No Intimidation Needed

It won't take any "intimidation" from Oren for me to want to do some trading with him, it just takes a simple email and bam, two are done.

As always, Oren is really good about finding cards that fit different parts of my collection, and every trade brings on a new variety.

Like some mobster cards.

Randy Johnson Topps Total insert. Even though I am not a pitcher collector, there are some of those 90's guys I will add. Johnson was a master of his craft.

I don't care which player if featured on an insert like this, just send it to me.

I have a few of these kicking around, not Rison though.

It's 90's.

It's not often you find a hitting Mike Hampton card.

I own the regular base, but not the promotional sample. I assume these were sent to dealers before product release. I don'own too many  of them.

I think this is a set I completed, but I love these so much I don't mind dupes.

TD was one of my favorite running backs all-time. He is a side PC. This card is a bit odd as it looks like it should sparkle in the light, but yet it doesn't.

We don't see many products or any products now that are strictly all acetate.

Which is why I am still chasing this base set.

An Aaron Ross numbered rookie I don't have.

I couldn't believe that Oren was able to find an Eli I didn't have. But he did, and I am happy about it.

 

I don't like politics or talking about them, but I will collect them.

Especially a card like this. This is a 1967 Topps Who Am I Dwight Eisenhower. I really like this card.

Thanks again goes out to Oren for our latest trades. Looking forward to the next!

And no, you won't need to intimidate me to do it. I already agree to do one.

I hope everyone has a great Friday and weekend.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Season's End

The season is officially over.

Last night we held the end of the year coaches meeting to discuss the good, the bad and what needs to be improved for the league with the AD.

Between all of the coaches for boys and girls 3rd-4th basketball teams, there was more good than bad.

I would say that was also the case for our basketball season.

In our final game as Team 2, which was last Wednesday, we pulled out a 26-19 win making it three wins in a row to end the season. We could have won by more, but we were trying really hard to get every girl a basket. Which is really tough when it's a team of 17, but we did manage to get 13 of those girls to score. That to me was a huge highlight.

Another highlight was our end of the year party which took place the day after on Thursday.

For a few months, I gathered together some cool basketball items to hand out something to each girl. With some assistance from Twitter as well, I was able to gather some card items to assure that each girl got some WNBA cards to hopefully give them some drive going into next season.

My wife found these awesome bags that I could pack the items into.

Here are all of the cards both donated from Twitter and my own collection,

(the packs were very generous from a group on Twitter)

There's some Caitlin Clarks mixed in these as well.

Here was the final product. There were also stickers, bracelets and hair attire in these bags as well.

The girls were also served a pizza and cupcake party along with a game of girls vs parents. I scored a basket in that game if that counts haha!

It was a fun first season as an assistant coach. Next year I should be in position to be Head Coach and I have already begun lesson plans for practice and some plays for games. It's always good to be prepared in advance. 

And I don't want to forget what I learned this year that I could use next year.

Here is the overall look at the season:

Team 1 5-3

Team 2 3-3-1

Lost Combined Team Game 0-1

Team record:8-6-1

Before I close out, I wanted to share a gift that one of the girls gave me as they were leaving,

 

I will treasure this forever.

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Unfinished Cup:1997 Spx Basketball

 I had almost given up, but one tweet changed the momentum towards today's Unfinished Cup set chase.

That one tweet helped me land the biggest card in the set with this Kobe Bryant and now I actually have a chance at finally finishing this set chase.

This is the last Spx set I need to complete my hologram Spx set chases of baseball, football, basketball, and NASCAR! Hockey still has some to go before that makes the list but the basketball would be a huge one to finally complete.

Kobe was the last major piece I needed as I acquired MJ a while ago.

Here are the remaining needs if any of you have any help for me to finish up this set,

6,16,19,24,29,30,32,34,37,38,41,42,43,47,

I am soooooooooooo close. Would love to finish this one up.

Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

Pinky up, coffee up.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Picture Of The Week: Week 6

Welcome to a NEW Monday's only segment called, Picture Of The Week.

We all find Mondays to be tough, so I figured why not brighten them up a little with a picture. This could be an outdoor shot, it could be an animal, it could be scenery. Who knows. It's whatever my camera snaps for the week.

So, enjoy this week's Picture Of The Week with your favorite beverage. Preferably coffee obviously but whatever else you may enjoy to drink, coffee, will work as well.

Have a great Monday and week ahead.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

700

Coffee is ready, confidence is there, and a celebratory post is in order.

Today marks Cards Over Coffee's 700th post. That's 700 times I have come on here to post about cards, some pictures or some coffee and maybe the occasional snack to go with coffee.

I like to offer a little of everything on here.

I didn't know what cards to post in a celebration post so instead, I went with my latest Rodney Hampton update. I found out that Rodney has some cards in the recent 2024 Topps Chrome football product, so I had to make a list of needs.

And boy, were there some.

