Sonor "Vintage" Snare?

[tilinmyowngrave]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38095&item=7327181389&rd=1

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/445168/

Is this a good snare? I just won the science fair, so I think I will be able to persuade my mom to buy me a new piece for my drum set... and my snare drum sounds like utter crap, even when I tune it it goes back to sounding horrible a day or two later. Or should I just wait till the January when I order a Sonor Force 3005 set and keep that snare (all maple snare)? I play rock and metal. Any advice? Which would be the best choice? The steel snare, the vintage snare, or the (Force 3005) maple snare?

 

[DuoToneBand]

DO NOT BUY THE ONE ON EBAY. The snare is a great snare, but look at the guy who is selling it! No feedback.

 

[noisedude]

A seller with no feedback and only a library photo is a kinda no-no for me.

 

[tilinmyowngrave]

yea i noticed that. I first saw the snare on ebay and i wanted to check it on musician's friend. Then i saw it would cost me $1000. So forget it. Either the steel one or I'll wait until I get the drum set in January.