Straight even trade? No. I prefer your sizes.

However, I see room for negotiation. Assuming equal condition: If the satin kit also comes with a separate single arm so I can use it as a 22,13,16 and there is an agreeable amount of cash in the bass drum I would do the trade. Generally speaking, Slingerlands make good trading drums because of their tendancy to lower overall values. So you can trade and avoid the actual value issue because few of the 60's/70's Slingerlands are worth a lot of $$. I've seen some sweet Slingerland kits for very good prices. Never really understood it, but it's a fact. With all the craze on 18" bass drums, I purchased an 18,12,14 in mahongany outer ply a few years back for well less than $1000. You're lucky to get a Rogers 18 all by itself for $2k and let's not talk about those Gretsch 18's.

Well, I recently saw two Slingerland kits on ebay completed listings sell for good money.

One was a black wrap with a 12,14,20 with a cob Krupa snare, that sold for $1,350.

The other was a blue sparkle wrap with a 12,14,20, that sold for $1,550.

I think Slingerland is starting to move up on the money food chain, especially kits in those sizes.

I'm getting the feeling that this would not be a good trade.

The Black Sparkle finish and 12,12,14,20 sizes are more desirable, IMO. If you're looking to flip eventually, make sure you get the difference in the trade.

What snare is with the other kit? Wood or COB? Any other hardware come with them? The blue satin drums look very very nice. But your kit has a rare finish. I'd hang onto them if it were me. There's always another trade down the road.

I think the black sparkle kit is way more desirable.

Hello everybody, For me it would come down to the condition of the kids, and if they were both in good shape it would come down to the age of The kits, I would go with the oldest.

But now, if the larger sizes have you intrigued, then I would trade.

Well, my kit is definitely older, but the trade is not going to happen. I noticed a small crack/scratch by one floor tom leg mount and one by one kick leg mount. The owner of the satin kit thought that his kit is worth more than mine because of those issues. Of course his kit had lots of scratches which is typical for the satin wrap.

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I told him I saw several kits just like his selling for $500-600.

I'm actually ok with not trading because I think I would had lost out in trade value. In fact, I was leaning towards not trading before he said anything.

On a brighter note, there's a guy in Austin that wants to trade a nice champagne sparkle Rogers kit with a 13,16,20, even with the minor cracks/scratches, so now I'm debating about doing that trade.

I hope it works out well for you if you decide to do it. As for me I am looking for a Slingerland Radio King with Bonham sizes. I would like them to be about a 19 40s kit, but I'll take what I can find.