My Top 10 Acquistions Of 2024

Before we get too far into 2025, I wanted to recap my favorite pickups of 2024.

First though, I need my coffee. So, hold on. It's temps in the negatives and the only way out of that ice coldness is coffee.

*coffee brewed. happiness and warmness achieved*

There is no particular order below for my Top 10 acquisitions as they are all equal. I could have added more and made this a Top 20. But I just wanted to narrow it down.

It's cold and I just want my coffee.

*sips*

 

First card up is Kyle Lauletta. I just love the patch on this card. It would have been really tough to leave this one off the list.

Next up, Karen Gillian. This autograph was a need for my Marvel PC and for the newer Jumanji movies I enjoyed. And I may have a little crush to.

Following that up is Coffee Card Hall Of Famer Craig T Nelson.

I think this Griffey could have been Hall worthy, it was by far my favorite Griffey add last year. Die-Cut, space is exactly what I look for in a card.

Another Hall Of Famer made this Top 10 list. One of my favorite shows on TV right now.

 

I added this one in July I think it was. He should be in the Hall, but isn't. That's why it's important to nominate cards! This is my only Nabers auto to. I would like one in a Giants uniform before next season.

It's real turf. Really cool card.

Hall Of Famer in real life, it didn't get a nomination for the Coffee Card Hall Of Fame, for $12 is a win and had to be on this list.

Another Coffee Card Hall Of Famer made this list. I had wanted this card for a few years and now have it.

 

And finally, this card had to make the list. This was one of my Top 5 most sought after cards last year as well.

Well, there you have them. Let me know which card(s) you thought should have made the list I left out or which one is your favorite and why.

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday. Do good for others today and it will be good for you as well.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

The Gift That Kept On Giving

At Christmas I received some wonderful gifts from hobby friends. 

Bloggers, former bloggers and even readers. It made a rough year better to know that so many cared.

Today's mail day arrived a day past Christmas, but that didn't matter to me. It was well worth the wait.

This mail day is brought to you by... blog reader Oren!

First, let's kick it off with some unopened packs.

I have never seen or heard of these packs. Will be a fun intriguing pack rip.

As soon as I saw this pack, I immediately thought of All For Love. The song by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting.

  

And I thought these were interesting. I had no idea that Cryptozoic put this set out. They usually focus on television such as CW shows and a few movies.

I will be ripping these down the road as I try to integrate Throwpack Thursday on here.

This was just the beginning of the mail day. It kept giving.

 

Giants blue. Color team match parallels are some of the best out there.

 

This Wemby sat on my want list a very long time.

This gift wasn't done yet. It kept giving.

 

A new sweater card for the Christmas PC.

A couple Wandale relic cards. He is one of my favorite players on the team. Very underrated.

Eric Gray auto. Other than kickoff returns this guy hasn't really hit the field for the G-men. So, who knows what he is capable of.

I can finally cross this one off the want list as well. Been wanting a Mack auto as I try to get every player I can in a Giants uniforms autograph.

Was this it for the mail day after a want list item crossed off? Nope. I kept pulling more out. It kept giving.

Davis auto. His time was short with the Gmen but he was still in blue.

I can watch runs by Jacobs on YouTube all day. What a beastly man.

I really like the design on this Jones relic. Jones, no longer a Giant but he will forever be remembered in blue for the good and the bad.

 

I started collecting Jernigan back when he came out of the draft. He showed flashes in his couple years with the Giants. There is actually a guy on Instagram I follow with an incredible Jernigan collection.

This has to be it right? The end of the mail day?

Nope. It gave more.

Wait? What?!! A stinkin' Curtis Martin auto!!! Want list item achieved! And he is one of my 90's guys. This was really cool to find.

That has to be it right? Final card like that?

Nope. Oren had one more gift in there.

 

Phew. What a beauty! Rhett Bomar or not, what a patch!

Thanks again to Oren for his generous Christmas package.

I hope everyone has a great Tuesday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

A couple of side notes before I close out. We lost our first basketball game on Saturday 15-10. It was really challenging as one team had to cancel so we had to combine our team together again and try to fit 17 girls in a game of 7 minute quarters. We had a rotation with a group of Starting 4 that switched out every 4 minutes while the fifth spot switched out every 2 minutes. It was complicated to keep track of and the team didn't get the chance it needed to gel as momentum would start then would have to pull people out for a new group. This week has two practices and two games coming up.

ALSO, DON'T FORGET ABOUT NOMINATING CARDS INTO THE COFFEE CARD HALL OF FAME IF ANY FROM TODAY'S POST OR YESTERDAY'S WITH THE MAIL DAY FROM DENNIS YOU THINK DESERVE A NOM.

And lastly, read/follow Big Blue Cardboard. I will occasionally put up new posts on there. When I have time.

