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What is Your Opinion Of Big Trading?

spazzyspazzy Posts: 592 ✭✭
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Has anyone ever made some big trades? I'm Not talking about commons for commons or a Ripken RC for a 1969 Yaz. I am talking about trades like a 55 Clemente for a AAron Rookie or a PSA set for a bunch of superstars.
I think trading or trading with a bit of cash is the way to go. I just dont see many BIG traders out there. Are you guys out there? Many times opinions expressed that many would like to own even a beat up 52 Topps Mantle but could not afford it. I believe that with the high fees associated with an expensive card like that, a dealer may make a trade- cash deal if asked to avoid that big fee. If you are looking for a card like that, I bet you have some good tradeable stuff.
I have on occassion, been trading for years with many dealers and it has worked out for both of us. I have no problem giving the traded advantage if I know how much i have in the card and I really want the trade item.

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  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've made one "big" trade in my life. Back in the early 1980s I traded a 1953 Topps baseball complete set, for a T206 Ray Demmitt (St Louis) and a 1954 Bowman Ted Williams.

    I wouldn't have any problem making a trade like that again. It's just that right now, I really don't have anything big I want to get rid of.

    Steve
  • 72skywalker72skywalker Posts: 1,554 ✭✭✭
    I love to trade but at shows the dealers want to give you 10% of book while they try to charge you full book value. I am trying to focus on only yankee cards and I have a lot of high $$ HOF cards (Wiliams, Clemente, Robinson...) if someone has old Yankee cards they want to get rid of.
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  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    had a couple nice big trades here, other good ones with high value raw singles or sets.

    of course, if you've got a Brock, i've got a Broglio. image
  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    I'd like to trade some of my vintage set for one iconic card, have found too many willing traders to do the same. It would be ideal if someone wanted break-up value since more people can afford smaller $ cards, or they just wanted the set
  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    The Biggest Trade I'm aware of is part of hobby lore now. I am sure someone here can recount the details more precisely...but it was something on the order of a near set of E107s for a Honus Wagner.

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  • smtjoysmtjoy Posts: 617
    I have done a number of big card trades, the largest I traded away a card valued over 6k, I have also traded for a 55 clemente psa 7 and many other high dollar cards. For me its just been finding the right situation where we both have cards the other wants, then you just work to get a deal down. I have found that if its a card I really want I give more to the trade and when its the other way around I expect to get a little extra in the deal. I will say I had an easier time when the market was going up, I have found it harder to trade in this downward moving market.
  • spazzyspazzy Posts: 592 ✭✭
    I would think that people would trade more in a down market.
  • SabrgeekSabrgeek Posts: 484
    Mike:

    Was that the Scott Brockleman trade at the National a few years ago -- in which he traded with Richard Masson (Sic) (I belive that's his name). Both parties were very happy with that trade

    Rich
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  • JHS5120JHS5120 Posts: 1,968 ✭✭✭
    I ABSOLUTELY love trading!!!!! Too bad I don't have anything high end available for trade but if I did I would love to trade for a bunch of smaller stuff!
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  • theczartheczar Posts: 1,590 ✭✭
    spazzy,
    do you have something in mind? i am in the process of getting rid of a large quantity of 1975-1980 cards in PSA 9 with a few 10's. i would trade any or all for something.

    thanks
  • spazzyspazzy Posts: 592 ✭✭
    I am more of a vintage trader. I have noticed that folks dont trade too much. You may see something special soon on the BST boards, but that was not the reason for the post. I think that cards were called trading cards so why not trade them? If you really like something, why not trade what others want and many times it can be replaced. A few years ago, I traded for one of my favorite cards of all times . I gave up a PSA 3 Bowman Mantle as part of the trade and payment. I know in the future I can get a card like that back...maybe in a better grade....The chase is lots of fun as well as neogotiating.
  • MantleMarisFordBerraMantleMarisFordBerra Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I love to trade but at shows the dealers want to give you 10% of book while they try to charge you full book value. I am trying to focus on only yankee cards and I have a lot of high $$ HOF cards (Wiliams, Clemente, Robinson...) if someone has old Yankee cards they want to get rid of. >>



    I feel your pain brother. I've also been focusing on Yankee cards from the 50's & 60's for several years now. I had a '56 Clemente in VG condition I got back in '96 but after I narrowed my focus to Yankees it just didn't fit in. I kept an eye out for a quality trade....it took me almost 10 years. Thankfully I did just trade it earlier this year for a nice '58 Mantle All Star. I doubt i'll be making any trades on that level again because everything high end I have now I want to keep.
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