Geez, and now he has to ship it to Montreal?

I guess so....truth be told it was so strange dealing with him I don't know what he's gonna do. It took about 4 emails just to ascertain "price is firm', which should be clearly stated in the ad to save a bunch of wasted time.

Mitch

Mitch,

I believe that things happen for a reason...It sounds like flags were going up about the deal in the early stages...Let him ship to Montreal...It creates more work for him with shipping and all...After all the recent threads here about shipping dilemmas, maybe, this is where karma will kick him in the arse!!

Another deal will be around the corner for you, my friend...

Cheers

Thank you grantro for the good words. My Michelle said much the same, and speaking of her I have a lot to be thankful for.

Who knows if there is even a Montreal buyer - he may have just been trying to get me to up my offer. I learned that even though I plan to play them, these kits are nostalgic, even emotional purchases. When I read the creepily polite back-stab email, it made me feel sick. I guess I was pretty excited to get my first American kit with real wrap on it haha...

Mitch

Sorry to hear Mitch. Hard to say what makes some people tick. But sure sucks when deals made are broken. This only means there's something better out there for you.

Thank you Glenn. That something better would be a SS Club Date, for $750.00 to $1000.00 CDN......ya I'm dreaming. :)

I grabbed a shot of the exchange just before the renege. Note what the sale is conditional on - i.e. not "me accepting a better offer". I was literally an hour away from going to pick them up.

Mitch

Mitch,

With experience I say this...

If the seller figured out that you know yr stuff about this kit..

And yr not just a guy who's buying blindly..

He most likely made up the story, so that you won't show up at his place

And figure out that the kit has a long cover up story to it..

Most likely he did this to save face...

You'l see it again on a different media to sell with different pics /info.

Mitch what area do u live in...?

All the best.

Kelly.

I live 20 minutes southeast of you...can you guess my riddle? :) Queen West around Ossington to be more precise. We really should get together for a drink some time.

I agree with your assessment of the broken deal. This was no collector's kit, unless very low-placed floor tom badges, almost like the legs are on the wrong end, are something special. I thought it looked stupid myself but whatever, planned to use my Club Date FT with it anyway.

So we have mysterious Montreal collectors bidding 1400 when the price is listed at 1200? With no rail mount, and inlay missing on one BD hoop? I guess someone's driving it there since shipping would eat up the extra 200 dollars? No I think you're right. Almost everything about the exchange stunk of game-playing. I check kijiji & ebay every day multiple times - if I see the kit I will warn people away from him.

Thank you Kelly for the good words of support. I'm probably over-reacting but the support helps after being led around by the nose and then summarily dismissed...

Mitch

You guys were so right about another deal coming along, scary really as I watch kijiji all the time and never see this. SS Club Dates listed at 800 purchased for 950, today. Not a great deal for most of you but.....Canada. The ad was only up for 30 minutes when I saw it but I knew what was happening out there...:)

I sort of can't believe I'm sitting here looking at these things. This is the holy grail for me so I'm pretty jazzed.

Mitch