New Years Check-In: Final Part

At the beginning of the year, I promised I would do some check-ins on my New Years hobby goals to keep myself accountable.

Well, here we are. Final check point.

So, let's see what they were and in red is where I finished up the year at:

General Goals:

• I need to sort out all of the cards I acquired or had taken out of binders in the last few months This project was done, until the latest Grady M mail day came and many other mail days after that. With no time to sort, they have been stacking up. But, I have done a few piles.
• Put those cards away once they are sorted same as above need to do this all over again because of the Grady M mail day and with many other mail days.
• Start to finish some of the sets I started especially the 90's ones. Still haven't completed or finished one  yet this year. It's not looking good.
• The binder numbering project needs to be finished. 
• Penny sleeve everything I haven't yet. Still not completed or even touched yet. I don't have enough time in a day to do everything in life and hobby. But, I have a pile ready to go!
• Binder my Eli Mannings that haven't been put away yet, fix the rest in the box Haven't begun this at all
• Clean up my card room. It's just a mess. I need it better organized to get to what I really need to get to. My room has gotten worse. Also, a lot of non-card junk has been tossed in there since I couldn't lift for a few weeks causing a bigger mess.
• Do some giveaways as I haven't ever really done any on here. Haven't gotten to this yet either, maybe once I get to 100 followers on here. STILL WAITING ON THIS. But, I have held a couple small Twitter Giveaways in the meantime.
• Up my PWE trades especially among bloggers. No time to trade right now. 


For PC Goals:
• Reach 1,300 Eli Mannings. This is a very lofty goal. I haven't even reached 1,200 yet. Still not to 1,200 yet!
• Add some of my most wanted non-sport autos such as Ed O'Neil, Tony Danza, and Jon Heder. Not yet :(
• Try to fill in Rodney Hampton gaps of 2023 products. Many still on eBay overpriced sitting there that need to find a way to my collection Some have been added, a long way to go still! Now I have a list of 2024 and even 2025 as well to do!
• Add more to my "other" PC's to move me up the TCDB board. Allan Houston, Michaela Shiffrin, etc. Haven't done but not motivated right now to. This is at the bottom right now of my wants.


For Blogging Goals:
• Decide if I can fit blogging into my schedule and continue blogging. Well.....more on this....
• Come up with new creative content: Ran out of ideas...all of my mind went to school.
• Take away the sipping breaks and behind the scenes content? I have been on and off with this all year.
• New blog layout? Hmmmm......
• Come up with new segments so far the new ones are not hitting home runs.
• Reach 500,000 views This one got blown out of the water!!
• Reach 80 followers Where you guys at? I finally gained one! But, still 28 from 100.
• Blog my Giants cards on Big Blue Cardboard since they don't fare well here? Reader's thoughts? I don't Thinking its time to really shut down both of my other blogs. Much to come when this month ends.

There you have it, my 2025 New Years Goals final check-in.

Oh, before I close up.....

 DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR YOU FAVORITE BLOGGERS AND TRADING CARD PRODUCTS IN NACHO GRANDES END OF THE YEAR AWARDS. 

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THESE ARE THE NOMINEES from my previous post that you guys and myself  (well others too) for the categories..

Cards Over Coffee has been nominated for two spots this year, if interested, please vote for Cards Over Coffee! Take a sip while doing it. But, at the very least, go out and vote! It's more fun than the political ones and leave a more positive impact.

Hope everyone is having a great day.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Tooth Fairy

 I am always up for cool and unique cards.

One of the products that comes with a variety of cool and unique cards is Pieces Of The Past.

They have pieces of newspapers, relics, hair, coin and even teeth as relics in their products.

When someone on Twitter posted a picture of a tooth card, I wanted it.

So, I did what each great collector does, I low balled hard and actually acquired said card.

This is an authentic tooth of a Megalodon, part of a shark specie,  which went extinct over 3.6 million years ago. How cool is this?

Back of the card features many teeth swatches they acquired.

This has to be one of my favorite non-sport relic cards now. 

If only I could afford to add a hair swatch card now.

In comments today, let me know your thoughts on cards like this.

Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

2025 Cards Over Coffee Hall Of Fame Cards

*sits down in a tux with a pile of cards to present the winners for the third time. let's get to some cards over coffee*

*first, lets take a sip or two*

Well, the third edition of my Hall Of Fame went okay. It was still very hard to get nominations in as I felt a lot of cards were left off that should have made it.

With that being said, this will be the LAST year of the Cards Over Coffee Hall Of Fame.

So, without further ado, let's get the last round of winners into the Hall.

*takes a sip before presenting the winners*

Here are the 2025 Inductees and who they were nominated by,

Nominated By Me! (9 Votes)

Nominated by Cardboredom (8 Votes)

Nominated by Matt (11 Votes, leading vote getter)

 

Nominated by Matt

Nominated by RJ Sahl (6 votes, I cheated and this was tied with Michigan at 5 votes, but I gave my vote to this one that helped it get in)

Here were the other cards receiving votes (pictures of those cards can be seen HERE),

Hejduk 111

Rhett Bomar 111

Griffey Haircut 1111

Michigan Frog 11111

Griffey/A-Rod Dual Refractor 1111

Congrats to the new members of the Coffee Card Hall Of Fame! And thanks to everyone who spent time nominating and voting. 

*tips mug to all of you*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Coffee Break:2025-26 Topps Basketball Hanger/Value Pack

We are at the end of the retail wax that I got in the 9-card lot of autograph Daniel Jones cards I traded away. If you missed that, here is the ARTICLE.

I saved the basketball pack for last. I only had one reason for wanting to rip one of these and it wasn't because it was the first return of Topps NBA cards. It was to land a Cooper Flagg rookie card for my collection.

*spoiler, there is a reason why I left this break for last*

Without further ado, let's start to rip and take a sip with these highlights,  

Recycled MLB insert, but I still like it.

I don't know a lot about this year's rookie class other than two Duke guys. So not sure if this is good or bad.

A silver parallel or some form of throwback insert

These will always be purty. Love my shiny.

Now onto the rookies....

And some last card magic...

 

Yesssssss!!!!

Now these Flaggs aren't worth much anymore, but out of the boxes I have opened, this was the best card I pulled.

Let me know your thoughts on Topps with the basketball license again and ,my break overall.

Hope everyone is or will be having a great start to their weekend!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Coffee Break:2025 Topps Holiday Baseball Mega Box

Here is Box #3 in this series. Before I begin with this one, I want to mention I kept the other holiday mega box sealed. I have been collecting sealed holiday boxes for a few years now and will show them off as my Christmas post this year.

I don't know why I am, but, wanted to.

 

Today's box is my way of continuing to show off of retail wax that I got in the 9-card lot of autograph Daniel Jones cards I traded away. If you missed that, here is the ARTICLE.

I started with the football boxes and now moved to baseball saving basketball Value Hanger Pack for last.

Without further ado, let's start to rip and take a sip with these highlights,  

Before I show off the highlights, I want to point out that these Mega Boxes no long guarantee an autograph or relic card. For $29.99 a box, you want that. What used to be a good deal is no longer that on these. It's typically what Fanatics has been doing with Topps products so far.

Rant over, now the highlights.

My ornament pull. I like this years design.

Base card design. It feels recycled to me.

Some silver parallels,

Blue? I don't know a lot about this years product.

First short print find,

Jazz Gingerbread cookie. Kinda lame parallel/Sp.

These look good!

But, not as good as having holiday chrome!! What do you bet they will release a Topps Holiday Chrome next year. Mark my words and bookmark this post!

Final Sp,

 

Mike Trout. Remember when he was hobby relevant?

Well not too much there to get excited about. I do like the Trout Sp, the chrome card and ornament, but outside of that, not much in here. I miss finding a hit per box.

Alright, we have one Coffee Break left in this trade coming up tomorrow.

Hopefully it ends on a good note since the first three breaks were not that great.

We will see on that.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Don't Be A Turkey, Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

All I know is if I was a hunter, last week I would have been in turkey heaven and this would be in my oven. Maybe could have even gotten another one for next year.....or a few years.

But, I am not a hunter. I couldn't kill an animal if I wanted to. 

Instead, Mr. Butterball is already in the oven waiting to be slowly cooked and served around noon while I am prepping the rest of the meal while watching the Macy's Parade.

