Trade Bait - 2013 Topps Eddie Murray Rookie Reprint Cloth Patch Card

This is what I have (courtesy of the Carl Crawford Cards blaster pack mega-trade!)

This is what I want...

Leave a comment or send me an email if you want to trade.

Trade Bait - Storage Boxes

If you've been following this blog for the past few months, you probably know that I recently revamped my baseball closet.  I put all of my cards into 3,000 count super shoes because they fit the tight dimensions of my closet best.

A side effect of this is that I have a ton of miscellaneous storage boxes sitting in my garage now.  I do not need them, but I am hesitating at recycling them as most of them are in good shape.

I plan on putting them on craigslist in my area, and pray that someone needs them.  But before I do that I wanted to offer them to any readers that might live in my general vicinity.  This has to be a local trade only, as there is no way I am going to ship them.

All told, I have at least 35 boxes.  Most are 3,200 count, but there are a fair share of 5,000 count boxes.  If someone is interested, I will get the exact numbers of boxes.  The boxes are in good shape, some are brand new, some have some wear, and some have some writing on them.

So, if you live within say 50 miles of Raleigh, NC.  I'll gladly meet you halfway if you want to make a trade.

Doc

Trade Bait - Baseball Anecdotes

Description from Amazon:

In the 150 years since its humble birth, baseball has shown an infinite capacity for exhilarating triumphs, heart-breaking losses, amusing blunders, and awe-inspiring feats. Willie Mays's amazing catch of Vic Wertz's monstrous drive in the 1954 World Series, Bobby Thomson's "shot heard round the world," the "Black Sox" Scandal of 1919, DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, even the pitiful 1962 Mets, who finished 60 games (or two full months) out of first place--these are all part of baseball lore and part of its allure.

A banquet for baseball fans, Baseball Anecdotes offers a colorful and highly entertaining anecdotal history of America's National Pastime, from the founding of the first professional baseball team, Cincinnati's Red Stockings, by George Wright (the son of a famous English cricketer) and the forming of the first league (in a New York bar on St. Patrick's Day), to the miraculous comeback of the Mets in the Sixth Game of the 1986 World Series. Here you will meet the game's great innovators (from John Montgomery Ward, who invented the pitching mound--and also pitched the second perfect game in history--to Bill Veeck, who introduced the exploding scoreboard in Comiskey Park); the colorful eccentrics (such as King Kelly, who was accompanied off the field by a black monkey and a Japanese valet) and the self-effacing stars (such as Harmon Killebrew, who, when asked what his hobbies were, said, "Well, I like to wash dishes"); the penny-pinching owners (when Babe Ruth requested tickets for the Yankee's 1936 season opener at The House That Ruth Built, the team management said sure, just send in a check); and, most of all, the legendary players: Ruth, Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Lefty Gomez, Sandy Koufax, Casey Stengel, Mickey Mantle, and countless others. Along the way, readers are treated to instant replays of some of baseball's most memorable moments, such as Roger Maris' quest for Ruth's 61-home-run record, Don Larsen's perfect World Series game, and Ted Williams' final major league at bat (he hit a home run).

Okrent and Wulf, two highly regarded baseball writers, touch all the bases in this vividly written volume, capturing the whole human drama of baseball in a cascade of stories that offers a nostalgic feast (or, as Yogi Berra would put it, "Deja vu all over again") as well as a fascinating introduction to baseball lore for the newest generation of fans.

Trade Bait - When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!

Description from Amazon:

Three-time MVP and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra hit home runs twice in a row with his two previous books, The Yogi Book and It Ain't Over. Now, his winning streak continues as the celebrated athlete and true American hero speaks about life, baseball, and "the forks in the road." 

Filled with the baseball legend's inimitable and unwittingly wise aphorisms from "It ain't over till it's over" to "You can't think and hit at the same time," these reflections focus on the valuable lessons he learned on and off the field.

Trade Bait - Fair Ball

Description from Amazon:

From his perspective as a journalist and a true fan, Bob Costas, NBC's award-winning broadcaster, shares his unflinching views on the forces that are diminishing the appeal of major league baseball and proposes realistic changes that can be made to protect and promote the game's best interests.

