The MATTen Curse

If you have any knowledge of video games at all or have heard of the Madden NFL game, you have heard there is something called the "Madden Curse." This is when a cover athlete on the game will get hurt the season they are on the cover of the game.

I have come to realize I have my own version of this curse when it comes to buying cards.

This summer after looking how crazy card values have gone, I told myself, why not grab some cheap parallels of good quarterbacks while they are affordable that way if they go up I can "flip" them by trading them for something of higher value. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

Then the season started.

CAM WARD:

I thought to myself, well, here's a guy that is with a quarterback guru in Brian Daboll. He may not be a good head coach, but he can coach a quarterback.

So far the Titans are 0-3, he lost to my Giants yesterday by throwing a terrible interception (I celebrated) and hasn't thrown for more than 200 yards at all this year. Really rough start.

JAYDEN DANIELS:

I thought to myself, Washington has some good weapons around him now for him to throw to. He might get his rookie year self back.

He had an okay start, then he went and disloated his elbow and his out again with that injury.

Oooof.

DRAKE MAYE:

He had a superb sophomore year leading the Patriots to the Super Bowl and was MVP runner up. You then give him a still dominant AJ Brown and it's looking like another great year.

Maye has been nothing but disappointing so far and that AJ Brown connection, well, that hasn't been there since he has been hurt. Maye continues to just turn the ball over and the Patriots right now are far from the team they were last year.

BO NIX:

Bo was looking to play well off from his injury last year that kept him out of the AFC Championship. He still has the brilliant Sean Payton as head coach and an up and coming offensive coordinator in Davis Webb. They also added Jaylen Waddle. Things were looking up.

 

The Broncos did pull out a big win last night and the offense seemed to had come to life in that second half, but, it's been a tough start I think for Nix up to that point. Maybe last night's big win over the Super Bowl favorite Rams will lead to bigger things.

And finally....

JAXSON DART:

This one makes me the most sad. I picked up a ton of his cards for my Giants season, not for any other purpose other than PC, but I was hoping he would be the man especially with a new coaching staff and new weapons.

 

He played amazing in Week 1 protecting himself from concussion, then Week 2 came and he got nailed by the Rams and tore his meniscus for season ending surgery. 

The pain. The heartbreak.

If you don't call this a curse from all of these guys, I don't know what you call it.

I need coffee.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

1.5 Million

It's been awhile since Cards Over Coffee celebrated it's last view milestone, one million happened back in May, but I am happy to report that sometime during my extended break this blog hit the 1.5 million view threshold.

I just wanted to make sure to shout out this great moment as this blog has continued to grow this year. It may not be close to the seven million plus that Sport Card Collectors has, but this blog also never had daily posts and was around during the peak times of blogging so I feel this is still quite the accomplishment.

I also wanted to tip my very hot mug towards all of you who continue to read my gibberish even when I take extended breaks from posting. Especially since blogger is continuing to be broken so you may not be seeing these newer posts.

Today's post isn't a long one, but just wanted to thank all of you again for your support. I have a busy day ahead with watching two soccer games, a football game and homework.

I will now leave you with my favorite Caitlin Clark card that I added during my long break.

 

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Ps: I chose a basketball card for this post since next week I will be holding open gym for girls grades 5th-8th grade. I was invited to do so and was the only coach to grab it. I did afterwards ask my assistant from last year to join which she was happy to. So add coaching back into the mix along with my already packed schedule.

Feeling Nostalgic Recently

I have been feeling so nostalgic recently.

I don't know what's causing it but I have bene picking up a lot of cards recently that focus on that.

Cards such as 90's inserts/parallels, favorite players growing up and even some flashback cartoons for me that I enjoyed.

One set that I felt I had to complete was the 1989 Topps Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stickers. I was a HUGE TMNT fan in the 80's and 90's between the cartoon series and the two movies. We will ditch the third one, that was bad.

I found the stickers to be really cool mostly because of the yellow, despite how much I can't stand it on 1991 Fleer, its what brings these to life.

It took me a few weeks and a few trades, but I pulled it off. One sticker that was tough to land was Sticker #10 which is the one I am starting off with.

 

This one was actually the last one I needed to complete the set and thanks to @TheRealOmegaDad I was able to complete it. He RAK'd me this one.

Here are the rest,

 

If you flip the cards over, altogether they create a cool puzzle:

 

The back of Splinter helps show us what the puzzle looks like for those of us who can't do puzzles. Raise your hand if you can't because I have both of my arms up high.

