I did! I sent him a carefully worded message last night, asking why he had two distinctly different prices on this drumset. I also told him that I had no selfish interest in buying them and that in my professional opinion as a longtime drummer and self-appointed "expert," he had very little chance of getting $1899-2500 for the drums. I made it clear that I was trying to help him sell the set in good faith. No response yet. I would bet he'll either ignore me, or tell me to go to hell.

I also should have told him to lose the plastic covers on his couch! LOL!

OK, the seller got back to me with a pleasant response, although I don't understand his thought process:

"I’m aware of this... The price increase was deliberate to discourage potential bidders. Thanks for the heads up!"

I advised him to list the drums with a BIN on both Ebay and Reverb for $649 with shipping within the USA free. Let's see what happens.

DrumBob! That's great that you did message the seller. He really is a nice guy, but clueless! Still doesn't make sense "to discourage potential bidders" with the high price increase. Why not just end the auction?

Even at $649 with free shipping on both sites, that's still way too much for what these drums truly are... a beat-up kit that has seen better days! And, I guess that's what really bothers me the most... someone who refuses to take the advice of knowledgeable people and advertise the drums for what they truly are. I can imagine how upset and angry a buyer would be when the kit arrives and is found out to be so far from how they have been described!

Thanks for taking the time to contact him!

-Mark

You're welcome. No problem. I wished him good luck selling them and again told him I had his best interest in mind, but ultimately, they're his drums. He can do what he wants with them, and I see no point in losing sleep over the situation, right? Let it go.

Either he'll come to his senses, or he'll hook a sucker who'll get burned on a beat up drumset. Maybe the seller will throw in the plastic covering on the couch to seal the deal! Maybe even one of the yappy dogs!

Hey DrumBob! I completely agree with everything you said. I did the best I could to educate the seller, but it fell on deaf ears. Time to let it go!

-Mark

We both tried. best to give it up as you said. Keep on Pl