Best trade you ever made w/ a card store

MrRick

New here & I was just going through one of my Rubbermaid tubs filled w/ unopened boxes & saw a reminder of a trade w/ a card store I made back in '92. I was collecting the '92 Donruss baseball & '91-'92 Stadium Club hockey sets that year. I bought a box of '92 Donruss & was opening packs when I got an Elite Howard Johnson. The next time I went back to the store I took it w/ me to thank him & show my prize. He was almost depressed when he saw it. He'd been ripping open the Donruss packs at a big clip trying to get the Elite cards & hadn't found one yet. He asked if I'd trade it. I said sure. I got 3 unopened boxes of '92 Donruss, 3 boxes of Stadium Club hockey & the 3 books that made up 'The Crow' by JO Barr.

None of them are worth much now, but that Howard Johnson Elite wouldn't be worth a spot in my binder anymore.

72skywalker

In the early 90's I traded a 9 page pocket binder full of 1990 proset and score rookies for 1 1986 Jerry Rice rookie. i was nervous at the time but i think i made out in the long run.

itzagoner

i traded my sanity to become part-owner of a card store.

when the store closed down, it got traded back.

PMKAY

1967 Bobby Hull for a complete set of 1989 Score Football. This was in 1989.

Bosox1976

In 1987 traded a stack of 81-82 Topps Gretzky and Jari Kurri cards for a bunch of nice, older Bobby Orr cards.

lawnmowerman

I wouldn't make any trades with the local card store because the owner was a scumbag. I made the mistake of buying wax packs from him. I didn't know any better back then (mid 90's) but all the packs had burn marks on them. I realized why that was when I walked in one day and actually saw him resealing wax packs. The whole store smelled of burned wax. What a jerkoff.

Huncrelan

Back in the days when the 1988 Topps Traded Jim Abbott USA card was on fire, I traded 10 of them to a shop owner for (1) 82/83 and (1) 83/84 O-Pee_Chee Hockey wax boxes which were covered in dust. He told me he couldn't give hockey away and had the boxes for years. I think the cards were selling for about $5 each at the time but I had busted two cases of the loose vending that I got direct from Topps and I was in the cards at about $1.00. I wish I still had the wax, but it is long gone.

MrRick

<< <i>Back in the days when the 1988 Topps Traded Jim Abbott USA card was on fire, I traded 10 of them to a shop owner for (1) 82/83 and (1) 83/84 O-Pee_Chee Hockey wax boxes which were covered in dust. He told me he couldn't give hockey away and had the boxes for years. I think the cards were selling for about $5 each at the time but I had busted two cases of the loose vending that I got direct from Topps and I was in the cards at about $1.00. I wish I still had the wax, but it is long gone. >>



nice

lseecon

Back in 1986, I traded my beatup poor condition $10 bill for my local card store's complete Nm-Mt/ MT set of 1986 Fleer Basketball set with stickers (the Jordan was sent in for grading some 10 years later and received a PSA 8 (great centering--might be a candidate for a bump to an 8.5)) and a shiny nickel (set was priced at $9.95)

Time4aGansett

Great thread!
In 1990 I dealt all my 1986-87 ProCards minor league sets that I had for a case of 1989 Score Football wax boxes. Minor League cards were on fire then, and I think I got out when it peaked. Score football was still "junk" at that time, so at first the trade was lopsided in the dealer's favor. I broke the case down, made sets, and sold all but one, which I still have today.

BunchOBull

When I was 14 I traded some 1998 Topps prospect card for a pack of 1998 Elite Baseball that yielded the following card:

cincyredlegs

Back in 1986 I traded about (50) 1985 and 86 Mattingly's, Vince Coleman's and Strawberry's for a 1952 Bowman Willie Mays. The Mays had about 90/10 L to R centering but it is still a 52 Bowman Mays. My brother has the card now.

Mark

1980scollector

What a great deal Cincy.


Also,


I love that Ryan/Maddux dual autograph.

Do you still own it?

BunchOBull

<< <i>What a great deal Cincy.


Also,


I love that Ryan/Maddux dual autograph.

Do you still own it? >>



I absolutely do; I'm 30 now, so it's been with me longer than it hasn't!

epislash

Well not my best, but in around 1995-96 I traded away 30 magic the gathering revised duel lands for an 86 fleer jordan. I wish I still had either. Those duel lands are selling for huge money now. Ugh

BuenoDawg

<< <i>I wouldn't make any trades with the local card store because the owner was a scumbag. I made the mistake of buying wax packs from him. I didn't know any better back then (mid 90's) but all the packs had burn marks on them. I realized why that was when I walked in one day and actually saw him resealing wax packs. The whole store smelled of burned wax. What a jerkoff. >>



Don't put a guy down for making toast with his iron. I bet the peanut butter melted oh so good on that toast.

miconelegacy

Great thread! Nice deal Mark and Bunch!

GR

Back in 2006 I bought a 5 dollar pack of cards and hit a reggie bush autograph, but admired the old players even at 13 years old, I traded it for a psa 8x10 signed by Reggie White, I got the better out of that one long term, and he had a buyer that day so it was a win-win for us both

bziddy

In 1986 I traded an 86D card of some guy named Canseco for 2 more packs of 86D. I think we both lost on the deal.

BLUEJAYWAY

Back in 91 traded my 90 Leaf Thomas rookie for $20 cash and a 1987 Fleer factory set. The Thomas and $20 are long gone but retained most of the factory set. Sold a few rookies from the set. Did'nt know it at the time, but in the long run with the Thomas drop in value from a then $50-$75 to its current lower ungraded value, long term I did okay.

Dialj

In the early 90s I traded my 1982 Topps complete set and $20 for a 1963 Fleer (with checklist) set. The funny thing about it is, I was in PA at the time, and the store have a huge number of Clemente cards.