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How much would you pay for a ready made mouse hack for a trackball?
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Namco:
As an dummy who knows what a Happ trackball as, a mouse, and a $39 OptiPac is, I'd have to say that I'd pay $25 for such a device. I've done no research at all on mouse hacking and trackaballs. However if I do some poking around and read a tutorial on how to hack a spare mouse as an interface to get a Happ trackball connected to my USB/PS2 port, that $25 price would significantly drop.
brandon:
$25 would be too much... for $39 the opti-pac lets you connect  two trackballs and up to four spinners and automatically switches between the active device.  The Optiwiz is $15 and lets you connect a trackball and a spinner..  I just cant see why anybody would use a hacked mouse anymore.  Its sort of like keyboard hacks.. encoders are so affordable now it really makes no sense to hack something when there is a dedicated device that's fairly inexpensive and performs much better than a hack.

 maybe if you got them for $10 each and you wanted to make a removable Grid Iron, Warlords, Marble Madness panel ;)
SirPeale:
Good luck.  A year and a half ago I tried doing the same thing - pre-hacked PS/2 mice with Molex connector.  Offered them up @ $10 shipped.  Guess how many I sold?

Zero.
Havok:
I think $10 would be reasonable, for a non-BYOAC person - probably just the price point for your Ebay trackball sales...
menace:
I think peale's experience governs on this--although I might sell the odd one through ebay, i would be farther ahead just to point them at GGG or ultimarc both of whom make execellent products and provide phenominal service.
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