Well, if enjoyment was an objective of the one originally posting this question,
it wasn't apparent from his remarks. Your point about the entertainment value
of soldering up the kit and subsequently knowing it's been done right is
certainly valid. $70 isn't a lot to pay for an afternoon's entertainment.
However, if, under slightly different circumstances and priorities, one wants to
USE the finished product and has little/no interest in burning one's fingers,
it's ceratinly a different question, isn't it? Under those circumstances,
building up the kit might, in fact add to the cost in that one has to buy
equipment, materials, burn ointment, whiskey, MAALOX, and prune juice. Under
those conditions, I'd be inclined to buy an already-built-and-working one for
$30 or so just to see how I like it, and, if I don't, get rid of them both.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: Keep or assemble???
> >
> > I think someone pointed out weeks ago that the working units bring a lot
less
> > money on the open market (a.k.a. eBay) than complete but unassembled kits.
> >
> > To me, it makes sense to take the $100 for the unassembled kit and buy an
> > assembled unit for $30 as previous posts suggest they cost, if you really
want
>
> The only other issues are 'do you enjoy assembling kits'. And 'how much
> enjoyment would you get out of assembiing the kit, compared to other uses
> of the money'
>
> In other words, if it took me a couple of days to assemble the kit and I
> enjoyed all of it (that would not be the case with a ZX81 kit, but it
> would be the case with some of the Heathkits I've read the manuals for)
> then $70 is pretty cheap entertainment ;-)
>
> And of course, if I've built it myself, I know it's been built correctly....
>
> -tony
>
>
Received on Wed Sep 26 2001 - 02:15:57 BST