[Heathkit] unassembled sb-221

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

Well, if what you care about is the monetary resale value of the built 
SB220, I suggest you not spend that kind of money on an unbuilt one.

You should note I never suggested to you that you SHOULD get your 
kicks from that. Only that some clearly do, and apparently why.

The one that *I* ALMOST bit on was a complete unbuilt Johnson Viking 
500. And I had proof of completeness and pristine condition.

Each to his own. Takes all kinds to make a world. What is reason to 
one, madness to another. Etc, etc, ad nauseum.

73, Guy.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: "Guy Olinger, K2AV" <olinger at bellsouth.net>; 
<heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] unassembled sb-221


> Yes, but when opened and built that $3995 item is now worth 
> $450-$600. Wow! Now
> that is some serious deflation of value. I can't stand that much 
> monetary joy!
>
>
> ----------
> From: Guy Olinger, K2AV <olinger at bellsouth.net>
> To: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <dfischer at usol.com>; 
> heathkit at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] unassembled sb-221
> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 9:43 AM
>
> Point taken, but they do spend the bux.
>
> The nostalgia part is to BUILD it. Not stare at the box.
>
> 73, Guy.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
> To: "Guy Olinger, K2AV" <olinger at bellsouth.net>;
> <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 9:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] unassembled sb-221
>
>
>> Now how can anyone pay thousands for something that is in a sealed
>> box, knowing
>> he can never open that box without lighting a match to ten or
>> fifteen hundred
>> dollar bills by doing so? How do you really know what is in that
>> box? It might
>> be full of tightly packed old rocks or a couple of cylinder heads
>> off the model
>> A Ford! Pay thousands of dollars to stare at the outside of an old
>> box? Wow! Now
>> that is some kind of temptation. I don't know about you, but sooner
>> or later, I
>> would have to take a peek inside!
>>
>> ----------
>> From: Guy Olinger, K2AV <olinger at bellsouth.net>
>> To: heathkit at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] unassembled sb-221
>> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 9:25 AM
>>
>> There was one that was auctioned on eBay a while back. It went way
>> up
>> into the thousands. UNbuilt. People will sometimes spend a lot of
>> money for a blast of nostalgia, like a 21st century building of a
>> major Heathkit from the box.
>>
>> Part of me WAS tempted, but not tempted enough.
>>
>> And a used SB-2xx linear is still among the best bang/buck for a
>> starting out ham.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jim Brannigan" <jbrannig at optonline.net>
>> To: "paul" <mglassman at cinci.rr.com>; <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 6:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] unassembled sb-221
>>
>>
>>> Very funny......./
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "paul" <mglassman at cinci.rr.com>
>>> To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 13:33
>>> Subject: [Heathkit] unassembled sb-221
>>>
>>>
>>>> i have a new in factory box unassembled sb-221 , transformer and
>>>> original
>>> heathkit 10 meter mod parts. all are in original factory boxes.
>>> $3995
>>> shipped conus. 73  paul w8jn
>>>
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