Continuation of the Trade With Max

I completed a trade with Max of the blog "Starting Nine" back in November.  You can refresh your memory here.  He had some 2013 Topps Spring Fever cards earmarked for me, but at the time of our trade, he hadn't located them.  When he did, he sent them to my mailbox. I think I had this Machado already, but with the way his cards are shooting up, I don't mind another one.  I'll have to look in my Manny PC and see, but this one is nice to have, nonetheless.

I'm pretty sure I didn't have this Cal already.  So, it was nice to see it in my package.  Cal cards are still coming out every year, so it gives me opportunities to add to my PC and have a chance that I'll know whether or not I own the card.

So, thanks for the trade, Max.  I really appreciate it.  Let's do this again!

Trade With Ken

I completed a trade with new blogger Ken (from Ken's Daily Fix) recently when we swapped 2013 Topps Emerald parallels (for me) for past A&G Indians cards (for Ken).  I sent him 20 or so A&G cards from 2006 to 2009 and he sent me 10 Emerald parallels that I needed for my set and also some Orioles that I needed.

One of the Orioles cards that he sent was the above Manny Machado/Dylan Bundy Orioles Rookie Stars from 2013 Heritage.  I think any Oriole fan can look at this card and feel excited about the future of the team with these two on the cusp of stardom.  Even Bundy looks excited in his picture for the card....

Ken also included the 2013 Spring Fever Nick Markakis that I needed for my Nick the Stick PC.  I really like how this card scanned.

Anyway, thanks for the trade, Ken.  I know we will be doing a bunch more trading now and in the future!

Make sure you check out Ken's blog!

My Results for 2013 Topps Spring Fever Baseball

I got my packs from my Spring Fever Baseball redemption cards 2 weeks ago at the local card shop.  They look really good, actually.  Some nice foil cards at 5 cards per pack.  I had 3 redemption cards and got 3 packs.  I didn't pull any autos, but I did get the above Cal Ripken as the second card in my first pack.  I also got Manny Machado in another pack.  That's all for Orioles.  Here are the other players I got:  Will Clark, David Wright, Mike Trout, Matt Kemp, Tyler Skaggs, Carlos Pena, Robinson Cano, Salvador Perez, Dan Haren, Prince Fielder, Jean Segura, Stan Musial and Jose Bautista.

I think I will be holding onto the Trout and Musials (along with the Ripken and Machado of course), but everything else will likely be up for trade.  If you guys see anything you like, shoot me a message and we can work out a deal.