[Heathkit] unbuilt kits

Tue, 2 Sep 2003 13:05:02 -0400

When the Boston area stores shut down there were sales and auctions.
Anything worth buying was grabbed, only those rather useless kits (to hams
at least) went back to Michigan.

Carl

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Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 9:11 AM
Subject: [Heathkit] unbuilt kits

> I don't want to sound like too much of a skeptic, but how is it that 4000
> unbuilt kits have languished in a Toledo warehouse for the better part of
25
> years and no one knew about them? And as an ex-Ham At Heath (WB8CDU,
1968-74) this
> sounds like a lot of kits left over for a company that had a reputation
for
> being on the very leading edge of inventory control/managment, at least
when I
> was there.
>
> I would love to believe this story. But it just sounds too good to be
true.
>
> Caveat Emptor, Heath fans.
>
> Mike, KC2TP
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