[Coco] Very interesting eBay find... anyone ever seen one of these kits?

[Steve Batson]

>From a computer power standpoint and current market value, I totally agree. 
It may have some value to a serious collector or a museum where it might 
get proudly displayed or kept for later resale. For most anyone else, I 
can't see getting much enjoyment out of it sitting in a box (one in bad 
condition looking at the photos). I think for me, it would either tempt me 
to build it on a rainy day, or find a way to sell it and turn a profit down 
the road. ;)

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From: "Sean" <badfrog at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 9:36 AM
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Subject: Re: [Coco] Very interesting eBay find... anyone ever seen one of 
these kits? 

I'd let it sit in the box. CoCo 2 doesn't have much power. :)
Once it's put together, it's only worth about $20!

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Steve Batson
wrote:
> When I asked if you needed to solder anything, this is the response I 
got.
> I can't say I totally disagree with him, but it would also seem a waste 
to
> me to let all that CoCo power just sit there and rot in a box for the 
sake
> of collecting something.
>
> "Absolutely Yes! The motherboard is bare and every component would have 
to
> be soldered. And you can do that if you like. But this has far more 
value
> if kept un-assembled than if you put it together!! It would be like 
melting
> a 20dollar gold piece down into a drop of gold for the value of gold!! 
Look
> up the value of a 20 dollar gold piece. Then see what the few grams of 
gold
> would be worth!!
> Best Regards,
> Jay"
>
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>
> From: "Steve Batson" 
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 8:20 AM
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" 
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Very interesting eBay find... anyone ever seen one 
of
> these kits?
>
> I had no idea there was ever a kit form of the CoCo. Way back when, I'd
> have bought this as an extra CoCo just for the fun of putting it 
together.
>
> I'm still tempted now. I couldn't tell if you have to solder every
> component in, or just put the chips in (maybe they are socketed. I sent 
the
>
> seller the question. While I haven't soldering anything in years, I used 
to
>
> be pretty good at it, so that doesn't scare me...but i'm not sure I want 
to
>
> sit hunched over a desk assembling and soldering either. I still find it
> tempting though.
>
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>
> From: "Sean"
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 7:54 AM
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Very interesting eBay find... anyone ever seen one 
of
> these kits?
>
> Yeah, thanks a lot, I'm kind of tempted by this one too!
>
> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Mike Craig wrote:
>> Eric Keppel writes:
>>
>>>
>>> Scroll down the listing a bit -- all the pieces are individually
> wrapped
>>> and it's even marked "64K Extended Kit" on the original box. Very odd,
>>> indeed!
>>>
>>>
>>
> 
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultra-Rare-TRS-80-Color-Computer-2-Kit-CoCo-2-/110690296

>
> 729?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c5a7e399
>>
>>
>> That's really sweet! I never knew they existed in kit form. If it 
wasn't
>
> for
>> some doctor bills hitting me atm, I'd snatch that one up.
>>
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