Coffee Break:2019-2020 NBA Hoops Premium Stock Cello Pack Break 2

  *takes a sip, gets ready to open another pack of Hoops Premium on Cards Over Coffee*

The heat is on....on! Well, not anymore. Things should be cooling back down today and I am fine with that. I am someone who likes the temps to be in the 70s, not any higher. But, I don't like to complain too much about the heat either knowing that winter will be here faster than I can blink an eye and I am saying that in June.

Speaking of heat, my last pack of NBA Hoops Premium Stock lacked that. I am hopeful that today's pack will have more heat then the last. Only one way to find out.

*takes a sip, begins to rip*

 

2 Packs Within15 cards per pack
3 Laser Parallels
1 Silver
1 Prizm
1 Insert
$19.99 A Pack

Summary:Basically, Panini takes a basic product and once again chromes it from base to inserts.

Speaking of base, there are 300 cards in the base set which has plenty of parallels to find. You would expect that out of a chromed product.

The following parallels can be found in the base set,

PRIZM PARALLELS: Silver, Blue, Green, Red, Teal.
CRACKED ICE PRIZM PARALLELS: Blue, Green, Red, Purple /25, Gold /10, Black 1/1.
DISCO PRIZM PARALLELS: Purple.
FLASH PRIZM PARALLELS: Base, Red, Green /99, Blue /49, Purple /35, Pink /25, Gold /10, Black 1/1.
LASER PRIZM PARALLELS: Silver, Blue /99, Gold /10, Black 1/1.
MOJO PRIZM PARALLELS: Silver, Blue /99, Gold /10, Black 1/1.
SCOPE PRIZM PARALLELS: Silver.
SHIMMER PRIZM PARALLELS: Base, Green, Red /88, Gold /8, Black 1/1.
WAVE PRIZM PARALLELS: Blue, Red, Teal.
BOX SET PULSAR PRIZM PARALLELS Base, Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Red.
PREMIUM BOX SET PRIZM PARALLELS Base /149, Gold Vinyl 1/1.

There are also plenty of inserts to chase as well with the following parallels, Holo, Blue, Red, Gold /10, Black 1/1.

The autographs in the set are very rookie heavy with some veteran content.

Here is how my pack went,

 

*takes a sip before closing*

This pack was much hotter than the last one. Zion, Rui and Nunn rookies. A couple of nice parallels and a Kevin Durant base card. I was much more happy with this round.

Let me know your thoughts in comments.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Coffee Break:2019-2020 NBA Hoops Premium Stock Cello Pack Break 1

 *takes a sip, gets ready to open another pack on Cards Over Coffee*

It's been fun having my sister-in-law up visiting from Tennessee for the past couple of weeks. We have taken Walmart trips, ice cream outings, and some good times reminiscing, watching movies, eating great food and of course, plenty of laughs. She also brought me a cool gift I will have to share on here as well when I get the opportunity to. She leaves on Friday so I expect my schedule to open up more after that.

All of our hanging out has been done safely of course with the pandemic still around. Even though it's a bit different of a world where I live compared to where she is from. Where I am, we still wear masks out to every outing inside and out. I refuse not to wear one. I also refuse to eat at a restaurant still and will continue to do take out until I am ready. I also won't even go outside of let's say a ice cream shop in line without wearing my mask. Where she is from, I am not sure if any have even worn masks and she hasn't since she has been here. But, everyone has their own take and opinions on the pandemic, all I can say is I haven't been sick at all since wearing masks so there's that.

*takes a sip to keep mouth quiet before saying too much opinion on the pandemic. This is a blog about cards and coffee, not politics*

Today, I will be breaking a multipack cello pack of 2019-2020 NBA Hoops Premium Stock. 

*takes a sip, begins to rip*

 

2 Packs Within

15 cards per pack
3 Laser Parallels
1 Silver
1 Prizm
1 Insert

$19.99 A Pack

Summary:Basically, Panini takes a basic product and once again chromes it from base to inserts.

Speaking of base, there are 300 cards in the base set which has plenty of parallels to find. You would expect that out of a chromed product.

The following parallels can be found in the base set,

PRIZM PARALLELS: Silver, Blue, Green, Red, Teal.
CRACKED ICE PRIZM PARALLELS: Blue, Green, Red, Purple /25, Gold /10, Black 1/1.
DISCO PRIZM PARALLELS: Purple.
FLASH PRIZM PARALLELS: Base, Red, Green /99, Blue /49, Purple /35, Pink /25, Gold /10, Black 1/1.
LASER PRIZM PARALLELS: Silver, Blue /99, Gold /10, Black 1/1.
MOJO PRIZM PARALLELS: Silver, Blue /99, Gold /10, Black 1/1.
SCOPE PRIZM PARALLELS: Silver.
SHIMMER PRIZM PARALLELS: Base, Green, Red /88, Gold /8, Black 1/1.
WAVE PRIZM PARALLELS: Blue, Red, Teal.
BOX SET PULSAR PRIZM PARALLELS Base, Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Red.
PREMIUM BOX SET PRIZM PARALLELS Base /149, Gold Vinyl 1/1.

