway, seems like a pretty decent vendor.

Kevin

JHEM · #23 Post by **JHEM** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:47 pm

skou wrote:James, you might just need to put the screws in the keyboard, or put spacers underneath it.

The screws are in place and tight and I HATE stuffing things under the keyboard, especially when I've got a pretty good stock of new replacement keyboards.

Regards,

James

skou · #24 Post by **skou** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:50 pm

Man, here I am, sitting at home, waiting for the FedEx guy to show up.

Let's see how mine look.

Glad to hear the guy offered to give a rebate, AND the bezels. Makes me feel better.

steve

skou · #25 Post by **skou** » Fri May 19, 2006 3:16 pm

They just showed up.

One of them was missing a memory cover,

but, under that missing cover, was a stick of Kingston 256MB memory.

So, I'm not going to complain!

Of the 2 I have booted up, both of them have perfect screens!

steve

Website · #26 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Fri May 19, 2006 3:26 pm

FYI: I split these posts regarding the T21's from AlphaKilo470's WTB thread.

skou · #27 Post by **skou** » Sat May 20, 2006 1:34 am

Well, out of the 5 I got, 3 of them have perfect screens, no dead pixels, and no bleeding or pressure spots. The other 2 have MINOR pressure spots, which is real surprising for the T20-22 stuff, since they have the grid stuff on the back of the outer LCD cover. (That is what causes the "keyboard" spots.)

I'm REAL happy on the whole deal, except I wish I could have gotten about 25 more!

steve

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