IBM Wheelwriter 10 Series II (Lexmark div.) Refurb 6783 Word Processor Features For Sale
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IBM Wheelwriter 10 Series II (Lexmark div.) Refurb 6783 Word Processor Features:
$179.95
Your offer is for an IBM Wheelwriter 10 Series II, made by IBM\'s then Lexmark division. The unit has been thoroughly tested, and refurbished as needed (see more information on that process below). All photos you see are of this unit itself, or (in the case of the last picture) are a scanned image of an actual print sample produced by this unit (no \"Stock\" photos). That photo looks \'tilted\' but only because it wasn\'t placed 100% perfectly into the scanner; the actual sample is straightly aligned on the pag (i.e., paper doesn\'t slip while going through the typewriter).
The color on the photos may vary because some were taken with non color corrected room lighting, others by flash, but the true colors of this unit are fine; no nasty \"yellowed\" look as this kind of plastic can develop over time, especially if exposed frequently to bright sunlight. If color does matter, on my monitor at least, the 3d and 5th photos are truest to the actual current color of this machine. And for the true appearance of what its output looks like using the currently installed genuine IBM Printwheel cartridge, plus the currentlly installed typing ribbon and correction (lift off) tape cassette, be sure to look at the last photo, which is a .jpg file format 200dpi scan of a page I actually prepared using this typewriter and printwheel.
The plastic paper support is shown in several different positions, so that you can see that wherever you want to put it, it will stay there and not \"flop down\". It also fully and properly retracts to the full horizontal position if you don\'t want to use it at all.
Here is a brief summary of some features of this typewriter that I found on two different web sites, word for word the same: \"10, 12, 15 and Proportional Spacing, Bold, Auto Center, 4,000 character Correction Memory, Spell Check, Word Tab, Word Erase, Reprint, Stop Codes, Line Find and Relocate\".
The \"Machine Type\" is \"6783\". The same exact number, without any additional digits, is also assigned to the very similar IBM Wheelwriter 15 Series II. I have both this \"10\" and some \"15\'s\" in my inventory and they appear identical except as to one being labelled a \"10\", and the other being labelled a \"15\", on the exterior top of each typewriter version. The keyboard, display panel, and all other physical components both inside and out are identical. The differences are in a small number of added features of the \"15\" that are enabled by its built in software that aren\'t in the software of the \"10\", which I don\'t think most people today would use or need. I will soon be listing a \"15\" (having earlier the same month as this listing will start having sold the last \"15\" I then had listed on ), so if you\'d like to compare them once that is done, that\'s a good way to do so; or you can look at someone else\'s listing for a \"15\" rather than wait for mine to show up if it hasn\'t yet done so (or been sold again).
From what I learned in speaking to the person I got this from, he inherited it from his parents who had used it in business, but I don\'t think he ever used it himself. It had been \"retired\", in full working order, into its original, shipping-worthy, matching box with original IBM custom made fitted foam packing inserts (see photos). The serial number on the label on the outside of the box matches that of the typewriter that was inside the box. This is the 2d, maybe 3d, time in over 15 years that I received a Wheelwriter in its original box, out of hundreds I\'ve looked at during that time. The box even held a dust cover, in good condition, which I will include (though I can\'t say that it is original IBM since not labelled as such), and the inner box that things such as the manual, printwheel, supplies and AC cord would originally have been packed in.
There may be other machines of this type now or later listed on . Some will definitely be listed for a much higher price; others may be listed for less. Before you make any decision on which one to buy, however, even if you aren\'t planning to buy the least expensive one you see, please be sure to check and compare any other machine(s) to what I have listed here:
- Return Policy. Most have 30 day return or less, some have no return, most or all want you to pay return shipping regardless of the reason for the return. If a unit is claimed defective (not due to buyer fault, e.g., don\'t spill your coffee into this and expect us to refund you if it quits on you as a result) and we agree after inspection, we\'ll reimburse your return shipping cost (up to the amount we originally spent to ship to you -- so be sure to save the original IBM shipping box and packing materials for at least as long as the return period lasts!).
- What, if any, work was done to refurbish the machine. Several listings for this model Wheelwriter that I\'ve seen simply said \'tested\', without defining what that means, or \'tested a few keys\'. We actually include a typing sample showing we checked out enough functions (more than just making sure each key types properly) to have full confidence that this machine will do everything it could do when it was brand new.
- Price. Don\'t assume that just because someone wants more for one of these, that the effort (if any) they put into testing and refurbishing it, and the length of time they allow for returns, justifies their price. At the other end, don\'t assume that it\'s a good idea to buy the least expensive one you see, given that many sellers of typewriters have little to no experience actually working on them. I\'ve been refurbishing (not just \"flipping\", no matter how clean and nice one may look) Wheelwriters for about 15 years now, with a near perfect record on completed sales in terms of customer satisfaction (and always took good care of anyone who had a problem, not their fault, with what I sold them).
