Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Topps Composite Resurgence Amped Up Auto Jersey Orange /25

Last week I showed off my first 2023 Topps Composite Resurgence Amped Up Auto Jersey which was the purple /99, now I am showing off the only other one I have.

This one is the orange /25 and features two patch swatches, though they aren't as colorful as I have seen on others.

But it's acquired and off the list. So that's what really matters.

  

The orange part of this parallel is only around the boxes that enclose the jersey just like the purple one. The only other real big difference is the wavy refractor shine on this one is different.

 

Back of the card is still it's lame self. Come on Topps, put some effort in!

That's it for this week's Rodney.  Let me know your thoughts in comments.

Have a great Sunday!

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Topps Composite Resurgence Amped Up Auto Jersey Purple /99

For the first time in the history of Rodney, he had his very FIRST autograph jersey card featured in 2023 Topps Composite.

It took me a long time just to acquire a couple of them as the "other" Rodney collectors kept driving the prices up.

Today I am showing off one of the two I have. Next Sunday will be featuring the other one.

The helmet on these is turned to the side so you can't see the missing logos. The /99 features like a wavy refractor background

 

The backs are lame. I miss the days we would get picture of the items they wore for the relic cards.

Stay tuned for next Sunday to see the other one I have!

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Motif Blue /20

Here we go another Rodney's Cardboard! 

And here we go with another Motif.

This is the fifth of the fifth of these I have. This time it's another low numbered parallel as I try to add those first not knowing if they will come back in time.

 

The blue parallel just changes the foil border to blue. Nothing to special about the card or shinyness about it.

Comments on this latest Rodney welcomed in comments!

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Motif Scarlet /5

Good morning football fans or Rodney fans, welcome back to another Rodney's Cardboard!

Today, I am showing off my latest Rodney add from Topps Motif. I only have a few cards from the set as they don't pop up often.

This one is one of the tougher ones to find for the base parallels other than the 1/1, it's the /5.

 

The parallel is kind of lame as only the foil color is changed.

 

Back remains the same as the numbering is on the front.

Well, there you have it. Another new Rodney for this Sunday.

I hope everyone has a great rest of their Sunday. Thoughts on today's Rodney welcomed in comments.

I kind of wished I drank, because I will be spending my day watching the Giants and in order to watch them anymore, drinking is the only option.

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Topps Motif Base Card

Welcome back to a NEW Rodney's Cardboard!

It's been a while, so I have a little bit to catch up on.

Rodney found himself in a few products in 2023 including Select, Topps Composite and Topps Motif.

One of the last products I acquired any new Rodney's from was Motif. They were just really hard to find, not so much overpriced like the Topps Composite ones were. 

Which makes me wonder if this product really ever sold at all. So far there have been under fifteen total listings from what I have seen.

Crazy for today's times.

But, fortunately for me, I have landed a few of those including today's base card.

The design, without logos of course, reminds me of a Panini product. Maybe Origins.

 

Back is kind of bland, very little stats as well.

This is just the beginning of new Rodney's to come. Right now, I would rather be showing off new Rodney's every Sunday then watching the Giants. Their product on the field looks worst then this one.

Thoughts on this Rodney welcomed in comments!

Thanks for stopping by!

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Certified Black 1/1

Today is a big day! I am showing off my final piece to my 2023 Certified autograph rainbow, the black parallel.

Thanks to my longtime friend Shane from Cheap Wax Wednesday, I was able to add this bad boy to the PC.

I am glad to put one to rest of the 2023 Rodney Hampton blowouts that Panini put out this year. I am still working on the Spectra and the Absolute rainbows. Absolute is only two away while Spectra is four away. Hopefully someday I can finish both up.

That's it for this week's Rodney's Cardboard!

Rodney's Cardboard:1996 Fleer Ultra Sensations Rainbow Parallel

I have finally completed another 90's Rodney rainbow.

I have never, ever seen one of these pop up before so when I did not only was I shocked, but I was also very excited.

With being only one, yes one percent of the total print run of Ultra Sensations it makes it very tough to find the Rainbow Parallel for 1996 Ultra Sensations.

