I hadn't traded with Robert from $30 a Week Habit in probably a couple years, so I dropped him an email seeing if he'd be down to swap some cards, and he was kind enough to give me his new address and send me a bunch of good stuff.
The headliner of the package might've been a sweet lot of 45 cards to put toward my 2011 Topps parallel frankenset, highlighted by a beautiful Mickey Mantle orange refractor. Some other big names in here too, such as Chipper Jones and Todd Helton. Up to 16.82% complete with this monster.
The shiny continues with a great looking Wayne Gretzky Holographix card, as Robert hits me with a pair of Great Ones and a pair of LaDainian cards.
Pepitone! Robert is in the homestretch with his 1964 Topps set, and looks like he had a couple dupes I needed for my set, bringing me up to 28.52% complete. Very appreciated!
Jim Thome is a guy I've PC'ed on and off since pulling his first Upper Deck card from a pack as a kid, but only recently went ahead and put him on my wantlist, hoping to get him into my Hundred Card Club one of these days. Robert also collects him and had some nice dupes to send my way.
Wrapping up with a gold Klesko. I love the fat foil serial numbering on the back that you don't really see much anymore these days.
Big thanks for the trade, Robert! I rounded up a respectable return package for you today that I think you'll like, and will put it in the mail very soon.
A lot of shiny.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I should have made a gif of them glittering!
DeleteGlad the cards arrived safely Gavin! I may have a few more '64 dupes lying around to send your way.
ReplyDeleteThat'd be sweet!
DeleteI respect that you go to two decimal places when update your set totals. Good man.
ReplyDeleteHa, yeah, well it makes it even more rewarding when I hit a nice even number.
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