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

[Sean]

If I end up bidding, I would display it at the Midwest Gaming Classic
next year for sure.


On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Steve Batson
<steve at batsonphotography.com> wrote:
> >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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