Selling keyboards without the terminal

[js at cimmeri.com]

On 10/19/2018 10:34 AM, Bill Degnan via 
cctalk wrote:
> Here is a great example of why the keyboards and terminals are getting
> separated
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-3101-beam-spring-keyboard-purchased-new-in-1982/123422383512?hash=item1cbc8c1d98:g:sCkAAOSwfbhbwQvU
>
> Note the price $2000 so far.  How could one blame the seller.  I wonder if
> this is the terminal I sold to a buyer in California years ago when I sold
> my Series/1 computer.  All he wanted was the terminal, I donated the rest
> to what was the MARCH museum.  At the time I remember having a few words
> with the buyer who would not also take the Series/1 system (2 racks) or the
> manuals.
>
> There is a naked terminal up for grabs if you're out his way.
>
> Bill

B, I don't get it.  Why is the keyboard 
being sold alone, when the terminal is 
right there?

And how come this particular keyboard is 
so hugely in demand?

- J.