Trade with Dayf at Cardboard Junkie

One of the best things about writing this blog besides getting in touch with other card collectors, has been trading cards. It has been the staple of this blog since I stretched out the arm of collecting friendship. I sent a few cards to a well known card collector and blogger Dayf a little while ago but nothing in comparison to what he sent back. A whole raft of Jacoby Ellsbury cards including the highly allusive 2007 Topps Update Jacoby Ellsbury rookie card, numbered as 100, which is a super duper short print.
The 2007 Topps Update and Highlights checklist designates card number 100 as belonging to Phillies third base Abraham Nunez. Then Topps decided that, they needed something special and chose Jacoby Ellsbury although he was included, as a rookie, in the 2005 Bowman Heritage set, a card that Dayf included as well.
All the cards Dayf sent are great additions to my growing Jacoby Ellsbury collection. Not be outdone Dayf included some brilliant 'Vintage' Red Sox cards. How can I possibly match this?
Thank you.

Trade with Shane from Massachusetts

Thank goodness there was a Red Sox fan reading when I posted this,

Anyone want some Red Sox?.

The package Shane sent just grew and grew. What started as a few from my wants list developed into a monster. There are at least 600 Red Sox here, all off my wants list, but Shane didn't stop there. He felt that that wasn't quite enough, so he included some in person autographs, not 1, but 8 in-person autographs.

The autos included were;
1986 Topps Jim Rice
1987 Topps Rob Woodward
1996 Donruss Mike Stanton
1997 Best Wilton Veras
1997 Bowman Chris Reitsma (who include the personal Phil 4:13 with the auto)
1998 Score Brian Rose
1998 Team Best Dernell Stensen
1999 Fleer Ultra Darren Lewis

A very humble Thank you to Shane for the excellent trade.

Swapping cards with Waxaholic

Firstly, very impressed with the 'calling card'. I feel as if I'm dealing with a real professional. Waxaholic has now become my most prolific trading partner. We have been trading packages across the Atlanic for almost 2 years. Sorry it has taken so long to get this posted as well.

Brian sent along some, dare I say 'vintage' 1974 Topps

and some equally sweet 1976 Topps.

Thanks again Big B. I search in earnest to clear you 'soccer' wants list.

All quiet on the trading front and a rare find.

Originally I intended to title this 'Trade with Tony'. But it has been an unusually quiet couple of months in regard to trading. The rare find?.... not the Okajima relic....a trade partner in the UK.
There is a small but growing band of baseball cards collectors in the UK. I was fortunate enough to make contact with Tony from Newport, not Rhode Island but in Wales. He has been reading the blog and decide that was time we made contact.
It appears as if Tony and I have fiercely competed for some of the more desirable baseball cards on ebayUK. Mind you there is plenty of undesirable rubbish too. Such as a seller who listed the entire 1991 Fleer set, 'the yellow one,' not as a single lot but as individual cards at 99p per card not including the 70p postage per card. Browsing through the baseball card selection on ebayUK is like wading your way through a pool of custard.
Tony is a set collector foremost, he is pursuing the 2010 Topps Heritage at present. Fortunately he also collects the San Fransisco Giants. He managed to trim about 60 cards off my wants list and included the Okajima Career Best relic. We also arranged to purchase a box (or two)of 2010 Allen and Ginter and see how we fair collecting the base set.
Thanks Tony for the trade and looking forward to the 22nd of June.

Trade with Big B from Waxaholic

Brian from Waxaholic and I have traded cards across the pond for a good 12 months now. The package that arrived from Brian the other day contained cards that recognised that I have more than one pursuit.

Firstly he sent these 4 Jacoby Ellsbury cards for Pursuit of Jacoby.

This chronicles my attempts to collect all the Jacoby cards with no specific print runs from 2005 to the present.

Secondly 2 Junk Wax packs for Pursuit of Red Sox.

Any packs I manage to beg, borrow or buy are opened here in search of Red Sox.

