Winning

*afternoon cup of coffee is ready, it's time for some Cards Over Coffee*

I experienced a couple of wins recently.

For one, I won because I got to see the return of Jaybarkerfans Junk blog run by my longtime friend Wes make its return after 2828 days away or close to seven years away in other terms. Glad to see you back Wes and if you haven't checked out his blog yet, please do so. One of the best guys in this hobby!

 Now onto my other win. It has been awhile since I have won any from of contest, so when I saw a contest for a cool Griffey card being hosted by Nick Starn Art (@nickstartnart) on X I entered with fingers and eyes crossed hoping to win.

By now you already know, I was the winner of the Starn Art Character Illustrations print limited to 10 copies.

Not only is the art print card cool, but check out how he shipped it.

Box with emblem. You would think there is a fancy watch hidden within.

Tissue paper protected.

 

The card was inside of a wrapper. Like a sealed wrapper I had to open.

*takes a sip, begins to rip*

Inside....

It's a beaut Clark!

This will be a fun piece for my Griffey collection and can be a talked about one on how it was packaged to me. If only others took so this amount of time for their card shipping.

Thanks to Nick Start Art for the cool Griffey!

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

Wes back. New Griffey. Basketball starting to rev up. Half way done fall semester. I hope winning like this continues. Every win big or small still counts and needs to be celebrated.

Have you experienced any victories recently? Let me know in comments.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Son! You're On A Baseball Card!

"Son! You made it to the big leagues now kid! You're on a baseball card!"

"I am?"

"Yes! A friend of ours who collects found you in a pack!"

"That's cool! I will need a copy! What photo did they use?"

"Well...."

*slowly looks at the card*

 

"Oh. Maybe I will wait for another card to come out."

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Still Chasing Them In 2026

Back in February, I put up a post, THIS POST, setting a goal to pick up ten cards I really wanted the most this year. 

Well, we are at the end of October and so far I only have one of the ten I was seeking thanks to a long time friend.

At this point, it doesn't look like I will be adding any of these and will need to add these to my 2027 list plus one more to fill in the missing one.

1. 2024 Prizm (not draft) Caitlin Clark base rookie. 
2. 1994-95 Collect-A-Card Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The New Season - Acetate Character PlastiCards #CS-6 - The White Ranger. 
3. 1994-95 Collect-A-Card Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The New Season - Acetate Character PlastiCards Lord Zedd 
4. 1998 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion Peyton Manning 
5. 1997-1998 Metal Universe Base Michael Jordan 
6. 1996-1997 Metal Universe Base Michael Jordan
7. 1995 Summit Ground Zero Curtis Martin 
8. Pop Century Ed O'Neil Autograph. 
9. 1997 Topps Chrome Refractor Jake Plummer Rookie 
10. 1992 Bowman Mariano Rivera

What that missing one will be, well, I have awhile still to think on that but it will be a small-lesser end card like the most of these are.

Have you added any of the cards you wanted this year?

Let me know in comments!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

5 Things I Did In The Hobby Last Week

 *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 more photos uploaded on here for future posts. Most are from the Grady M unboxing. This Chevy Chase /99 was not apart of that, but I used it for this post.

  

3. I replied to your comments and have been commenting on a few other blogs as well. Trying to catch up when I have time.

4. I added and took away stuff from my Watchlist on eBay. I also watched stuff I wanted sell. So there's that.

5. I put together a few more Christmas present envelopes. I have roughly 20 to mail now. I think I have hit up everyone I have wanted to this year.

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.

I need to get myself ready for football Sunday. Go Giants!

Have a great Sunday!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Let's Just Chat

 It's close to 8 p.m. where I am and I had a few minutes to put up a post, but don't have any cards to show off.

So, let's just chat.

Today, I got to watch my NY Giants break my heart and lose to the New Orleans Saints despite a desperate comeback late in the fourth quarter. They are still 3-2-1 and in first place at this point. How long that lasts this season time will tell.

But, I am still excited about the effort they are putting in this year and I think giving them another year they could be a contender.

Also, I held my third Open Gym for basketball preseason yesterday. There were 19 girls signed up for Open Gym, only 6-8 have shown up every week. Despite the lack of girls, the lack of talent wasn't missing. There was two sixth grade girls who have never played before that picked up on stuff I coached really quickly. It's a great feeling as a coach to see this and know that I have a hand in this.

There are still two more preseason Open Gyms in October left, then there will be two-a-week starting in November and the teams will be placed together by December 1st. In November, I have a training and a coaches meeting with the Athletic Director as well.

The fall semester for college hasn't been fun which has what has been contributing to my lack of posting and hobby in general. I have two A+ at this point and one A. The A is in the Intro to Earth Science class that has been so tough. It takes me six to eight hours to do the work for that class and it has been complete torture. I hate it. It drags me down on a weekly basis and I still have a long nine weeks left with a huge project at the end.

And finally, tomorrow will mark my wife and I's twenty-four year wedding anniversary. It doesn't feel that long but it has been. Crazy to think how fast time has gone by and how much has changed in those twenty-four years.

Let me hear what you have been up to and anything interesting in your life. Hopefully I can get back to cards soon and card posts.

Have a good night!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

My Kind Of Unboxing

There are a lot of people who like to watch unboxing videos, I am not one of those people, but I do like unboxing stuff and when I get a message from long time reader and friend Grady M that something was on it's way, then I know I must get ready mentally.

Because he always sends the fun stuff.

I received my latest Grady Box for unboxing over a month ago. I have unboxed every box but have not had the time to sort it out and get pictures ready for the blog. The cards remain in the boxes still.

For now the best I can offer all of your eyes is the top card viewing. But, believe me, when I get to actually post from these, your eyes will be exposed to some amazing stuff. Inside of these boxes are base, inserts, and fun stuff galore from all over the sports world and some non sports.

For now, just take a sneak peek. A very minimal sneak peek.

There you have it.....for now.

Hope you enjoyed this sneak peek.

Soon you will see what my kind of unboxing is like.

In the meantime, sip your coffee and have a great rest of your day.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

I Needed A Filler Post (Topps) Now!

*fresh hot coffee is ready, pours a cup, and takes a sip*

This marks Post #902 on this blog and I am drawing a blank today. But, I really wanted to get a post up.

So, I have my coffee, came up with a lame blog title and now will show off a couple cool cards to help fill in a post for today.

*takes another sip*

  

RIP Penny. It was nice having you most of my life. I will never understand why they got rid of the penny, but it still has a place to me. Just like losing Pluto as a planet, it's still a planet to me.

 

Space is cool to learn about and all, but would I ever want to travel it, probably not. But, these astronauts got to on a 10-day lunar fly-by mission so that's awesome. I just like space cards to be honest. It's also why I wanted to take astronomy before they threw the whole needing to do more math thing at me.

That does it for today's filler post. Hopefully next time I pour a cup and have some coffee I will have more to talk about.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*