• Rodney Hampton 144 Base SuperFractor 1
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Black Geometric Refractor 2
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Red Wave Refractor 5
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Red Refractor 5
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Red Geometric Refractor 5
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base FrozenFractor 5
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base White Geometric Refractor 15
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Orange Refractor 25
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Orange Wave Refractor 25
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Camo Wave Refractor 25
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Orange Geometric Refractor 25
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Gold Refractor 50
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Gold Geometric Refractor 50
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Gold Wave Refractor 50
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Yellow Refractor 75
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Green Refractor 99
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Green Geometric Refractor 99
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Green Sonar Refractor 99
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Blue Refractor 150
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Blue Sonar 150
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Aqua Refractor 199
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Aqua Sonar 199
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Teal Refractor 250
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Purple Speckle Refractor 275
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Purple Refractor 275
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Magenta Refractor 399
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Magenta Speckle Refractor 399
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base X-Fractor
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Prism
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Sepia
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Pink
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Refractor
• Rodney Hampton 144 Base Negative Refractor

34 to be exact. I so far have 2 of them which makes the count 32 needed.

This WILL NOT be an easy chase with four /5 cards to chase and a superfractor.

I am always glad there is a new Hampton chase, but this is a little too much.

If any of you bust any 2024 Topps Chrome, make sure to check in with me if you pull any Rodney Hampton.

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

Before I close, I just wanted to thank everyone who has stopped by, read once in a while or read every post on here. Every one of you keeps this blog going. Though I will say the past ten or so posts have really struggled in terms of views and comments.

I hope that turns around soon. In the meantime, Happy 700th to Cards Over Coffee.

Have a great Sunday. God Bless!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Unfinished Cup:2024 Donruss Rookie Sweaters

   

It's that time of year....time for those holiday sweaters.

Oh wait.

Well, according to Panini it is with their late release of this year's Donruss Holiday.

To me, this is a product that needs to be released in November in preparation for the holidays, not something at the end of January/February. 

Oh well. I don't work there and can't control release times.

But I am here for it still.

This year is no different than the last four years of this product, I am chasing the sweater cards and just like past years, there's a lot to chase.

This includes 42 base single sweater relics and 8 dual sweater relics. So, a whopping 50.

My chase has led me to only 4 dual relics and not one single relic, yet which leaves me with miles and miles to go.

Find out what I need HERE,which I keep updated and let me know if you have any!

I hope everyone has a great Wednesday full of coffee and dreams. 

Tonight marks my final basketball game, which I forgot to mention this past Saturday we won both of our games. The first game was won 40-16 and the second game we faced each other again and this time I pulled out the 12-7 win.

It will be sad to have the season come to an end, but I am looking forward to next year already!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Boy Meets World

The 90's had some of the best television shows and a lot tackled subject matter that most wouldn't dare to tackle today because let's be honest, everyone gets offended easily.

It's just society today.

I am just glad I grew up when I did.

*coffee intake begins*

Boy Meets World was one of those shows and it tackled a variety of issues that faced most kids/teenagers including family, friends, death, school, love, drugs/alcohol and more. It had both a comedic and serious side with lessons learned in every episode on topics you felt were real.

It was one of my favorites that came on the TGIF block, not that I didn't call all of the shows on TGIF my favorite. The show ran for 7 years from 1993-2000.

When I discovered that 2024 Topps Allen And Ginter had included some of the actors autographs from the show in the product, I knew I had to chase them down.

So, I did.

After a few trades and a couple eBay purchases with my gift cards, I was able to complete what I wanted to.

Up first was this Will Friedle autograph, who played the main character, Corey Matthews, "air headed" brother Eric.

Up next was Rider Strong, who was Shawn Hunter Corey Matthews best friend.

And finally...

Most boys who grew up in the 90's had a crush on Topanga, Corey Matthews love interest. She was played by Danielle Fishel.

I had a crush, but she wasn't my top chase. That was Amy Jo Johnson, the Pink Ranger.

I also found out that two of the actors also had relic cards. Sadly not Topanga.

 

I landed both of those as well (currently I misplaced the Rider Strong relic and can't find it grrr)

All three also have base (just landed all three in trades) with minis (have Topanga only) and parallels. This chase could be deeper, but I am happy with what I have for now.

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

They sure don't make shows like they used to. I am glad I grew up in an era of great cartoons, movies, shows and afterschool specials. I think all of them shifted me into being the person I am today.

Hope everyone had a great Tuesday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Picture Of The Week: Week 5

Welcome to a NEW Monday's only segment called, Picture Of The Week.

We all find Mondays to be tough, so I figured why not brighten them up a little with a picture. This could be an outdoor shot, it could be an animal, it could be scenery. Who knows. It's whatever my camera snaps for the week.

So, enjoy this week's Picture Of The Week with your favorite beverage. Preferably coffee obviously but whatever else you may enjoy to drink, coffee, will work as well.

Have a great Monday and week ahead.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Coffee Break:2024 Donruss Football Blaster Box

 

It's the first Sunday without football so thought I would bring some football to you!

With my recent lack of ripping and a big urge to want to, I wasted some of my Christmas eBay gift cards and did a trade with my buddy Shane just so I could have something to open. I will post all of the breaks on here.

I know I shouldn't have wasted resources for it, so save the lectures, but I wanted to.

