A C/L deal a Gretsch70s-80s drum set 22,12,14,16 and some stands for 400.00 O.B.O--Deal's are still to be found....Mikey

I find, when using C/L, or in your area Kijiji, the listings will sit for days, even weeks with only emails to the seller. If no one has actually shown in person, you can find out by asking the seller. If they are too stupid high, as others have said, I don't even bother.

But of the deal is "average" to your area, price-wise, and the drums appear to be in decent condition, take a chance and set an appointment to go see them. If you are the only warm body, you have a great chance of getting your deal. The seller has had a deluge of "will you take $100?" type of emails, so a warm body is the only one that wins.

Decide on your top dollar, grab the cash, no more than you want to spend, and go. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY NEGOTIATIONS VIA EMAIL OR PHONE. Don't even talk about money when setting the appointment, just get a time a go. Be on time as well.

Remember, you are the only live person that has taken the time to see them in person and he has had them listed for 2 weeks. His expectations are likely going down, and his bills are still due. You have your top dollar already established in that you only have $xxx.xx in hand and not a penny more, so you have the advantage in that you have what the seller wants, cold, hard CASH! If you are a reasonable negotiator, you could still get them for less than you wanted to spend, but you still have to ask for the deal.

Point out any and all flaws in order to justify your eventual offer.

Spend as much time as the seller will afford you to pick them apart, mentioning the cost of new heads, if needed, and any extra holes. If you can live with extra holes, you can make a sweet deal. If not, then point out to the seller they will never get their stupid price, or even close, for that reason, and politely leave. If, on the other hand, the drums are in dirty but otherwise good condition, drive home your offer, let him counter, then keep going up 20 at a time, until you reach either a deal or your top dollar. Wear the seller out. Eventually you will get the deal, you have what he most desires, cash. Always remember that fact, he wants your cash, you want his drums. You are the only warm body to show, no email stupidity, no phone call non-sense, just show up, cash in hand.

If the seller is dead set on the too-high price, tell them they need to put them on ebay if they want ebay money.

I joined the forum to start collecting again, but I'm having just as much fun looking at the photos. I love these old sets and kick myself for the sets I practically gave away years ago.

i believe as everyone here there are so many collectors and so few deals i say be first in your area on the sales and cl, as i have my vintage collection as a player i use my 65 silver new yorker with a matching jazz fest as my gig and practice set i take out my pink champagne Hollywood set for special drumming sessions and my cob supra is a museum piece so i dont play it much i found my new yorker in fl. and i'm in chitown go figure you never know where

i think you can find anything on ebay it just the market is starting to climb the rarer the item the the higher the bucks good luck and good hunting