Now I am hoping to do the base set as well and I am miles away from it. Just another set goal I can add to my list. I really need to just make a list of sets I want and see if any of you have them available.

In comments today, let me know your favorite turtle. Mine is and always has been Leo. I grew up as Leo. I also like Shredder and Baxter Stockmon for my villains. We all have a favorite villain.

Hope everyone has a fantastic Friday!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

5 Things I Did In The Hobby Last Week

(I know I said this segment was gone, but I kind of missed it and the interactions so it's back for now. Give it some love if you can so it can stay!!) 

*coffee is ready and so am I for another new post on Cards Over Coffee*

*waiting for you to get coffee in hand*

*takes sip, gets ready to post*

Welcome to the next edition of 5 Things I Did In The Hobby Last Week. I almost got rid of this segment but decided I would keep it for now. Hopefully there will be more interaction, or it could be axed over the next few episodes.

For now, let's keep it rolling!

But, for those of you that are new to this segment, here is the background to it:

This series is once again related/played on by Elon Musk's email to government officials in February 2025 asking them about what five things/accomplishments they did for the week.

Also, once again, this is not about politics. I just liked the idea.

*its best to never post politics, make friends, not enemies*

Here we go onto my five things.

1.As always, I did a lot more social media posts across my planet of them. I started doing Rodney Hampton, Eli Manning updates along with small mail day posts on there since it's much faster to send out a social media message than putting up a big blog post.

If you want to catch up on stuff you missed out on, here is a list of all of my social media channels: Cards Over Coffee YouTube Channel is for cards:

Cards Over Coffee - YouTube

Matt's World Of Fun YouTube Channel is for everything else:
Matt's World Of Fun! - YouTube

On top of this, I have two Facebook accounts, Cards Over Coffee and Sport Card Collectors,

Twitter/X: Coffee Card Guy

Instagram account: Coffee Card Guy

Bluesky as Cards Over Coffee

There you have that. Now go check me out on those!

2. I finally got my lightbox out and took over 200 photos that I spent last night uploading into Big Blue Cardboard and Cards Over Coffee. (you will see this card again, just as an example for this post)

  

3. I replied to your comments from a month ago. Aren't you proud?

4. I opened a box of cards for only the third time this year. This time it was a hanger box...but you will never guess which one until I post it....hopefully soon.

5. I made a couple of trades and gave away some cards. Felt accomplished. I still have a stack of Christmas mail days that will start going out I believe the end of October as I don't want them to get caught up in the mail traffic.

And there you have it. Five things I did in the hobby last week.

I hope to keep this series going again!

*takes this posts final sip*

Tell me five things you did in the hobby last week or make a comment on mine. I will make sure to read and comment back on all of them.

Have a great Thursday!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Not Going To "Wine" Over These

 Has it really been almost a month since my last post?

Apparently so.

Life has just been busy with sports, "life stuff" and college that I haven't really had the time to come on here and do my thang.

 

But through all of that, one thing has remained, my coffee has been hot.

*takes a sip, burns tongue, then proceeds to take another sip. glutton for punishment in the best way*

A couple days ago, my mother-in-law showed up out of the blue. I think the winds were blowing her broom here, just kidding.

Or am I?

Anyways, I opened the door like I always do and she comes in carrying an assortment of random items like she usually does. Not to get fully into detail since that's not what you came here for, think of it as someone who yard sales for stuff you don't need or want most of the time.

 

Except this time she also came carrying in these two wine boxes that she placed on the table. She looks over at me and goes, "these are for you."

Knowing that I don't drink, I assumed there was something better than wine in these boxes.

 

And I was right!

Both boxes were full to the tilt of baseball cards from what appeared a variety of years. I didn't really have a lot of time to dig through the treasure so I took a quick handful to give myself an idea what I may be looking at.

My concern was that it was going to be full of 1991 Fleer or 1988 Topps. Two of the worst sets in history to me and ones she always seemed to find for me.

However, these boxes weren't that. They me be something I won't "wine" about.

Here is a quick glance and I will let you be the judge,

This is as far as I got with the boxes so far. She told me she spent $10 a piece on them. I assume she got her monies worth but until I have time to do more investigation into that, I cannot say for sure.

