Mr.Toast!

A great story and an excellent analogy!

-Mark

There was a time when I'd have sent Mark a PM asking for first dibs on a kit like that, knowing that there was a high degree of likelihood I could eventually achieve the purchase.

In this case, the kit is just too beautiful, functional, sustainable, capable of superior sonic delights, etc., etc., that I don't see that being an option for many years to come.

In my view Mark, you have arrived home. Congratulations and many happy reverberations. You've got the best of the best.

Cymbal L arm sighting on eBay just moments ago.

Are you going to refinish the BD hoops?

Ya, probably, when I get a chance.

There was a "Barrington" type guy in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I won't mention his real name here. More than one store (including a few Guitar Center locations) had his picture posted in the break room or warehouse with instructions to be polite when refusing to do business with him. But, that they should not do business with him.

My crystal ball is usually correct!

https://austin.craigslist.org/msg/d/san-antonio-rogers-vintage-drum-drums/7167641579.html

SHAZAM!

Message sent.

Boy, you guys really keep tabs on me, I'm not sure to feel flattered or scared.Toilet

The first step is admitting you have a problem.

The next step is hiding that problem.

I sold a fly fishing rod on eBay this week. It sold to a guy from South Africa stuck in Puerto Rico because of Covid travel issues. He asked to me if I would forego putting an invoice in the package and instead put a note in it saying "Hi Derek here is the rod you left behind." I didn't pry, but if I had to guess, I would say he was hiding his fishing gear problem from someone.