And lastly 4 cards for the Pursuit of 1980's Topps.

This was my first and a long term pursuits, but thanks to Brian and a host of other generous collectors might be coming to an end very soon. There are now only 3 cards I need to collect the whole 726 set. In an era that was devoid of short printed, different coloured parallels and mini refractor relics, it has been a quest that was attainable.
Many thanks to Brian for this much appreciated package.

Trade with Punk Rock Paint

There is list of required reading for baseball card blogger's. PunkRockPaint is one of the blogs at the top of this list. It is a highly original and ingenious blog. Travis's photo-shopping skills are brilliant, take a look at the Lost retro set to get an idea of the lengths he goes to to make them as authentic as possible. And how does he make all those Big Lebowski cards?
Travis took the time to send me some Red Sox cards and a very special pack!

Here is the selection of Red Sox cards PunkRock sent from San Diego California:

2000 Fleer Greats of the Game #79 Carl Yastrzemski

2000 Upper Deck Y3K? #60 Carl Yastrzemski

2001 Topps Archives #6 Carl Yastrzemski

2002 Fleer Greats #75 Carl Yastzemski

2002 Fleer Greats #89 Carlton Fisk

2004 Sweet Spot #15 Carl Yastzemski

2005 Upper Deck Classics #LL-JR Jim Rice game used pants (with a hit of dirt)

#2005 Upper Deck Classic #55 Joe Wood

2006 Bowman #BDP81 Clay Buchholz

2006 Fleer #DP5 David Ortiz

2006 Fleer #183 Craig Hansen

2006 Topps Update #279 Jonathan Papelbon

2007 Bowman Chrome #BDPP105 Jacoby Ellsbury

2007 Bowman heritage #14 Mike Lowell

2007 Bowman Heritage #243 Hideki Okajima

2007 Bowman Heritage #250 Daisuke Matsuzaka (oohh shiny)

2007 Fleer Ultra #FG-GP Jonathan Papelbon

2007 Topps Rookie '52 #91 Jacoby Ellsbury

2007 Topps Rookie '52 #204 Brandon Moss

2008 Allen+Ginter #134 Jason Varitek mini

2008 Allen+Ginter #171 J.D.Drew mini

2008 Bowman #199 Jacoby Ellsbury

2008 Topps Heritage #55 Josh Beckett

2008 Topps Heritage #248 Red Sox

2008 Topps Heritage #308 Daisuke Matsuzaka

2008 Topps Heritage #375 Manny Ramirez

2008 Topps Heritage Chrome #C93 Clay Buchholz 0524/1959

2008 Upper Deck #736 Dustin Pedroia

2008 Upper Deck #786 David Ortiz

2008 Upper Deck Starquest #41 David Ortiz common

2008 Upper Deck Starquest #41 David Ortiz rare

2009 Allen+Ginter #11 Jacoby Ellsbury

2009 Allen+Ginter #88 Brad Penny

2009 Allen+Ginter #127 J.D.Drew

2009 Allen+Ginter #139 Daisuke Matsuzaka

2009 Allen+Ginter #273 Jason Bay

2009 Allen+Ginter #291 Josh Beckett

2009 Allen+Ginter #300 David Ortiz

2009 Allen+Ginter #300 David Ortiz code card

2009 Allen+Ginter #303 Rocco Baldelli

2009 Allen+Ginter #AGHS7 Manny Ramirez

That is an amazing selection of cards there Travis. Thank you, hope we can trade again soon.

And if you hung on this far.

Travis also sent along this very special pack of 1980 Topps baseball cards. I am 30ish cards short of the full set and I have never opened a pack of this before. I am a tad excited about opening this one up. Absolutely brilliant Travis. Thank you.

