What was the best drum (shells, hardware, cymbals, etc.) deal you ever came across?

[Houndog]

$800 with an SFT snare , I sold the snare for $250 . So $550 for a 8/10/12/14/20 kit ..

 

[TheDrummerFromAmsterdam]

About 40 years ago I bought a Gretsch round badge set, 20 bass, 12 tom, 14 floor, 14 snare in blue sparkle for $80.

Wow.

About 220 today.

Even in an era where vintage was not interesting to most, as it was not too far away in age, that is still a killer dea!

 

[atattn]

Not incredible deals, but a good last week. Yamaha EAD-10 for $150 and Ludwig Galaxy Acrolite Student kit with bells and pad for $100.

 

[Dzdrum]

$50 at a garage sale - 1961 Rogers wood Dynasonic! (The one on the left!)

 

[robthedrummer]

I picked up a set of 1966 champagne sparkle Ludwig Super classics with a matching jazzfest snare and matching canister seat for 300 bucks. They were filthy, so I wasn't sure if they would actually still be round, etc., but they cleaned up perfectly and looked like a mint set.

I ended up selling the cannister first and then the set a couple of years ago for about 4K.

Definitely my best drum score.

 

[hsosdrum]

$50 at a garage sale - 1961 Rogers wood Dynasonic! (The one on the left!)

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[Elegant drum]

My best deal was starting out using my fathers kit. He never got the high hats back
Was given a fully loaded Tama techstar kit (simmons type) from my cousin.
Gifts from family over time: Lot's sticks, set of rototoms, cowbell, misc percusion toys, microhphones.

 

[Drumming dog]

5 piece 70’s luds, 12-13-16-22, with 400 snare, 300

 

[levelpebble]

About 5 years ago, advertised online auction in PA, lots of pics of cases, but only one pic opened to show the bass head. But I could discern the ten LW claws, so that's all I needed to play. Bidding ended at $9.50. After auction commission, I was out less than $12. I kid you not.

Incidentally, every other lot in the auction was fishing gear.

 

[coastie]

Gretsch RB progressive jazz set with matching wood snare for $125. Aqua satin wrap that was pretty scratched up. I got it re-wrapped white and gigged with it for over ten years.