When I first ran across Panini's Cooperstown cards at my local Walmart I liked what I saw. More specifically the inserts. I saw a few cards on Mark's Ephemera blog that stood out, specifically a wooden insert called Induction Year. I shot off an e-mail and a little later I got an envelope from Mark with these inside.
Mark also included a Cooperstown High Praise insert of Brooks Robinson and a nifty Griffey Jr. card from what I believe was a Upper Deck NASCAR set. Now I just need to find something off of Mark's want list to send him in return for these awesome cards.
After I shared my two packs of Topps Silver Slate redemption cards I was hoping to get them into the hands of other collectors while grabbing some Braves cards. Reader Brian Jarvis e-mailed me and proposed a one for one trade and just happened to have a Heath Bell.
While I may be actively collecting other players more than I am Heath Bell, I was happy to make the one for one swap.
Cynicalbuddha of the Collector's Crack has been a great trader for many many years. Sometime ago I received a large bubble mailer full of various cards that fit my collecting habits. Here are just a few:
He went out to San Francisco and literally disappeared |
Nobody stands on the sidelines in street clothes holding a clipboard better than Jimmy! |
Xfractor goodness! |
The year on the back says 2010, but the back is a reproduction as well so I'm guessing it's one of those Cards Your Mom Threw Out Original Backs. |
Have I told everyone how much I love 3D cards?! |
I love me some wrasslin' cards! |
Last, but certainly not least is a trade I completed with the internet famous dayf of Cardboard Junkie. I was lucky enough to receive a 1/1 genuine Pony card! I actually opened this card in the car w/ my family and my 3 year old daughter Olivia saw the card from her seat. She smiled really big and asked if I would show her the card.
If that wasn't cool enough, he also sent me a nice little stack of Chippas! Man it's weird not seeing him patrolling 3rd base this season.
That Griffey is part of the 1995 Upper Deck Racing set. There were other UD Spokesmen (Michael Jordan, Reggie Jackson, and Joe Montana) that had similar cards.
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