I am not sure what the odds are on these but they weren't easy.

There isn't much to these parallels compared to the others in the set. Just a few specs of color mixed in with the golden border.

 

Back of the card is the same as the others in the run. Not even numbered.

Speaking of rainbows, there is another one coming up next Sunday. So come back and check that one out!

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Absolute Historical Duals Autograph Rodney Hampton/Ottis Anderson Gold /10

Well, I just realized I forgot to post a new Rodney's Cardboard this week. Since it's really late, past 11pm where I am and I need to get to bed, I thought I would still sneak a post in and make it a quick one so I don't disappoint those of you who still read this blog and check out my Rodney Hampton collection.

I really wished more of you would return back, read and comment again!

Today's card comes thanks to Shane from Cheap Wax Wednesday fame continues my rainbow chase for 2023 Absolute Historic Duals and now it brings me down to just needing the 1/1 and the /5 purple. I have yet to see the purple pop up, but I have seen the 1/1 leave in the hands of another collector on eBay already. It doesn't stop me from hoping they re-list it or that I just stick to chasing the purple and forget about the top dog in the chase. Because when it comes to Rodney, it's about getting all that I can.

Thoughts on my latest add and if you have seen the purple /5 welcomed in comments.

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Spectra Neon Blue Autograph /50

 With so many Rodney's released in 2023, I am having to shift gears all over when it comes to posting these.

I am as surprised as you are with all of these new Rodney's.

With Spectra being a $1K per box product, I am not sure how many Rodney's I will be finding from this chase. There is a whopping 13 to chase. THIRTEEN. Many of which are low numbered.

Today, I am kicking it off with one that falls in the middle, sort of.

The Team color matched Neon Blue

is numbered to 50. But, for once, these cards feature a small writeup about the player and doesn't have the usual boring backing.

Here is the overall look at what I am seeking. I do have five of the chase so far in hand and will cross them off as I post them the next few weeks.

Signatures Gold   1

Signatures Nebula   2

Signatures Neon Marble  4

Signatures Psychedelic  5

Signatures Neon Splatter   8

Signatures Neon Orange   10

Signatures Neon Pink   15

Signatures Meta   25

Signatures Neon Green   35

Signatures Neon Blue   50

Signatures Hyper   60

Signatures Celestial 75

Signatures    199

There are four more to post about in this chase that I have.

I have other thoughts on this chase to. First off, who can afford a 1K box and two, can you imagine breaking a box and ending up with a Rodney Hampton as one of your big hits....OUCH. Doesn't seem like the kind of product you add a player like this in.

Now I want your thoughts on that in comments!

Rodney's Cardboard:1997 New Pinnacle Black Printing Plate

Today's card is my favorite Printing Plate in my Rodney Hampton collection.

Not because of the front,

 

But, because of the back. It is signed by Jerry Meyer Chairman of Pinnacle. This is the only time that I know of that printing plate was actually fully guaranteed like this. These are also very scarce to hunt down and Rodney makes only the second one in my collection. The other one is a card back of Yatil Green.

I can't imagine how many of these things that Meyer had to sign.

Thanks again to Wes for grabbing this one for me as well.

Comments on whether you own any of these plates welcomed in comments.

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Panini Absolute Historic Duals Red Ottis Anderson/Rodney Hampton Autograph /75

 Today marks the final run on the 2023 Absolute Historic Duals that I have so far. It's not too many and most of my focus has been on the bigger numbered cards as those fell cheaper.

Other than the 1/1, the /10 and the /25 have popped up once and both left my grasp. Hopefully they will re-appear. I have yet to see the Purple /5.

But, let's take a look at a card I have seen and own today :)

This card is the Red version which is numbered to 75. I guess you can consider this a team color parallel as well.

 

Back of the card is the usual Panini backing.

Here is the overall look at the chase so far. 

Historical Duals Black 1
Historical Duals Purple 5
Historical Duals Gold 10
Historical Duals Green 25
Historical Duals Blue 35
Historical Duals Orange 50
Historical Duals Red 75
Historical Duals 199

As I said above, had to focus on the easier ones first.