The following language, in italics, is a slightly expanded copy of the short \'Condition\' section that precedes this main \'Description\' section, required by to be included on all items other than sold and described simply as \"new\". The space provides there is pretty small (leading to some \"clipped\" language to avoid exceeding the 1000 character limit in that section), so I\'m going to go into much more detail below, but I\'m repeating the text here in case you missed this summary the first time: Cleaned in & out (though this one hardly needed any cleaning). Key functions tested OK. Very good overall condition. One of the at most 3 cleanest Wheelwriters I\'ve ever come across. Case in excellent condition. A printed label of a servicing company\'s name (same idea as a dealer\'s license plate frame on a car) will be seen in several photos; such labels often leave a \"tan line\" of lighter (closer to original) color when removed, especially where as here a foil type label blocked light reaching the plastic underneath it. The glue used to attach such labels also often reacts with the plastic of the case; if removed, the plastic where it was may show a different texture than what surrounded it. I will remove it on request but can\'t promise \'perfection\' if I do, because of the above issues I can\'t correct for (and if firmly glued, pry-off marks may happen). We always apply light lithium grease, and light oil, where appropriate, and have sanitized the already-clean keyboard. Ready to work for you!
The work I do on these, and the quality of what I sell, is reflected in the below positive response on a typical sale a while ago of one of my listings of a Wheelwriter 1500 (a later-made machine with essentially the same functions as the Wheelwriter 15 Series II), which went through the full refurbishing process by me that I perform to the extent needed on all Wheelwriters that I sell:
Arrived promptly and as advertisedBuyer: Member id geobetty27cb ( response Score Of 1823)Aug-24-13 23:24
IBM Wheelwriter 1500 by Lexmark 6783-011 refurb w/many functions, 60 day return (#121151299612)
See below for further information on how I refurbish Wheelwriters. First, here are the features of this model:
Refurbishment Steps
The refurbishing process I go through with Wheelwritersdepends on what is the condition of the machine as received. requires a seller to list things using a short list of broad categories such as \"New\", \"Used\", etc.,and itsdefinition of \"refurbished\", as written (and can\'t be edited by a seller)seems to apply only to units that weren\'t working right before beingrefurbished; but I work on all Wheelwriters I receive, no matter what condition they are in when I get them. The end result would better be described as \"Reconditioned\",than just \"Refurbished\" as commonly used on -- a word that I think a lot of sellers means \"we cleaned it up some, and wechecked to be sure it would turn on\". This unit, for example,as received, was already very clean, aside from very fine light dust on the inside of the case (dust is inevitable in typewriters due to their open top design -- all cleaned out now through the use of high pressure compressed air),and all functions I have tested (more than just the basics such as underlining, boldfacing, centering and spell checking for example), as well as all basic keys including the tab key and the correction features, worked fine as received.
I usually clean the platen using a liquid cleaner-conditioner that was developed specifically for platens in printers and typewriters, and remove any dried on correction fluid (such as brand names \"Liquid Paper\" or \"Wite-Out\")from the platen (and from other surfaces in and on the typewriter, such as the \"spokes\" of the \"daisy wheel\", or the letters at the ends of the \"spokes\") whenever I find it. In the case of this machine, unlike as with nearly all other machines I receive, there was no need to do any of that.
The rest of the steps of refurbishment are as follows: I remove the top section of the case (the lighter colored part) and clean the typewriter inside and out, including blowing dust and debris out using compressed air, and small tools to dislodge any debris that is stuck and not removed by the blown air. My theory is that some dust will be attracted to and stay on the inner surfaces of the case rather than get onto the gears, into the power supply, etc., if those surfaces are clean. So cleaning this for you, inside as well as outside,is more than just an aesthetic issue, especially because much of the areas where I do this cleaningare not normally ever seen by the user: I do it because I believe doing so will prolong the life of the machine (and to prove, if someone looks, that I didn\'t just clean the outside).
I also clean the rest of the \"base\" interior, removing any dust, debris, paper fragments, paper clips, etc. that I may find. I also remove old accumulated grease and with it I remove other things trapped in the grease. I then apply a light coat of high quality lithium grease where needed, including on gears and on the two \"slides\" on which the \"carrier\" (ribbon and printhead holder) travels back and forth. If necessary, I adjust the tension on the belt that moves the carrier. I also, when needed, recondition or replace a commonly \"stuck\" motor thatmoves the belt that moves what IBM calls the \"carrier\" (the platform that holds the printwheel, ribbon, and correction tape cassette). If you\'ve ever worked with a Wheelwriter that you can\'t get to move the carrier all the way back to the far left side position without turning the typewriter off and on again -- and I\'ve seen many over the years with that problem -- that motor is usually the cause of that problem.