I needed it.

Just like this cup of coffee.

*takes a sip*

My rip today was a blaster box of 2024 Donruss football.

There wasn't too much excitement in the break, but I did pull a few cool cards.

After the season this guy had, everyone needs a rookie of him.

Red Press Proof parallel.

Throwback Design Insert. Because what longstanding product doesn't include those now-a-days. Especially Topps brands.

Red Hot Rookies. Not a bad one to find here. He looked pretty good last season.

Champ Is Here. I wished they had won it this year. Ugh Eagles.

 

This is a great looking insert. Action All Pros. I will have to see if there are any Giants on the checklist for this one. I like it.

*Here's to another Coffee Break, hope everyone has a great day and remember, coffee is best served warm. Coffee Card blogger out*

Ratings (ratings based on 1-5 🍵 on this break. Ratings are not based on overall product run)

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There Was Too Much To Love

 

When I get my annual Christmas mail day from Wes, former blogger, I hope he pictures this Martin Mull card with him loving this football so much. Because when his mail day arrives, this is me holding the box.

The one thing with a Wes mail day, you just never know what you are going to find, but you know you will love every minute of it.

It's the reason why I waited so long to post it. Valentines Day seemed like the perfect opportunity to show how much I love it.

There is so much to show and so much to love.

To kick it off with a Martin Mull card that is actually the signed version, we are starting off strong. I enjoyed watching Mull on Rosanne then later on Sabrina The Teenage Witch and then on The Cool Kids. He had a unique kind of humor to the characters he played. Sadly, he passed away last year at age 80.

Next, Wes hit up some weak parts in my Giants autograph collection.

This is my first Micah McFadden auto. He continues to prove he belongs on the field more and more every year.

As far as I know, this is the ONLY Daniel Bellinger autograph on the market which is by Wild Card. He has a nice clean signature and his rookie year he looked like a nice clean draftee. Things have slowed down for him since.

My first Kennard auto. May be my first Giants autograph with a number signed as well.

There were hefty expectations for Wheaton when the Giants drafted him, but injuries kept setting him back so he didn't see the field a lot other than special teams.

 

My man Osi! He was one of many beasts the Giants have had on their Dline over the years.

How I didn't have a Morris auto by now I don't know. I also love UD Legends product and it's on-card autographs.

 

Always wanted a Gifford auto, this one is a little off, but I will take it and I love it. Can't believe he has almost been gone for 10 years now. I still want to hunt down a Kathy Lee Gifford auto as well to pair with this one and my Regis auto.

 Sam Huff! My first auto of this Giants legend as well.

Jason was the first NFL jersey I owned and his interception against the Eagles when he was on the ground still plays in my memories as one of the greatest Pick 6's ever. 

The next two aren't technically Giants, but are two I wanted and they are fans of the Giants.

Linda Cohn.

 

Jackie Mason.

And it wouldn't be a Wes Christmas mail day if some rare Rodney Hampton's weren't involved.

Wow! Two 1/1's!!! Love it!

Say what you want about some of these lesser name companies, but they are the ones putting out the on card autographs. A nice, new Eli Manning right here!

Grew up watching Willy Wonka like I did? Then these two you should recognize immediately. OH, it's also a 1/1.

Spider-Man! He's not my favorite Spider-Man of the group, but he still played my second favorite hero, so this was an exciting find.

Christina Slater. What movie wasn't he in?

Wes must have been watching my wants list....as Mikaela Shiffrin was right at the top of most wanted autographs! Local celebrity of such and the MJ of her sport, this was a want! LOVE IT!

As I have told the story before on here, my very first concert was Britney Spears and it was a memorable one for me. So, when I saw that her younger sister had an autograph, I wanted it. Jamie Lynn is mainly known for her role on the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101.

Now I just need to add a Britney auto.

  

If you have heard of Wilson Phillips, you know who Carnie Wilson is. Well besides being the daughter of a famous Beach Boy. And I will admit it right here that I love some Wilson Phillips songs. You're In Love, Release Me, and Impulsive to name a few.

Wes then found out that I loved NCIS. He not only sent along some DVD's, but he has also found some cards for me.

 

These are super cool!! Hope I can continue to add more NCIS cards later on to my collection. The original show I have watched since the beginning with my wife.

If you know me, read this blog or follow me on social media, you will know how much I love Christmas Vacation and memorabilia around the movie. This is the first year that Beverly D'Angelo signed for Leaf and I sooooooooooo needed her autograph for this PC. Well, now I have it!

And finally, one of the toughest relics to chase in Parks and Rec Press Pass. Aubrey Plaza's autograph I added earlier last year and now having this relic finishes up a need there and puts me a step closer to the single relic set. And who doesn't just love her in general?

Wow there is so much to love here. And this wasn't even all that I got and there was so much to love there as well. Just lots of love on a day of love. Love it all Wes and thank you as always!

I hope all of you find some love in your collection today.

I love that you stopped by to read this.

Have a great Friday and Valentines Day. The final basketball practice for me tonight and two games tomorrow.

*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.