Trade with the Dimwit

A week or so ago I shared the one lone pack of cards I received for Christmas.  Inside the pack of 2012 Bowman Chrome was an auto Refractor of a Astros prospect.  Once I got it up on the blog for trade I had figured the first person to potentially contact me would be the Dimwit.  He offered up an auto of a Braves prospect, Lucas Sims from Bowman Sterling.  Since I don't buy much Bowman I was happy to make the trade.

Nice clean design with a much better looking in person chrome blue background.  It may take a few seasons before Lucas is pitching in Atlanta, but I thought a swap for one prospect for another was a fair trade.

Sam also included 2 base cards of Andrelton Simmons RC and another prospect, Justin Black.  The back of Justin's card says he runs the 60-yard dash in 6.3 seconds.  Wonder if he could be the future center fielder for the club?

If you'd like to work out a trade (or just send me some free stuff) check out my want and trade lists in the upper left corner of the blog.  I'm trying to be a little more active in the new year with trading and such so hopefully we can help each other out.

I'm not the pimping type...

...but who doesn't like a shot at winning some free cards?!  Head over to the Daily Dimwit's awesome blog for some good reading and a chance to win some swag yourself.

Trades w/ the Daily Dimwit, Cardboard Conundrum & Things Are Funner Here

I apologize for the delay in getting these trades posted, but between home life and the group break I'm currently hosting things have been a bit hectic.  This past week brought several new trade packages to the mailbox and I wanted to take a second to show off some of the goodies I got.

First up is the Daily Dimwit.  A while back I sent him a few UD 20th Anniversary cards and some random Houston Astros.

In return he sent me several cards off my want lists for 08 UD Masterpieces, 10 Topps Allen & Ginter and 10 Tristar Obak.  I really appreciate the cards since they fill in several holes on those sets.

Julie from Things Are Funner Here sent me a 2011 Topps Platinum Diamond parallel along with a few 2008 Topps inserts and singles.  I've got a nice little stack of Roy Halladay cards and some random Phillies to send in return now.

I haven't even finished collating my 2008 Topps yet, but I know I have a lot of holes so the cards are very much appreciated.

Matt from Cardboard Conundrum and I have been e-mailing back and forth trying to work out a deal.  He finally enticed me to trade away my 2010 Topps National Chicle Yaz auto I pulled from a pack last spring along with a few other cards.

2010 Panini Classics Julius Peppers (159/180)

While Julius may have moved on to the Bears I couldn't pass up this beautiful card

2010 Panini Threads Jimmy Clausen (239/280)

This is my first letter patch card and I love it.  Sure, Clausen may not have had the best rookie year, but I think he still has the tools to be a good NFL QB.

2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Josh Hamilton Relic

Believe it or not this is my first game-used card for my Josh Hamilton PC!

2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Chipper Jones Relic

I love the red jersey piece!

2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Jeff Francoeur Relic

Many Braves fans didn't seem to care for Francoeur, but I always enjoyed watching him play while he was in Atlanta.  I can never pass up cards of his I don't already have.

In addition to these cards I also received several random Braves cards and a few WWE and WWE Platinum cards from my want list.  This had to be one of the best trades I've made in my first year card blogging.  Thanks Matt!