One of the trades I made in my league last week was a first. It was made over Facebook.
It’s interesting to list all the different methods and mediums used to facilitate an APBA trade. Here are all the ones, I can boast:
Phone
The preferred method for years before the electronic age. In the days before cell phone plans, long distance bills were atrocious this time of year especially when haggling over that last player in a six player deal.
Postal mail
Yes, I can remember getting trade offers in the mailbox. Today, I can’t even fathom the idea.
When email came around, it was boon for managers in leagues. Talking trade was so much easier and cheaper. But beware! Sometimes that inferred inflection doesn’t always communicate via text.
Texting
I actually made a deal via text a year or two ago. I’d have to say that’s only for a certain breed of people.
and now Facebook. I honestly don’t know why we didn’t just do it over email. Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t need to know what my team’s needs are.
Oh yeah, I forgot one. In person. Do we still do that anymore?
