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Ben Henry is the author of The Baseball Card Blog, the critically acclaimed web resource for baseball card commentary, news and insight.

  

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To Collect Is To Trade

June 13, 10:13 PM
 
 
    One of the best things about collecting sports cards is trading with a friend. Well, we're all friends here, right? So I say, trade with me. If you've got a few cards you don't want laying around, send them my way and I'll send you something in return.
    Trading promotes camaraderie with fellow collectors. It promotes actively collecting those cards you need for a set, or for a specialty you like (as in cards of a specific player, team, year, hairstyle, last name, or anything else you can think of). But maybe the best part of trading is that it's free. As in it doesn't cost you anything to get a card you want. Buying packs is fun, but can be tedious if you already know what you want. That's why trading is the way to go.
    Now, if we're going to trade, here's the kind of card I'm looking for: I like cards from 1975 or before. I don't care about team or player or even if the card's in good shape, just as long as it's from 1975 or earlier. When you email me, just tell me what you want in return and I'll see what I can do. It's that easy!
    I'll post some of the trades in an upcoming post.

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Topics: Baseball Cards , Baseball , Ben Henry , Trade
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