Stay tuned for new Rodney posts to come!

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Panini Absolute Historic Duals Orange Ottis Anderson/Rodney Hampton Autograph /50

 As bright as the sun, today's Rodney Hampton is shining through!

This was the first card in the run I acquired for my chase.

The card is the Orange version which is numbered to 50.

 

Back of the card is the usual Panini backing.

Here is the overall look at the chase so far. 

Historical Duals Black 1
Historical Duals Purple 5
Historical Duals Gold 10
Historical Duals Green 25
Historical Duals Blue 35
Historical Duals Orange 50
Historical Duals Red 75
Historical Duals 199

I have one more to show off before I have to move onto the next part of my Rodney showcase!

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Panini Absolute Historic Duals Ottis Anderson/Rodney Hampton Autograph /35

 Today's Rodney Hampton is probably going to be my favorite of the chase, especially since the 1/1 is gone. It's a blue parallel which is team color match especially with their players jerseys on the card being blue as well.

The blue version is numbered to 35.

 

Back of the card is the usual Panini backing.

Here is the overall look at the chase. The 1/1 had already popped up and I missed it. But at least I can just chase what I can and hopefully someday the 1/1 will come back.

Historical Duals Black 1
Historical Duals Purple 5
Historical Duals Gold 10
Historical Duals Green 25
Historical Duals Blue 35
Historical Duals Orange 50
Historical Duals Red 75
Historical Duals 199

Stay tuned for a couple more of these!

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Panini Absolute Historic Duals Ottis Anderson/Rodney Hampton Autograph /199

One of the bigger surprises to my Rodney Hampton chase this football card season was not only his inclusion in Absolute, but his inclusion in Absolute with another NY Giants running back legend.

That running back, Ottis Anderson.

The problem with adding Anderson to this card is the prices of these Rodney's have gone haywire because of him. Meaning, these cost more than they should.

But I have landed a few from the chase so far.

I am kicking it off with the base version which is numbered to 199.

 

Back of the card is the usual Panini backing.

Here is the overall look at the chase. The 1/1 had already popped up and I missed it. But, at least I can just chase what I can and hopefully someday the 1/1 will come back.

Historical Duals Black 1
Historical Duals Purple 5
Historical Duals Gold 10
Historical Duals Green 25
Historical Duals Blue 35
Historical Duals Orange 50
Historical Duals Red 75
Historical Duals 199

Stay tuned as I have more of these to show off!

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Certified Bronze Autograph /99

Today is the final run on the 2023 Certified Rodney Hamptons. Then I will have to change things up a bit. I have actually plenty to choose from for once.

Today's final one from this chase is a Bronze parallel. These are numbered to 99. You don't see a lot of bronze parallels to autograph cards or that I have seen anyways in my chases.

  

Card back looks the same as the rest in the series. I know you are sick of seeing and reading this part by now.

Here is an overall look at the chase in 2023 Certified for Rodney,
Base /199, Bronze /99, Pink /75, Orange /50, Red /35, Blue /30, Teal /25, Gold /15, Purple /10, Green /5, and Black 1/1.

Here are the cards I have posted so far from this run which is everything except the 1/1.

 

 

  

 

 

Onto other greener grounds for Rodney next week. Hope to see you back!

Rodney's Cardboard:2023 Certified Base Autograph /199

I have been trying to find a place to post my Rodney's Cardboard segment.

Big Blue Cardboard, even though is my NY Giants blog, doesn't get the views or the comments to spend the time posting these. Cards Over Coffee is pretty much the same. I had considered doing just a Rodney Hampton blog and posting all of them all over again there but another blog is so much effort and I don't have that effort in me anymore.

However, the one place where Rodney has succeeded the most is here.

So, even though this blog was technically retired, I am bringing back the Rodney's Cardboard segment until I am out of new Rodney's to post.

Which this year may be a little while since there have been a ton of new Rodney releases.

Today continues where I left off on Big Blue Cardboard with displaying my 2023 Certified chase.

