Bench Trade: A Fistful Of Fisk

I guess I'm getting the hang of this trading on The Bench. I wouldn't do this everytime, but occasionally it nice for something different. This trade saw me beef up my Fisk collection a bit.

The Red Sox cards are easy. They go straight in the Fisk collection. The White Sox cards are more difficult. First they go into the White Sox collection. Then, when that spot is filled, a second card goes into the Fisk collection. There is some overlap this way, but both collections will be complete this way.

Yes, I do the same thing with Baines cards. This is why I don't mind doubles or triples of Fisk and Baines cards. They all have their proper places.

I made a trade with Jsneeze50. The thing I've noticed most of all on The Bench, is that the traders there almost always go for book value. It seems to be a different animal than blog trading. That's OK though. I usually end up giving more in value anyway in blog trades, so I guess this evens it out. I don't really keep score, I just know my nature. My nature is to be generous.

What did Jsneeze50 get?
2007 Moments & Milestones #24 - Chipper Jones (81) 29/29
2007 Moments & Milestones #80 - Mike Piazza (52) 6/29
2007 Moments & Milestones #165 - Mickey Mantle (13) 19/29

What did I get?
1992 Leaf Black Gold 303 Carlton Fisk
1992 Topps Gold 630 Carlton Fisk
2001 Upper Deck Decade 1970's Dynasties D6 Carlton Fisk
2002 Diamond Kings Bronze Foil 135 Carlton Fisk
2003 Donruss Elite All-Time Career Best 21 Carlton Fisk
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites 21 Carlton Fisk
2005 Sweet Spot Classic 12 Carlton Fisk
2003 Topps Gallery HOF 64 Carlton Fisk Red Ltr
2004 Greats of the Game 145 Carlton Fisk W.Sox (2)

Like I said, it's based on book value. I appear to get more out of the deal, but it evens out value-wise. I'm happy with the deal. I get to add 10 new Fisk cards.

Fisk Red Sox cards are somewhat of a weakness. I just started to seriously collect his Red Sox cards last year. I had a few hanging around since I was a kid, but not too much to brag about. I think my biggest deal back then was a 1979 Topps Fisk card. I picked it up from a sleazeball dealer that wanted to charge me double what it was worth. When he was going out of business, I was able to talk him down to half it's book value.

I'm just happy I got new Fisk cards!

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!