Trade with Ed from Roll out the Barrel

The postal workers of the United Kingdom were 'on strike' for two days this week, so I was surprised to receive not one, but two packages from the US. These arrived like book-ends on either side of the strike while very little else did. Amazingly however credit card applications and bills managed to be delivered as well. These along with coackroaches, it is rumoured, will survive a nuclear attack.

Another interesting fact that has emerged during all this -is that it takes between three and four weeks to clear two days of back logged post.

Firstly the package from Ed at Roll Out the Barrel and what a beauty it was. A game used bat, two Jacobys and my first taste of Goodwins Champions. The Goodwins have received mixed reviews around the blogs. Comments such as: dubious quality, multiplication in packs, Evil Lincoln, Topps did it better in A+G and so on. I liked them and the Jacoby mini is superb although a little spooky...

Here is the rest the package from Hartland Wisconsin;

1982 Fleer Boston Logo sticker

2004 Leaf #PTT 266 Pedro Martinez

2005 Topps #UH151 JohnnyDamon

2006 Flair Showcase #50 Curt Schilling

2008 Stadium Club #55 Dustin Pedroia

2008 Stadium Club #19 Jed Lowrie

2008 UD Timelines #226 Clay Buchholz

2008UD Timelines Mayo #136 Davis Ortiz

2008 UD Timelines Mayo #168 Daisuke Matsuzaka

2008 Upper Deck X #15 Josh Beckett die-cut

2008 Upper Deck X #16 Clay Buchholz die-cut

2008 Upper Deck X #X-JB Josh Beckett

2009 A+G #7 John Smoltz

2009 A+G #11 Jacoby Ellsbury

2009 A+G #29 Jonathan Papelbon

2009 A+G #119 Kevin Youkilis

2009 A+G #215 Jed Lowrie

2009 A+G #291 Josh Beckett

2009 A+G #348 Justin Masterson

2009 Bowman #20 Josh Beckett

2009 Bowman #38 Dustin Pedroia

2009 Goodwins Champions #3 Jon Lester

2009 Goodwins Champions #23 Kevin Youkilis

2009 Goodwins Champions #78 Jason Varitek

2009 Goodwins Campions #225 Jacoby Ellsbury mini black border

2009 Icons #61 Jon Lester

2009 OPC #192 Hideki Okajima

2009 OPC #550 Jonathan Papelbon

2009 OPC #577 George Kottaras

2009 Topps #77 Jon Lester

2009 Topps #CBR-BRA Rocco Baldelli relic

2009 Topps Chrome #31 Kevin Youkilis

2009 Topps Chrome #110 Jonathan Papelbon

Thank you Ed. Superb cards once again.