The Ghost Of Christmas Package

*sits down with a big stack of cards nearby, takes sip, gets ready for a new post on Cards Over Coffee*

I felt like the good version of Scrooge this Christmas season as my mail box was visited by three blogger mail days. 

I had the ghost of Christmas Box, the ghost of Christmas Card and the Ghost of Christmas Package.

For today's post, you will be visited by the Ghost Of Christmas Package which was sent by Dennis from Too Many Verlanders blog.

*takes a sip, makes sure there are no real ghosts nearby*

Dennis sent a great variety of cards as usual hitting up many PC's.

I first wanted kick it off with this cool pack he sent. It's my first opening of 2025 Topps Series 2.

This pack comes with 14 cards and one special Tinsel parallel card that is tucked behind the pack.

And here was that Tinsel parallel. These look really cool.

Here are the key cards in the pack,

(sooo shiny)

And it ends with this Cruz. This design looks like something you would see on MLB Network.

Now onto the stack.

And it was a stack. A big stack that I couldn't show all off in this post so I just pulled out some of the cards to show off.

Logos or not, this card looks great.

My feelings for 90's cards will never change, they will always be GOAT. This design puts Panini's Revolution design to shame.

Danny Dimes may be a forgotten player in Giants land now that we have Jaxson Dart, but I will always remember his first start. It was a huge comeback against the Tampa Bay Bucs. I don't think this picture was from that game, but I love a great action shot regardless.

This being numbered to 750 may not sound like a tough card, but believe me, these were much harder to find back then more than now.

Back in 1997, Fleer had a rough texture on their base cards, great for autographs by the way. The parallel to that was something called Crystal which makes the surface glossy. These were found in hobby only packs at 1:2 odds.

Tyler Nubin Green Disco parallel.

I believe this parallel is called starburst from Prestige.

Now onto some hit surprises.

Great Expectations relic of Daniel Jones.

Two NEW 2024 Donruss Rookie Relic cards for my set chase. The last three years on these my chase has been extremely slow.

And finally......

 

2023 Topps Resurgence Purple /99 autograph of my boy Rodney!

And this wasn't even all of the cards as I said above.

I think Dennis swung the bat and hit the ball far with this mail day. This is the kind of haunting I would want.

Thanks again Dennis!

*takes a sip, moves the cards over carefully trying not to tip them over or spill coffee on them.*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

The Ghost Of Christmas Card

*sits down with a big stack of cards nearby, takes sip, gets ready for a new post on Cards Over Coffee*

I felt like the good version of Scrooge this Christmas season as my mail box was visited by three blogger mail days.

I had the Ghost of Christmas Box, the Ghost of Christmas Card and the Ghost of Christmas Package.

For today's post, you will be visited by the Ghost Of Christmas Card which was sent by Fuji from The Chronicles Of Fuji

*takes a sip*

Fuji emailed for my address a little while ago and said he had some Giants cards to send my way.

I had no idea what to expect as he goes all over these flea markets finding the coolest stuff.

One of those cool finds ended up in my mail box.

First up, a couple of Rodney's. 

 

I do have both, but I collect extras as well. I mean I am the super collector...I have to.

And now onto an item I definitely don't have and one that I haven't seen.

1969 Topps New York Giants Mini-Card Album.

This is the cover.

Now on the inside,

And back cover.

Pretty cool huh?

Thanks Fuji for the unique Christmas gift!

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

This kind of post should be a three-part series, but when we get to The Ghost Of Christmas Box, I may need to break that one down more.

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday. Hopefully it's not wacky one.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Coffee Break:2025 Donruss Football Holiday Tin

Good morning Coffee and Card friends!

As expected, I didn't expect a lot of cards for Christmas from family as it's been that way the last few years.

Unlike my blogging family who sent me some really cool stuff, that's for another day.

I did get a few things to open to satisfy that craving and a couple gift cards as well so I was a happy "kid". 

The first thing I got to open was a 2025 Donruss football tin.

Last year I did pretty well when I got one of these pulling some key rookies and pulling an autograph so I was pretty excited to be able to break another one this year.

Each tin comes with 3 packs of 5 cards. Depending on where you buy them, price ranges for these can be between $12.99-$19.99.

There are no guarantees in terms of hits other than 15 cards.

Instead of boring you with mostly base cards, though I am still pro-base, I summed up the key cards I got in this break.

My best rookie pull which was Omarion Hampton, no relation to my guy Rodney.

I pulled one purple Press Proof parallel in each pack,

Mark Brunell, who still is one of my favorite quarterbacks of the 90's.

