Mick Fleetwood's Paiste Gong on eBay

[mottabam]

Honestly I'd love to own it but considering the opening bid would not meet reserve price I simply can't afford it. I think it should be displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Great piece.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by mottabam

Honestly I'd love to own it but considering the opening bid would not meet reserve price I simply can't afford it. I think it should be displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Great piece.

I agree. If it were $300, I'd buy it in a minute, but when 1K doesn't touch the minimum....times are just too tough to part with that kind of dough.

Honestly(not being mean), I don't think Mick has that many fans that are willing to pay THAT price. Remember the attendance for his "Zoo" tours? Mick's a great personality, that keeps our favorite band together, but this ain't Stevie's undies we're talking about.... (okay, 35 years ago)

[oberwerk]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I agree. If it were $300, I'd buy it in a minute, but when 1K doesn't touch the minimum....times are just too tough to part with that kind of dough.

Honestly(not being mean), I don't think Mick has that many fans that are willing to pay THAT price. Remember the attendance for his "Zoo" tours? Mick's a great personality, that keeps our favorite band together, but this ain't Stevie's undies we're talking about.... (okay, 35 years ago)

I understand. But a few things to consider-
1) Paiste still makes the 36" Symphonic Gong. With the stand, it retails for $3500. Like fine guitars, an 43-year-old old gong is worth as much as a new one, assuming it's not damaged.
2) Pamelina gets up to $10,000 to custom-paint a guitar. She's painted thousands of guitars, but only one gong. Check the "Bio" page on her website.
3) John Bonham's smaller 29" Paiste gong (no mount) sold for $64,660 in 2009. Yes, Led Zepplin is much more collectible than FM, but Mick's gong has much more history. So who knows what it might bring from a collector?

It probably won't sell on eBay, but it's worth a try. When I bought it, it was for my wife, I had no intention of ever selling it. But things have changed in my life, now I need to sell it.