I also clean the keys, if (as is almost always the case) they have a layer of grimy dirt on them, first by spraying a cleaner on paper towel laid across the keyboard and letting it stay there a while, then cleaning individual keys that need more attention. I don\'t spray the cleaner directly onto the keys, which could result in the spray cleaner going where it shouldn\'t go and damaging the circuit board(s) that, depending on the model of Wheelwriter, is/are located below and/or close to the keyboard. The top surfaces of the keys will be fully cleaned. The sides may be less completely clean, since doing so completely would require removing the keycaps one by one, but that\'s not where your fingertips go, and at least abasic cleaning will be done even on those sides.
On this particular typewriter, I couldn\'t see any dirt or grime on the keys, so I wiped them down using rubbing alcohol -- and no dust or dirt ended up on the paper towel I used. Finding a typewriter that clean is extremely rare, but that is what happened with this one!
The result is a very clean and fully functional machine that I am proud to allow a 60 day return on, shouldit fail in operation during that time period.
Thisitem isMachine Type 6783 (see also photo of interior label, also showing serial number11-B5051).
Some key points:
1. 60 days in which you can return this item,including return shipping, if this does not perform as normal (absent evidence of user abuse, e.g., a liquid spill) for that entire period.
2. I have refurbished and sold dozens of IBM/Lexmark typewriters through going back over 15 years. In all that time I\'ve only had to accept two returnd for a problem that developed during the return period, and only had to make a single trip to a customer\'s site for another unit that developed a minor issue I was able to fix (though most of my customers have been well outside my travel range). All response I have received for typewriter sales has been positive.
3. This is in very good cosmetic condition. I have cleaned the typewriter inside and out as needed, including using compressed air and safe cleaning fluids, paper towels, fine point brushes and cotton swabs, though it was pretty clean to begin with (I only removed dust and a few bits of paper or other minor debris -- I didn\'t even have to remove dried correction fluid from the platen or any of the rollers).
4. I have thoroughly tested this unit and it works and sounds just as it should. The display is sharp, with no broken lines or other \"artifacts\". TI have installed an unused set of AA batteries. The batteries are to hold settings such as margins and tabs when the typewriter is powered off.
In cases where the battery compartment has had leakage or corrosion issues (this happens fairly often, because a decent quality set of batteries can still be functional for over 10 years in my experience, even if in some cases the batteries had leaked so much that the case had to be removed from the typewriter to be soaked to get the old batteries out and clean the case in order for fresh ones to be installed), I either clean off the corroded and leaked-on areas or, if the battery contacts have been damaged, replace the battery case with a better condition cleaned one.
ACCESSORIES:
- One each used but working print ribbon and lift off tape cassette. The film ribbon now installed makes proper crisp impressions (some olderones I have sometimes found in machines or even unused in the original box can produce blotchy or flaky output). The lift off tape now installed, whether as received with the machine or not, works fine as well.
- One print wheel, being the one that came with this machine, as shown in the photographs: Genuine IBMPrestige Elite, 12P, 001-008. Reorder No. 1353502. That is one of the most common printwheels supplied with the Wheelwriters I\'ve bought and sold over the years, but if you want a different type just ask me to check for another type you\'d prefer, during the checkout process, andI\'ll swap out the existing one if in my supply of \"spares\" I have the one you want as long as it\'s another common one;
- IBM-style power cord (right angle into typewriter, about 6\' long, polarized 2 prong wall plug; this can take a normal \"PC\" style detachable AC power cord if you\'d rather use your own, as might be the case if you are going to use this somewhere that you already have a plugged in AC cord available, though the ground pin holeon a \"PC\" type AC cord is not used as the Wheelwriter line has never to my knowledge come with a grounded style AC cord;
- Fresh pair of AA batteries;
- Generic light colored vinyl (or similar material) dust cover (not original IBM, as far as I can guess, but a good fit; you can see some of it in one of the photos);
- original IBM quick start guide \"card\" for this specific model; and
- Downloaded-to-CD copy of an original IBM Lexmark manual for this model of typewriter.
Note: If it isn\'t in the photos, it isn\'t included. As an buyer, a good rule to follow is: never assume something is included that you don\'t see described or is not shown in a listing photograph. This is not intended as a \"gotcha\",like I\'ve sometimes seen on when I\'ve seen listings for an item where the seller, based on their apparent experience,almost certainly knew what they were selling would not be fully functional without some part that I knew should be included but was neither described nor shown in a listing photo, nor specifically identified to the potential buyer as something that is missing but needs to be obtained for the item to work properly. Every time where I\'ve contacted a seller about such a listing, they\'ve either not responded, or responded by saying in effect \"what you see is what you get.\" I did in the past often include extras like an extra ribbon or printwheel, but I don\'t have enough extras left to do that any more (and when I do find such supplies, unless they are the newer made generics which work but don\'t seem to produce as dark an output as the originals did, I have to test them all and have to throw away at least half of them as having deteriorated in storage). This typewriter will, however,work just fine for you, exactly as seen and exactly as described in terms of what is included with your purchase.
