Hello gentlemen and fellow vintage drum connaisseurs ..
I have a question regarding the worth of what looks to be an early 60's Ludwig BOP 20x14 bass drum for sale on my local classified site KIJIJI, it's the Canadian equivalent of Craig's List (we have craig's as well ;) )
but it's only available here in Canada..Anyway, back to my question..
Is this drum really worth $800 Canadian dollars ?. I contacted this guy and i can tell that he knows absolutely nothing about drums because his initial attempt at placing the ad was priced at $40.00 !! INSANE !!
Then some big mouth contacted him and said that he had one of the most sought after and pretty rare , highly collectible, 20x14, 60's BOP bass drum and that asking 40's dollars was crazy.. I understand that someone would want to inform the man that he could get a lot more for the drum seeing as how he knows absolutely nothing about drums and priced it at a price that i could only describe as a travesty.. Nice guy for doing so.. However, now because of his new found info, he jacked up the price to $800..
I think it's a little unreasonable for an orphan, but i think it's worth would be about around that vicinity..Only problem is that most won't pay that much for just the bass drum, and then wait to see if it's other orphaned brothers (tom and floor) would be found on ebay and reunited..
With that being said, here's the link so you guys can view this little baby.. It's even got the rare telescopic spurs which for the life of me, can't find on any Ludwig catalog on the vintage drum guide website..You usually see them on 60's club dates..
This is just curiosity and i already decided not to get the drum.. If he was selling the bass drum and tom or floor, then that would be a different story all together.. I would just simply ask my wife to get me my 50th birthday present 7 years early ! ;))
Bop iT / Til U Drop iT.
