Cher, and A Trade With My Sports and Sports Cards

Cher? Huh?

Before I get to the trade, not sure if anyone has heard, but there is a new set out called Gypsy Queen (dripping sarcasm).  I have read post after post about GQ, and every single time I come across the cards I cannot help but get THIS stuck in my head:

Don't judge me.  Yeah, before my time, but I'm a fan and I have seen Cher in concert, actually in NYC at Madison Square Garden a bunch of years back.  But Gypsys, Tramps, and Thieves is NOT one of my favorite Cher songs.  In fact, it's not even in the top five.  However thanks to Topps, it is now in my head almost every single day.  Including right now. Damnit!

On to the trade...

So recently I got an email from Jeff over at My Sports and Sports Cards asking if I wanted to trade.  Of course I want to trade!  He collects White Sox, Colts and University of Michigan cards.  Paul Konerko is also a focal point of his collecting.

Jeff told me he is relatively new to trading online, and he offered to send his trade package first, and then I could send back something in return. He sent it super fast.

Some awesome stuff showed up in my mailbox, highlighted below:    



A whole slew of cards for my Votto, Zimmerman, Oswalt and Lee collections are above and below.  I am always especially grateful for Cliff Lee cards because his cards (along with Strasburg) are the most sparse in my player collections.  It's weird to see Cliff Lee in a non-Phillies uniform, but lest I forget that he played for the Indians, Mariners, and Rangers too (am I missing any?), so his cards are all over the place team-wise.

I was also happy to get some vintage cards in the package Jeff sent.  I am lacking in old school cards for sure, so these are a welcomed addition to my team collection.

Michael Jack Schmidt next to Chase and Roy.  An old school icon between two current icons.

The Oswalt Icons card is numbered.  The bottom left Heritage card is a Vance Worley rookie I didn't have.  Vance who, you ask?  Vance deserves his own post, coming soon to a Funner blog near you.

Thanks for the trade, Jeff.  If anyone is looking for a great trade, grab your White Sox and Paul Konerko cards and hit him up at his My Sports and Sports Cards blog. 

Gypsys, Tramps, and Thieves is still in my head.