Friday, February 21, 2014

It's a Festivus miracle!

I went to one of the local card shop's trade night this past Wednesday evening. I try to go every month, it's a good time.
 
But I have to say... perhaps a new name is needed. "Trade" night doesn't quite fit. I haven't made a trade in 7 or 8 months there.
Unless you have a brand new released 17 colour game used patch rookie autograph numbered to under /3, there is no way you'll ever trade.
 
I exaggerate, but only a little. Forget player collecting or even team set collecting.
 
And set collecting? Trading base cards? Or even the base inserts? HA! Not a chance. You may as well be Snipe hunting.
 
But then it happened... there were a few new faces this month. And they haven't quite yet got the memo about "the minimum standard."
 
So there were trades to be had! And trade I did.
 
Here are some of my new acquisitions. See if you can spot the theme. There may be a prize.*
 
*(not bloody likely)
 
a 2013-14 Titanium Carey Price jersey card
 

a 2010-11 Certified Carey Price DUAL jersey card #/150


a 2010-11 Certified Masked Marvels DUAL jersey card #/99


a 2013-14 Upper Deck Series One Clear Cut Stoppers insert of Carey Price #/100


a 2013-14 Upper Deck Team Canada Carey Price Exclusive parallel #/100


a 2013-14 Totally Certified Carey Price base


a 2013-14 Upper Deck SPx 96/97 Carey Price die cut insert (remember these from back then?)


the 2013-14 Upper Deck SPx Carey Price base


a 2013-14 Upper Deck ICE Carey Price (only found in a bonus pack from boxes of SPx)


a 2013-14 Panini Carey Price somethingorother from some set... I have no idea...


and now for something, completely different...

a 2013-14 Absolute P.K. Subban


...one of these things is not like the other.....

definitely the most productive trade night in a very long time. It was nice to scratch every one of those cards off of my want list.

2 comments:

  1. The final Carey Price came from the Panini wrapper redemption set from the Fall 2013 Toronto Expo.

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  2. Outstanding!!!!!!!!!

    Now that's what I call a successful trade night. Great pickups.

    Lots of new stuff too. I like what Titanium has done the past couple years with their jersey cards. They look sharp.

    Congrats!

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