Trade with Steve from White Sox Cards

I imagine Steve is pretty pleased for his White Sox team and in particular Mark Buerle. It is amazing to think that it is only the 18th time that a perfect game has ever been pitched. Nice to belong to this special club.
Anyway, my friend Steve from White Sox Cards sent along some Red Sox cards from Oak Lawn, Illinois.
The selection included:
1992 Donruss #GS-6 Frank Viola
2003 Fleer #39 Pedro Martinez
2007 Moments & Milestones #18 Roger Clemens 3/29
2007 Moments & Milestones #92 Curt Schilling 4/150
2007 Topps Opening Day #OD10 Red Sox
2007 Topps Ted Williams #TW9
2007 Topps Wall Mart #WM35 Manny Ramirez
2008 Stadium Club #21 Jacoby Ellsbury
2008 Topps Opening Day mural#16/28 David Ortiz
2008 Topps T205 #HTCP2 Clay Buchholz mini
2009 Bowman #38 Dustin Pedroia
2009 Bowman #205 George Kottaras
2009 Goudey #28 Jacoby Ellsbury
2009 Goudey #33 J.D.Drew
2009 Goudey #35 Clay Buchholz
2009 O-Pee-Chee #365 Jacoby Ellsbury
2009 ToppsTown #TTT42 Kevin Youkilis
2009 Topps Legends #LG-WB Wade Boggs
2009 Upper Deck #41 David Ortiz
2009 Upper Deck #50 Julio Lugo
2009 Upeer Deck #52 Jonathan Papelbon
2009 Upper Deck #55 Jon Lester
2009 Upper Deck #552 Josh Beckett
2009 Upper Deck #561 Javier Lopez
2009 Upper Deck #987 Rocco Baldelli
2009 Upper Deck Starquest #7 Daisuke Matsuzaka gold rare
2009 Upper Deck Starquest #8 David Ortiz
2009 Upper Deck Starquest #8 David Ortiz emerald super rare
2009 Upper Deck Starquest #45 Jonathan Papelbon turquoise
2009 Upper Deck Starquest #48 Kevin Youkilis emerald super rare

Thanks Steve for the cards. Three Jacoby Ellsbury's, some super rare and numbered cards. These are brilliant.

Trade with Jason from The Writer's Journey

Midweek this big box of cards arrived from Jason of The Writer's Journey. It was in exchange for some Reds cards and a few packs of football cards for his sons. My side of the trade can be seen here.

The box had to sit unopened on my desk, which was a bit of a strain, but for good reason. As my wife would put it ,'I would be lost to the world..' if I had opened it to see the baseball goodness inside. It had to wait, school is finishing for the summer break (summer? wet, windy and cold at the moment) and a fellow teacher and I run a Movie and Animation club at school. Our end of year project is to make a Dr Who episode.

Last year our episode titled 'Parasite' lasted 12 minutes. We filmed for about 6 weeks and the editing took about two weeks. The school caretaker made a life size 'Tardis' for us to use in the filming. He topped that this year by making our very own 'Dalek'. We had delusions of grandeur but still left ourselves 6 weeks of filming and 2 weeks of editing. It just wasn't enough time. The big red carpet event was on Friday and the movie wasn't finished until late, late, then early Friday morning and we hadn't burnt the film to DVD yet. My colleague swears by a drink called Red Bull, a caffeine rich stimulant drink that is meant to keep you awake and alert way beyond the time your body is telling you sleep! The movie ended up being 28 minutes long, suffice to say with a few too many continuity errors which are being fixed this weekend. The children enjoyed the film, we enjoyed making the film. However because of this distraction I didn't get to open the box of cards until today.

There are far too many cards to list. Thanks to Jason a huge chunk of my Red Sox wants list has disappeared.

Trade with John from Old School Breaks

There are quite a few of us in 'The John' club on the baseball blogsphere.
If you haven't stumbled across the blog John's Old School Breaks as of yet, make sure you pay a visit. For the fans of all things shiny and bright it is a must. John opens boxes of the cards like Fleer Flair, Flair Showcase, Bowman Best and a set that I have contemplated collecting myself 2001 UD Decade 1970's Baseball. So it was great to finally trade with him. I sent over a lot of Yankees and he replied with this brilliant lot of Red Sox cards from Kingman Arizona.