On The Good List

Every Year, Santa Dennis from Too Many Verlanders brings the joy of Christmas to many different mailboxes of those who have been good little girls and boys. 

I am happy to say I am always on the good list and have been one of those lucky recipients for many years.

By being on the good list and getting one of these mail days, you will find yourself immersed with a little bit of everything from your PC as Santa Dennis keeps track of your "lists".

I was good enough to add some Ken Griffey Jr. Both of us collect Junior so I am sure he sends me his dupes and I reciprocate when I can.

90's inserts were up next.

 

This was one of my favorite designs for Wave Of The Future and is one of my many set chases.

Then there as this Die-Cut, Acetate, wonderful piece of art.

I considered chasing this set, I still might, such a stunner. Feels very American baseball.

The 90's was followed by some non-sport.

Can't touch this.

And never tell me the odds that Santa Dennis knew I needed these.

After these two, well, had me feeling blue. In a good list kind of way.

Well except seeing a new Saquon. I still collect former Giants in blue, but he makes me sad with the season he has had.

90's, new, set material and a Giant. Wow.

 

Team color match-trippy card, love it.

I have wanted this card for a while. We will ignore the player's name and just look at it as the card. I really think the theme and background is where it's at with this one.

  

I was in double shock(ey) with these two. I must have been double good this year.

Not many remember that I collect Paul Perkins as a bigger side Giants PC, but Santa Dennis does.

And finally it wouldn't be Christmas or a gift from Santa Dennis if...

 

there wasn't an ugly sweater involved. Been needing this one for a while as I have been trying to finish up this dual relic set. Now just need the rest of them!

Thanks again Dennis for your generosity around the holidays again.

I will make sure to stay on the good list again for next year.

Hope everyone has a great Monday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

The Rodney Brew: 2023 Topps Resurgence Green Surge

It's almost been a year to the day since I last published one of these segment posts. With the lack of action on Sport Card Collectors blog on these or any of my posts and the lack of desire to do more than one blog or have time to in my life, welcome back The Rodney Brew.

What's The Rodney Brew. It's a very special brew that involves in my latest Rodney Hampton adds to my Super PC and I have some whoppers to show off but also a couple cool ones as well.

Like this 2023 Topps Resurgence Green Surge that is numbered to 175.

 

I really like the look of these despite missing the logos.

 

But, the backs, well.....terrible.

Well, that does it for today's card and quick post. I need to get my mind wrapped around what is the last game of my NFL season as the Giants take on the Eagles today. Sadly, I can't watch it as the Patriots are on TV instead and the site methstreams I have been using to stream has been pulled too. It will be watching for updates kind of game.

Hope everyone has a great last week of the NFL regular season Sunday. May your team be victorious! Unless you are an Eagles fan. Then I am sorry. We can just bond over coffee but not football.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

The Three Blog Mailings

With so much to catch up on, I have been using nighttime to get some blogging done and trying to keep pace with what I have to get posted. The only problem with this is that I am using the little bit of free time I have to do this. Which means blogging is taking place of sorting cards or playing a game of Madden.

As I get caught up, I will have to find a better balance so I can enjoy all three downtime things.

But here I am until then.

When I took a couple months off in the fall, which by the way was a nice refresher, I struggled with getting mail days which led to no content to post about and led to thoughts of retirement from blogging. 

Things started to change in December as my mailbox found quite a few mainly from bloggers, former bloggers and possible future bloggers. 

Like Crocodile Sports Cards who I won a football prize pack from his contest. 

The box was loaded with vintage (like actual vintage in the 70's, 90's is not vintage), 90's, and even cards from today. A mix of teams, players, rookies and a few stars.

Some examples to follow,

(absolutely adore this card)

Thanks Croc!

Then there was a very generous mail day from The Diamond King that arrived pretty fast despite how slow the mail was around the holidays,

A Trout for my player PC

Shiny!

Then came the eye candy of an Shohei Ohtani rookie! Pretty stoked to add this one.

Thanks DK!

And finally, Johnny's Trading Spot saw my comment on one of his recent posts

 

About this Keenan McCardell and how I didn't have it for my set chase. Guess what, the always generous guy sent it my way. Now I can cross this one off! With this addition, I now have 36 of the 120 or so autographs. I am not sure I will ever be able to tackle the big boys but would be fun to try and get close. Here is my list of needs if you are curious or have some help for me:1995 Pro Line Autographs

Thanks as always Johnny!

This is just the beginning of the fun mail days I have to share.

Hope everyone has a fantastic Friday! I have basketball practice tonight to prep for our first game tomorrow so I know I will have a great one...and busy one.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Don't forget you can start to nominate cards for the 2025 Coffee Card Hall Of Fame!! Cards don't have to be autographs, patch cards, super star cards. It can be whatever you think is Hall Worthy! Find details and current nominations HERE.