It was thus said that the Great Roger Merchberger once stated:
 We keep 'em in stock here... Both ways, just in case. 
  I have quite a number of them too.
     -spc (The
most I've ever paid for an IBM keyboard was $10) 
 The most I've paid is half that -- that's why I have several, "just in
 case." A few don't work right, so I have lots of spare parts... 
 
  Well, $10 was teh *most*, not the average.  The $10 IBM keyboard (which
I'm using now) black, with the mouse between the 'G' and 'H' keys (a
very
small joystick that looks like an eraser [1]) with the mouse buttons below
the space bar.  Most of the rest I paid around $1 to $2 for at past Ham
Fests [2].
  -spc (Now, if only laptops would have better keyboards ... )
[1]     Well, on mine it's an actual eraser, as the original red
        ... um ... nipple? fell apart.
[2]     
http://boston.conman.org/2005/02/05.1 - the most recent
        Miami Ham Fest and boy, was it a disapointment ...