Trouttrader

Hi Folks, I love cards but need to take a break for a while. Will finish up current trades. Will decline with no prejudice offers I received in the last couple weeks that I could not respond to. I hope you will feel the same way. Happy to trade when I am back at it. Life, work, mother, taxes all take priority for a while. Go Giants!! Please save your cool Giants for me. By all means message me and I will respond when I can. Take care, Art 

My mom is home from hospital and getting better. However, I am very busy helping her, grocery shopping, taking her to appointments etc. Lots of driving. I will do trades but I may be slower to respond than usual but I will fill, pack and mail like I always do. I even will send out a few proposals.  I would rather be doing trades than helping my mother but I have to do for family before cards. Offers with SF Giants will take priority.  Thanks Art     

Currently looking to complete 23 Pristine base and refractor set as number one priority. I have base and refractor to trade for what I need. 

Buster Posey, Willie McCovey, Brandon Crawford, Sean Hjelle, Patrick Bailey top players for me.

Save your cool NY or SF Giants for me. Always welcome San Francisco Giants cards 2002 - 2020 not on want list if they are not in my collection yet. Goal of 10,000 SF Giants cards.

Working on 2021 Heritage Master set. Need Varieties mostly.

Heritage set collector. If you have Heritage base or SPs on my wantlist lets trade. Also welcome Heritage Inserts I don't have even if not on want list. 

I will only go to the PO on Monday morning and Friday morning to mail whatever trades have been accepted by the night before. 

Thanks Art  

Collecting all Topps Baseball base sets from 1956 to 2020. 

If I have something on my For Sale/Trade list that you need and you have nothing to trade me, I am more than willing to sell most cards on my FS/T list at a very reasonable price...especially to fellow set collectors!

VAR's: If it's important to you to get a specific variation in a trade, please let me know so I can be sure I have the correct one for you.

I'm a set collector. The sets that I work on are fairly random, and have a lot to do with whether I like the general look of that year's card.

In addition to the base sets, I like working on parallel and numbered parallel sets.

I gravitate toward these three products:

Topps Flagship Series 1, Series 2, Update   (working on 1967, and then primarily 2011 - present)

Topps Chrome:  (2016 - present)

Topps Tribute (2013 only, base and numbered parallels)

I've been away, but I'm finally back!!  At this time I'm not looking to buy. In fact, I'm just looking to use up the last of my stamps before I have to take a hiatus for a few months.

My wantlist is every card that I'm missing for my 35+ player PC.  Looking at our matches may be daunting, but here are typically the cards I'm prioritizing:

• JOE SIMPSON!! WILL BUY FOR WHAT IM MISSING AND POSSIBLY IN-PERSON AUTOS AS WELL
• Topps Gold /20xx parallels for all of my PC list
• Ozzie Albies (Especially 2018 RCs)
• Chipper Jones
• Ronald Acuna Jr.
• Michael Harris II
• Matt Olson
• Austin Riley
• Don Sutton
• Topps base cards
• Stadium Club
• Allen & Ginter

Of course, this is not set in stone, it just gives you an idea of how to really get me interested in a trade. Sometimes I'm hunting other players, inserts, and sets.  And I'm never opposed to serial numbered, relic, or autographed cards, but I understand I don't exactly have the trade capital for a Ted Williams autograph.

I prefer PWE trades, but am open to different shipping methods.

As far as my For Sale/Trade List, just about all of my modern cards are now listed, but I update as I rip or acquire as well.

I've collected since about 1998-2003, and then again 2018-present.  My cards will be free of major imperfections, unless I specify in a note, and I will double check them as I pull them for trades.  Please let me know if the cards I am trading for have any obvious damage. 

Most of my trades will be opened on my Instagram page @OrganizingCardsDaily.  I will not reveal your name address, or any other information.  Feel free to follow along in my collecting journey.

Full PC player list:

Hank Aaron, Ronald Acuña, Ozzie Albies, Ian Anderson, Bo Bichette, Jazz Chisholm, William Conteras, Bobby Cox, Julio Franco, Freddie Freeman, Max Fried, Rafael Furcal, Andres Galarraga, Marcus Giles, Tom Glavine, Tony Gwynn, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Javy Lopez, Greg Maddux, Nick Markakis, AJ Minter, Matt Olson, Austin Riley, Cal Ripken Jr., Jackie Robinson, Joe Simpson, Zane Smith, AJ Smith-Shawver, John Smoltz, Mike Soroka, Spencer Schwellenbach, Brian Snitker, Spencer Strider, Don Sutton, Dansby Swanson, Darius Vines, Ted Williams

Any and all Braves cards from 1954 - Present (RIP Hank Aaron).

