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 am glad a few of you have reached out and let me know this is one of your favorite segments on here. I like information such as that.

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. Once again, I sat down and updated my numbers.

 

However, they no longer look like this. I made a tab like the Coffee Break one at the top of the blog where you can now find them. Go check it out! These are the officially updated as of today numbers. I have also removed the PWE trade tab, there was zero interest in that and trading in general.

  

3. I did some more serious sorting!!!!

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I have officially broken everything down and have been putting it away slowly as I go. It's been a busy school break, and I have been taking full advantage!

4.I had another huge mail day show up that I had to sort and break down as well. This took some time. This was a donated box of goods from a long time Twitter friend who was just looking to unload some stuff and I said I would take it on. Some of these will make their way to new homes such as the girls' basketball cards that will find the girls in the fall/winter.

5. I have commented on other blogs, replied to comments on here and have taken a few pictures for future posts so I will be ready.

And there you have it. Five things I did in the hobby last week.

I hope to keep this series going when I have time to post on it.

*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.

Have a great Saturday!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

5 Things I Did In The Hobby Last Week

 HELLO FELLOW COFFEE CARD ENTHUSIASTS!

*takes a sip*

Another week has come to a close and last week I felt I did the most I have done in awhile for the hobby. As I have figured out a better balance to my life and hobby life I have found myself spreading thin all around but I am finding time for everything at least last week.

*pauses with a sip, then continues on*

This series has done well on here so far and I love reading the answers and interactions from you guys on this post. Keep it up!

But, for those of you that are new to it, here is the background to this series:

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 they did.

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 did some sorting!! That's right. I took one night for an hour and busted through a huge box of cards that have been needed to be sorted since June!

I still have more to go in Step one of my sorting process, but it's a start!

3. I opened up some wax! I don't want to share any pictures yet on the pulls or which products I opened, there will be a series on it and the final post to the series I will need your guys opinions on what and how I did. I will also say I didn't buy this wax, they came to me another way. Which is why there will be a series.

4.I pulled off a couple more pwe trades. I haven't gotten the cards yet in the mail so those posts are still to come.

5. Some more Christmas piles have been added to. I just need to find the time to get these in the mail box and on their way out. It's very time consuming to pack these up.

And there you have it. Five things I did in the hobby last week.

I hope to keep this series going when I have time to post on it.

*takes this posts final sip*

Have a Super Saturday and in comments, tell me five things you did in the hobby last week or make a comment on mine.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

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5 Things I Did In The Hobby Last Week

HELLO FELLOW COFFEE CARD ENTHUSIASTS!

*takes a sip*

I have been trying to set aside some time to put up new posts and it seems to be working....for now. I am in the final stretch of my first semester so I may need to stay focused to get to the finish line which is December 15th with no break in-between.

Yes, that means doing homework during Thanksgiving week.

I also have a busy life and basketball has started as well so a lot of things to do in such little time. I will say the first open court gym practice we had with all of the 3rd/4th grade girls in the district went really well and I see a lot of potential in this group regardless of who I actually get on my team at the end of the month.

It's been a challenge to say the least to balance everything out, but, I am holding my ground the best I can.

I was actually even able to do five things in the hobby last week and here is what they were,

*pauses with a sip, then continues on*

I have only done three posts in this segment so far because I have been too busy to do this on a weekly basis, the last one was in June, but I wanted to let you know what this series is about if you don't remember or if you are a new reader.

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 they did.

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 was able to update some numbers on TCDB and add new cards to a few of my collections.

Jaxson Dart

 

Victor Cruz

3. I started work on getting together some WNBA cards to hand out to my girls when the basketball season ends. It was a big hit last year and I think it's another way to grow the future of collecting.

4.I started to initiate some pwe trades and even a bigger trade for a card I want pretty bad. Let's see if I can pull it off.

5. Some Christmas piles have been added to. I just need to find the time to get these in the mail box and on their way out. It's very time consuming to pack these up.

And there you have it. Five things I did in the hobby last week.

I hope to keep this series going when I have time to post on it.

*takes this posts final sip*

Have a Wonderful Wednesday and in comments, tell me five things you did in the hobby last week or make a comment on mine.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Sometime Again

Sometime again....I will have time to take photos of cards.

Sometime again...I will have time to then upload those pictures of cards into drafts.

Sometime again....I will have time to do more blog posts.

Sometime again....I will be able to read more blogs and comment on them again.

Sometime again....I will be able to sort these neglected cards tossed in boxes (don't they look sad).

Sometime again.... I will.

For now, life, college, recovery from health issues and soon basketball coaching comes first.

And coffee. Always coffee.

Have a great Saturday everyone. Hope to catch back up soon.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

5 Things I Did In The Hobby Last Week

It's April and this is my first post of the month and the first post in a while.

*coffee is in front next to the laptop, takes a sip*

There are a variety of reasons for this.

I have been busy. I haven't felt like posting. I have been spending my free time in my collection instead. And just simply haven't felt motivated to.

But, today, I have a new post to catch you up on five things I did last week. This series is once again related to Elon Musk's email to government officials asking them about what five things they did.

Also, once again, this is not about politics. I just liked the idea.

1.

I started work on my inserts and putting them away.

All four sports are separated by team then added to a box like the box above.

This isn't actually a hard job between all of the sorting ones I do. However, I still need to go back and penny sleeve them all. The problem is not having penny sleeves or the finances to get anymore right now.

2.

I put away my newest Kerry Collins adds and put them in the Kerry box. This box is getting a little tight so I may need to upgrade it.

3.

