Rest of my trade with Redsox101

Hi folks.


Here is the rest of the trade that I made with Matt AKA Redsox101 on the SCR forums. This is the second time that I have traded with him and both trades have gone smoothly and the cards always arrive in top notch condition.


This time he sent a huge package! Inside was the trade we made as well as some cards that I won off his blog. He also included a few surprises, which was great. The extras he sent were some 2010 Bowman, I already have one 2010 Bowman of Lind (Thanks Lemon) but Redsox sent me a bunch of different players and prospects. Very cool cards. He also threw in an old Eddie Murray from 83 or 84 Topps (cant remember the exact year) and a Prince Fielder RC. There were also other cards, such as inserts, they were also cool.


The fun thing about this trade was that when I opened the packet all the piles of cards were wrapped in paper, like 6 different mini packets. All were marked with what was inside. Written on each was either 'pack break cards' or 'our trade'. I could see why the package was big, it had to accommodate the smaller packets and it also explained the high postage charge he had to pay. In the future Redsox, just put them all in the same 'single' packet. Save yourself a few bucks so you get some more packs!


The main part of the trade was for some 2010 Heritage and some more Ginter minis. I posted about the minis yesterday. Redsox sent me a few base cards, inserts and also 8 short prints! I haven't received a SP for my Heritage set for a while and I had planned on finishing the set before the release of Ginter, I have a loooong way to go.


Here are the shortprints he sent.

From left to right - Jermaine Dye, behind the flash reflection is Pujols and on the end Cole Hamels. I was very happy to get a Pujols, he always seems to be a tough card to get.

David Wright, Bronson Arroyo and another Dye.

The final two are Kenshin Kawakami and another tough card to get, Ichiro.

All in all I think that was a great trade and I'm happy with what I got. Thanks Redsox101!

One more thing. Check out this new blog Steal second. Its by Martyn, who's a big baseball fan, as well as a football fan (real football!) Go take a look and say hi.

Six packs of Heritage

So the Hairylemons sister went to the states and picked up some Heritage packs for me! I don't have the highest of hopes for these packs because I have almost all the base cards and around half the short prints. I'm expecting a large number of dupes! But its still fun to rip packs so its not a big deal. Anyway there are 6 packs, each with 8 cards and one stick of gum. Short prints fall 1:3 so I should hopefully get 2. Here we go:

Pack one

57 - Billy Butler Royals - have it

397 - Micah Owings Reds - have it

BF1 - Roger Maris - have it

115 - Kerry Wood Indians - have it

63 - Nick Blackburn Twins - have it

61BR10 - Babe Ruth - NEED!!

385 - Hideki Matsui Angels - have it

230 Chone Figgins Mariners - have it

Pack two

87 - Juan Uribe Giants - have it

415 - Luke Hochevar Royals - have it

330 - Jamie Moyer Phillies - have it

340 - Magglio Ordonez Tigers - have it

270 - Vin Mazzaro Athletics - have it

25 - Reds heavy artillery - have it

41 - NL league leaders - have it

C71 - Cliff Lee Mariners #0375/1961

So after two packs of 16 cards I needed one! But I did get a nice Cliff Lee chrome.

Pack three

54 - Daniel McCutchen Pirates - got it

120 - Chipper Jones Braves - got it

383 - Frisco first liners - got it

306 - Game one of the 2009 WS - got it

185 - John Danks White Sox - got it

105 - Tim Hudson Braves - got it

176 - Howie Kendrick Angels - got it

110 - Willy Taveras Reds - got it

A pack of dupes! And no short prints yet.

Pack four

319 - John Maine Mets - got it

394 - Emilio Bonifacio Marlins - got it

224 - Bob Green Athletics - got it

313 - The winners celebrate - got it

409 - Baseball thrills - got it

119 - Royals bashers - got it

413 - Andrew Miller Marlins - got it

C79 - Hanley Ramirez Marlins #1024/1961

After four packs I have one set need, two chrome cards, no short prints and a butt load of doubles! Two more packs...

Pack five

138 - John Russell Pirates - NEED!!

182 - Adam Jones Orioles - got it

387 - Jeff Niemann Rays - got it

232 - Max Scherzer Tigers - got it

321 - Aramis Ramirez Cubs - got it

214 - Tyler Colvin Cubs - got it

347 - StLouis Cardinals team card - got it

308 - Game 3 2009 WS - got it

Pack six

40 - A.J. Burnett Yankees - got it

136 - Joe Torre Dodgers - got it

20 - Cole Hamels Phillies - got it

103 - Jimmy Rollins Phillies - got it

74 - Russell Martin Dodgers - got it

289 - Carl Crawford Rays - got it

7 - White Sox team card - got it

201 - Beasts of the AL & NL east - got it

So that's it.

Out of 6 packs I needed only two cards. I did get two chromes but I'm going to trade these away, I hope. And not one short print!! Still that was fun and now I want some more packs!

Still trading! 2010 Ginter and Heritage.

Yesterday I posted a number of 2010 Ginters that I had for trade, notice I said 'had'. Within 30 minutes of posting I had traded the majority of them away for a number of minis. I'm going to list what Ginters I have left and also my dupes from 2009 and 2010 Heritage. Let me know if you need anything.
I'm looking for Ginter minis, 2010 Heritage (check my needs page) and Adam Lind cards that I dont have.

base - 4, 6, 11, 17x2, 20, 26, 27, 46, 48, 52, 56, 57, 61, 62, 71, 85, 86, 88, 95, 100, 103, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 123, 143, 144, 157, 167, 169, 179, 180, 181, 184, 187, 193, 196, 212, 216, 217, 218, 235, 236, 239, 244, 245, 246, 247, 253, 261, 262, 264, 266, 271, 273, 274, 275, 278, 298, 303, 305, 313, 314, 318, 321, 322, 324, 325, 329, 333, 335, 349, 351, 352, 359, 363, 366, 375, 376, 379, 387, 391, 397, 399, 401, 424.

Inserts - NF1

2009 Heritage
Base - 3, 11, 16, 21, 24, 31, 47, 58, 60, 66, 71, 72x2, 88, 91, 93, 103x2, 107, 121, 156, 158, 159, 176, 186, 187, 192, 197, 220, 222, 223, 227, 231, 240, 246, 258, 267, 351, 356, 369, 395x2, 400, 402.

Inserts - NF1

Mayo - Ryan Braun, Dustin Pedroia

Allen and Ginter 2010

Base - 29, 59, 102, 105, 125, 148, 149, 158.

SP - 340.

Baseball sketches - AGHS1 Chase Utley

This day in history - TDH66, TDH68.

There are also a few Heritage chromes and GU from 2009/2010 Heritage. Check the for trade page.