I agree 100%, let the seller price it how they want, if the price is too high the seller will find out pretty quick when nobody is interested. It seems a little insulting to butt in on a sale thats not yours. If your interested in purchasing, then make them an offer via PM if you think the asking price is too high. If the price is too rich for you, then move on, no need to comment. Now if the seller is repeatedly posting for the same price week after week, then maybe it might be time to comment on their price in order to help them out.

I tend to price all my items a tad higher than I want because I know that haggling is involved most of the time, usually gets me closer to what I actually want to get out of the item. Sometimes certain items have sentimental value to the seller as well. The drum may be worth 250 average on the market, but to the seller it might be worth more, and he has every right to mark it for sale at the price hes willing to sell for. Whether or not it sells thats his problem.

Bill, I've stood in your shoes, I had a Very nice Duco club date kit with a mint jazzfestival and all the parts where 100% and missing nothing, and received the same treatment, in fact that is how I joined this forum, It still sold for my asking price and the new owner has since emailed me with a glowing report.Bill have you noticed that on the other forum you and I are a member of that doesn't happen there?

I find it to be pretty rare on any of the other forums I visit. There's a lot more "policing" of prices here. Except when a price is obviously much lower than market value, that seems to be ok!

Deadhead, that's a great point about aiming high...with the relentless haggling, lowballing, nickel and diming, etc, that goes on, it makes sense to start at least 30% high.

I feel that it's a free country, you can ask any price you want, and you can give any opinion about anything you want. But there's a time and place, and someone else's classified ad is not the time or place to try to educate the world about the vintage drum and cymbal market.

Thanks,

Bill

Big double plus on this one Bill.

Just plain rude to step into someone's for sale thread unless the seller asks for input.

Could you imagine the results if this sort of thing went on at a car lot?

Just asking for a big butt kickin'.....:D

Yeah Bill, it's ridiculous that someone would come on to the For Sale section to do that kind of thing. Thats my opinion.

I agree 100%. I also frequent a watch forum and they don't allow replies to for sale posts at all. The business must be conducted via PM. It seems to work very well.

Michael

That was the best deal on a Rogers bop kit i've ever seen and the issues didn't seem bad to me at least...

I also agree that, when someone posts something with a price in the for sale section, that people should keep their unwanted opinions about the price to themselves.

However, i also believe that the price does speak for itself. The bottom line here is that if you have a valid item for a good price then it really doesn't matter what anyone says. And if someone wants to dog you on the price then they obviously have no idea what they're talking about and are likely to be ignored by the smart person that takes the deal.

The fact is that people are able to comment and post replies in the for sale section. So unless that is disabled by the Admin then there will always be comments. My advice is to just accept that and let your prices speak for themselves.

Given the money which I dont have, I would have jumped on that set at that price even with the issues. You cant undo splits, but they can be stabalized to not get worse, granted adequate control is exercised to keep the drums from extremes of heat or humidity. A lovely color in sizes untouchable at that price without the issues. And a set you wont find easily without issues. I thought your pricing was very fair, even handed, and I hope they have a good home and will outlive us as a complete set.