What is this?!?!?!

[big daddy]

Rogers Kit??? (http://cgi.ebay.com/6-Piece-Vintage-Rogers-Drums_W0QQitemZ140024419294QQihZ004QQcategoryZ3809 7QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

This seems fishy - I'm no Rogers expert, but aren't these drums MIJ? The grain in the shells runs top to bottom, no painted interior, no paper tags.

Did Rogers ever have an import line? The logo's on the drums look just like my friends "real" vintage 60's Rogers kit, except his drums have the tags, painted shell interiors, etc...

[Webmaster]

This kit was talked about on drumforum.org and I think they nailed it pretty much like you said.

Also, the seller says scratches from when they were shipped with newspaper then later they were his dear departed dad.

I'm going to move this over to Ebay auctions, it fits that forum section better.

David
Webmaster

[backbeatmusic]

I'm no expert, but did anyone else notice the extra hole in the shell which the "Champagne Glitter Wrap" covers up? Isn't that tom holder from the 80's???? I had a Rogers set in the 80's and it had that same tom holder where you could use Pearl arms as well in it. I'm thinking an 80's or possibly late 70's kit with different badges. Am I close?

[backbeatmusic]

ok ........I had contacted the seller and he had said that he knew nothing about the drums and that an employee at Sam Ash had told him to put them on Ebay. He had also said that someone told him they were from the late 70's to early 80's. What I don't understand is the badges. Did they use those type badges that late?

[The Ploughman]

I personally think its pretty much a frankenstein kit. There are so many issues with it that just dont add up. Including the obvous recover.

[big daddy]

Pretty sad. Someone got hosed pretty bad - Winning bid US $1,137.00.

[The Ploughman]

God I cant stop laughing, and crying. 1300 dollars for a set of Island Music Rogers, recovered. And how about that snare drum? Either its assembled upside down, or ...........its an effed up home build. Whichever, its garbage too. Unless................unless that snare was the real thing, assembled upside down, recovered. But I dont think so. Whomever the buyer is, is not familiar with Rogers.

[big daddy]

Well that's it for me... I'm rewrapping my "Vintage" Cortley drums. Does anybody have a couple of Ludwig Keystone badges and a can of white spray paint I can borrow?

I'm so tempted to contact the buyer. I hate to see this type of crap happen. Yes I know - Buyer beware - Poor fool. :(

[The Ploughman]

Im glad this isnt me, or anyone I know. I kind of feel sorry for the guy, but in some ways I dont. There is so much not right about this set, I dont think a person with very little knowledge of Rogers drums would not have questions. Oh well, too late now. If someone tells him, maybe he will have the balls to take the negative?

[backbeatmusic]

OMG!!!!!! It went for over $1000!!!!!!!!!! What's this world coming to??? I have a set of old Kent's I think I can manage to recover as well .......... pass the adhesive please. Hee Hee ;)

[The Ploughman]

I could have got two grand for that set of Stewarts with the birch shells I left sitting on the sidewalk last month with FREE stuck on them. Oh the PAIN!!

[backbeatmusic]

Falling Do

[big daddy]

OMG!!!!!! It went for over $1000!!!!!!!!!! What's this world coming to??? I have a set of old Kent's I think I can manage to recover as well .......... pass the adhesive please. Hee Hee ;)


NO NO NO!!!! I'll take the Kent's as they are. Seriously... Looking for a set of nice pre-import Kent's. PM me!!

Back to the topic - If I were told that I just paid $1,300.00 for a recovered MIJ kit worth about $100.00, posing as a well respected, much sought after vintage kit, I wouldn't hesitate to "take the negative".

But that would never happen to me... or would it??? Help

[The Ploughman]

I bought a turkey once, we stuffed it and cooked it.

This is one big damn turkey.