1982 Fleer #301 Bob Ojeda
1998 Topps Finest #134 Troy O'Leary
2001 Fleer Genuine #122 Juan Diaz #1119/1500
2001 Fleer Genuine #128 Sun-Woo Kim #062/1500
2001 Fleer Genuine High Interest #14 Pedro Matinez
2001 Fleer Genuine Pennant Aggression #10 Pedro Martinez
2006 Upper Deck #543 Julian Tavarez #44/50
2006 Upper Deck #PH-9 Jason Varitek
2006 Upper Deck Special F/X CP-1 Daisuke Matsuzaka
2007 Topps #GN498 Jonathan Papelbon
2007 Topps #WM27 Daisuke Datsuzaka
2008 Spectrum #12 David Ortiz
2008 Spectrum #16 Josh Beckett
2009 UD Team leaders #431 Pedroia, Matsuzaka, Beckett
2009 UD #SQ-13 Josh Beckett gold rare
2009 UD #SQ-13 Josh Beckett blue uncommon

Thank you John. There are some amazing numbered, shiny and die-cut cards here.

Trade with Adam from Thoughts and Sox Part 2

Following close on the heals of a package from Adam was a second package from the man of Thoughts and Sox. Containing another large pile of Red Sox from my wants lists.
The highlights being:
1974 Topps #61 Luis Aparicio
1975 Topps #601 Juan Beniquez
1976 Topps #278 Bernie Carbo
1978 Topps #202 Jim Rice
1982 Topps #225 Mike Torrez
1982 Topps #490 Dennis Eckersley
2000 Fleer Tradition #159 Pedro Martinez
2003 Topps Heritage #77 Rolando Viera
2003 Topps Heritage #88 Trot Nixon
2006 Topps Heritage #187 Tror Nixon
2006 Topps Heritage #369 Keith Foulke
2006 Topps Heritage #399 Mike Lowell
2006 Topps Heritage #402 Matt Clement
2008 Topps Heritage #400 Manny Ramirez
Plus about 40 more cards from the wants list.

Wow. Thanks Adam for taking the time to scoure my wants list and fill quite a few of the gaps.
Whatever happened to Trot Nixon by the way?

Trade with Adam from Thoughts and Sox

Here's one way to clear off a large number of cards from your wants list.
I won't list the cards that Adam from Thoughts and Sox sent recently as there is just far too many. He did include this 2008 Topps Jacoby Ellsbury gold foil. It looks like any normal run of the mill 2008 Topps card but the writing is in gold.
However, for some reason the card that was of great interest to my children was a 1987 Sportflics of Wade Boggs. Why am I surprised? The modern child has access to 10o's of TV stations, all the music in the world at their finger tips, an inexhaustive supply of video clips on you-tube and they were interested in a 'moving' card of Wade Boggs. Who would have thought that something as simple as this would hold their interest. Surely they had seen this sort of thing before-Yes they had, but they still found it mildly fascinating. I should drag out some of my 3D Star Wars cards that are tucked away in the loft somewhere. Now those are great cards.
Thanks Adam for the large brick of cards that I can clear off my wants list.

Trade with Justin from Is this a Wasteland?

Another great Jacoby Ellsbury card came this week from Justin at Is this a wasteland-No it's Tampa Bay Sports. I really liked the Topps Turkey set and it is nice to see that Topps kept the design as an insert. Justin also included some Red Sox from my wants list, including a slabbed 1989 Fleer Roger Clemens.
The selection from Largo, Florida included:

