While hubby is away, the cat's will play. Keep both-after all, it's a collector's item and worth much later on than it even does today. Consider it an investment, which actually it is. Try it out, collector's items may be functional, no one said it couldn't be. Wouldn't it be worth a lot more if it was fully functioning. You have purchased an investment for your collective future. Let your pals in crime, while he's away, put it somewhere explainable. He doesn't have to know the price paid, or could it have even been a gift to you. He's away for 2 weeks, after all, you are not having an affair with anything but a machine. And, that's a very good thing.