Unbuilt Kits

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Harvey.....
I got an unbuilt Eico 753 transceiver recently. I built it. I am glad I did
because it was halfway to being 'rubble' already. Most of the hardware was
rusted up in the little envelopes, some of the components were bad, plastic
pieces starting to show age, and it goes on and on.
Took me about a summer, but it went together, and works like a
charm.....well....as good as a 753 can!!!
Regards....Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harvey A. Kader" <optom at ATTGLOBAL.NET>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 11:41 PM
Subject: Unbuilt Kits


> A unbuilt Dynaco ST-35 amplifier just went for over $600.00. Why would
> anyone pay that? My Dynaco brochure from 1964 lists it at $62.95. That
> means the unit went for 10 times the price in 1964! Plus, this
> particular unit was a later version which means it was not as good as
> the early versions in terms of parts quality. Boggles the mind!
>
> Just a note on collecting unbuilt kits(and this is strictly my opinion).
> Over a sufficient period of time these so called collectibles will each
> be nothing more than a rubble of dust. Parts AGE over time whether used
> or not. Metals corrode, switches stick, resistors change values so they
> are completely out of tolerance, capacitors dry up to the point of being
> non-functional, meters and motors eventually rust and seaze, plastic
> insulation on wires dry up and fall off, paper dries up and eventually
> gets corroded by its own acid, and paint falls off metal surfaces.And
> many of these parts were custom made for the kits, and are irreplacable.
>
> So what are you left with - RUBBLE! Absolutely worthless!! People may
> think(erroneously) that an unbuilt kit that is 10-30 years old has much
> value now. But, in another 20-40 years when everything turns to rubble
> from age, does anyone seriously believe that people will want to
> purchase such a collection of useless parts. I believe that unbuilt kits
> are a lousy investment. Collecting them makes absolutely no sense{cents-
> )}.
>
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