In this cogent--and provocative--book, Costas examines the growing financial disparities that have resulted in nearly two-thirds of the teams in major league baseball having virtually no chance of contending for the World Series. He argues that those who run baseball have missed the crucial difference between mere change and real progress. And he presents a withering critique of the positions of both the owners and players while providing insights on the wild-card system, the designated-hitter rule, and interleague play. Costas answers each problem he cites with an often innovative, always achievable strategy for restoring genuine competition and rescuing fans from the forces that have diluted the sheer joy of the game.

Balanced by Costas's unbridled appreciation for what he calls the "moments of authenticity" that can still make baseball inspiring, Fair Ball offers a vision of our national pastime as it can be, a game that retains its traditional appeal while initiating thoughtful changes that will allow it to thrive into the next century.

Trade Bait - Minor League Baseball Cards

Through luck, happenstance and random events, I have found myself to be the disgruntled owner of approximately 5,000 Minor League baseball cards.  I do not collect Minor League cards, nor do I want to start.  Plus, they are eating up precious space in Uncle Doc's Card Closet.  Therefore, I am going to offer them up as trade bait.

Currently all of these cards are out of order.  Not even close to in order by manufacturer, and don't even kid yourself that their numerically in order. So, given the complete ramshackle nature of this 5,000 count box, I will do the following:

I am going to take one pass through this box, and then the entire box is going to find a new home (90 miles due East of my house). 

That being said, if you are in need or want of some Minor League cards, please leave a comment with your wants, or provide a link to your want list.  Unless absolutely necessary, please refrain from requesting "Favorite Team Name Here."  Like I said, these cards are not in order, and figuring out each team's Major League affiliate would be a chore.  However, I might be persuaded to find'em all for a price...

There is nothing terribly sexy about these cards, so what I'd look for in return would be base from 2011 Topps Series Two, and 2013 Topps Series One (no want list up, as I don't have a single base card, yet).  If your wanting me to search high and low for every Ranger, Dodger and/or Tiger in the box, I might be looking for something a little more "vintagey" in return.

From a glance, the box includes: Action Packed, Line Drive, Star, Impel, Excel, Classic, Just, Best and a myriad of team sets, which also include the ever-awesome "Clubhouse Dork Manager Card."

I'll take requests for a week, and then I'll email you with what I find during my sole, one and only pass through the box.

Doc

EDIT: Angles in Order has claimed 99 Fleer Excel cards, and Carl Crawford Cards has claimed the rest of the lot (3,429 cards).

Trade Bait - California Angels Button

A side effect of cleaning out, building and organizing my new card closet, is that I have some interesting trade fodder.  Since I designed the closet solely for wax, sets and super shoes, I am left with a big box of odds and ends that need a new home.

Today I'm offering for trade a California Angels button.  Angels in Order has already claimed one of the large buttons and the small orange button.  If you're interested, please leave a comment and then I will email you.  Also, my want list is on the right side of the top menu.  Out of what's listed, I'm mostly interested in knocking off the 2011 Topps Series 2.

I also still have a 1982 Fleer Sticker Album and three All-Star ballots left for trade...

Trade Bait - 1982 Fleer Sticker Album

A side effect of cleaning out, building and organizing my new card closet, is that I have some interesting trade fodder.  Since I designed the closet solely for wax, sets and super shoes, I am left with a big box of odds and ends that need a new home.

Tonight I'm offering up for trade an unused 1982 Fleer Sticker Album.  All of the pages are blank and in good condition.  If you're interested, please leave a comment and then I will email you.  Also, my want list is on the right side of the top menu.  Out of what's listed, I'm mostly interested in knocking off the 2011 Topps Series 2.

I also still have three All-Star ballots left for trade...

Trade Bait - 1989, 1991 and 1992 All-Star Ballots

A side effect of cleaning out, building and organizing my new card closet, is that I have some interesting trade fodder.  Since I designed the closet solely for wax, sets and super shoes, I am left with a big box of odds and ends that need a new home.

That is why tonight I'm offering four three un-punched All-Star ballots.  All four three are in good shape and free of hanging chads.

If you're interested, please leave a comment.  Also, my want list is on the right side of the top menu.  Out of what's listed, I'm mostly interested in knocking off the 2011 Topps Series 2.

* Angels in Order has claimed one of the 1989 All-Star Ballots