tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post6789998834496251927..comments2024-03-29T05:31:50.098-07:00Comments on The Chronicles of Fuji: New Era of TradingFujihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-20034814878094441652015-05-20T14:12:05.054-07:002015-05-20T14:12:05.054-07:00I love blind trades ! I definitely need to send yo...I love blind trades ! I definitely need to send you some cards at some point, but you have such a colossal collection, it's not easy to find things that fit it (same with Night Owl, actually).<br />It's funny to think that we may just have crossed paths on those AOL forums, I was very active there in 98-99 !Kevin Papoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043961407774793471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-1824920229444221782015-05-19T19:09:16.164-07:002015-05-19T19:09:16.164-07:00nick - i hope i didn't ruin forums for you. t...nick - i hope i didn't ruin forums for you. they offer some advantages... like advertising specific want ads. plus i've met some really cool collectors on there. i just don't have the time to haggle with people over several days and end up walking away without a trade.<br /><br />zippy - yeah the bv vs. eBay battle is one i don't care to go into. i've learned to be more like you these days. as long as i know a collector will appreciate the cards, i don't mind sending them stuff (even if i don't get anything back in return).<br /><br />corky - best of luck. i love blind trades... but it's not for everyone. personally... they work for me, because it gives me the opportunity to unleash cards that don't fit into my collection, while helping someone else with theirs. value for value is the least of my concern... however i try my best to take care of the person if i didn't send first.<br /><br />night owl - thanks again. like i said to nick... it's not all bad. it's just not my thing anymore.<br /><br />matthew - haven't pulled off an lcs trade in a decade or so... but those were a lot of fun.<br /><br />tony - yeah. the most important thing is to have fun and some people enjoy trading on fb. others on forums. i'm just glad that i'm not alone when it comes to trading among fellow bloggers.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-26160522257274332632015-05-18T05:15:01.727-07:002015-05-18T05:15:01.727-07:00Blind trading is great -- I totally agree there. ...Blind trading is great -- I totally agree there. I tried some of those forum trades as well, and it was pretty difficult and not much fun.Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-57757896258092744952015-05-18T05:03:40.928-07:002015-05-18T05:03:40.928-07:00Some of my best trades were at my LCS before it cl...Some of my best trades were at my LCS before it closed in the mid 2000's. At this time people were only looking for autos and relics. When they would bust packs pretty much all other cards were garbage to them. I could give a crappy relic or two for the non hits in the box. Many times the person would leave low numbered parallels and higher end rookies. Many of the cards I received are the ones I trade to other bloggers today.<br /><br />Blind trading is great. BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-78615683223645851062015-05-17T23:33:35.554-07:002015-05-17T23:33:35.554-07:00I'm happy to say I never entered the world of ...I'm happy to say I never entered the world of forum trading, it sounds pretty sad to me.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-78560816910420608542015-05-17T22:29:47.270-07:002015-05-17T22:29:47.270-07:00I like the idea of blind trades, I have been organ...I like the idea of blind trades, I have been organizing my 5,000 count boxes by teams so I can start setting up some blind trades. I think my first "trades" were when I was about 6-7 years old and we used to flip cards to see who could get closest to the wall with the winner taking all the cards flipped that round. Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344136023470368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-61343387370907700722015-05-17T19:52:51.480-07:002015-05-17T19:52:51.480-07:00The first trade I ever did online was on a basebal...The first trade I ever did online was on a baseball card forum but one that knew BV meant pretty much nothing and that eBay sales were more telling of real "value."<br /><br />That said in the past I wasn't really looking to get equal value. If a person had a card I wanted, then I'd trade away whatever it took to get that card. Sort of like George Steinbrenner ;).Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-32532368346638371522015-05-17T19:47:05.580-07:002015-05-17T19:47:05.580-07:00It didn't take long for me to learn that the b...It didn't take long for me to learn that the blogosphere method of trading fits my personality WAY better than the forum method.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-61941219472706213112015-05-17T18:07:37.067-07:002015-05-17T18:07:37.067-07:00Your post actually inspired this post. I personal...Your post actually inspired this post. I personally don't believe one form of trading is better than another... it's all about personal preference. I have several buddies who live and die by trading on Facebook. But for me... the blind trade is the most convenient, because it gives me the opportunity to clear out extra cards to collectors who might be able to use them.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-23484259555915940142015-05-17T18:04:18.909-07:002015-05-17T18:04:18.909-07:00Great idea about the blind trade. But you are righ...Great idea about the blind trade. But you are right, the era of trading is changing. As I posted a few weeks back I couldn't believe what little role Beckett BV has anymore. I lived by that. I am still learning these newer trading trends but your blind one may be the best idea yet. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949460127063264497noreply@blogger.com