There are also plenty of inserts to chase as well with the following parallels, Holo, Blue, Red, Gold /10, Black 1/1.

The autographs in the set are very rookie heavy with some veteran content.

Here is how my pack went,

 

 

 

*takes a sip before closing*

For 15 cards, not really sure the $20 was worth it but I really like the looks of them and the parallels. So the way I look at it, the $20 wasn't for the value aspect, it was for the entertainment which alone was worth it to me.

Let me know your thoughts in comments.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Turning The Page

*takes a sip of afternoon coffee, nothing pairs better with afternoon coffee then a snack. Wonder if I have any cookies kicking around...*

I have been finding myself in a new mood with the hobby in the past two weeks. 

That craving, that needing, that wanting to open up packs of cards has suddenly started to diminish. It wasn't something I ever expected to occur, but it has.

The rising cost of hobby boxes/packs along with the retail madness has finally started getting to me. I started to look deeper within my-hobbyself , let's just say visited the inner Mr.Hobbyagi (wax sealed, wax opened) and started seeing those hankerings for a rip starting to dissipate.

How do I know this is true? Opportunities. I have had a few opportunities recently to have something to open but decided against it.

A few examples,

• On Twitter, a guy had a blaster and a hanger pack of 2019-2020 Optic basketball up for trade in exchange for Aaron Judge rookie, numbered or autograph cards. Knowing I don't collect baseball as deep as I used to, I considered giving up some decent Judge cards for them but never followed through. I decided to keep my Aaron Judges instead.

• My father found some 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball cards at Walmart and for a Patrick Mahomes card I could have opened some. Once again, I said no.

• And I was recently offered an opportunity to open a 2020 Panini Playbook Mega Box in exchange for a few Luis Robert cards and I once again politely declined.

I am not sure what has changed in me, but I didn't feel like giving up cards for packs and would rather turn those trade bait cards into Eli Manning or other cards I need for my personal collection instead of ripping.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME?!! Did someone pour something in my coffee? Slip a little something in my turnover or sprinkle something on my bagel?

I hope this never happens to me with coffee. What happens if I have an opportunity for a coffee but take an orange juice or even worse....coffee's sister.....tea?

I doubt that will ever happen unless a doctor informs me I can't have coffee and that will be a very cold day in.....well...you know....Vermont.

Does this mean if a pack heads my way from someone I won't open it? Of course I will! That would just be plain silly if I didn't. I mean, the itch won't ever completely go away but it's definitely more subtle recently.

*takes a sip, thinks about the possibility of making a list of available cards for trade to see what I could land for them on here.*

Speaking of pack rips and one that headed my way, I was able to land a pack of 2019-2020 NBA Hoops Premium roughly a month or more ago from Facebook and have kept it sitting in drafts on here. I think with today's post it is time to finally post it.

2019-2020 NBA Hoops Premium was and still is a very popular product. Its another one of those take a base flagship product and throw some chromium technology on it. It was one I really wanted to open, but knew none would be found here (which turned out true) so was able to at least acquire one to open.

So if you haven't seen any yet or you are curious how I did, you know what we must do next.

*takes a sip, begins to rip*

There are 15 cards inside a hanger pack of 2019-2020 NBA Hoops Premium.

Those 15 cards are broken down to two packs. One pack of 12 cards and one 3-card pack of Lazer parallels. As always, I will save the best pack, the parallels, for last just like the Boston Cream donut in an assorted pack from Dunkin'.

*takes a sip, begins to rip the 12 card pack*

 

Here are first 7 base cards with not a lot of star power. Leading the way is Draymond and Danny Green.

The next two cards are rookies in Cody Martin and Jaylen Nowell. In my mind I picture Zion and Morant.

Chris Paul Tribute silver prizm was the next card. Always appreciate a shiny card.

Juan Hernangomez, try saying that last name fast five times, Green Prizm

So far...Paul is the biggest name. Let's hope the rest of this break gets better.

Nassir Little We Got Next Blue Prizm is the final card in the 12 card pack. I like the look of these.

Now onto the 3-card parallel pack of Lazer Prizms.

*takes a sip, begins to rip*

First card, Eric Bledsoe. At least a name I know.

Langston Galloway. Who?

And to end...a nice PC find in a Tribute RJ Barrett!! Best card of the break.

Even though the pack wasn't very strong, unlike this cup of coffee, I still had a lot of fun and would open another if a pack ever headed my way or I actually found some here. I won't trade for any though. For now, I am satisfied with being able to open one.

*finishes up first cup of coffee and already brewing the second cup*

I sure hope my new mode in the hobby continues. I feel idiotic now for some of the trades I made just to land some packs to open. I could have landed some solid cards for my collection but instead opened some packs that mainly had no impact for my personal collection. A little too late now, but at least some lessons were learned.

All I can say is picture that stick figure meme with Don't Be Like and here is what it would say,

This is Matt.

Matt trades good cards for packs to open. 

Matt could have landed specific cards for his collection but didn't.

Don't be like Matt.