What is 'quality'?

[honcho at paia.com]

>I got a whole stack of PAiA 4700 modules here I bought
for $100. (an attempt to learn something before I jumped into MOTM)  
No offense intended, but I am betting down the road my MOTM rack will 
be worth more than what I paid for it, not less 
>>>

No offense taken :-)

Larry, I think you got a bargain. Assuming the modules were assembled 
OK and haven't been left in the rain, they're worth at least what they 
cost 20 years ago. Remember, those things only sold for $20-$40 back 
then and I see them change hands in this kind of price range and more. 
Working Gnomes change hands for $60-$75, sometimes more, and I get 
mail from people who would not part with them for any reasonable 
amount of money. I've had mail from a father who passed one on to his 
son, I swear it's true. They were $39.95 new. And even though we use 
commercial grade parts, in appropriate cases even surplus, a few 
sprays of contact cleaner and they sometimes work like new (no smart 
cracks, now :). We see a few Gnomes, 4700 series synths and so on a 
year in Tech Services and I'm generally impressed by how well they've 
held up. 

-John

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John Simonton                  PAiA Electronics, Inc
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