Buy/Sell/Trade Forum

Several months ago I turned off trading so I could consolidate and inventory my collection. Part of it was to confirm my haves and wants. The other half was to confirm my FS/T lot as I had discovered numerous discrepancies during trading. Due to life events and work (a shock to everyone here right?) I got nowhere near closing out those actions to this point. In fact, I have picked up several lots and multiple (and I mean A LOT) 5K boxes (all sports) of items I am trying to add in here daily.  

Recently I have been inundated with requests to trade. I love to trade and have decided that there is no way I’m going to be able to fully account for everything unless I take a month off work (yeah, right, they won’t mind!). With that said I am reopening trading. Please take note of several things:

1. As mentioned, I have not been able to verify and consolidate my FS/T cards. If you request a card please understand if I say I don’t have it or can’t find it. I apologize in advance. I will say that it should be mostly accurate.
2. I have several orders from SportLots I received waiting to be entered into here. Again please understand it if you propose a card and I come back saying I have it. I just haven’t had a chance to enter everything into here yet.
3. I’m continuously updating my collection. I spent the last 5 weeks on the road for work so now that I am back I can really make headway into things.
4. I am busy between my son’s soccer and work. It may take me several days before I get to your request. I know this is usually an understood condition for traders on here, but I just want to put it out there now especially for those I have yet to trade with.
5. I take trades first-come first-server style. So a requested card may already be accounted for in another trade. I put this one out there because I have times where I was balancing 5-10 trades and have run into this.
6. I’m always open to counter-offers so please be flexible yourself.
7. I have a 5K box of just 2017-19 Topps/Bowman inserts that I haven’t entered into here yet. If you have a need I may have it so please ask. No Silver Pack though.
8. I’m open to anything from PWE to large lots.
9. I am not tradining items listed in my Collection. If they are there it's because I'm building that set or PC. Only moving items off my FS/T list

Glad to see you are back.  You have a few Cardinals and some 2019 Topps Fire I can use.  Will work on a trade offer in the next few days.

Ray

Hey jmetal, Any thoughts on those lots of Hockey Cards you asked about? Thx, ~Bob~

Working through it. I think I have those years covered so not quick sure I need that year. I'll get back to you shortly. Obviously if you can move it beforehand it'll be my loss.

I have so much. I'm sure I have plenty. If you get a chance, send me a list of years and maker. I have a box of just HOFers too. ~bob~

For all those that have sent me proposals, THANK YOU. I will be tackling them this weekend.

Update to my fellow traders. I'm pulling trades as I speak so hopefully I'll be reaching out to all shortly. Thank you for your patience.

I’m a piece of manure. Okay, not really, but I wanted to say that because I didn’t want to be that guy and that's how I feel. I opened trading up with the best of intentions and was trying to get address them all. Current life events (nothing critical; family issues, work travel, etc.) simply won’t let me get through any of them in a timely manner. Unfortunately I am going to have to decline them all for now. I’ve worked hard to be a good trader, have a good reputation and did not want to do it this way. I’m simply not sure when I will be able to get to them and it’s unfair to leave anyone in the lurch. This is NOT the way I want to do business on here. I am sincerely sorry to everyone who took the time to propose a trade to me. I owe you all one when I can finally trade again. I actually have the proposals all saved as I had printed things out to pull cards so I know who I really owe something to.

SORRY!!!!!   

One suggestion for when you start turning on trading from a guy who gets busy too.

Start it up slow. Meaning, instead of just opening it up identify the top one or two things you would like to work on through trades. Be it a certain player or a certain set. Slowly build from there. I think that may be the best way to prevent opening up the flood gates.

Best of luck.

Thank you. It wasn't so much that. I got 20 trade requests within a few days. Normally I would have had a field day with it and welcomed it. Then the boss said "So....." Sigh....