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I have only redeemed 21 codes in the 2011 Topps Diamond Giveaway so it's no surprise that I've yet to unlock a diamond die cut, much less the Hunter Pence die cut. Knowing I wasn't going to enter many more codes this year I decided to attempt a trade for the card.
I ended up offering 12 (I don't remember the exact number but that's close enough) cards ranging from 1967-1987. Most of which were from 1967-1976. I don't have much interest in vintage at this time so I thought it'd be wise to give my best offer and hope it worked. I'm happy to say it did and last night I was surprised to log into my account and see the Pence DDC added to my collection.
I haven't requested shipping yet as I'm waiting on a few more trade offers before I do but I'm extremely excited to get this card. I know some of you may think I'm dumb for trading away vintage cards when I could have kept them and just bought the Pence on eBay for cheap. The truth is I wouldn't have cared much for those vintage cards and maybe by trading them they'll find a home that thinks the world of them.
4 comments:
Do you happen to know if shipping costs the same for one card as with two or three?
This is from the Topps Diamond Giveaway site:
"Shipping costs vary depending on whether you’re using the US Postal Service or UPS. If you request your cards to be shipped via the US Postal Service, the cost is
$2.92 for the first card
$0.53 for each additional card"
Hope that helps.
I've got a Diamond Die-Cut in my portfolio, but I'm not sure it's worth $3 to have shipped...
Who is it of? I may be interested in buying it depending on the player.
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