Wicked Stays Wicked: Another Great Trade

I recently finished my second trade with The Cardboard Don, or Wicked, who almost changed his name, but then, at the last minute, preserved the blog we all know and love. A while ago he expressed interest in some of my trade bait, and we got started on our second trade.

Who doesn't love Archives? Wicked sent along a slew of Tigers from this great set. Of course, the Kaline is amazing. I now have a few different reprints of his rookie. Such a classic card. The Norms are awesome, too, and it's nice to see Chet again. I was a Lemon fan in my youth.

Some very nice Verlanders. And this was a new rookie for me. I bought a lot of Total at one time, and it's nice to finally get this card.

Here's the highlight of the trade. Always happy to score a bit more Verlander jerseyage. SPx designed some pretty nice looking game-used cards. What was the deal with Upper Deck's obsession with Xs?


Thanks for another great trade, Wicked, and I'm glad you're sticking around the old blog.

Trade Time: Bring on the Beat-up Bowman

I completed some great trades recently for some vintage Bowman cards. I'm trying to put together 1950s Bowman Tigers team sets, and I ran into two generous traders posting some key cards for these sets.

This one came from It's Like Having My Own Card. I sent him a bunch of D-Backs, and he sent over this fantastic card. And I love it. The wood-paneled background is completely absurd. Kell is playing catch in his basement den. I love the thick black outlines around Kell, too. This is a new favorite '51 Bowman card I own. Great to pick up this hall-of-famer, which would have been a really tough find around where I live. Thanks so much, Dan. I'm really happy about getting this card.

Charlie Keller came from Nick over at the fantastically well-written new blog Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey. He sent some other great cards along with this one, and I had them scanned and ready to go, but I just couldn't break up the purity of this vintage post with any modern cards.

Sure, Keller is known for being a Yankee, but I won't hold that against him. This card is awesome, with a classic split of green grass and blue skies. Keller's puckering up at the very thought of the baseball nostalgia he's stepped into.

Thanks, Nick, and thanks again, Dan. Both of these were great trades and knocked some difficult needs off my want lists.

Trade Bait: Dodgers Hits and More for the Three Non-Dodgers Blogs

Yeah, there are a lot of Dodgers bloggers, so I'm always looking for Dodgers stuff to trade. There seem to be a lot of Orioles blogs too. Who's winning this race, by the way?

On with the bait. If you see anything you want, leave a comment or send me an email. My want lists are at the top of the page.

Cory Wade: 2008 SP Authentic Auto

Adrian Beltre: 2005 Fleer Tradition Diamond Tributes (bat)

Andre Ethier: 2010 Topps Update All-Star Stitches (jersey)

Jim Edmonds: 2002 UD Authentics Reverse Negative Gold Jersey

Alexei Ramirez: 2011 Lineage 1975 Mini Relics (jersey)

Colter Bean: 2006 Upper Deck Inkredible (auto)

Daniel McCutchen: 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects Refractor (auto)

Chris Coghlan: 2010 Topps Peak Performance Relics (bat)

Everett Williams: 2010 Bowman Chrome Prospects (auto)

Mike Piazza: 2004 Upper Deck Vintage Stellar Stat Men Jerseys

Thanks for looking. Remember, you can always check out the trade bait link at the top of the page to find more stuff for trade.