12/13/16/18/22/14 kit - Sell as one or break up

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Tdipaul said:
Man, if those don't sell for at least $650 something's up with the used drum market. Perhaps it is the same sitch as the used bicycle market...a glut with too many nice ones to choose from.
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Tell mwe about the bikes. I have a tandem bicycle that I can't give away (well, under 2K). I paid 7K for it. YIKES!
 
My back hurts just looking at those boom stands
 
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Very nice looking kit, Tommy! I wish you good luck in selling it. I have tried to sell various things in recent months....some drum related...........some not. I am finding it is very hard for me to sell stuff! Maybe people's disposable income has been disposed of. I don't know. But, man, I am finding it much hard than it used to be!! I am down to 2 kits, plus one extra dinky bass drum, so I am ok. Best wishes to you in your endeavors, man!
 
If you decide to go locally, make sure you don’t list it for $650, because you will be getting $300 and $400 offers.
For me, selling locally in Los Angeles, even at a STEAL price is challenging. People looking to buy locally want to get deals and for them it means hundreds below YOUR asking price, not how much the kit or cymbal is worth.
I have had better luck selling on Reverb, because now the whole nation sees it and it may take a few months to sell it and I may need to go through the hassle of shipping BUT at least I get what I am asking for.

Today I got a $120 offer locally for the pristine 22” legacy ride I am selling, crazy.

If it was me, I would break it up and offer shipping on the kit and sell the other two drums separately either locally or online.
 
It's a buyers' market right now. Too many used sets going begging at great prices. You'll be waiting a long time for a buyer who appreciates your set specifically vs. one who simply wants a deal. Here on the forum we all know what we're looking at, but we're not typical. So the trick is to market drums down to a price, rather than to price them at what they're worth. $500 is the magic number, above which many buyers balk. In this case I would suggest listing the 5 pc. as a screaming deal at $500 and then selling the 18" separately for $200-250. Do not sell it first, only after the rest of the drums sell. Offer it to the buyer as an optional add-on for only $150 extra, thereby getting the same $650 but making it seem like even more of a bargain, otherwise put it on eBay and make $100 extra. Do not cut down the bass, you never know what your buyer will prefer, let them worry about it. Many will never notice or care about bass drum depth. Good luck!
 
Houndog said:
Insanely cheap , it’s a shame what Mapex resale is ….
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I feel the same way about Premier in the USA. I've only played a couple of kits, and they were fantastic.

As far as the OP goes, I'd sell it all at one time. I would be afraid that you would sit on those two other toms for way too long.
 
Good for you for recognizing you have too many kits. We have all been there.

Now, your sale of these drums will help a drummer in making music vs. sitting in your basement.
 
Tommy D said:
I've even debated putting in my local sale ad that I'll cut the BD down to a more rational size if they buy at my asking price. I should be able to take 5-6" off the front to clear the legs/spurs and that will still be a 14-15" depth BD.
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Great kit. Not quite a Saturn or Orion but the Pro M series are great drums.
Ask $800 and go from there. Feels good to help out a fellow drummer who needs a solid kit at a good price.
 
I’ve actually made a decision on this kit.

And… I’m keeping it.

Okay, okay, okay…. Yes, I am keeping it, however I am moving it to my brother’s new house where he has a dedicated music room. I thought that I could sell the kit and then buy something else that I don’t really care that much for. I thought this would work better since he has kids and they could bang things around and I wouldn’t care. Then I began looking at the used market. Holy crap do people want a lot of money for their beat up used kits. And they are all a “lesser” grade of kit than this Pro M. So it really wouldn’t net me any benefits to sell this kit and buy something else.

So in the end, I’m keeping it because it’s a good kit, I don’t have to spend any money and if it gets a couple bumps and bruises it shouldn’t be much of a problem since the kit already has a couple bumps on it as is. At least I know it’s a good kit, it sounds great and it doesn’t have any issues that I need to fix before sending it over there.
 
Eric G said:
Sweet. What are you running for heads ??
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I am using Evans Hydraulics over Attack Proflex 1's. I'll throw a clear Emad on the bass drum with an Attack no overtone black reso head on the bass drum and move the Aquarian SKII and Resonator heads to my DW kit.
 
Tommy D said:
I have too many kits. If you were to have spoken with me a year and half ago, I would have had no maple kits in my stable. Now I have 4 and it is just too many. Something needs to go. Actually, a lot needs to go, but for this post I am asking for y'all's advice on my Mapex Pro M kit.

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It is a 12/13 mounted, 16/18 floors with a 22x20 bass drum and I found a 14" matching snare. It's all in pretty good shape for being from ~2007. The bass drum has a few small dings in it, but the rack toms cover that up. The rest of the drums have really shiny finishes and the chrome is all really clean. No pitting or rust. The fade is actually really smooth on this kit where a lot of the Pro M kits tend to have pretty blotchy fades on them.

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As we all know, Mapex makes great drums but they are criminally unappreciated, especially on the used market. So I'm trying to figure out the best plan of attack on selling this kit. I've debated on just listing it all as one kit and seeing what I can get. At best it would probably be $650 and that may take a while because its somewhat big and I would stick to a local sale because I don't want to ship that beast of a bass drum.

However, I could split the kit up and make it a 12/16/22/14 (4 piece kit) to sell locally and I could part out the 13" and 18" drums on Reverb, facebook, CL, eBay or here where I could reasonably ship to people across the country. I figure a 4 piece kit may sell locally a lot easier than the bigger 6 piece kit and I could likely find people looking for extra pieces for their kits, especially when they are in good condition. Would this net me more money in the end? Probably not. It is likely going to be a wash either way, but I may be able to sell everything a bit quicker.

Anyone see a better way of making this a fairly simple sale?
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I had a similar Pro M kit in the late oughts... and I wish I had never sold them.
 
On my second Mapex kit (I have owned a Saturn III and now a V). I am getting ready to list the V - and ready to take a beating on it like I did with the III.
Amazing drums, well built - but just simply do not garner the resale value of other brands. It is what it is - and I accepted that when I ordered it new. I do wonder if the new global tariff scheme might push the resale market up a bit.
 
Tommy D said:
I’ve actually made a decision on this kit.

And… I’m keeping it.

Okay, okay, okay…. Yes, I am keeping it, however I am moving it to my brother’s new house where he has a dedicated music room. I thought that I could sell the kit and then buy something else that I don’t really care that much for. I thought this would work better since he has kids and they could bang things around and I wouldn’t care. Then I began looking at the used market. Holy crap do people want a lot of money for their beat up used kits. And they are all a “lesser” grade of kit than this Pro M. So it really wouldn’t net me any benefits to sell this kit and buy something else.

So in the end, I’m keeping it because it’s a good kit, I don’t have to spend any money and if it gets a couple bumps and bruises it shouldn’t be much of a problem since the kit already has a couple bumps on it as is. At least I know it’s a good kit, it sounds great and it doesn’t have any issues that I need to fix before sending it over there.
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Very nice set. Glad you're keeping it.
 
I would list the entire kit with all the drums AND list the 13 and 18 separately. While everything is still available, someone has the option to buy the whole kit. If one of the toms sells, just re-list the snare/kick/12/16 as the kit and whichever tom remains separately. You stand to maximize profit this way and could get a bit of cash for the individual toms while you're waiting for the full kit to sell.

I've done this with cymbal sets - give someone a chance to buy them all at a bit of a discount, but list them separately for closer to market value.
 
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