In article , "Brian Hill"
brianehill@charterDOTnet writes:

Would you build this? I would. Or would you leave it because its worth so
much the way it is?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=46 73

I'd sell it. There are plenty of SB-303s out there needing homes. In fact, for
what that kit will sell for, one could buy a couple SB-303s, take them apart,
replace all the parts that are somewhat iffy, and rebuild. That is, if what you
really want is an SB-303 in the first place.

Me, I'd rather have a K2/100 if I'm going to have a kit solidstate rig.

The problem is somewhat like that of having a valuable bottle of wine - its
value reaches the point where drinking it is more of a symbolic act. And only
when it's open will you know if the experience was worth it.

Odd as it may seem, I'd rather see it left unbuilt, to preserve how the kits
were packed.

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AFAIK, the record for an unbuilt ham kit on eBay is still held by one of the
*worst* kits they ever made. Some years back, a sealed unbuilt AT-1 showed up.
It was dated 1956, which made it one of the last AT-1s sold. Box was unopened
for more than 40 years. Bidding was brisk, to say the least. The AT-1
originally sold for $29.95, but that one went for $5100. Not a typo - five
thousand one hundred dollars.

73 de Jim, N2EY