Kyle McCord. Not sure this guy will ever see the field.

This poor guy got traded to the team featured on the card with him.

Next up, inserts.

Shedeur Sanders Bomb Squad, probably my best pull of the tin.

Dominators Bijan Robinson. What a season this guy had!

 

Eric Ayomanor Elite Series Rookies. Love that shine!

Well, that does it for the tin. Nothing too great, nothing too bad. It was meh. It was what you paid for.

Let me know your thoughts on this break in comments and if you have broken one of these before.

I would also like to point out the new way pictures will be taken this year. Hope you like it!

Have a terrific Tuesday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Sports Tri-Fecta

*has cup of coffee, takes a sip, gets ready to put up a new post*

*first grabs a blanket on this cold morning, it's -6*

What a weekend of sports that was for me personally. Probably one of the best ones.

First, let's kick it off with my first head coached basketball game.

It was a little back and forth at first, than we started to crumble on defense and found ourselves down at the half 10-6. We were also at a disadvantage playing on higher hoops than normal for this age group.

But, at the half, we went over our defense, didn't do any warmups and just talked the whole ten minutes.

We came out in the second half and played amazing.

We outscored them 12-0 and won the game 18-10.

 

This picture will always symbolize my first great moment as a head coach. Yeah, it's just 3rd/4th grade, but it meant a lot to me.

It's a proud moment.

Next, I don't have a picture for this, but another great game yesterday by Jaxson Dart as he led my Giants over the hated Cowboys 34-17.

We are only just a good coaching staff and a few defensive pieces away I think. Looking forward to next season (as I say this every year and then turn out disappointed).

And finally, I am the champion my friend....I kept on fighting til the end!!! Well, after an up and down fantasy football season with injuries everywhere, my free agent signings paid off and I came back to win the championship. Third time in four years in my Sport Card Collectors fantasy league.

I am not sure how your sports weekend went, but let me know if it was better than mine.

Now if only the Eagles and Patriots can lose next weekend, that would make two great weekends in a row. My second basketball game is next Saturday and I have two practices this week.

Hope everyone has a great day and a great cup of coffee.

*takes a final sip for this post*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

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My Top 10 Acquisitions Of 2025

It's been a cold few days here with temps in the single to low teens during the day and below zero at night. Before I can get my fingers going on another new post, I will need a hot cup of joe to warm me up.

*takes a sip, feels it warming the body up already*

I originally was going to tackle my Christmas gifts posts, but thought I must tackle today's post so I can finish up all of my 2025 series posts the first three days of the month.

You must be impressed to be able to come here three days in a row.

I guess this shows what time I have open with school break, we will see how much blogging I do after January 26th.

Today's post is showing off my Top 10 Acquisitions of 2025. There is no particular order below for my Top 10 acquisitions as they are all equal. I could have added more and made this a Top 20. But I just wanted to narrow it down.

*takes a sip trying to get warmer*

First card up is this /5 Rodney Hampton autograph. Low numbered Rodney's are being harder to come by. There seems to be someone else who is chasing them down and competing with me.

Next up, a card with a great story (search for it from last year) and from a fellow blogging friend who saw my Top Want List. This was an obvious choice to make this list.

Following that up is my way of cheating three cards on here. But, I feel the trio of Boy Meets World autographs have to stick together.

The next card was a huge set knocker. thanks to a RAK on Twitter With this one, I should be able to finally complete this set in 2026. Hopefully I can stay focused!

 

Yes, I cheated again, but just like Boy Meets World, Impractical Jokers belong together on this list.

A tough-rare Ken Griffey Jr card that someone just sent me just as a friend and fellow Ken Griffey Jr collector? Yeah, that makes the list.

Lou was one of three major additions to my non-sport autograph PC of 2025.

Geena Davis was another big knockdown of 2025 for my non-sport autograph PC.

Shark Tooth, ooooh haha. For those of you that have seen Finding Nemo you will get that reference. For those of you who haven't, well, it's a cool memorabilia relic, it's worthy of this list.

And finally, Alec Baldwin with his Schweddy balls had to make it since he was one of the three big non-sport autograph adds last year.

Well, there you have them. Let me know which card(s) you thought should have made the list I left out or which one is your favorite and why.

Hope everyone has a great Saturday and.be there for others today. Sometimes we all get caught up in our own lives way too much and forget that others exist.

I also hope it is warmer where you are reading this today.

*takes another sip*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

side note, my first basketball game as a head coach of the 3rd/4th grade girls is today! Wish me luck! I will let you know how it all went next post.

