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Football Trading Cards - Trading Tips
Nobody becomes an expert football trading card trader overnight. Here's some football trading card trading tips to make things a little easier for you and the people you trade with. If this page can stop just one person from throwing a football trading card in an envelope with nothing to protect it, slapping a stamp on it and tossing it in the mail, it will have served a purpose.Start out small when trading football trading cards.
For your first few football trading card trades try sticking to small-value deals. Get a hang for email bartering and haggling, get the football trading cards ready to ship and finally sending them out. It's a big world out there and if you dive in too fast it can be overwhelming.
Keep references when trading football trading cards.
Trading with someone you don't know is risky no matter how trusting they are. Paranoia is definitely not the answer, but a good reputation doesn't hurt. Keep track of names and email addresses of the people you trade with. Some traders request references when they haven't traded with anyone before. With a list handy, trading is much smoother.
Request references when trading football trading cards.
If you're negotiating with someone you haven't traded with before, request references of names and emails. Three or four should normally suffice. If they don't have any suggest that they send the football trading cards to you first. If you do this, send references to them so they can be assured of your trust. Also, if someone asks you for references, don't be offended. They're just taking precautions.
Be reasonable when trading football trading cards.
Don't expect to unload your monster box of 1991 Donruss for a Mark McGwire rookie. Sure the "book value" might be the same, but truthfully, what's more desirable? Most traders stick to a rookie-for-rookie, inserts-for-inserts policy. I'm pretty flexible as my trading habits center around finishing sets and collecting John Jaha and Montreal Expos, so I'm happy to trade inserts. That said, it's very unlikely I'll trade any hall-of-fame game-used for all the 2001 MVP I need. The book may say they're worth the same but I'd rather have one nice card than a bunch of commons. A good trade is one in which both sides are happy, not one that one side feels like they were pressured into.
Watch your body language when trading football trading cards.
It's amazing how much you can tell about a person by their email messages. While we're not meant to be walking dictionaries, spelling and punctuation makes an impact on the impression of the people you trade with. LIKEWISE WHEN YOU ALWAYS FEEL THE NEED TO SCREAM. Please hit the 'Caps Lock' key if you notice this happening. Take a deep breath for good measure. Most email programs have a spell check. If you're leery about your spelling, all it takes is one mouse click.
It's okay to say no when trading football trading cards.
The odd time I'll get a bad feeling about a trade. There's not always a good reason, just a hunch. I trust my hunches and if a trade doesn't feel right a try to politely decline.
Stay organized when trading football trading cards.
Possibly the worst thing you could do trading online is to lose track of all your trades. There no worse feeling than trading the same card twice. When you make a trade, write it down. Mark it off you wantlist if you keep one. If you plan on starting a website that lists your traders, do your best to keep it update. Trading online eats up a lot of time. Being disorganized will take up even more in the long run.
Mail securely when trading football trading cards.
Putting a card in a penny sleeve and throwing it in a floppy envelope is not secure. You might laugh, but it's happened to me more than once. Needless to say, that was the last time I traded with them. On the other extreme, don't wrap football trading cards so tightly in tape that they can't be accessed without damaging. You should leave some breathing room to let the football trading cards out. You common sense when you send card. You don't need to wrap two common football trading cards in a refrigerator box to make sure they arrive safely. For a couple of football trading cards I put them in a top loader with a piece of Scotch tape across the top so they don't get out. I also fold a small tab on the edge of the tape so that it peels off easily.
Many people have different methods, which is great. Just make sure when you're getting football trading cards ready to go that they're secure and stiff. If the trade involves some more valuable football trading cards, bubble mailers and insurance is recommended.
Don't jump to conclusions when trading football trading cards.
Sometimes football trading cards get lost in the mail. Human error can't stop it. If your football trading cards don't show up, it doesn't necessarily mean you've been ripped off. Contact the person you traded with to see if they had any delays in shipping. Quite often there is a reasonable explanation.
Be patient when trading football trading cards.
Unless you make a habit of always mailing FedEx (which is very pricey), packages don't arrive overnight. I wait three weeks to a month before contacting the person I traded with if a package hasn't arrived.
Be accountable when trading football trading cards.
If the football trading cards you do send get lost, try and work something out. Wishing the other trader an insincere "tough luck, Bub," is no way of building good trading partners. Likewise if the football trading cards you send get damaged somewhere along the way. Offer to send their football trading cards back or something else. Both sides meeting half way is my preferred method. While it's unfortunate some football trading cards do go missing, cutting your losses and acting mature about it is the best way to go. Trying putting the proverbial shoe on the other foot and consider how you'd like the situation resolved.
Have fun when trading football trading cards.
That's what trading football trading cards is all about.
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