Freakin' sweet vintage from Dustin

A few weeks back, Dustin (aka A2Wolverine) of No Relics Pulled asked me for my address for his half of our trade. I was like, “Oh no, do I owe you something?” I was drawing a blank. Turns out I sent my half a while back, which shows how good I am at keeping track of my trades.

Well, I was completely blown away when Dustin’s mailer arrived with two vintage cards. Surely the Topps Update cards that I send him were completely incomparable to these. The first is a 1967 Topps Yankees team card! So freakin’ awesome. Mantle is in there! I have a couple of these cards – Angels and Giants, that I’ve had since I was a kid. No idea where they came from. But Yanks?! Never did I think I’d own one of these.

The next is a 1962 Topps Whitey Ford. This is my third vintage Whitey, although just the second that features only him. The card is awesome, and I look forward to displaying it next to my 2011 Heritage Whitey Ford Flashbacks.

Dustin, your vintage found a good home, I promise. Thanks again!

Trade Review: No Relics Pulled

Dustin over at No Relics Pulled helped me cross two cards off my Heritage wantlist. I sent Dustin a few Roger Maris reprints to help with his PC. I think this is my first Soriano Yankee card. He is kind of a d-bag and hasn't impressed Yankee fans so far.

Dustin, thanks for the trade and for throwing in the Mantle mini!

Trade Review: No Relics Pulled (I have the same problem)

A few weeks back, Dustin from No Relics Pulled reached out about a trade. He collects a few different players/teams which makes him a very easy trading partner. He has a Johnny Damon PC, so he figured as a Yankee collector I might have some Damon dupes laying around. I wish I did! While looking through my collection, I was surprised by how few Damon cards I had at all, let alone dupes! In a recent trade, I had just received a Damon Bowman foil, and while I liked the card a lot, I figured someone who collects Damon would like it even more. So I sent that Dustin, along with a King Felix 2010 Bowman Chrome Refractor and a few Tigers I had laying around.

Dustin sent me a really nice assortment of Yanks, including a Robinson Cano 2011 Topps Purple Diamond card. This is my first of any of the Diamond cards - red, blue, or purple! It's a really cool card, and I believe it was exclusive to Toys R Us. He also sent me a Teixeria and Whitey Ford '09 Goodwin Champs, and a few other Yanks. I'm glad to get the 2010 Topps Michael Dunn RC again, as the only other one I had I used for TTM, although it did come back signed. The Swisher Upper Deck card is pretty cool as well, as this was after UD lost their license. They did a good job hiding the logos in this card, although overall it's something they struggled with. The Jeter and Mo checklist in the picture clearing shows the interlocking NY on their caps.

Dustin - thanks for the trade! Looking forward to trading again.