Vintage Astros from Robert

Well, I was browsing the blogs a short time ago and discovered that Robert of $30 a Week Habit was putting together the ’64 set. I’m in a trading mood (seriously, I’d love to move some stuff that’s not in my main collection – it’d make my wife particularly happy), so I dug through his want list and sent off fourteen or so cards that fit his needs.

I haven’t had a chance to post about it due to our recent move, but I got a great package of mostly 60s Astros in return from Robert.

Some of the goodies included were from 1967 Topps, which has been a section of the Astros card canon that has been lacking in my collection. I was pretty excited to see these beauties show up in the package.

I really do love trades where I have no idea what I’m getting in return, and I’m pretty sure that outside of set-building, most of you do as well. I’m hoping to up my trading game a bit here in the future, so hopefully there will be some more of this happening sooner rather than later.

And finally, he decided to pad the package with some serially numbered Astros as a delightful bonus. This numbered Sweet Spot just happens to be a Bagwell I needed, so I was quite happy to find that. (Here’s a hint, too: when it comes to Bagwell, there’s a really good chance I need it if the card is from 2004 3 onward.)