NebulaDDS

I have in my posession a brand-new Kyosho Ultima kit. It's a complete kit, everything still in the bags. Everything original parts. So, now what do I do with it?

Built it up with nothing but the parts it came with? I don't plan on running it, but still, it might be kinda nice to have the ultimate Ultima on my bookshelf as a display model. Know what I mean?

Or, are there some of you out there who recommend keeping such kits unbuilt?

dg2b

My suggestion: Don't touch it. Leave it the way it is. If you still have the shrink wrap, there are guys who collects vintage cars. You can search for their site or I'll check later and post here. Even if you don't have the shrink wrap but the parts' bags are not open, that is even better.

brainleak

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What do you want to do? Make money or be happy with having some eye candy? But its up to you.

NebulaDDS

How much do you think a Kyosho Ultima (original) kit is worth? There's no shrinkwrap around the box, but all the parts are still in their bags.

dg2b

I am not sure how much they worth now. To a collector, it will worth it as they know the values of these. I'll try to look for the url and send to you.

Savage_Dias

This [link=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3148346527&category=44 022]Bruiser[/link] on Ebay might help you guage what it might be worth.

edit For the life of me I don't know why mods won't let us link to ebay but you can search for this auction # 3148346527 to see a (current) bid of $1,800 with 2 days left in the bidding.

second edit Here's one that has actually been built 3148505463

Billyman

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Whoa boi, here comes one of those “if I were you� thingies.

Yes, yes, I know, I’m not you and you aren’t me so just take it for whatever it’s worth.

I can’t help but to look at it like this:

In it’s current condition, its worth X amount of money now, in 2003 (whether that be $2 or $1200). Now what will it be worth 5, 10, or 20 years from now? To a collector, that r/c car is no different than an original mint condition Babe Ruth baseball card. The value only gets greater with time kinda like fine wine.

Do what ever you want, it’s yours, but I suggest hanging on to that thing for as long as you can.

But hey, that's just me.

Savage_Dias

I'm in Billyman's court on this one! I work with a guy that cussed me because I was the one that got the offer. He's already told me he would run it & not care (too much) about what might happen to it. I told him he was freakin' nuts. lol

badhoopty

i have a rc10 #6010 orig gold tub still in the shrinkwrap and a rc10 #6025 graphite without the wrap but still factory sealed that i'll never open, mainly 'cause i got like 6 or 7 other rc10's layin around.

but recently i bought a frog still in the shrinkwrap for next to nothin, tore it open, and built it for a shelf queen without a second thought. it made me feel like i was 12 years old again.

i know that frog is gonna be big money someday (maybe) so i built it with resale in mind and didnt paint or sticker the body or anything like that. its not gonna be worth as much to a collector built, but it would still be extremely desireable to a collector anyhow since he/she might already have one still in the box and maybe wants one for a display.

i'd say if you only want to possibly make money off of it down the road then dont build it. if you want to enjoy it for what its worth and not just have a box in your closet for 20 years build that puppy! and if you want to sell it later there's bound to be kyosho collectors prayin for a never-run ultima to come up on ebay or whatnot...
also keep in mind not all cars end up as valuable to collectors as the tamiya 3-speed bruisers and the like. and even then, a nib bruiser is worth quite a bit but so is a never run built bruiser.