Delivery Time! Trade with Blog Reader Ryan!

I've completed a lot of trades over the (almost) two-years that I've been blogging, but the excitement of opening up that yellow envelope in the mailbox never, ever seems to get old (not to mention its a lot more fun than opening the bills)!

One of the latest such envelopes is from blog reader Ryan.  I sent Ryan a Jose Reyes 2010 Topps relic card plus an Allen & Ginter base card for a few goodies, including:

2008 Topps Allen & Ginter regular back mini:300.  Ryan Howard

I was excited to acquire the Howard mini because that means that I am now only missing five of the 2008 regular back minis (#177, 221, 250, 308, 350). 

2009 Topps Allen & Ginter regular back mini:
75.  David Wright

I'm still missing a bunch of the '09 minis, but I'm making progress.  Should you, dear reader, happen to have numbers: 25, 28, 29, 30, 47, 50, 53, 55, 73, 95, 98, 100, 116, 118, 134, 153, 159, 176, 201, 205, 208, 227, 239, 242, 245, 260, 264, 271, 275, 277, 278, 279, 282, 288, 290, 295, 307, 315, 321, 327 let me know!

2008 Topps Heritage:
Then & Now - High Series
TN6.  Del Crandall & Russ Martin

Ryan also threw in some other "extras" including:

A 2008 Heritage Chrome card of Vicente Padilla (I think Ryan was taunting me to go after the '08 Chrome set since I have already completed the 2007 Heritage Chrome set and I'm about halfway-ish through the 2009 Heritage Chrome set...

Ryan also sent me a bunch of 2009 Topps Updates & Highlights black variation cards.  We all know how I feel about the switch-a-roo that Topps pulled with Series II (and continued with Updates and the 2010 set), but the cards still look nice!  My favorite was easy to pick out - check out Ronny Cedone jumping in a black abyss!

Thanks a lot Ryan!  And, as always, if anyone else would like to work out a trade - check out my want list and make an offer!