I need to vent about John Stebal, of Stebal Drums. I recently purchased a very nice 1961 Ludwig Super Classic snare drum and posted pictures for everyone to see. I was fortunate that the drum came with the original snare wires, but wanted to find a set of Puresound PLS-1614 as a spare. The only source for these wires appears to be Stebal Drums. John is selling them on Reverb and eBay. A set on Reverb sold for $65 plus $15 shipping. Original retail price was $59.95, so $65 wasn't too out of line. However, when I purchased my set, the price was up to $68. No big deal, only $3 more. After my purchase, there were only 4 sets left. I decided to check them out today and saw there are only 2 sets left and the asking price is $78 each! I understand supply/demand, but this just seems to border on how much $$ he can make off a limited product. John can certainly ask whatever he wants, but increasing the price each time a set sells just chaps my hide! As for the shipping price, I really felt $15 was a bit much, but after receiving the wires, and how they were packed, I have no complaints...even though John made about $3 on shipping!
OK, I'm done with my rant and feel better!
-Mark
