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

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On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 21:17:39 -0600, "Brian Hill"
brianehill@charterDOTnet wrote:

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

Great question. I have agonized over what I would do if I had a good
unbuilt kit. Kind of like I agonize over what I am going to do with
the money when I win the lottery.

However, I think I would build it.

Phil Witt wrote:


Great question. I have agonized over what I would do if I had a good
unbuilt kit. Kind of like I agonize over what I am going to do with
the money when I win the lottery.

However, I think I would build it.

I have minimal closet space. If the item fell on me I'd have two
choices. Rehawk it on ebay or build it and use it.
Just storing it in a box wouldn't do me any good,

-BM

I have minimal closet space. If the item fell on me I'd have two
choices. Rehawk it on ebay or build it and use it.
Just storing it in a box wouldn't do me any good,

I was once in the home of a ham who collected unbuilt Heathkits,
and what a sad sight indeed. He had over 50 (FIFTY) of them,
all neatly stacked in a single row against a wall in his 'radio room'
(box room???) - just a wall of brown boxes.

What am I missing? What in the hell fun is that? Or is it just about
dollar value, and that's what makes these folks see 'beauty'? Like
having a large pile of stock certificates and taking them out late at
night with a brandy and leafing through them for 'fun'.

So needless to say, I'd build it. I bought a GR-64 on Ebay for $275
two years ago, and had a wonderful month spent building it making
it work. I still have it, and even if you offered my $35 I still wouldn't
sell it :-)

JOE

JOE wrote:

I was once in the home of a ham who collected unbuilt Heathkits,
and what a sad sight indeed. He had over 50 (FIFTY) of them,
all neatly stacked in a single row against a wall in his 'radio room'
(box room???) - just a wall of brown boxes.

What am I missing? What in the hell fun is that? Or is it just about
dollar value, and that's what makes these folks see 'beauty'?


I too know of such a scenario down here in the islands. (Maybe you were
here too?) The guy was a military type and scarfed up all these kits for
his eventual retirement pleasure. Last I saw was a 12 ft ceilinged
closet just as you described. Easily 50 kits.
He kinda went nuts during retirement and for all I know all those kits
are still there. Never knew him to actually use a soldering device,
wasn't really his style.

-BM

Well one things for sure. This set will go for at least $1000+ bucks and
that's a lot to have the privilege of putting one together. The SB-303s are
nice little radios but you'll never resell it for the unbuilt price so I
guess its a pay for your pleasure type of thing or never build it and let it
appreciate like a stock certificate wile keeping a bottle of brandy on hand?
I just couldn't resist putting it together.
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Phil Witt wrote:
On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 21:17:39 -0600, "Brian Hill"
brianehill@charterDOTnet wrote:

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

Great question. I have agonized over what I would do if I had a good
unbuilt kit. Kind of like I agonize over what I am going to do with
the money when I win the lottery.

However, I think I would build it.

If I had a good unbuilt kit, I'd sell it on Ebay.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

If I had a good unbuilt kit, I'd sell it on Ebay.

I have sold two unbuit Heathkits on Ebay. Both I bought relatively cheap at
hamfests, and sold nearly 12X more on Ebay. On was the HG-10B VFO, and the
other was an HP-23B power supply. It was agony decideing btwn the fun of
building, and the bucks to be made.

K0MB

Easy enough! If you didn't need them - why build? Just sell. You most likely
couldn't have recouped your time in it any way. You can always build items
from other kits or from scratch that you can use or need. I've built many
things from scratch using others ideas but incorporating my own additions or
mods to them. I had a lot of fun that way too. And yes, I've built many
kits. The only pain in the ass from scratch is, rounding up all the parts -
at times, can be a pain. I got great pleasure from the kits, but I also got
equal pleasure from having to make my own PCB, gather the parts, cut/drill
holes in the chassis, etc. A nice working finished project is always nice to
have. MNS

"MailfrmPA" wrote in message
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If I had a good unbuilt kit, I'd sell it on Ebay.

I have sold two unbuit Heathkits on Ebay. Both I bought relatively cheap
at
hamfests, and sold nearly 12X more on Ebay. On was the HG-10B VFO, and the
other was an HP-23B power supply. It was agony decideing btwn the fun of
building, and the bucks to be made.

K0MB

"Phil Witt" wrote in message
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On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 21:17:39 -0600, "Brian Hill"
brianehill@charterDOTnet wrote:

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

Great question. I have agonized over what I would do if I had a good
unbuilt kit. Kind of like I agonize over what I am going to do with
the money when I win the lottery.

However, I think I would build it.

I suspect that building it would appeal most to the older guys, those who
built Heathkits in their teens. To them, the building of the kit brings a
complex mix of emotions and memories. Even the aroma of the parts within the
bags leaves a life-long imprint; too bad Proust never built a Heathkit. In
those days, just accumulating the money to buy the kit was an exercise in
determination. Unless you saved every cent of your "discretionary income"
for 6 months to buy & build a Heathkit, you can't understand the excitement
that a Heathkit could engender.

To younger guys, who grew up in an era of electronic parts abundance and
relatively cheaper consumer electronics items, I suppose a Heathkit is just
a box of parts with an insane price tag.


Ed
WB6WSN