[Elecraft] Unassembled K2 Vs Assembled Marketability

[edauer at aya.yale.edu]

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 <gthornton at thorntonmostullaw.com> 
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 2:41 PM
To: edauer at aya.yale.edu; elecraft at 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-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of edauer at aya.yale.edu
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 1:35 PM
To: elecraft at 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 <kjpj27 at gmail.com>
To: elecraft at 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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