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

[Sean]

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
<steve at batsonphotography.com> 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"
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> From: "Steve Batson" <steve at batsonphotography.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 8:20 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 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.
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> 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.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Coco mailing list
>> Coco at maltedmedia.com
>> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>>
>
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>
>
>
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>