Heathkit Spares and Manuals (from Cedar Electronics)

[Richard Lorenzen]

Interesting.  So what happened to Classic Heathkit (www.classicheathkit.com) who
also claimed to have purchased the entire stock of Cedar Electronics and has
been selling it off piecemeal on eBay and on their website?

There is certainly a market for Heathkit spares and manuals (just search eBay
for Heathkit). Non-working rigs go for almost the price of working units,
presumably to cannibalize the parts.  Whether or not someone could make a
living (or just break even) from selling off parts in ones and twos is another
matter.

This would seem to be an outstanding project for retired or semi-retired persons
who would like to make a contribution to the Heath community and still generate
some income.  Since it will take many tears to dispose of this treasure trove,
a longer-lived entity such as a foundation or corporation (Heath Company
listening?) might be a better option.

This is indeed a priceless resource that may just be frittered away.  Classic
Heathkit tried selling parts in lots by dumping drawer contents in the middle
of a table, taking a picture, giving a rough estimate of part numbers, and
offering them on eBay.  I suspect the selling prices discouraged this approach.
 Sadly, to obtain a needed part, one had to purchase a pile of unneeded parts,
which went back into a drawer, probably never to be seen again.

I wish you luck, Mr. Hagger.  You have been entrusted with something very
special to the hearts of many, many people.

Regards, Richard Lorenzen, KCØULO


Quoting kevin hagger <khagger at GOOGLEMAIL.COM>:

> Dear Sirs
> Back in the sixties I built a Heathkit amplifier and speakers etc which gave
> faithful service for many years. However as lifestyle and family
> circumstances changed the Heathkit equipment was relegated to the roof
> space. A couple of years ago my interest was rekindled when my two son's
> found the "old stuff" and suggested we tried to get it going. After the
> changing of capacitors etc the system burst back into life and I have since
> acquired some more Heathkit items and built some items for one of my sons.
> However to cut a very very long story short, this regained interest has
> resulted in me and a friend now owning the entire old Heathkit stock from
> what was Cedar Electronics in England. If we had not purchased this stock I
> suspect it would have been just thrown away. This amounts to just under
> 2,000 manuals (a large number USA) about eighteen cubic meters of
> components, transformers, crystal, cathode ray tubes, weather station bits,
> robotic arms, resistors, transistor, chips, valves etc etc. Could you advise
> as to the best method of letting other enthusiast know about what we have
> and is there anyone who could give us an idea as to what would be reasonable
> price for the items. We would just like to cover our costs etc we are
> starting to catalogue the parts and manuals and once this is done would like
> them all to go to good homes.
> All the best kevin Hagger

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