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OOPS I bought a Atlas snare stand

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Well I have a 1969 Ludwig Rock duo set that I bought in 71 used.

It came with two Atlas cymbal stands but the snare stand is a Rogers.

Now don't get me wrong it is a great stand but to complete my set I wanted an Atlas.

Sooo I have been watching e-bay and Craigslist to find a deal.

I was going to bid on this (See attached pics) and the bid was $11.00 so I thought I would try $12.00 (Shipping was $12.00) but I typed it as 1200 not 12.00 so my max bid went to $1200.00. Guess what, I won that auction.

It went up to $72.99 so OOPS I bought it at $84.99 total.

More than I would have liked but I think it was still an OK deal.

Now my set will be all Ludwig with Zildjian.

What do you think good deal or not?

No amount of planning will ever replace dumb luck.
Posted on 13 years ago
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thank goodness no one bid it real crazy wih your high bid. that could have gotten crazy!

those are great stands and you'll probably never need another. you could always sell the rogers stand to offset your costs if needed. it always feels good to get that one piece to complete things. congrats...

mike

Posted on 13 years ago
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Hey - I'm thinking of selling this awesome & rare vintage cymbal. Let me know if you bid...[IMG]http://www.dannyberton.com/Pictures/Eden-Forum/Wall-of-Shame/Amir-Overview.jpg[/IMG]

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'68 Ludwig Ruby Red Strata
'68 Ludwig Mod Orange
'58 Gretsch Starlight Sparkle
'69 Ludwig Clubdate BDP
'60s Ludwig Clubdate Black Lacquer / Nickel
'67 Trixon Speedfire Red
COB Ludwig Supra
Many projects
Bunch o snares
Posted on 13 years ago
#3
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Yes at first I freaked out about the bid. I tried to remove it through e-bay but only managed to report it. I had to go to practice so I just settled down and went resolving to aurgue it later if it did get out of hand. That might have gotten messy. As it turns out I probably paid about what it is worth looking at the condition it is in. That poor guy tring to out bid me was probably swearing.

Oh that Zildjian looks good I have to have it how about starting at $1500.00

No amount of planning will ever replace dumb luck.
Posted on 13 years ago
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I bought an Atlas snare stand about 5 years ago and paid around $75 for it...so don't feel Too badly about what you paid for yours. I would have liked to see the snare arm tips be in perfect shape for that price, but your stand, in general, looks really clean. Also, I find it interesting to note the style of t-screw used -the same style that Slingerland used back in the day. They weren't the traditional 'mouse ear' screws that Ludwig had normally used. I have a full set of Ludwig Atlas stands that came with these t-screws. There must have been a small period of time when both Ludwig and Slingerland were getting 'screwed' by the same supplier. :p

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Posted on 13 years ago
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I find it interesting to note the style of t-screw used -the same style that Slingerland used back in the day. They weren't the traditional 'mouse ear' screws that Ludwig had normally used.

Does that make this stand a bit more rare?

It really did look clean and was advertized as olive/blue badge (Which I didn't see in the pics) so thats what drew me to it along with the rubber feet it has. It will hold my 69 Super sensitive snare (pictured with my Rogers stand) which diserves to finally have this Ludwig stand.

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Posted on 13 years ago
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I love the early Atlas line a lot. I think its great hardware. "More rare"? Well...yes...I suppose it could be....but not enough to make the value of it any different. People will claim that the t-screws were replacements, but, like I say, I have an entire set of Atlas stands and all of them have these t-screws...and I have seen other examples of this on really clean, nice stands, too....so it's probably not the case that all these examples have been replaced with Slingerland t-screws. I really do think there was a run of Ludwig Atlas stands that incorporated the same t-screws as Slingerland. But Ludwig (and probably Slingerland, too) were quirky in these little details back in the day. Things happened!

"God is dead." -Nietzsche

"Nietzsche is dead." -God
Posted on 13 years ago
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From Allen Bamm

Yes at first I freaked out about the bid. I tried to remove it through e-bay but only managed to report it. I had to go to practice so I just settled down and went resolving to aurgue it later if it did get out of hand. That might have gotten messy. As it turns out I probably paid about what it is worth looking at the condition it is in. That poor guy tring to out bid me was probably swearing.Oh that Zildjian looks good I have to have it how about starting at $1500.00

That was my $71.99 bid that you beat with your typo.

I only swore a little........

If you want to sell it to me send me a PM.

Thanks

Kev

Kevin
Posted on 13 years ago
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haha so at least you know you beat an educated bid..if everyone on this forum decided to boycott eBay they would lose a lot of business!!!!

Posted on 13 years ago
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your allowed to remove a bid with in 1 hour i believe with no repercussions

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Posted on 13 years ago
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