Ps: If you haven't yet done so, please vote in Trading Card Database Site Awards. Voting ends January 10th with winners being announced on January 11th. There are a great variety of categories to vote in...including Favorite Blog :) You can vote on those HERE.

2025:The Blog Stats

*coffee brewed and already been sipped, it's time for a new Cards Over Coffee*

You thought and had wished that 2025 was over, didn't you? Well, not quite yet on here.

I still have some loose ends to finish up before I move on with this year.

But even before that, I need my coffee and I need it now.

*takes a sip, thinks about the JG Wentworth commercial I just referenced*

Today's post comes thanks to an idea from Night Owl Cards who took the idea from Diamond Jesters. I wanted to make sure to backtrack this correctly and now it's my second year of posting it.

I liked the idea so much last year, I figured I would bring it back this year and try to get it posted earlier in the month and not so late.

Let's start:
This is my 14th year blogging overall but going into my sixth year here on Cards Over Coffee. I just retired Sport Card Collectors at the end of 2025 and will continue to do on and off posts on Big Blue Cardboard, my Giants spinoff blog, occasionally throughout this year when time permits. But, this will be the main blogging focal point.

This blog had 132 posts last year, which was 19 less than 2025 and one of my lowest years since 2023.

The month with the most posts was February with 19 which is followed up with July with 17. The least amount was August with 4 as I was prepping for school.

The highest viewed post last year was the Coffee Break with 2025 Score Football Blaster box with 3177 views.

I don't have exact notes on the most commented post of last year as I replied to every comment, but I will say I had roughly 4-5 comments per post which is a yearly average high for me on here.

This blog has 72 followers. Which is same from the previous year. My goal is still to reach 80 on here by year's end.

As for blog stats, I don't quite know how to read this chart and how this is broken down, not sure if it's views per month or what, but it appears this blog was on the rise in 2025 despite my lack of posts. I guess that's a good thing and maybe it will continue to rise as long as I can post more.

When it comes to my card additions, I don't have the card breakdown for last year for what I added to my PC, there was so many coming and going but I hope to keep track of some stats this year such as incoming cards, leaving cards and how many trades I made. Next year my hope is that this post will be more detailed and this will only count cards coming from January 1st on so any I post from Christmas won't count.

Well, there you have it. Let me know in comments if anything surprised you.

I hope everyone has a great Friday! I have basketball practice tonight before our first game tomorrow!

*final sip*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

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2026 New Year's Goals

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

HAPPY NEW CUP OF COFFEE OF THE NEW YEAR!!

*takes a sip*

Today's post is my attempt like many others of making a list of things I hope to do and changes I want to make that I won't end up doing or making the changes to. 

Just trying to be honest.

But, here's my list of goals anyways. Maybe I will actually do one.

This year, I have some things to accomplish in the hobby, blog and personally.

Personally, I put on the ten pounds I wanted to lose last year and I am heading into the wrong direction with my health conditions so I want to lose that. I also want to make sure I can balance out life and school better this year. But, that also means I hope to actually continue with school and keep the momentum from Semester one going.

For the hobby, I really need to cut back from last year's massive list. I feel like between life and school now, my hobby list needs to be way shorter to feel like I can accomplish some of the things I hope to.

• I need to penny sleeve all of my inserts. I have tons of penny sleeves now, it's time to do the longer part of the job.
• Label my boxes like my binders and re-number them all (everything is lost right now)
• Binder up my non-sport cards and sort them by sets.
• Remove the index cards from my Giants PC and use Card Dividers instead (index cards are too flimsy and hard to read)
• Complete my Griffey card count and get a final number
• Put away all of the cards from 2025 that need to be taken care of (two 5000 count boxes full)
• Update my Rodney Hampton PC on TCDB
• Focus on finishing up some long time 90's sets, I am looking at you 1997 Spx basketball

Now onto my blogging ones,

• List more set needs on the blog
• List PWE trade cards on the blog
• Reach 80 followers
• Reach One Million Views (it's a reach, but hey)
• Blog. Just blog.

There you have it. A much more condensed list then last year, but this is also a list of things that will take awhile to do.

I may do a couple check-in posts like last year on these to see how far I have gotten or not gotten. 

Let me know some of your New Years Goals (especially if it involves coffee and cards) in comments and any thoughts on mine.

*final sip of the new cup of the new post of the new year*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Ps: If you haven't yet done so, please vote in Trading Card Database Site Awards. Voting ends January 10th with winners being announced on January 11th. There are a great variety of categories to vote in...including Favorite Blog :) You can vote on those HERE.