I made my first two trades in the Topps Diamond Giveaway (unless you count rings as trades). The first trade was one that I offered:
I traded a 1974 Jim Merritt for a 1975 Rick Dempsey. No real method here, just figured a a Yankees card from the mid '70s was more valuable of a trade chip than the Merritt. If I can upgrade to an earlier 1970s card or late 1960's card, I'll be happy.
The second trade was offered to me and I accepted it, well because it was crap for crap. And I figure anyone who wanted my card must have really wanted it to even go as far as requesting it. I received a 1991 Topps Hensley Bam Bam Meulens for my 1988 Ivan Calderon.
Not big trades, but still fun to move two cards.
I collected baseball cards from the late '80s through 2002. Then I went to college and when I came out, I was lost. There were too many brands, sets, choices, relics, autos, parallels, variations. It was a turn off. However, I slowly made my way back. So here is my attempt to venture back into the hobby. I'll buy a few packs of cards here and there, comment on some cards I have, send out some TTMs, and follow the progress of my Topps Yankees Project.
Sounds similar to someone who actually wanted my 1988 Allen Anderson and game me a 1989 Gary Carter. I figured, why not?
ReplyDeleteI made a few similar trade offers when MCG first started before I realized the shipping cost of each card. I was trading for mostly 1990s and 2000s cards, luckily I was able to flip all of them for 1 68 and 1 76 toward the end of the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI will probably do something similar this year. I just traded 1 1977 Luis Tiant for 2 1977s and 1 1978. I will try to collect as many junk cards and such as I can then create bigger trade piles for a few good older cards.
The only way I'll redeem is if I end up with a pretty old Yankee card, or a Diamond Die Cut Yankee. Otherwise, it's cheaper to buy on eBay/Sportlots.
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