I think they've been stupid for awhile! Especially here in Australia...

Looks like a few problems with the transaction too, judging by the questions section down the bottom.

Yes, they are. Aren't you glad we already have some?

Actually just picked up an (admittedly) LA COB for around 250 USD from a guy in Holland. Haven't got it home yet but looks like it was a reasonable buy.

But an LA 10 lug being sold by some guy on the Northern Beaches of Sydney a few weeks back went for over 800USD. I was just there and had been hoping to nail it for a song and stick it in my luggage - fat chance of that.

I guess we just cling on to what we have and look elsewhere than ebay in the hope of that find of finds, I guess.

Regards,

David

I think I'm going to buy just one more piece. I'm still smarting from that George Way duco auction. A white pearl LA Aristocrat to finish off my four piece. If anyone ever sees one, let me know. I'll make it worth your while.

Cheers.

If the LA COB is Aristocrat and it's in decent shape. It was a steal. The guy I referred you to in Chicago will connect you with a buyer right away. If you care. A good flip can finance your habit.

I picked up a five piece LA camco kit in Melbourne with a 6.5 10 lug COB snare (22,16,16,13). Even though the kit had been refinished it still cost me $2000 Aus. Which, over here, I think is an ok price- considering what that snare went for!

That 6,5 COB snare with 10 lugs would sell very nicely on it's own. Yeah, happy about the COB purchase - it is an Aristocrat and seems to be in pretty good condition but it has been drilled once, hence the lower price.

Intend it as a player but want to move the snare mech to my maple finish 6 x 14 which currently has a Rogers Swivo strainer (which, by the way, are a good "make do" strainer if the other ones vanish or seize up - same hole spacing as the Camcos).

Remember that rarity is driving this market.

Especially for those of U outside the States.

My very first kit was an absolutely pummeled 12, 12, 13 ,14 and 20 Oaklawn "road kit" given to me in cases by the Everly Brothers.

You know what that's worth?

Parts.

Early DW's were for the most part Camco's and now

Dunnett is building beautiful George Way's.

My thought is to look closely @ new before you jump

on these er, outlandish bids.

Unless as noted, you're on a quest to finish off a kit.

Cheers!

"Buy new"? Well, that's a questionable point to try and make at a vintage drum forum!DOH Personally, if I wanted a set of George Way drums, I would only want the real thing. The real thing is going to cost you more (...actually maybe not!), but it will also continue to be worth more and more as the years go by -plain and simple. It might be Camco today...It might be something else tomorrow. But one thing is for certain...and that is that even the very best new "copies" of old-style drums will lose their value. Most of these new "fad" re-issue, nostalgic-name drums are over-priced to begin with, in my opinion. You can still get the real thing for less money than you'ld spend on a new "vintage-style" kit! That seems a bit ironic to me! I can't see anyone collecting re-issues of anything. Anything that's new and made to resemble something vintage, is a losing investment, as far as I can tell. At best, they kinda look like vintage drums from a distance, but they usually sound like any other modern drum set out there. One of the most fun things about collecting vintage drums is learning and looking for the differences between the real deal and their copies -and the attention is in the smallest details. New vintage kits always lack something. There always seems to be a comprimise somewhere.

If you just want practical drums that sound good and you don't really give a toss about them as long as they do what they're supposed to do, then I would recommend getting some used Tamas or something. If you want a cool snare drum with that cooooool Camco throwoff, then you'll have to pay the piper because there isn't any other way to get them exactly like that and nobody is ever going back to the old ways of manufacturing to produce them like that again.CryBaby Violin

Don't get me wrong...I wouldn't pay that much for a snare drum -no matter WHAT kind of snare drum it was...but, that being said, many new snare drums are equally ridiculously-priced, too! -many times, even moreso than the Camco stuff.

Real vintage gear is going nowhere but up in value. Over-priced, modern, "nostalgic" gear is going nowhere but down. That's what I think.

O-Lugs

I totally agree with the value assessment on the retro drums. The one thing I should add though is that I did play one of Ron's George Way snares at the last Chicago show and it was a very, very nice sounding drum. I agree that it is exceptionally difficult to imagine it going up in value, but I would rate it highly vs. many new production drums I've heard.

Roscoe

Re the Everly Brothers kit: I'm surprised the cases and the story didn't get you out of that one better than whole. That stated, I could use the cheap cross style strainer for my Oaklawn tuxedo snare if you have one of those available. Mine is missing the cross part, hence it hangs up when I close it.

Regards,

Gary