Feeling The Heat

I am not sure what is hotter, the 90-degree temperatures outside, the cup of coffee that sits in front of me or my recent mail days from fellow bloggers.

Let's just say out of those three things, only one I can tolerate.

*takes a burning sip...ouch*

I hate losing cards, but apparently I did that again losing all four of my base 2015 Topps Allen&Ginter Impractical Jokers cards. I was trying to find a way to get them back and thought of people who may have opened a decent amount of Allen&Ginter. One blogger came to mind immediately, Nachos Grande.

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He didn't have all four, but did have two of them which getting any back was great.

Especially when it's Joe who is my favorite Joker.

The Murr isn't a base, but is a cool Mini. I may still seek the base but now have an extra cool collectible. This time I will place them in a binder and not in a messy card room.

Thanks again Chris! I will hit you back when I have time to dive into the boxes I need to.

Oh, and if any of you have the other two, I need or three if it's a Murr base, hit me up at sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com. Thanks in advance!

Up next, I got a surprise mail day in the mail from Gavin at Baseball Card Breakdown who sent some really cool items. Cooler than this cup of coffee still is for sure.

It was great to hear from Gavin again since it had been so long.

But he still nailed everything I collect.

  

I don't collect a lot of Yankees anymore, but Jeter I do. He will always be my favorite Yankee. These customs are super nice and high-quality work.

I didn't know these had refractors, and definitely wouldn't have guessed they are numbered, this one is /100.

Dexy! He is the best player on the Giants, I think. He will be once again a dominant force this upcoming season.

I don't think the Giants gave Hill enough time as he has played well for Cincy, but I will always accept his cards in blue.

The last card he sent which apparently got deleted on here or melted off from here because of the sun, was a numbered Ottis Anderson Prime Signatures card.

Thanks for the surprise mail day Gavin! I actually mailed yours out today, hope you enjoy, I have been holding stuff for you for a while.

*takes a sip, burns tongue again before finishing up today's post*

I sure hope this cup of coffee cools down, but most importantly the weather. I don't like the heat. However, I do like the heat/fire that the bloggers send out, that's the only kind I will welcome.

*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.

I Was A Winner

*sits down, takes a sip and gets ready for a new post on Cards Over Coffee*

It's time to sing it loud, I was a winner in one of the recent contests over at Baseball Card Breakdown.

It didn't take me a WrestleMania moment to score a victory.

I was cool about it. Cool as Ice. (or iced coffee in this case, maybe vanilla flavored)

Tried to think of a number to scribble down (you had to guess what the card was numbered xx/xx)

And took a swing at it.

Even though my number wasn't correct, I still landed the bonus prize.

*coffee sip time!*

The prizes that you could choose from came from a prize lot that Gavin had put together on his blog.

So, I grabbed this Winnebago card, along with the other cards in today's post.

And now I am feeling at the top of my game. I may approach the next contest on Baseball Card Breakdown like this.

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

Thanks to Gavin for this contest and the prizes. Also, for tossing in a couple extra Vanilla Ice cards.

I hope everyone is having a great evening.

Til next time!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Wallet Card: 7 Years Later

*some like their coffee in the morning and some like myself, like it all day long. so here I am this afternoon sipping on a cup and getting ready for the latest #CardsOverCoffee post*

Back in January of 2015, Gavin over at Baseball Card Breakdown created a fun game for Bloggers or whoever wanted to join in, where you carry a sport card around in your wallet and take pictures with it on your journeys in a year. He called it, The Game Of Wallet Card.

I thought it sounded like a lot of fun, so I wanted to join in but would however have to find a card that I wouldn't mind seeing ruined. My hobby OCD couldn't have handled taking a PC card and destroying it even though the rules stated, "It should be a card that makes you smile every time you see it, since you'll probably be seeing a lot of it"

So, even though I chose some random card I didn't mind getting ruined, I tried to find one with some relevancy to it.

I chose this Fleer '91 base card of coach Orlando Magic coach Matt Guokas. I guess with my name being Matt G, I thought that worked pretty well. And I thought the coaches face kind of captured someone who would look trapped in a wallet.

This card traveled with me for the year of the game, and I took some pictures along the way and posted them. What I didn't realize is, the card continued to travel with me until recently.

*takes a sip before continuing on with today's post*

I don't use my wallet very much other than to carry my license, my wife is the Financial Advisor in the family, so it stays in my pants pocket all of the time. The other day I had to actually take it out and open it since I got a new license to replace the old one. I saw something blue poking out and that's when I realized, the Wallet Card was still making its round in my wallet seven years later.

I carefully took the card out just in case it crumbled apart, but it was still together.

But, definitely not as mint as it used to be. Though I bet some grading companies would still call it that :) I also hope none of you are disappointed there are no coffee stains.

You're probably wondering what did I do next, toss it? Nope, I stuck it back in my wallet. I figured at this point; it will be interesting to see what another seven years does to it.

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

I think it would be fun to re-start the Wallet Card game back up again. Would love to see photos across the country of where your wallet card goes.

Maybe after reading this post, it will inspire Gavin to do another one.

Thoughts on Wallet Card Game and if you participated the first time and if you still have your wallet card in your wallet or out of it.

Have a great Friday and weekend.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*