My First Bench Trade

OK, last month I joined The Bench, which is a trading site. I kept hearing about the site and it always got rave reviews. I decided to check it out. I was immediately welcomed by a bunch of traders who wished me well. One individual introduced himself as Brad.

Brad was very helpful with a first time trader on the site. He pretty much walked me through the process. We agreed upon a deal and the rest is history. My first deal was made. It's customary for a new trader to send first, but Brad told me to forget about that. He sent his package within an hour of agreeing to a deal.

I got my package very quickly. I sent my package out the day after the deal was agreed upon. As of this writing, Brad has yet to mark the package I sent as received. I hope there wasn't a delay in getting it over to Brad. Oh yeah, did I mention that Brad lives in Hawaii? That's probably important.

What did I get out of the deal?
1988 Kenner Starting Lineup GARY REDUS #21
1992 Topps Gold Winner CHARLIE HOUGH #191
1992 Topps Gold Winner SCOTT RADINSKY #701
1993 Humpty Dumpty Canadian Sealed FRANK THOMAS #6
1995 Upper Deck Minors Jordan One On One RC MICHAEL JORDAN #4
1998 Bowman RC BRETT CARADONNA #84
1998 Bowman RC JEFF LIEFER #117
1998 Bowman RC MARIO VALDEZ #199
1998 Bowman International RC JEFF LIEFER #117
1998 Pinnacle Plus Lasting Memories Die-Cuts ALBERT BELLE #25
2000 Black Diamond RC Edition Might FRANK THOMAS #M3
2003 Stadium Club Royal Gold PAUL KONERKO #14
2003 Topps Gallery Artist Proof Refractor MARK BUEHRLE #61
2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites CARLTON FISK #101
2004 Topps Total AARON ROWAND #338
2004 Topps Total TIMO PEREZ #551
2004 Topps Total MARK BUEHRLE #655
2004 Upper Deck Super Sluggers FRANK THOMAS #SL-9
2005 Fleer Tradition Gray Backs ROBERTO ALOMAR #248
2005 Throwback Threads SCOTT PODSEDNIK #49
2005 Throwback Threads MARK BEUHRLE #56
2005 Throwback Threads HAROLD BAINES #286
2005 Throwback Threads Throwback Collection CARLOS LEE #TC-67
2005 Ultra CARLOS LEE #104
2005 Ultra FREDDY GARCIA #190
2005 Ultra Gold Die-Cut FREDDY GARCIA #190
2005 Upper Deck AARON ROWAND #43
2005 Upper Deck MVP PAUL KONERKO #71
2005 UD First Pitch RC JEFF BAJENARU #302
2005 UD Pro Sigs RC CASEY ROGOWSKI #98
2005 UD Pro Sigs RC PEDRO LOPEZ #99
2006 Topps Update Rookie Debut RC BOONE LOGAN #RD15
2006 Upper Deck Season Highlights JIM THOME #SH24
2007 Ultra BOBBY JENKS #36

What did Brad get?
2004 Topps Total #591 – Bobby Crosby
2006 Bowman Heritage #139 – Bobby Crosby
2006 Fleer Tradition #30 – Huston Street
2007 Allen & Ginter #38 – Bobby Crosby
2007 Allen & Ginter #71 – Andre Either
2007 Allen & Ginter #187 – Russell Martin
2007 Bowman #4 – Jered Weaver
2007 Bowman Draft Picks #BDP1 – Travis Buck
2007 Topps Update #UH230 – Ken Griffey Jr.
2007 Topps Generation Now #GN421 – Prince Fielder (25 HR)
2007 Topps Generation Now Arrives #GNV36 – Dike-K
2007 Ultra SE #93 – Andre Either
2007 Ultra SE #127 – Nick Swisher
2007 Ultra SE #130 – Bobby Crosby
2008 Upper Deck #30 – Travis Buck
2008 Upper Deck #156 – David Wright
2008 Upper Deck #366 – David Wright (CL)
2007 Topps Finest #1 - Davud Wright
2007 Topps Generation Now #GN162 - David Wright (16 doubles)
2007 Topps Generation Now #GN196 - Andre Ethier (2 triples)
2007 Topps Generation Now #GN374 - Nick Swisher (15 home runs)
2007 Topps Generation Now #GN390 - Nick Swisher (31 home runs)
2007 Upper Deck #143 - Jered Weaver
2007 Upper Deck #294 - Ken Griffey Jr.
2007 Upper Deck #480 - Nick Swisher
2007 Upper Deck #751 - Jered Weaver (CL)
2007 Upper Deck First Edition #106 - Jered Weaver
2007 Upper Deck First Edition #229 - Russell Martin
2008 Topps #190 - Russell Martin
2008 Topps #246 - Jason Isringhausen

As I'm waiting for Brad to receive his end of the deal, I notice a new writer is announced at Cincy Reds Cards. It turns out that it's Brad from Hawaii. So, it seems that it is indeed a small world after all. Good luck with your writing on Joe's site. Thanks for making my first Bench trade so easy!