So here's the deal: anyone who requests a 50/50 trade before September 1st is eligible for the Great Trader Prize. I'll try to ship out the second wave of trades this weekend.. and then I need to give my budget a break!
While waiting for my Blowout Cards order I received trade package #2 - from Paul of the blog Card Boarded. Paul claimed a hockey mystery lot - and sent me a huge stack of Devils in return.
There were 26 Martin Brodeur cards, including these:
Paul sent some cards of other Devils greats, including Scott Stevens:
(Scratch that - there were 26 and a half Brodeur cards)
"A-line" mates Jason Arnott and Patrik Elias:
My wife would leave me for Arnott in a heartbeat. Which is fair; I'd leave her for Taryn Southern :P
Some Hall of Famers, some notorious names in Devils history...and Andy Greene:
If Paul had only sent these, I would be very happy with this 50/50 swap. But just like Giancarlo Stanton, these traders aren't stopping at 50....
Have I mentioned I hoard Peter Worrell cards? Paul sent a page full of Petes my way:
Have I mentioned I hoard Peter Worrell cards? Paul sent a page full of Petes my way:
Alexander the Great makes an appearance:
The Arron Asham relic is an Islanders swatch.
In all, there were 71 cards in this package. It's hard to pick my favorites but these two stand out:
Another award for Marty Brodeur...I wonder where he'll put them all?
Thanks for the cards, Paul! That was one hell of a haul :D
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