Saturday's Trade Deadline - The hobby lives!!

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Posted By: Dennis

My son (the one in red) and some other "General Managers" conducting business on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, which coincidentally enough was the MLB trade deadline. I couldn't help but listen in on these 16 year-olds as they negotiated their deals. I do know that there was at least one "blockbuster" deal involving game-used cards.



This scene brought back memories of my trading days as a kid. I'd jump on my bike, with my cards bound tightly by a rubber band and placed securely in my back pocket, and head to my buddies house. I'd usually write my initials in ink on the bottom border of the cards to make sure everyone knew they were mine. I still have some of those with the "DW" neatly written on them.

Just thought a nice photo depicting todays generation of collectors would be a nice offset to some of the negatives we face in our hobby today.