I have decided to scale back from trying to collect every Braves card ever made and concentrate on the sets I like. Lately it seems to be next to impossible to collect team sets since there are so many inserts, VAR, SP, and just all to many brands. Topps has once again turned collecting into $$$ for them by making so many different brands. The cost to collect is getting to be very expensive and making me question the hobby again. I still plan on trading and looking for the cards I am still missing.

Willing to trade just about anything for Braves cards......

I have been trying to do the impossible and collect the entire 2016 Topps and Update Sets. Any help would be appreciated!

2016 Topps - (Last Updated 5/5/24)

Base Set - Complete!

VAR - a ways to go!!!

100 Years at Wrigley - Complete!

All-Star - Complete!

All-Star Game - 63.7%

Amazing Milestones - Complete!

Amazing Milestones Gold - 60%

Back-To-Back - Complete!

Berger's Best - Complete!

Berger's Best (Series 2) - Complete!

Celebrating 65 Years - Complete!

Changing of the Guard - Complete!

Chasing 3000 - Complete!

First Pitch - Complete!

First Pitch (Series 2) - Complete!

Gold - 83.9%

Hallowed Highlights - Complete!

MLB Debut Bronze (Series 1 & 2) - Complete!

MLB Debut Silver (Series 1 & 2) - Complete!

MLB Debut Gold (Series 1) - 77.5%

MLB Debut Gold (Series 2) - 55%

MLB Debut Medallion (Series 1) - 20%

MLB Debut Medallion (Series 2) - 17.5%

MLB Wacky Promo - Complete!

Perspectives - Complete!

Pressed Into Service - Complete!

Purple - 4.9%

Rainbow Foil - 76.1%

Record Setters - Complete!

Rookie Variations - Complete!

Spring Fever - Complete!

The Greatest Streaks - Complete!

Tribute to the Kid - Complete!

Walk Off Wins - Complete!

2016 Topps Update -

Base Set - Complete!

3,000 Hits Club - Complete! 

500 HR Futures Club - Complete!

500 HR Futures Club Silver - 25%

500 HR Futures Club Gold - 10%

Chasing 3,000 - 83.3%

Fire - Complete!

First Pitch - Complete!

Gold - 35%

MLB All-Star Game Access - 64%

Rainbow Foil - 16.7%

Target Retail Exclusive Rookies - 5%

Team Franklin - Complete!

Walmart Retail Exclusive Rookies - 40%

Collecting Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Maple Leafs, Magic The Gathering Artifact Cards, Wrestling Cards and unopened packs of the above - Looking to trade to collect.

Though not on my want list - happy to trade for any Boston Bruins cards as well, for a friend.

Phillies and Yankees

If there is a Phillies card I do not have, I want it. :) 

Mark McGwire

Complete Sets

Trades will be mailed out on Mondays and Fridays. 

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BIO

Thank you for your interest in my profile! My name is Jack and I'm a hobbyist & collector in southern NJ. I live in the greater Atlantic City area and am a lifelong supporter of Philadelphia sports franchises. I stepped away from the hobby for almost 30 years until my oldest son reignited my interest in mid-2023.

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BASEBALL

My personal collection of sports cards & memorabilia is mainly baseball. Go Phillies! I'm a set-builder, through-and-through and I especially enjoy the chase of hunting the variety of parallels, refractors, and inserts in recent Topps and Bowman sets (i.e., from about 2020 onwards).

I'm just now starting to explore the vintage card space, as well, but am warming to it a lot more slowly, mainly due to my own ignorance. I'm considering making the 1953 Bowman Color set my White Whale; they're just so attractive to the eye. However, I'm working on the 1957 Topps set as a more accessible entry point into collecting sets from the era. Please feel free to offer up additional suggestions.

I'm less interested in junk wax, but don't hold me to that.

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NON-SPORTS

A lot of my recent collecting has been focused on all manner of non-sports ​trading cards. I'm especially interested in products featuring characters from Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Star Trek: TNG, or anything tied to pop culture of past eras. I'm also really starting to enjoy historical sets. Finally, I'm a child of the '80s and '90s, so I have a soft spot for anything released from about 1975 to 2000, but I can also appreciate oldies, especially if it's film or television.

