i have traded countless things to acquire keycaps that would sell for $250+ each. one keycap! brobot caps are especially rare and i frequently see people buying them for $500 each
i actually think artisans make sense to be so expensive since there is a level of artistry and rarity that most boards do not have. some of the rare korean boards are super rare too though and easily sell for $1000.
(sent from a Lyn Whale with GMK Olivia!)
I can understand how valuation tied to rarity, but people paying ~$500 for a single cap implies that there's significantly more to it than scarcity. I know that if I try to search for an answer I'll get a bunch of cruft given my lack of knowledge of what question to even ask, so I'm hoping you can provide some background for a n00b :)
Thank you in advance!
Frequently people do it with the escape key and the space bar. They sell out fast and for certain designers I've seen the prices go up from $70 during the group buy to hundreds.
Here's one I wish I got so I could keep and use it. I missed out though and I refuse to pay $400 for a space bar.
They are legitimately a work of art though.
https://www.jellykey.com/wp-content/uploads//Jelly-Key-space...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jelly-Key-Zen-Pond-Koi-Spacebar-Key...