My 8 y/o son has been lusting after an $800 Lego kit. A walking Star
Wars tank.
It has something like 8000 pieces. I explained to my wife that it would
reasonably
keep him busy for a whole week. But she didn't see the logic :). So we
bought him
a simpler kit with 1200 pieces that will keep him busy for one day.
- Jerry KF6VB
On 2022-01-28 13:49, eda...@aya.yale.edu wrote:
Same here. For me the build is most of the fun. To put it in
perspective:
My daughter once told me that when her son, my grandson, was 8, he was
a
Leggo kit wiz. He would finish a $50 Leggo kit in a morning, a $75 kit
in a
long afternoon. She said it was costing her nearly $20 an hour to keep
him
occupied. Since I take my time with the K2 build, my cost per hour is
less
than what it costs to keep an eight year-old amused. And to the same
effect.
Ted, KN1CBR
-----Original Message-----
From: George Thornton <gthorn...@thorntonmostullaw.com>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 2:41 PM
To: eda...@aya.yale.edu; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Unassembled K2 Vs Assembled Marketability
As a former K2 owner I can say at least half the fun of one of these
was to
build it myself.
This is one of the last kinds of major kits that involve assembling all
the
components onto a circuit board. Today with all the surface mount
devices
the technical challenge is too much for most of us and kits largely
become a
mechanical assembly of already completed circuit boards.
-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
<elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of eda...@aya.yale.edu
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 1:35 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Unassembled K2 Vs Assembled Marketability
I don't know the answer to the question though I agree with someone
else who
said they are different commodities. However, in the long run an
unopened
kit may be worth a small fortune, like some unopened games and Barbie
dolls
are. The K2 deliveries are presently TBD . . . I have one (my fifth)
on
order and no ESD is posted. I assume it's a parts problem. The K2 has
already had a number of small component modifications made as the
traditional parts have become unobtainable or uneconomic. If it were
possible to place an order for the final five S/Ns, whenever that
happens,
I'd pay for them today. What say, Wayne -- will you make me that deal?
Ted, KN1CBR
Message: 18
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:23:45 -0500
From: KJ <kjp...@gmail.com>
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Unassembled K2 Vs Assembled Marketability
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Hello all,
Does anyone have experience as far as which is more marketable?
Assembled or unassembled? Is there a price difference in posting either
for
sale?
Thanks!
Ken, W2GIW
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