1988 Fleer #343 Mart Barrett
1989 Fleer #85 Roger Clemens
1989 Score #704 Wade Boggs
1990 Donruss Complete set Red Sox
1991 Studio #11 Wade Boggs
1991 Upper Deck #29/36 Ted Williams
1992 Score #78 Ellis Burks
2001 SPx #23 Nomar Garciaparra
2006 Fleer Ultra #194 Craig Breslow
2007 Topps Heritage #6 Jacoby Ellsbury
2008 Bowman #30 Manny Ramirez
2008 Bowman Chrome #79 Jason Varitek
2008 Bowman Chrome #85 Curt Schilling
2009 Bowman #22 David Ortiz
2009 Bowman #115 Jason Bay
2009 Bowman #194 Michael Bowden
2009 Topps Turkey #TR36 Jacoby Ellsbury
2009 Topps Town #TTT27 David Ortiz
2009 Topps Baseball Classic #BCS24 Dustin Pedroia

Thank you Justin, the Red Sox cards are greatly appreciated. The Topps Turkey card has become the favourite Jacoby card of my collection.

Trade with Rod from Padrographs

My efforts to secure some Jacoby Ellsbury cards took a turn for the better recently when Rod from Padrographs contacted to say he had two Jacoby cards-would I be interested? Yes! Definitely. What he didn't say was that he would include this signed Ellis Burks card. If you haven't already viewed Rod's blog he is a prolific and successful Through the Mail autograph collector. One card went out five times to five different players. I admire that sort of dedication. This was our first trade and I will go out on a limb and say not our last.
So what other Red Sox cards did Rod send from Portland Oregon ?(the home state of Jacoby Ellsbury, which in itself is pretty cool)
These:

1986 Topps #233 Steve Lyons
1986 Topps All star commemorative set #15 Wade Boggs
1987 Donruss highlights #44 Wade Boggs
1987 Fleer Stickers #12 Wade Boggs
1987 K-mart #23 Wade Boggs
1987 Sportflics #2 Wade Boggs
1987 Topps All star commemorative set #4 Wade Boggs
1988 Topps All star commemorative set #4 Wade Boggs
1989 Pacific cards #9 Mike Greenwell
1990 Upper Deck #555 Wade Boggs
1990 Collector -A-Books Wade Boggs
1992 Fleer Ultra #4/20 Wade Boggs
1992 Studio #137 Jeff Reardon
1992 Studio #139 Mo Vaughn
1992 Studio #140 Frank Viola
1992 Topps Gold #10 Wade Boggs Silver Winner
1992 Triple Play #211 Wade Boggs
1999 Topps #333 Tim Wakefield
2000 Topps #60 Pedro Martinez
2000 Topps #267 Carl Everett
2001 MLB playing card Fenway park?
2008 Donruss Elite #95 Tyler Yockey
2008 SP Authentic #AA-50 Josh Beckett
2008 Topps Stadium Club #55 Dustin Pedroia
2008 Topps Stadium Club #105 Chris Carter
2008 Topps Stadium Club #145 Clay Buchholz 594/599
2008 Triple Threads #8 Wade Boggs
2008 Triple Threads #12 Fred Lynn
2008 Triple Threads #56 Lars Anderson
2009 Topps #28 Mike Lowell
2009 Topps #173 Manny Delcarmen
2009 Topps Attax Jason Varitek
2009 Topps Ring of Honor #RH66 Jacoby Ellsbury
2009 Topps Finest #46 Jacoby Ellsbury 121/399

Thank you Rod for the cards and adding to my growing jacoby collection.

