As far as movie/TV rental you might want to contact the local casting agencies, find out who handles props, sometimes they buy stuff too, though they probably won't pay what it's worth.

I do background work myself & recently got hired to be a drummer in a band (typecasting! :D), we didn't actually play, but they paid me more than regular background & paid me for bringing my drums.

John it's hard to imagine anyone but you owning those. Please keep them a few more years till I can afford them. :D My honest opinion is that is a 5 figure drum kit. Seeing some of the prices that are out there for some kits it would not be out of line. I've never seen anything like it and probably never will again.

Make me an offer bro. There's nobody else I'd rather see have them than you. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have been able to get them in the first place. You have first call on them. I'm serious, make me an offer for them.

John

John can't thank you enough for this!! Hell I would have driven them cross country! I was so happy you got them. The whole resto was done right! Just the way they should be. I could never come up with what I feel they are seriously worth. Sent you a pm. Have a look. Thank you buddy!

John,

Im sorry to hear that its come down to selling your prize drum set just because you need money. I do understand needing money, been there several times in my self employed career. If I remember correctly I saw big blue for sale and was thinking about purchasing it but I thought too long and you jumped on it and I missed out. That said I do think the drums went to the right person, I doubt if I could have done the outstanding job that you did on those drums. I hope you can find a way to keep them, I know thats easy for me to say but I really hope you can keep them somehow. I guess I would research the best I could and come up with a price that I was happy with then add a few hundred for negotiation. Put a high price on it then take offers? Are you going to offer shipping services or is it local pick up only? Maybe contact Steve Maxwell, Mike Curotto, Bun E or some of the big time collectors for advice.

But all in all, I hope you accept Glens offer and they go to his home!

Good luck sir!

Thanks Jeff I just can't afford to make a proper offer right now. John was so nice to offer them and give first dibs to me. Wish I could believe me!! It's a real special kit. Was thrilled to see them in person and be a small part of the journey. Worth some serious cash I feel for sure. John good luck my friend whatever road you choose.

John you have to rethink this if it’s that desperate try pawning them

Wish I was in market I sold my big blue that blue niter I don’t want yours if itvwas a Obp bd I’d be all over it and snare

Relax boys, I 'may not' have to sell Blue. I just got a serious inquiry about the Way kit I have up for sale. If that sale goes through I won't have to sell Blue. I figure the kit is somewhere in the $15,000 dollar range in value so that if/when it does go up for sale it'll have to be in an auction setting. The kit is worth whatever somebody is willing to pay for it, not any personally determined value I may assign. I was curious what you guys thought a 'fair' asking price would be.

John

Edit: PS - Jeff... "add a few hundred for negotiation..."

Blue is worth -many- thousands of dollars (it's the only one of its kind known to exist -intact- as a kit,) and I'm trying to find out just how many $ that is. I don't have clue one how to price out a kit like Blue. I may very well end up asking Maxwell's to come up with an asking price.