I Did Something I Never Thought I Would Do

I traded one of my Red Sox cards.

I was talking to a hardcore Tim Wakefield collector on a forum and mentioned that I had a patch card of him.  Apparently it was one that he needed.  Here it is:

He asked me right away if I would consider trading it and I responded that I do not trade my Red Sox cards.  But, he was prepared for such an answer and offered me a trade that was very one-sided in my direction and made me stop to consider.

These are the cards he offered:

He offered me a patch to replace the one I was trading, a card serial-numbered to just 50, and the kicker, an autograph numbered to 15.  It was the autograph added to the patch that was the tipping point.  I did not previously have a Wakefield autograph.  I asked to think about it for a couple of days, but the fact of the matter was, this deal was just too good to pass up.  I could not miss out on an opportunity to add a Tim Wakefield autograph card.  So I made the deal.  I may always regret trading one of my Red Sox cards, but at least the trade was worth it.

EDIT:
My wonderful wife bought this for me, which came in today:

This does help mitigate the loss of the patch card.  I do want to say that I am happy to help out another collector.  I would not have traded that card to just anyone.