Trade with Ed from Roll out the Barrel

It is always great to find a new trading buddy. I came across Ed's Roll out the Barrel blog and I was pleasantly surprised that find that he was not only a Brewers fan but I had some cards he needed from his wants list. Cue trade theme...
My side of the trade can be found here.
From Hartland Wisconsin, Ed sent the following Red Sox selection and a couple of packs too.
1987 Donruss #375 Tom Seaver
1988 Fleer #353 Rich Gedman
1988 Topps UK #15 Roger Clemens
1989 Bowman #28 Marty Barrett
1991 Bowman #126 Carlos Quintana
1992 Fleer #41 Daryl Irvine
1992 Fleer #47 Jody Reed
1992 Fleer #49 Mo Vaughn
1992 Score #318 Jack Clark
1992 Upper Deck #543 Tom Brunansky
2006 Fleer Ultra #22 Josh Beckett
2006 Fleer Ultra #26 J.D.Drew
2006 Topps #158 Mike Timlin
2006 Topps #514 Mark Loretta
2008 Goudey #26 Bobby Doerr
2008 Topps #YR22 Manny Ramirez
2008 Upper Deck #373 David Ortiz
2008 Upper Deck #434 David Ortiz
2008 Upper Deck #433 Jason Varitek
2009 Goudey #35-69 4in1 Jonathan Papelbon/Josh Beckett
2009 Topps #TR63 Josh Beckett
plus 3 packs of 2009 Topps Series 2, which will be cracked at Pursuit of Red Sox.

Fantastic stuff Ed. A great first trade. Thanks for the packs too. We love packs over here.

Trade with Big B from Waxaholic

Big B aka Brian from Waxaholic and I have been exchanging cards since we were both reading 'A Pack A day' and pre writing our own blogs. Big B shared his penchant for Premiership Football (soccer), the Braves and Lucy Pinder, but not necessarily in that order. I have been able to find some Braves he needs and Premiership football cards and stickers. Lucy Pinder on the other hand is proving to be far more elusive. Sorry Brian she doesn't return my calls and waiting outside her house has gotten me into more trouble than I need. Rest assured football stickers are on their way.
Brian recently sent an excellent package of cards that included:

1959 Topps #161 Frank Baumann
1959 Topps #384 Dave Sisler
1959 Topps #473 Mike Fornieles
1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier #88 Tim Naehring
1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier #98 Jeff Reardon
1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier #124 Mo Vaughn
1996 Topps complete Red Sox set!
2003 Bowman #BDP92 Chad Spann
2006 Bowman Chrome #113 Josh Beckett
2009 Topps #50 David Ortiz black border
2009 Topps #112 Hideki Okajima black border
2009 Topps #267 Michael Bowden black border
2009 Topps Finest #19 Josh Beckett
2009 Topps World Baseball Classic #9 Daisuke Matsuzaka
2009 Topps World Baseball Classic #37 David Ortiz
2009 Topps World Baseball Classic #47 Dustin Pedroia
and two packs which I will open at Pursuit of Red Sox.

Thanks Brian, the '59 Topps I know are difficult to come by and it was great to receive Canadian cards from a Canadian. Were the World Classic cards from a separate set or inserts in Topps?

Heaven Sent. Trade with Mario from Wax Heaven.

The blog Wax Heaven doesn't need the kudos of being named on this blog. It is the most read of all baseball card blogs. As Mario rounded the corner of 1million visitors, I had just past 3000. That tells you something about the difference. We may be at different ends of the blog spectrum and an ocean apart in geography but that didn't stop Mario from sending some unbelievable cards.
Firstly a 1933 Goudey of Bob Smith. Amazing. A sweet card that will take pride of place in my collection.

An A.J.Griffn 2009 Upper Deck Series 2 game used and autograph card.

A Chris Hernandez 2009 Upper Deck Series 2 Game Jersey

A Matt Riley 2000 Upper Deck SP Autograph and

A Manny Acosta 2009 Upper Deck Series 2 Gold numbered 52/99.

These are awesome cards Mario. Thanks for thinking of me and for your generosity.

Trade with Mr Ross from Boxbusters

It is usually me that sends surprised packages, so be on the receiving end of a surprise was great. Mr Ross at the blog Boxbusters sent this 'surprise' and it included cards from two sets that I tried unsuccessfully to get a hold of : 2008 Timelines and 2007 SP.
Here are the cards Will sent from East Alton Illinois:

2007 SP Rookie Edition #56 David Ortiz
2007 SP Rookie Edition #58 Manny Ramirez
2007 SP Rookie Edition #59 Jonathan Papelbon
2007 SP Rookie Edition #129 Hideki Okijima
2007 SP Rookie Edition #265 Daisuke Matsuzaka
2008 UD Timelines #15 Jason Bay
2008 UD Timelines #72 Jonathan Van Every
2008 UD Timelines #120 Jonathan Van Every
2008 UD Timelines #136 David Ortiz
2008 UD Timelines #227 Jed Lowrie

Thank you Mr Ross. As always it is great to trade.

