Trade Me Anything XIII: #5

I've been sitting on this one for a long time.  The package from Zpop arrived weeks ago, and as each weekend approached, I told myself that I'd get to posting it.  However, each weekend came and went without it happening.  Today's the day to see what was sent.

Giving:
#FB-2 Cal Ripken, Jr. The Family Business

#84-47 Victor Robles 1984 35th Anniversary

Getting:
 The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip
With all of my children out of diapers, a summer baseball road trip is looking more and more likely.  This could come in very handy.

2004 Upper Deck SPx Ben Sheets AUTO/Jersey (941/999)
This guy was born too early to be fully appreciated.  Put him on the 2018 or 2019 team and the Brewers are a lot closer to winning the World Series.

2005 Upper Deck Trilo3y Rickie Weeks Jersey (02/75)
That is a tiny swatch!

2005 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Richie Sexson Tools of the Trade Jersey/Pants (062/150)

All great stuff, love the Sheets auto.  I think it's the first of his I have.  Thanks, Zpop!

Trade Me Anything XIII: #4

Coming up is another trade from a long-timer, David G.

Giving:
Opening Day #94 Paul Goldschmidt Red Foil

#US248 Ryan Helsley 150 Years Parallel

#84-23 Lane Thomas 1984 Topps 35th Anniversary

#US95 Nick Senzel

Getting:
Robert Talbott Paisley Tie
Nice try.  I only wear ties when forced.  It stems from having to wear a tie at a near-minimum-wage job during high school.  I've done my time.

San Diego Loyal SC Temporary Tattoo and Belching Beaver Coaster
I would like to try a Belching Beaver, but their locator says that I cannot find it within 100 miles of me.

3-Pack Wine Glass Writer Markers
I stay away from wine, but the packaging shows that these have a variety of other uses.  I will have fun writing jokes on dinner plates.

Brewers Grab Bag
That Yount is one I didn't have yet, so SCORE.  There's two cards in there reporting on Brewer losses to the Dodgers in the 2018 NLCS.  Nasty, nasty.

Beurer 3-in-1 Travelmeister
Looks to be a portable power source for a phone.  Good thing, 'cause my phone's battery has a mind of its own lately.  Hoping it works.  It's German, so it should.

Ken Griffey, Jr. Photo Ball

The Superior Spider-man TPB
A little worn, but looks like it could be a good read.

The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson
This is my favorite item of the lot.  I actually read A Walk in the Woods last year and really enjoyed it.  Can't wait to get started on this one! 

 Thanks for all the cool stuff, David!
 
 

Trade Me Anything XIII: #1

This first trade made its way to Milwaukee earlier this week.  After a hard day's work, it put a smile on my face to see a big-ass box on my front porch, courtesy of Jon.

Giving:

#ASSR-SB Shane Bieber All-Star Stitches

Opening Day #104 Shane Bieber Red Foil

 Opening Day #200 Shin-Soo Choo Blue Foil

Getting:
1980 Topps Lot 
Very happy with these, as they are from my want list.  I have a good portion of this set, but no Rickey yet.  Maybe a goal for next year?

Catcher in the Wry by Bob Uecker
I have never taken the time to read this.  This is as good an excuse as any to get started one of these days.

Slick by Mark Ribowsky
This one looks like a fun read, too.  I look forward to snuggling up with this on a cold night before passing it along to a neighbor via the Little Free Library on the corner.  Just read, baby!

Cal Ripken, Jr. Commemorative Book
I think I'll give this to my next-door neighbor who is from Maryland.  He has a bumper sticker of a Maryland flag in the shape of a crab on his car, and he sometimes wears Orioles shirts.  He'll like this.

Sealed Box of 1990 Pro Set Yellow
Even though I have already completed this set, this is something I'll be keeping in the house for the sake of comfort, kind of like that smoke detector at the bottom of the basement stairs that I'm sure hasn't worked since first term Clinton.

Sealed Box of 1988 Fleer Baseball Star Stickers
Gonna be fun opening this.  Maybe I'll wait until the opening of Spring Training, give me something to do during the worst month of the year, February.

Punch-out Toy Cars and Tracks

Bunch of Mini Wheaties Posters
(plus a sealed card you can tell is Bob Griese)

Lot of CDs
Let me tell you a little story about the Mr. Bungle album here.  Back in high school, I was on a U-19 traveling club soccer team.  Over Easter weekend we had a tournament in St. Louis.  A friend of mine who also went to the same high school as me was a couple years older and had a car he could use to drive us down there.  Milwaukee to St. Louis is kind of a drive, but we were looking forward to it.  We had a bunch of CDs packed and were ready to hit the open road.  The only problem was that the CD player in the car wasn't working.  Fortunately, we had some cassette tapes.  Unfortunately, we only had two of them in the car.  Not wanting to listen to the shitkicker music so common to rural Illinois radio stations, we stuck to those two tapes.  We played them over and over and over and over.  And over.  So, over the nearly 400-mile drive, we got to listen to the Beastie Boys' Ill Communication and Mr. Bungle's eponymous album several times each.  I now know every syllable, every growl, every sample, every cough and fart of these two albums.  And there are worse things in this world than that.

Random Cards
I always wanted that Wadlow card.  Pretty cool.

Baseball Digest (Feb. 2001) and Who's Who in Baseball (1946)

  
America's Dream Team by Chuck Daly

Some More Random Stuff
Love the Baseball Talk Ed Mathews.  I gotta dredge up some batteries and fire up my player.  Fingers crossed Mel Allen does the intro on this card's recording, not Don Drysdale.

Thanks for a bountiful trade, Jon.  I shall experience many hours of pleasure.