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« on: June 14, 2008, 01:50 PM »

I'll be selling my beloved 14x4 Premier 2014 Brass Piccolo Snare and I'm not which price to set.

I was once able to find this model sold around 475$ US on the internet (but can't find it anymore). This price would seem right for what the piccolo is worth to me. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure it's possible to buy today a similar-quality brand new 14x4 brass piccolo snare for half that price...

The snare is in excellent condition and would be sold with a soft carrying bag and 3 extra sets of PureSound vintage snare wires (value of 40$ each). Sound-wise, I've always had very good comments about how the snare sounds.

Anyone has any tips that would help me set a price I'm comfortable with and that's also attractive for potential buyers?

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Ben.

P.S.: Here's a photo that shows the parallel strainer system of the snare.

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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2008, 04:57 AM »

I did some more research and found out it is a 2034 Premier Snare (and not a 2014). I took this info in a 1990 Premier Snare brochure and a 2035 snare is sold on Ebay for $250 so my selling price seems a little too high...


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« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2008, 10:43 AM »

Ben - if you really love this snare, don't sell it. But if you must, yeah, I've used eBay to get an idea of what specific drums/parts sell for.

Here's the thing with eBay - you get a much higher price if you take great pictures, describe the item thoroughly and honestly, AND know/love what you're selling. When I was selling Acrolites on eBay a couple years ago I researched them exhaustively 'til I was something of an expert, on paper anyway. I threw in little details that you didn't see in any other Acrolite auctions. And often I started the bidding at 99 cents and let it climb on its own - of course, you KNOW you're going to sell an Acrolite. I'm not familiar at all with your Premier snare.

Anyway, I consistently got the highest bids going for what I was selling, AND everyone ended up happy. Honesty and enthusiasm really work.
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« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2008, 09:58 PM »

I would offer it at a real low price to a forum member and known Premier freak like.......umm  Rick Snider, say....$125.00?   ;-)

...with real good pics and description, you'd prbably get to just under $300.00, and it sounds as though you like it too much to do that.   good luck~ wish i had some funds.

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« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2008, 10:04 AM »

Thank for the feedback, guys. I'm still thinking about it...
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« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2008, 11:41 PM »

Thank for the feedback, guys. I'm still thinking about it...
Don't sell if you really like it, unless you need the cash. I almost sold one of my snares that I have had for a long time and have had a lot of memories with, but I needed the cash. In the end I never sold it because the value of it to me was much greater than what it was worth to someone else and I ended up just paying back debt to my friends later, even if it meant them being pissed off for a long time Roll Eyes.  (I get sentimental with my drums sometimes Grin)
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