It’d been so long since I traded with Spiff (almost seven years?!) that when we made a trade at The Bench and he pointed out that we’d traded before in the past, I had to do a little research. Sure enough, I’ve done business with the proprietor of the Texas Rangers Cards blog twice. Really, shame on me for not visiting some of the other card collecting bloggers more often.
With our PWE trade, Spiff sent an exemplary package; besides the three Holiday Topps cards I needed, he used in a recycled penny sleeve with a ridiculously high price sticker still on it, within a recycled yellowed top loader (one with scotch tape residue is also considered acceptable), and masking tape instead of scotch tape sealing the top. I personally use blue painters tape, but either way, it leaves the toploader in great shape to turn around on another trade, unlike the gummy transparent stuff. Well done, Spiff!
Additionally, here are a few more of my recent pickups:
clockwise, from top left: 2017 Bowman’s Best Best of 2017 #B17-RL Royce Lewis (auto); 2017 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Refractors Purple #CDA-CBA Charlie Barnes [188/250] (auto); 2018 Topps 1983 Black #83A Zach Granite [34/99] (auto); 2017 Topps Update All-Star Stitches #ASR-ES Ervin Santana (jersey); 2007 Upper Deck SP Authentic By The Letter Signatures “I” #BL-13 Boof Bonser [38/50] (manu-patch/auto); 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter Full-Size #FSRB-MSA Miguel Sano (jersey); 2017 Topps Heritage Clubhouse Collection #CCR-BB Byron Buxton (jersey); 2007 Bowman’s Best Blue #83 Glen Perkins [28/99] (auto)
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