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Erco's Last Request

ercoerco Posts: 20,256
edited 2018-06-13 02:50 in General Discussion
No, I'm not dying AFAIK. Well slowly, but aren't we all?

And yes, I still love the Toddler you guys all pitched in for and bought me from Andy ~2 years ago. But there's just one last robot I need for my collection, and if you guys can see fit to chipping in again and buying it for me, I'll never ask for anything again. I understand it might take a while to raise the $100K, but I don't mind waiting up to a week... https://www.ebay.com/itm/323297573678

I'll even pony up for the $290 shipping.

This "Gang of Four" includes the Holy Grail of toy robots IMO, the rare 1958 Masudaya "Radicon" R/C robot. Uses a powdered metal coherer to electromechanically cycle through drive modes to stop, go, and turn. I've never seen one on Ebay before.

Except for this older video:

Comments

  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    Oh, if only I hadn't wasted my retirement money on stocks and CDs!

    -Phil
  • trookstrooks Posts: 228
    I am so glad to see that this forum now has a request line<G>. I really need to make use of it for a couple of answers.

    I am throwing in the towel and giving up on designing my own PCB layout.

    First: Which would be the best format to post a schematic for comments, Bitmap at 200 pixels per inch or a scalable metafile? Those are he only export options I have.

    Second: Would it be appropriate to post the schematic as an RFP for any here that may be in that line of work or have gone though the process of getting a PCB made.


    trooks

    My grey matter seemed to work much better before it was surrouded by so much grey hair. ]8-D



  • Cluso99Cluso99 Posts: 18,069
    No worries Erco. As soon as I win the lottery. So how about some help with the winning numbers as I need to get them right the first time ;)
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    @erco - Never knew you to have paid a full eBay price - Make em and offer - Bet you can get em for 99,999.00.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    At LEAST free shipping! :)
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    Those bots really are TOO cool.

    You need them...
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    I'm in for a fiver!

    Come on guys, only $99,995 to go!
  • ajwardajward Posts: 1,130
    erco wrote: »
    No, I'm not dying AFAIK. Well slowly, but aren't we all?

    And yes, I still love the Toddler you guys all pitched in for and bought me from Andy ~2 years ago. But there's just one last robot I need for my collection, and if you guys can see fit to chipping in again and buying it for me, I'll never ask for anything again. I understand it might take a while to raise the $100K, but I don't mind waiting up to a week... https://www.ebay.com/itm/323297573678

    I'll even pony up for the $290 shipping.

    Erco... let me check the cup holder in the Mustang. I've been tossing change in it for several months. There must be a couple hundred K by now! ;-)

    Amanda
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    You kid are all right! Once this trickle goes viral, it's a slam dunk!
  • GenetixGenetix Posts: 1,754
    Erco,

    The lottery jackpots are slowly getting bigger again or you can ask someone for a sweet stock tip.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2018-06-18 01:51
    Thanks Genetix. Michael Scott gave me some solid investment tips to diversify across all 4 types of businesses: tourism, food service, railroads, and sales.

    And hospitals/manufacturing.

    And air travel.

  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    Two words? ...one word? A heady hyphon?


    Cryptocurrency!


    (One word Ben, plastics!)
  • Jeff HaasJeff Haas Posts: 421
    You can't find a way to put all your little robots to work, so they can generate enough money to buy their friend?!
  • RS_JimRS_Jim Posts: 1,764
    Jeff Haas wrote: »
    You can't find a way to put all your little robots to work, so they can generate enough money to buy their friend?!
    lol

  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    Phew. No one bought it, so maybe the seller will take my Corvair in trade.


    Nah, sometimes I say crazy things.
  • DigitalBobDigitalBob Posts: 1,513
    I would have to say that these will never sell. Maybe it's a misplaced decimal and it's suppose to be $100.00. People post unrealistic price's just to see if there's sucker born every minute.
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