 

I tweeted out updates on my 2013 Press Pass Parks And Recreation autograph chase and my Marvel Purple Achievement PMG's collection. I am always hoping someone has one that I need for trade. I had zero luck this time.

4.

This one I am still working on. My NY Giants collection. These are all new adds that need to be put by player, checked for doubles with the ones I already had then add an updated number of how many I added to the collection. Each player has an index card I update.

5.

FINALLY caught up on all trades! This has been at the back of my mind for a long time and keeps coming back to haunt me. I finally took one night, packed them all up and don't owe anyone anything else now.

SUCH A RELIEF.

Now to work on the next round of trades with stuff I have pulled aside and not ones that I owe. Looking at you Night Owl, Dennis, Jon (need to find a few more things for you still) and Oren! Watch your mailboxes over the next few weeks.

I would love to also add a trade bait tab to this blog to see what others I can make. Right now, I am strictly PWE trading. Can't afford to mail bubblers unless it's a big card that I desperately need. This is just a dream for now. Same thing with my set needs tab that I have been wanting to add for years now.

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

I have a few more posts coming up that I hope to tackle soon that way I don't leave you guys hanging too long. I do know I also have a ton more sorting to go that's going to take a lot of focused effort.

Hope everyone has a great Friday and weekend.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

It's Gonna Be (Empt)May

It's May.

After a month of April Showers, now is the time for some May flowers. I can't wait to see my flower gardens come back to life soon.

It's also a new month to have a fresh start. Whether that be in your life or your card collection. Or your flavor of coffee.

*takes a sip*

 

For me, this is my fresh start. For over a year I have had some form of cards sitting in this box and another which are known as the sorting boxes. These were all cards that came in for me that I just add to the boxes until I have time to put them away.

The cards are separated into piles, rows, then get indexed off by what they are before being really broken down and put away into binders and other boxes.

The last two sorts I did were rookie card sorts. Which are done by team for each sport.

Then they get put into binders by team. For the most part, teams are split in the binders unless I have a lot of a specific team.

The time-consuming part is digging out the binders and taking care of them.

But now that it's all done, my boxes are empty. That is both a relief, but also sad. With not many cards incoming anymore, I won't have much to do that's collection related. Unless I create new projects. Which would make for another fresh start for some part of my collection.

Let me know what fresh start you might be chasing in May.

I will read the replies while finishing this cup of coffee, so don't take all day, I don't like cold coffee.

Have a great first day of May.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Neglected

*sits down for an afternoon cup of joe, takes a sip, gets ready to do a post on cards over coffee*

I posted before summer began that I was taking a break from this blog to focus on family and other things going on. It was a busy summer to say the least.

Now with fall kicking into gear (you wouldn't know it with today's 96-degree heat index despite the leaves changing colors), things have slowed down some so I have been able to do a few posts on here and try to dig back into collecting again.

The problem with taking such a chunk of time off, is all of the work that comes with neglecting this blog and my collection. First, I have no drafts on here so posts are being done as I can think of things to post about. 

Today's post is an example.

 

Second, I had cards sent my way a few times this year in big chunks which has put me really far behind in sorting it all out. These boxes also contain stuff leftover I hadn't sorted yet from last fall. So, now I have a ton of work and little time to do so. 

Third, I have these sorting trays full of trade bait for fellow bloggers and former bloggers all summer I just haven't had a minute to put them into PWEs and mail out. So, some of you reading this, be watching your mailboxes by Christmas (fingers crossed).

Lastly, I have been adding some set needs and really need to take the time to get those numbers along with my want list updated on here.

A lot to do with not a lot of time, but I will take advantage of the time I can squeeze in.

I hope all of you have a great Friday.

And before I close out today, I wanted to share an article I recently had published on the BCW Website, How to Ship Cards For the Cost of a Stamp . With my little bit more of extra time, I have been submitting articles to companies hoping to get them published. Stay tuned on this front as I may have more to share.

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

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

New Year's Hobby Goals

*sits down and gets ready for the first post of the new year, coffee is in hand, takes a sip and gets ready*

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2023!

*takes a sip and says cheers*

*pictures you doing the same*

Since this is a New Year, most people try to set up some New Year's Resolutions, you know that list of things you say you will do, but don't. I know, I have been there so don't throw you coffee at me.

This year instead of resolutions that I probably won't stick to, I just wanted to set myself a few hobby goals. Goals I figured was better wording.

*takes a sip*

Let's start with Goal 1,

 

Which is getting stuff sorted that has already been sitting out. I did get quite a few mail days at Christmas time that need to be sorted as well, but really need to tackle these first which in itself will take a while.

Goal 2,

Combine my boxes. I slacked a little and started some new boxes so I wouldn't have to dig for old ones. Well, I finally need to combine them all so cards are easier to find and have all of my sorted collections in their rightful place.

Goal 3,

 

It's time to put the cards I once had in binders such as players, rookies, etc back into the binders. After I did my big sort a few years ago, I kept most of my cards in boxes. It's time I put them back into binders so I can locate my players and rookie cards easier. Maybe even move my Giants collection into binders as well.

This may only look like three goals, but together, they are more than that. It will be quite a lofty project.

*takes another sip. aiming to finish this cup before I finish this post*

As an extra side goal, I want to continue blogging. I have been back and forth on whether I wanted to continue into 2023. With lack of products to break. less mail days and a lot less trading, this is leaving me with not much to discuss on here. I will have to dig deep to continue on along with finding a final resting place to blog on and stick to it.

*takes a sip before moving ending today's post*

I hope everyone has a Happy, Healthy New Year and I plan to give updates as I go along with my projects.

In comments today, let me know your Goals or Resolutions for this year.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*