How do I tell the difference between an original Goldberg kit and a Brodak?
03-10-2013, 06:34 AM
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How do I tell the difference between an original Goldberg kit and a Brodak?
I was recently asked to sell some control line kits by the family of a deceased fellow flyer. One of the items is a Carl Goldberg Li'l Jumpin' Bean. I was notified this morning by a potential buyer that the kit is not an original Carl Goldberg, but made by Brodak(?) instead. How does one tell the difference? I see no mention of Brodak anywhere on the box or on the prints. Someone please help me on this one. It is currently listed on Ebay.
03-10-2013, 07:28 AM
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RE: How do I tell the difference between an original Goldberg kit and a Brodak?
Perhaps the buyer could inform you?
Possibly by being laser cut, but I'm guessing. I thought the Brodak versions were labeled as such.
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RE: How do I tell the difference between an original Goldberg kit and a Brodak?
The guy made sense. He said that I had an early one, before they were clearly marked Brodak. He said there should be a particular type of engine mount, and a plastic canopy, that the original didn't have. It checks out as he described it, and it is laser cut....I'll play it safe, and relist it as a Brodak. Would rather it not bring as much, than to get bad feedback.
