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Before that moment, I had a pretty low opinion of trading on Instagram, and I'll explain why before I get into discussing how this particular deal was struck. Instagram is almost like the wild west. Everyone running around buying/selling/trading cards with some bad apples thrown in. Most of the sellers/traders are kids and the age range is somewhere betwee 11-14. I had made a trade on there where I gave up one signed baseball for another, but in the end, I never received my end of the deal. The 12-year old kid (named Joe) kept my ball and said that the one he sent me was 'lost in the mail.' When I asked him to send me my ball back, he said he did, but then could never produce a tracking number, so I knew then and there that I was scammed. Well, I've blasted that kid's handle all over Instagram (king_cards15), so hopefully no one trades with him anymore.
So, as I was just about to end my trading days on there just as they began, I met Kyle.
Kyle (who is 14) had a picture of this Brooks up and I asked him about it. When he told me the price, I felt like it was a good deal, so I decided to try again in making a deal on there. I got to talking to Kyle quite a bit and decided to also send him a few Roy Halladay cards for good measure as well.
So, this card came in yesterday and I was really happy. I subscribed to Kyle's Youtube channel (MrPhilliesphan04) as well, just in case he posts any stuff on there for sale or trade that I might like. If any of you has an Instagram, you should follow him, he's a really good guy (sportscardsgalore) or go follow his Youtube.
Thanks for the deal, Kyle! I know we'll be doing some more.
