What is the best card you ever traded for?

[NateMack]

I was thinking about a trade I made a couple years ago when I acquired a 52 Bowman Mantle and a 56 Topps Mantle in one trade. This was mind blowing to me! I never imagined when I restarted collecting that my collection would be half of what it is today, and I for sure never thought I would own these cards.

Story goes, I started a conversation with a fellow trader about some of the sets I was working on and he mentioned that he had those 2 cards that he was willing to trade. He in return was looking for a large group of cards so he could make trades with other people. I proceeded to lay out several hundred cards (mostly commons with some HOFers) from the 50's to the 70's and asked if it was what he wanted. He said ok, and the rest was history... Or at least history for me!!

So, I wonder... What was your greatest trade? And what did you have to give up in return?

Thanks for sharing,
Nate Mack