Trade with Jonathan from NatsTown

A quick message about wanting some Nationals, Expos or Senators cards from Jonathan was all it took for a trade to start. Jonathan mentioned that he had just started a blog about the collecting pursuits of these three teams. His blog is called NatsTown .

Here is the selection of Red Sox cards Jonathan sent from Bethesda, Maryland:
1974 Topps #105 Carlton Fisk
1980 Topps #720 Carl Yastrzemski
1981 Donruss #337 Steve Renko
1985 Topps #350 Wade Boggs
1986 Leaf #77Bill Buckner
1986 Topps Traded #101T Tom Seaver
1987 O-Pee-Chee #39 Marty Barrett
1988 Star Company #2 Mike Greenwell
1990 Upper Deck #373 Jim Rice
1991 Classic #60 Manny Ramirez
1991 Fleer Update #7 Mo Vaughn
1991 Front Row #47 Manny Ramirez
1991 Leaf #BC7 Mo Vaughn
1991 Upper Deck Heroes #35/36 Ted Williams
1992 Fleer Ultra #319 Frank Viola
1992 Leaf #366 Jack Clark
1992 Stadium Club #854 Tim Naehring
1992 Upper Deck #121 Tim Vanegmond
1993 Upper Deck CC #25 Trot Nixon
1994 Upper Deck #543 Trot Nixon
1998 Pacifc Collection #42 Scott Hatteberg
1998 Score #11 Steve Avery
1998 Score #RT96 John Valentin
1998 Score #159 Reggie Jackson
2002 Topps Chrome #567 Rod Beck
2003 Bowman #184 Dusty Brown
2003 Bowman #215 Kason Gabbard
2003 Bowman Heritage #122 Manny Ramirez
2003 Topps #T151 Anatacio Martinez
2003 Upper Deck #338 Ramiro Mendoza
2004 Cracker Jack #78 Derek Lowe
2004 Donruss Absolute Memoribilia #34 Carl Yastrzemski
2004 Donruss Absolute Memorbilia #38 Pedro Martinez
2004 Playoff Honors #36 Jason Varitek
2004 Topps #GM1 Pedro Matinez
2004 Topps All-time Fans Favourites #75 Carl Yastrzemski
2004 Topps Chrome #355 David Ortiz
2004 Topps Heritage #122 Derek Lowe
2005 Bowman Chrome #78 David Ortiz
2005 Donruss Team Heroes #94 Dustin Hermanson
2005 Fleer Showcase #86 Curt Schilling
2005 Topps Chrome #70 Curt Schilling

Wow a great first trade with Jonathan. Thanks for the excellent cards.

Trade with Ross from Sports Cards Info.

My good friend Ross from Sports Card Info and I have completed another trade. I have to take my hat off to Ross because he always, without fail, sends great cards. A few off the wants list, an odd ball here and there, a Jacoby, a Nomar or two and a variety of Red Sox cards.

