Major Trading Moratorium

As of this post, I am officially putting major card trading on hiatus. I need to start filtering my money away from packs that might provide the big hits that most of you are looking for and start pooling money towards my upcoming wedding.

All trades that have been agreed upon will be fulfilled, so there's nothing to worry about for the few people who are waiting. I have no problem doing smaller trades right now either. I just need to build my trade collection up a bit more before diving back into major trading.

This will not effect the blog at all, so for those of you who just come here for the content, no worries. For those of you who are wonderful trading partners, we will trade again.

This moratorium goes into effect as soon as this post is published. To those who have things set aside for me and haven't set something up yet, please keep them set aside. If it's a base card, I'll still entertain those trades during the moratorium.

I'm tapped out of most relics, autos and other sought after cards. After the wedding, I'll recharge the trading pile and start trading again with a vengeance.

2008 Topps Heritage Trade Days

There are many of us who are actively collecting the 2008 Topps Heritage baseball set. I am one of them. When completed, this will be my first hand collated set. I'm pretty excited about that!

Many of you have selfishly helped me to complete most of the set. I have 77 cards out of 502 of the base set left to go. Basically, 75 cards and the two variation cards. I also have 25 out of 110 left to collect on the black backs. I only have a handful of cards from each subset to complete.

What does that mean? It means that I have a ton of doubles from this set! The page with my 2008 Topps Heritage want list is here. If you can help and/or need any cards from the set, e-mail me and we will set up a dialogue. We may be able to help each other get closer to completing our sets.

We must combine our efforts. That line made me think of Mallrats, but I couldn't find a video for that. So, I'm treating you to the Easter Bunny scene. There is a little foul language and violence to a childhood icon, so be warned. This is not exactly work or young child friendly.



I warned you, but you clicked anyway. It is one of the best scenes from a subpar movie that manages to suck me in every time!

Attention White Sox Card Collectors!

***11/12/08 - Slight revisions have been made to the rules and some clarifications have been included. Revisions are in italics.***

I am sorting through boxes from Rickey Henderson Collectibles and The Writer's Journey. Posts about those boxes will be up later in the week. This blog turned one on Sunday. Over the past year, I have received many trades and many gifts. I am grateful for every single one.

During that time, I have amassed an incredible amount of doubles. Some have come in trades. Some as gifts. Some are thinning out their collection. Some just want a place to dump their White Sox cards. All cards are welcome is my motto.

Since I have a decent amount of doubles, I have decided to give back to those who are in need of boosting their own White Sox collections. But there is a catch. Isn't there always?

I want to trade with White Sox collectors. I don't care how many cards you send me. For each White Sox card that hits a hole in my collection, I will give back two White Sox cards from my doubles stack. I have doubles that range from 1957 until present day. I don't mind giving up two of my doubles for one card that I need. Cards given in return will be completely random, but there shouldn't be any doubles in any package that I send out.

Here's the catch. For each card that I already have, you will receive nothing back. You can check out my want list for an idea of cards that I may need. I update the list as soon as I sort the cards I receive. Any years that aren't listed in the want list yet are up for grabs. How do you know what I have? You don't. That's the fun!

The other thing is... first come, first served. If a card on my want list is received one day and the next day your package arrives with the same card in it, sorry. That won't net you anything. A scenario like that will net one card instead. Any card I have will go into the double pile and be redistributed to other White Sox fans in trades.

Everyone who sends me something, even if it is all doubles, will receive at least one card back. That way, everyone gets something. So, make sure your address is legible enough for me to properly read.

What happens if I run out of cards? That's unlikely to happen, but anything is possible. The moment I run out of White Sox cards eligible to send, I will post a note saying that I am out of cards for the moment. Any packages that are in transit (must be postmarked by the date of the announcement) will be filled when I get more White Sox doubles. Any packages postmarked after that date will be kept and an undetermined token card will be sent in return. I don't foresee this happening, but I just want scenarios like this covered.

The reason I don't see that scenario happening is that everyone must e-mail me first for approval. If you are approved and I run out of cards before you send the package, then you dragged your feet too much.

If this works, then two goals will be accomplished. Holes in my collection will be filled and random White Sox cards will be given to loving new homes. If done properly, this could make a lot of White Sox fans very happy.