simple is better....

Trading cards over the internet is not an easy activity. You don't know the other person, and they don't know you. You might think you have valuble cards, they might think you have junk. Your idea of value and theirs are never the same.

This is why I really don't trade with members of the blogging sphere. I've been doing this for a long time, and back then it was if I had cards you liked, I sent them to you. If you had something you thought I might want, you sent it to me.

I still do this to this day. I'll send Marlins to Wicked, Braves and Hoops basketball to dayf, Dodgers get split between gcrl and Night Owl, Rays to Troll, BoSox to John in the U.K. etc... etc........ and every once in awhile, I'll get something from them.

But lately, everyone wants to trade. I don't have time for that. The back and forth emailing, keeping track of what's what. Remembering to include everything in the envelope. Oy. I'm just not that smart.

So for instances when I need to trade, simple is best. Thankfully Dave over at é rayhahn, rayhahn felt sympathy for me and concluded a simple one for one swap.

He posted this beauty in a trade post awhile ago....

and after very brief negotiations, I sent him a 2007 Bowman's Best Glen Perkins auto.
Clean.
Simple.

Thanks David!

Signing Here, for me!

A big thanks goes out to Chris from Sign Here..... and Here. He sent over a package with a few cards in it. But what cards they were......

A shiny 2006 Peter Moylan RC /399
and a 2006 Sweet Spot Peter Moylan Auto /50

Boo Yeah! It's always nice to get new Moylans for the collection.

Chris also hit a few football cards off of my wantlists

Thanks Chris!!!

Record Setting Appearance

With Tuesdays appearance against the Houston Astros Braves pitcher Peter Moylan set a Braves All Time record for most consecutive games pitched without allowing a home run.
Peter has thrown in 73 (now 74 ) straight games without surrendering a homer, breaking former Brave John Smoltz's record of 72.
Peter is a rather odd sort. But what do you expect from an Australian side armer?

Please check this out.... I've been wanting to do this for awhile now...

I wish I could find some video of his band... I'll have to save that for another post.