Showing posts with label Carl Yastrzemski. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carl Yastrzemski. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Anyone want to trade auto for auto?

I pulled this beautiful card a few months back when my local Target first got a box of 2010 Topps National Chicle.  I was on the fence whether to keep it or not as it has been by far the nicest card I've pulled from a pack of cards in the last 10 or so years.  I've decided however that I am willing to give it up for a nice autographed card of a Braves player.  I normally don't even crack open a Beckett to look at prices, but as of July 2010's listing this Yastrzemski card is going for $60.00.  That said I don't care about book value as long as I get something I want.

Up for trade:

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Looking for something in the vein of:

2006 UD Sweet Spot Tim Hudson auto

07 UD Black Tim Hudson auto

10 Allen & Ginter Jason Heyward auto

or a nice autographed card of John Smoltz or Tom Glavine (preferably in a Braves uniform)

Feel free to also make an offer of "not so common" game used cards of any of the players above or any other Braves player - past or present.  What I mean by "no so common" is cards featured jersey patches, swatches of hat, ball, base or glove.  These can be dual autograph or not.

This may be a long shot post, but hopefully someone out there will have something that peaks my interest and we can work a deal.  Feel free to leave a comment or contact me directly:  flywheels@yahoo.com



Sunday, May 16, 2010

2010 Topps National Chicle HIT!

On the way home from church this afternoon we stopped at the local Target to pick up a few things. On the way to the register I stopped by the card aisle and grabbed 2 packs of National Chicle and held them in front of my 7 month old daughter Olivia to pick from. She immediately grabbed the pack on the right, so off it went into the buggy and to the register we went.

One settled in the car I pulled the pack out of the bag and ripped it open. I saw the card on the bottom of the pack was of Ichiro. OK, this may be a good pack. Flipped the pack over and the card on top was of Juan Pierre. Then it was Victor Martinez (Red Sox score for my nephew!), Carlos Beltran & Tommy Hanson. By the time I got to Hanson I was already happy. The next card in the stack I almost glanced right over until the Boston "B" on the hat caught my eye.

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Then I realized I had just pulled a autograph of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski! Mine isn't one of the numbered parallel versions, but considering the odds of this card are 1:1,167 needless to say I was happy.

Now I've got to figure out what to do with the card. Do I keep it? Do I trade it? Do I sell it? Do I hold onto it for my nephew until he's older? I'm leaning towards trading it for a nice autograph of a Braves player like John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Brian McCann, Chipper Jones or Jason Heyward.

Whatever I do with the card this has to be one of the best cards I've ever pulled from a single pack. Perhaps my luck will continue on into this week when I begin my first group break.