\"BEST OFFER\" TIP: Earlier the same month as I\'m starting this listing, I sold a Wheelwriter 15 Series II, in great condition but without the special aspects of this \"10\" (original box, near mint as received), for $189.95. I also used \'calculated\' shipping, which cost the buyer over $40, but with this one, I\'m trying a fixed shipping price of $39 to see how well that works instead. Given that history and that I\'ve done the same refurbishing on this as on that other one, I think a Buy It Now price of $179.95, including a likely lower shipping cost to the buyer unless the buyer literally is located within about 100 miles of me and not 30 miles up an isolated mountain road so as to cost me more than usual in what I\'d actually pay to ship, is fair. So if you want to offer a lower price, the closer you are to me, the more likely I\'d accept your offer without sending a counter offer. But when you comparison shop, I think you\'ll find that lower priced items will be a much riskier buy for you, in terms of what the seller has done (or hasn\'t done) to what they\'re selling.
\"Lexmark\" vs. \"IBM\":
You may wantto know that older Wheelwriters do not include the word\"Lexmark\" (a spinoff/divisionof IBM)as part of their branding or logo, so are only branded as \"IBM\". The oldestWheelwritertypewriters, going back I think to the1980s,have a rectangular logo label (not a plastic insert as on later Wheelwriters) on the top left hand side. The next generation of Wheelwriters, the \"Series II\",have an insetoval logo plate on the top left hand side of the case, which says only \"IBM Wheelwriter 6 Series II\" (or whichever model number applies) without anymention of \"Lexmark\", and use an older graphics style,vs. the rectangular logo plate on the one I\'m selling here which does say \"IBM Wheelwriter 2500 By LEXMARK\" on it. So if you are comparison shopping and that other Wheelwriter you are looking at has that oval or flat black shaped logo,that machine without \"Lexmark\" on the logo plate is going to be older than the one I\'m selling here and thereforequite possibly is going to need major repairs sooner than the one I\'m selling here. I do also sell the older machines, and IBM typewriters have for generations been well respected as extremely well built and long lasting, and with today\'s usually much lighter use of typewriters than in the past it may not really matter in terms of likely failure during your use; I\'m just educating you here.
Also, beware of listings that say \"Lexmark\" in the title but the listingphotos show an older style oval logo or even the very oldest black rectangle logo on the machine -- that\'s just a seller who is violating \'srules against \"keyword spamming\" bytricking buyers, who really do want a \"Lexmark on the top label of the case\" era machineand who put \"Lexmark\" into their \" search\", to look at older machines that seller wants to sell. I\'m not making this up -- I always check items firstto see what I think comparable machines are to the ones I\'m going to sell, in terms of what the machines look like, what steps if any has the seller taken to fix up the machine before selling it, what if any right of return to they offer, etc., so I can decide what to charge for what I\'m going to sell, and I always find listings that say \"Lexmark\" for machines that were made before \"Lexmark\" even existed, as well as listings for older machines that might say \"Lexmark\" on the inner label, but not on the outside of the case as well as this one does. If you find a listing like that while you are deciding which machine to buy, just ask yourself: If this seller tricked me with the title, what other things are they going to say (or not say) or do (or not do)that aren\'t fair to the buyer? [This last part is just general advice, because if the machine looks like the one I\'m selling, it\'s definitely going to be a final generation Lexmark / IBM labelled product.]
SHIPPING:$39.00 for Standard Shipping, meaning I\'ll use a service (usually a ground class service offered by FedEx) designed to get this to the buyer within 5 business days after payment. The $39 is based on 35 pounds packed weight, to a typical distance away from us (in our experience, usually no closer to the West Coast than Texas) and use of a box with dimensions of approximately 24\" x 24\" x 12\" (a heavy duty shipping box alone can cost us up to about $10 but we don\'t charge you extra for that). Contact me if you need expedited shipping.
FREE LOCAL PICKUP: Available at no charge to the buyer, by appointment only,but ONLY if the buyer makes that choice during \" checkout\" before paying. Otherwise will require us to ship to the buyer, even if we and the buyer would be happy to otherwise allow a pickup. has told us that if the buyer doesn\'t choose \"local pickup\" during checkout, will treat that as a decision to have the item shipped, will bill the buyer the cost of shipping, and can\'t later \"undo\" that choice or that billing.
The reason we require an appointment for pickup is: We don\'t have regular office hours, a \"will-call desk\", or anything like that, so a buyer can\'t simply show up for an item as there might be no one to give the item to them. But we\'re reasonable people here, and if the buyer is also reasonable, there should be no problem working things out.
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