I don't have a lot of time today, but just wanted to say I appreciate all of you that come here to read my sometimes long and sometimes short posts. I guess you can say I am thankful for you.

There are a lot of things I am thankful for such as my family, God, the hobby, blogger/Twitter friends, life, basketball, and pretty much everything that makes my everyday life go. Big, little, positive and negative things I am also thankful for.

Well, as I said, this will be a short post. I don't want the potatoes boiling over on the stove.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Coffee Break:2025 Mosaic Football Blaster Box #2

Well....well...well...what do we have here....that's right box #2 in my trade break.

I am beginning my show off of retail wax that I got in the 9-card lot of autograph Daniel Jones cards I traded away. If you missed that, here is the ARTICLE.

I thought I would start out with the football blasters first and now it is time for the second football one.

Without further ado, let's start to rip and take a sip with these highlights,  

 

My first Woody Marks rookie card. Yeah, that was supposed to be exciting, this is the best excitement I have for a guy with a unique name.

Dart Variation! Bad part, I already had two of these....this one will be going to a friend.

Sadly, that was it for the rookie highlights.

Now inserts.

This is a subset and a player I strongly dislike, but wanted to show it off to add some meat to this post.

This guy has been playing lights-out good, despite how bad this season has gone for the Giants, he has been a bright spot. This card is also a new PC piece.

Now onto the parallels.

Ughhh another Eagle. This time A.J. Brown. This is a "Mosaic" parallel.

Another "Mosaic" parallel. This time a rookie insert of McMillian who has played really well in Carolina.

Will Campbell. Another team I despise and an offensive lineman, ugh.

This guy started on my fantasy team but it wasn't long before I cut him.

Team color match on this Elevate. This is the one-per-blaster Orange Fluorescent.

Silver of Audric Estime. I have seen and heard the silvers seem to be the tougher pulls this year.

 

And finally, Justin Jefferson green parallel. Good player, bad team. Seems there is a lot of that.

There you have it. Another break and another kind of dull one at that but at least two Giants were in this one. To put these into perspective. Each Mosaic blaster box was $29.99. I have a feeling I didn't lure that back with either box break or even combined.

But, let me know in comments what you think.

In the meantime, I will finish my cup and get ready to seize the day.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

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Coffee Break:2025 Mosaic Football Blaster Box #1

It is time!

I am beginning my show off of retail wax that I got in the 9-card lot of autograph Daniel Jones cards I traded away. If you missed that, here is the ARTICLE.

I thought I would start out with the football blasters first.

Without further ado, let's start to rip and take a sip with these highlights,

Dillion Gabriel rookie card. He started off okay as the Browns starter, now he is riding the pine for the other Browns rookie with a bigger last name and background.

The next three rookies are base card variations. But, before you get too excited, they are actually worth less than the base rookies. I don't know why.

Cam Ward is an okay football player on a really bad team. I am kind of glad now the Giants got who they got in Jaxson Dart.

Judkins has shown flashes this season. Could be a big part of the Browns next season.

And Ashton Jeanty. This guy was real fly in college, than he came to the Raiders where all NFL players hopes and dreams die.

Next up, insert pulls. The inserts in Mosaic unless they are parallels are really dull like the base.

Not bad names on the insert pulls, it's just that they aren't worth much and are kind of lame.

Let's hope the parallel pulls are better.

No relation to my main PC guy, but Omarion has had a great start to the season when he is healthy on the field. Solid find here with the green parallel.

Kyle Williams rookie insert parallel.

Kareem Hunt "Mosaic" parallel.

New to blasters this year, the Fluorescent Orange parallel. Kind of cool and not a bad player to find either. This parallel falls one-per-blaster this year.

And finally,

 

Mean Joe Greene green parallel. Say that five times fast without coffee in your mouth.

Nothing to really too exciting in box one. No Giants for my PC. No autograph finds. No case hits. Not really any player PC finds either like Mahomes. I would say the Hampton was the find of the box then Jefferson.

Let me know if you agree in comments.

Tomorrow I will post the other box break of Mosaic, let's hope it outdoes box one.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

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Which by the way, I did not vote for myself in any category. I want this to be a real vote. It's no fun if I do it myself. I want to hear what the readers think.