I do know for me, it will be worth it. Just being able to look at these few cards was worth the weight in money so far. I am curious what else lies within and she told me the place she bought them from had another seven. If these turn out good, maybe I will have to talk her into getting more.

*takes a sip before finishing up today's post*

*coffee has cooled off some*

*another sip*

This is one of the weirdest things I have ever received cards in but seems like a good box to store them in. Very sturdy.

What's one of the weirdest things you have received cards in?

It was great being able to drop a new post and a quick hello. Hope everyone is doing great, hopefully another new post soon.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

There Is A Place To Store Them!

 My collection doesn't have many graded cards as I am not one to seek those out or get my collection graded, but I do have some.

One of the pain in the butt parts of having graded cards is finding a place to store them.

I had mine stored in an Upper Deck bag I had won years ago on Facebook, but that's in the past now with the newest product from BCW Supplies.

Awhile back in the summer I shared how BCW created a super cool card catalog to put regular cards, fast forward to now, they have created a, you guessed it, graded card one.

 

These drawers hold approximately 43 slabs per drawer or 21 with the bumpers. Overall it should hold 258 total slabs.

When I get to sorting things out better, I will add labels to the drawers so I know what's in each one. 

 

Here's an inside look of the drawer before I add stuff. I added the dividers for look, the drawers come with six free ones but you can buy others separately.

   

Here are some slabs I put in so you can see how well they fit.

And I also found out for those of us collectors who still have some screw down protectors, they also fit really well in here. No more struggling to find a place to store those anymore (though we really shouldn't use those protectors anymore).

This will be a very useful product for me as I continue to re-organize my collection. It's also very sturdy and heavy, roughly 15 pounds without cards. Right now because I am still rehabbing my shoulder at five pounds I can't lift it and require help haha! I can't imagine what the card weight will add onto it.

If you are looking to add one, you can find yours on the BCW Supplies website,  https://www.bcwsupplies.com/6-drawer-graded-card-catalog-black

Remember to use code MATT10 at checkout to SAVE 10% off your purchase!

I hope everyone has a Magnificent Monday!

Let me know your thoughts on this product in comments.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

It's The Most Valuable To Me

When thinking about memorabilia and protecting it, I think most people/collectors will immediately think about something signed, game worn or game used such as a foul ball.

But, how often do you think about other memorabilia? The stuff that has more meaning and value than the first items I mentioned.

Don't know what I am talking about? Well, think about this....you go to your daughters softball game. She makes the game winning hit and is handed the game winning ball afterwards. What do you do with such an item? Toss it into a box? Leave it on a shelf somewhere to collect dust?

What about that game winning touchdown your son had in the big championship game and was awarded the football he caught? Do you leave that out for the elements to do their thing to it? Toss it into a tote?

How about coaching your very first AAU basketball team and the team you worked hard to coach wins the Sportsmanship Award and you are handed a special basketball to commemorate that experience. What happens to it next? Tossed aside? Left in the corner of your desk?

These are items you can only ever have once. ONCE. You won't get another. You can replace any signed memorabilia or that kind of memorabilia by buying another. But, you can't replace these special moments memorabilia so why nor protect it.

Since that last example was directly about me and my AAU team, that's exactly what I hoped to do with that special basketball that I won't ever get another of.

I went and hit up BCW Supplies since that is where I grab my card supplies and checked to see what they offered for cases for basketballs.

Within seconds of searching, I found exactly what I wanted which was this Basketball Showcase UV display case.

 

It is stunningly crystal clear and has the perfect size to it.

And the basketball that I had fit perfectly on the black stand that was included,

The case is a simple slide together cube design that any collector can assemble. The UV coating on the thick polystyrene plastic helps protect it from light damage and the case overall keeps out the dirt and other elements that can hurt any special piece.

Once the basketball and other items were in place,  I slid the two sides together...

Check out this beauty! I added the basketball, a business card of the people who ran the tournament and on the side and out of focus/on the side is a team picture of the girls I coached. (for privacy I didn't show a picture of that side).

This is proudly displayed in my bedroom. One of the coolest pieces I own.

If you are looking for a basketball ball display exactly like mine, you can find it HERE. Before paying, don't forget to write in Matt10 to save yourself 10% off your order! You can find other protection displays on their website as well right HERE. Once again, don't forget to use Matt10 to save 10% off!

I don't know about you, but autograph memorabilia is nice and all, but items like this basketball is what's most valuable to me.

Protect it just like it was your child.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*