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TRADING PHILOSOPHY

• Will consider trades of all shapes and sizes
• Will also consider any purchase offers made in good faith
• Will trade and ship to all 50 U.S. states, U.S. territories, U.S. military POs, and Canada with limited exceptions
• Will consider other international trades if responsibility for payment of shipping costs is agreed upon in advance
• Will ship via PWE with 'Non-machinable' label and sufficient First Class Mail postage by default, unless weight/size restrictions prevent doing so
• Will happily send via other methods (e.g., with tracking enabled) upon request, especially for high-value items; prior agreement on this point must be established before either party sends out their leg of the trade, else the above, default method will take precedence
• Love the site's PIF mentality; I try to keep trade proposals balanced and kindly ask my trading partners to do the same
• Communication is the key — please accept/decline proposals in a timely manner, convey information about delays or returned packages, or just tell me that life is getting in the way and you need a few days

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After a 20+ year break in collecting, I’m back baby!!! Been on TCDB for a few weeks now and I absolutely love it! Thank you to everyone who has been so helpful to me here. I really appreciate all the bonus cards too! My son (almost 2 years old) has been practicing the letters of the alphabet with those 1984 Topps!

I grew up in Key West, FL so I am a huge Miami Marlins fan (maybe that’s why I love to trade away my superstars.)  Pretty much everything in my collection is available for trade except my Topps Marlins cards. Not interested in any unlicensed cards. Be sure to check out my collection on Instagram @mrmalakacards !!!
 

ALWAYS COLLECTING :

TOPPS FLAGSHIP MARLINS CARDS (FLORIDA/MIAMI)

• All Base Cards
• All Gold Parallels
• All Black Parallels
• At least one of each other parallel per Topps set
• All Inserts (at least one of each parallel per set)
• Autographs
• Relics 

TOPPS NOW - MIAMI MARLINS

• ONLY Base, Blue, or Gold (I don’t like the look of the purple, orange, or red)

GREEK BASEBALL PLAYER ROOKIE CARDS (TOPPS)

• I’ve researched and started collecting a Topps Rookie or first Topps card of every player to have Greek descent (like me) and play Major League Baseball (unlike me). Still working on that wantlist. 

MARLINS IN THE HALL OF FAME

Every Topps Base Card of all players in the Hall of Fame that have worn a Marlins uniform:

• Tony Perez
• Andre Dawson
• Mike Piazza
• Tim Raines
• Ivan Rodriguez 
• Trevor Hoffman
• Jim Leyland

Baseball sets that I’m currently working on:

• 2023 Topps Update - (321/330)
• 2023 Topps Update - All-Star Game (35/50)
• 2023 Topps Update - 1988 Topps (28/50)
• 2023 Topps - All-Aces (14/75)
• 2023 Bowman Platinum - New Money (6/20)
• 1984 Topps

Football Sets:

• 1999 Upper Deck MVP (67/220)
• 2023 Donruss (289/400)
• 2023 Prestige (207/400)
• 2023 Score (373/400)

Always looking for a good trade. Let me know if I have anything on your Want list. 

1. My trading philosophy is very simple, if I have a card you want and you have a card I want, we can trade. I only ask that the trading values be comparable.
   1. I have no issue trading Modern for Vintage or Stars for Commons or Regulars for Inserts
2. I have no geographic trading restrictions, just make sure the trade is worth the postage.
3. I usually start out with small trade and work up to larger sets.
4. If there is ANY issue with any trade, I will do my best to make it right.

I am a set collector, all sports, all manufacturers. Once I start a set, my goal is to finish it. I do prefer to work on sets that I have already started before starting new sets.

As I slowly get my collection catalogued here, I am also working on creating checklists for my sets using Google Sheets, and I am willing to share these templates with anyone that is interested.

I am creating grades for all of my "For Sale/Trade" cards. I am sticking with 4 grades. "Very Good" means that centering is pretty good and there are no issues with card wear with the possible exception of one dinged corner. "Good" means the centering might be off but all borders can be seen, there could be 2 or 3 dinged corners. "Fair" and "Poor" will have an explanation. For 1980 to the present, I will only indicate grades if the condition is good, fair or poor with an explanation. Otherwise assume the condition is excellent or better.

On my wantlist, if I have a condition indicated (EX or VG), this means that I am looking to find a card that will replace one in my collection that is in fair or poor condition.

Anything Philidelphia!

Baseball

Football

Basketball

Matt Williams (#1 TCDB)

Still in the long process of uploading my current collection of baseball cards.

New to the site since 1/25/23 after a 20-year break in collecting and have just completed 450 trades on 3/8/2024!

ALWAYS looking for 1998 Topps Tek Diffractors Patterns for card #44!

Most wanted items:

1987 The Bon Pocatello Giants Team Set

1990 Phoenix Baseball Magnetables #54 Matt Williams

1991 O-Pee-Chee - Pre-Production Sample Sheets #NNO