eBay: Brent
I think it is time to clean up my scanned folder and show of some of these great Mets cards I have picked up from eBay super seller, Brent. Brent specializes in case breaking and does a great job at...
View ArticleZistle Trade #66: The_Sandlot
Our next trade is from Joe. He reached out with a trade offer around the time I was starting to get a bit burned out on trades. Props to Joe, who was patient enough to wait for things to settle. Joe...
View ArticleZistle Trade #67: Gerry
Here is another quick trade with Gerry. Gerry has been a pleasant trade partner on Zistle. He requests simple, PWE-sized trades. Never hassles (not saying others do). He is fitting of the namesake...
View ArticleBlogger Trade: P-Town Tom
I did my very first group break with Tom. He was breaking some cheap boxes of Pacific and Swell cards. It was a nice break where I received some good cards.He reached out to me quite awhile ago...
View ArticleZistle Trade #68: Lightningfan7609
Well, it has been awhile since my last post. I am still around doing my thing. I have spent the last few months not doing too much with baseball cards. I had not logged into Zistle since February...
View ArticleZistle Trade #69: TheToddFather21
This Zistle trade came in from Josh. When I saw his username, in my mind, I was thinking Todd Helton. I believe there is another Blogger out there that goes by something similar. Josh's request was...
View ArticleZistle Trade #70: scottbdoug
We head back north to Canada for our next trade. This one again with Scott. We have traded a few other times and so far so good.Scott sent a couple cards that will be going into my in-progress FFM...
View ArticleZistle Trade #71: tbjc
The Mets season has been pretty interesting thus far. Pitching was suppose to be the strength of the team. Yoenis Cespedes was suppose to playing MVP ball. Michael Conforto was likely to start the...
View ArticleZistle Trade #72: SDre31
This next Zistle trade is with Steve. He was one of my first trades completed on Zistle. He reached out with a nice trade offer, but I offered back with a nice stack back to him.I received a bunch of...
View ArticleZistle Trade #73: Cardboard Mets
Next up is a Zistle trade with Thomas. He had actually reached out via email prior to this trade offer just introducing himself and his blog, Cardboard Mets. I don't recall if I replied because I am...
View ArticleZistle Trade #74: mattdamick
This was a quick trade with Matt. He reached out with a simple request. One PWE later and I received some nice cards.Seeing Keith Hernandez in an Indians uniform is quite strange. He isn't too fond...
View ArticleZistle Trade #75: Ryans0625
This Zistle trade was with Ryan. He reached out with a large trade request. We both ran into some missing cards, but easily worked it out. By happenstance, four of the cards below depict the Mets...
View ArticleZistle Trade #76: The_Sandlot
I had not tried many different websites for card cataloging. I found Zistle and settled right in because of how simple and intuitive it was to catalog my cards. The best feature, to me, is by far the...
View ArticleZistle Trade #77: scottbdoug
Back to Canada we go with another trade with Scott. This was a larger trade then some of our previous ones, but Scott has always been a great trader and getting things sent down from Canada...
View ArticleZistle Trade #78: mkaz80
Next up is another Mets-centric trade with Mark over at This Way to the Clubhouse.We all have duplicates. Sometimes we have multiple duplicates. Matching up with other Mets collectors is always nice...
View ArticleZistle Trade #79: cloverly
Once word came out about Zistle there was an uptick in trade requests for everyone. Zistle has/had a very easy interface for trades, so it was best to get as many in as possible.I reached out to Brian...
View ArticleZistle Trade #80: CardinalSauce
Next up is new trade partner Marc. He reached out with a request for some 1983 Topps needs and offered back a decent package in return.Okay, so these Jose Reyes cards of him playing with the Rockies...
View ArticleZistle Trade #81: mtavares
Marcelo sent me a trade request for some 2014 Topps needs and I was more than happy to make some space in my collection.A downside to Zistle (and perhaps it's downfall) was that there were inaccuracies...
View ArticleZistle Trade #82: SWATty67
Let's take a quick break and discuss the World Series. It's been a week since the Houston Astros won their first World Series trophy in their franchise's history. It was a pretty great World Series...
View ArticleZistle Trade #83: TNTCardsStg
Next up is a trade with Trevor. Pretty straightforward trade with some decent stuff traded.So, we thought Fleer learned their lesson with their 1995 design when they went the simple route for their...
View ArticleZistle Trade #84: paulb
Back to the World Series, but specifically the studio team that Fox delivered. Kevin Burkhardt, Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Keith Hernandez. Both Ortiz and Hernandez were new additions this...
View ArticleZistle Trade #85: stevienicks77
We are getting to the end of Zistle now. Trades were winding down and it seemed like people were moving on. Zistle was a great experience and really great at getting me back into this hobby. It is a...
View ArticleZistle Trade #86: royals
Well, this is the end of Zistle trading. It actually ended last year, but being timely with posts is not my style.Zistle was fun. Made contact with a lot of great collectors. Made contact with one...
View ArticleTCDb Trade #1: herkojerko (or the start of a new online home)
Now we move onto my next online home for collecting and trading. Trading Card Database. I recall looking into the site along with Zistle. I found it a little confusing, especially when compared to...
View ArticleTCDb Trade #2: tjhorak (or Party at Tribe Town)
My second completed trade on TCDb was with TJ. He is a Cleveland Indians collector from Akron, OH, so naturally he requested a bunch on Cleveland Indians.My favorite card I received from TJ is the...
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