What's the largest trade you ever made?

[dabigyankeeman]

Traded with a dealer once, I gave him a few thousand cards from the 1960's (assorted conditions, mostly commons and minor stars, some stars) for one card - a 1954 Bowman Mantle in really nice shape.

[brian1961]

Whiteymet, Thank you for taking the time and trouble to share your anecdotes of the ultra rare Current All-Stars. You were by no means boring. I could intently devour these kind of memories for hours.

Bill Haber was such a dear man. I miss him. You sure knew how to play him, all the way down the stairs!

Again, thanks. ----Brian Powell

[irishdenny]

Mr. Whiteymet & Mr. Bo.b Rich.@rd$son,

Stories such as yours should be gathered & placed into a Collector's Edition of Memories for those of us who would wear the pages out reading them over & over & over again!

My Dad loved Baseball enough to pass on all of his Grand tales of the Diamond Hero's from the 40's thru the early 60's that past through his life as a Bus dispatcher in New York City. A few articles & autographs to go along with his stories helped mold me into the Collector I've become today.

You Guys only rekindle his presents... A Dad who past 20+ years ago, remembered through your stories!

"Thank You Kindly, 2 the Both of You!"

[whiteymet]

Brian and Denny:

Thanks for the kind words. The only reason these stories by Bob and I resonate is probably because we are OLD HEADS! I have been in the "organized" hobby since 1963 and crossed paths with lots of the OLD HEADS that came before me.

Nagy, Egan, Gelman, McClure, Foxwell, Reuss, Wickman, Lerner, Greenwood, Blazina, John England, and many, many more.

Fred

[lug-nut]

I traded my ex-wife for a set of golf clubs and happiness...and I still have both

Best trade ever!

[Big Ben]

Not vintage, but in 1998 during the home run chase mania, I traded ten 1985 Topps Mark McGwire rookie cards to a dealer for the following cards.

1954 Topps Ted Williams (vg), 54 Topps Phil Rizzuto, 54 Topps Jackie Robinson, '57 Topps Roy Campenella, 59 Topps Sandy Koufax, and a 59 Topps Stan Musial.

The Campenella, Koufax, and Musial are Nr mint. The 54 Robinson had a pen mark on the back and I ended up selling that with the Rizzuto a couple of years later. Then in 2009, I won a PSA 6 54 Topps Jackie Robinson on EBay for cheaper than I sold the raw cards several years earlier.

From a hobby standpoint, at least I can say that I benefited from the steroid era?