This time Ross sent these Red Sox along :
1982 Fleer #288 Tom Burgmeier
1989 Topps #269 Tom Bolton
1990 Bowman #279 Dwight Evans
1990 Upper Deck #463 Nick Esasky
1991 Bowman #109 Ellsi Burks
1991 Bowman #130 Kevin Morton
1992 Topps #324 Danny Darwin
1993 Topps #798 Greg Blosser
1994 Topps #321 John Dopson
1996 Pinnacle #303 Mike Greenwell
1996 Upper Deck #23 Mike Greenwell
1996 Upper Deck CC #1 Nomar Garciaparra
1996 Upper Deck CC #473 Dwayne Hosey
1996 Upper Deck CC #477 Stan Belinda
1997 Fleer #21 Jeff Frye
1997 Fleer#603 Shane Mack
1997 Score #110 Reggie Jefferson
1997 Topps #293 Nomar Garciaparra
1997 Topps #370 Roger Clemens
1997 Upper Deck #234 Nomar Garciaparra
1997 Upper Deck CC #48 Tom Gordon
1997 Upper Deck CC #51 Darren Bragg
1998 Fleer Ultra #263 Michael Coleman
1998 Fleer Ultra #336G Jim Leyritz
1998 Leaf #7 Reggie Jefferson
1998 Leaf #63 Nomar Garciaparra
1998 Leaf #255 Michael Coleman
1998 Pacific #45 Nomar Garciaparra
1998 SP Authentic #61 Pedro Martinez
1998 Topps #64 Tom Gordon
1998 Topps #193 Jeff Frye
1998 Topps #427 Reggie Jefferson
1998 Topps #438 Jim Leyritz
1998 Topps Stadium Club #223 Jose Canseco
1998 Upper Deck #320 Nomar Garciaparra
1998 Upper Deck #452 Nomar Garciaparra
1998 Upper Deck CC #47 Darren Bragg
1999 Fleer #69 Nomar Garciaparra
1999 Upper Deck #53 Scott Hatteberg
2007 Bowman Best #8 David Ortiz 173/249
2009 Topps Finest #46 Jacoby Ellsbury
2009 Topps Finset #115 Kevin Youkilis
2009 Upper Deck #40 Mark Kotsay
2009 Upper Deck #42 Jacoby Ellsbury
2009 Upper Deck SPX #67 Dustin Pedroia

Fantastic. Once again Ross you have blown me away with your generosity. Thanks.

Trade with Matthew from Heartbreaking Cards Part Deux

Here is the second helping of the selection of cards sent by Matt from Heartbreaking Cards of Staggering Genius. Matt has just started another blog and I wish I had thought of it, as it is a brilliant idea for a blog. The premise to rip at least one pack of every card product ever made. I presume it is not limiting itself to just baseball, so anything goes. Have a look at Pack to be named later.
Other than that here are the cards Matt sent.

2003 Fleer #24 Manny Ramirez
2003 Topps #6 Shea Hillenbrand
2004 Fleer Legacy #4 Curt Schilling
2004 Topps #OG27 Curt Schilling
2005 Fleer #247 Tim Wakefield
2005 Fleer #258 Derek Lowe
2006 Fleer #135 Daviv Ortiz
2006 Topps #476 Mike Lowell
2006 Topps Update #UH221 David Ortiz
2007 Topps Ted Williams #3-36
2008 Bowman #BDP12 Chris Carter
2008 Bowman Heritage #221 Craig Hansen mini

2008 Sweet Spot #60 Jonathan Papelbon

2008 Sweet Spot #77 Mike Lowell
2008 Topps Chrome #30 Kevin Youkilis
2008 Topps Moments and Milestones #RA-CB Clay Buchholz Autograph
2008 Topps Opening day #16/28 David Ortiz
2008 Upper Deck #228 Mike Lowell
2008 Upper Deck #437 Sean Casey
2008 Upper Deck Starquest #SQ14 David Ortiz
2008 UD Timelines #136 David Ortiz
2008 UD Timelines #144 Josh Beckett
2008 UD X #11 Diasuke Matsuzaka diecut
2009 Topps #8 Terry Francona
2009 Topps #25 Jon Lester
2009 Topps #77 Jed Lowrie
2009 Topps #298 Jonathan Van Every
2009 Topps #330 Daisuke Matsuzaka
2009 Upper Deck Starquest #8 David Ortiz blue uncommon

Thanks. A great array of cards from Matt. The auto of Clay Buchholz is a beauty.