Today's card is the base version. This was actually one of the last ones I added as I added the tougher ones first. Much different approach for me this time as I normally start biggest to littlest but found this new approach to be better.

  

Card back looks the same as the rest in the series. Such a boring backing.

Here is an overall look at the chase in 2023 Certified for Rodney,
Base /199, Bronze /99, Pink /75, Orange /50, Red /35, Blue /30, Teal /25, Gold /15, Purple /10, Green /5, and Black 1/1.

The 1/1 just popped up recently and I have an eye on it. Hopefully I can land it with some assistance from friends.

Here are the cards I have posted so far from this run,

 

 

More from this run and others to come. Hope to see you back next Sunday for the next one!

12-Year Blogversary Post (The Goodbye Post)

In what's been a long time coming, this will mark the final post on here. For real, real this time.

With the huge growth I have seen from Cards Over Coffee this year, the lack of growth here and feeling like this blog is the third wheel on a date, it's time I close things up officially and close things up the right way.

This blog over the years brought me a lot of joy and brought me many places in my hobby career I never thought I would go. I was once sponsored by multiple card companies allowing me to give back to you guys, with that as well I was able to communicate with some of the biggest names in the hobby, I won Blogger Of The Year once (this was the one time I think Night Owl didn't win lol) on GoGTS award show which you can see on YouTube, I was able to write for a few companies, I connected with other bloggers and became a respected part of the hobby community because of Sport Card Collectors.

But, with anything in life, there comes a time when you know you shouldn't be doing something anymore. Such as I know I can't go run a slant route without wearing my knee brace or playing tackle football with my friends in the backyard.  I can't imagine the back pain the next day.

So today just seems right to end the blog on the day it started. Just 12 years later.

In tradition of my this blog's anniversary, I will post my final updated numbers from the previous years on here and this is today's edition,

Year One, Sport Card Collectors blog had 68,169 overall views. 695 Twitter Followers and 118 Facebook LIKES.

Year Two, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 205,240 overall views, 2,206 Followers on Twitter and 147 Facebook LIKES.

Year Three, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 340,841 overall views, 3,576 Followers on Twitter and 159 Facebook LIKES.

Year Four, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 483,217 overall views, 4,494 Followers on Twitter and 431 Facebook LIKES.

Year Five, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 679,331 overall views. 5,325 Twitter Followers and 541 Facebook LIKES.

Year Six, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 952,540 overall views. 6,272 Twitter Followers and 627 Facebook LIKES.

Year Seven, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 1,268,414 overall views. 7,120 Twitter Followers and 815 Facebook LIKES.

Year Eight, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 1,595,972 overall views. 8,353 Twitter Followers and 1291 Facebook LIKES before I ended the page. 

Year Nine, Matt's Wonderful Blog Of Hobbies grew to 1,814,262 overall views.  9,763 Twitter Followers and 780 Instagram Followers

Year Ten, Sport Card Collectors grew to 2,029,117 overall views.  10.9K Twitter Followers, 1427 Facebook LIkes and 1095 Instagram Followers

Year Eleven, Sport Card Collectors grew to 2,611,826 overall views.  13.2K Twitter Followers, 1500 Facebook LIkes, 1600 followers, and 1119 Instagram Followers

A lot of growth this past year in terms of views which is my highest ever, though it didn't feel like it. I even broke a month record with 75K for a month which was insane.

I don't want to look at today's post as a goodbye, as I am still blogging, I just want it to say hello to the two blogs that I will be continuing on.

Please add them to your follow list and blogrolls,

CARDS OVER COFFEE

BIG BLUE CARDBOARD

The main part of my blogging will be done on Cards Over Coffee with the occasional when I feel like it post for my NY Giants collection done on Big Blue Cardboard.

Hope everyone has a great day. I truly appreciate the support over the years and hope to see you on the flipside...well on the other blogs.

Rodney's Cardboard:1995 Topps Mystery Refractor With Rare Peel

Happy Sunday to you all!

Who wants to check out the latest Rodney Hampton card addition to my super PC?

You do!! Well, that's good because here it is!

Today's card is a bit of a rare one. You don't find these too often if not at all.

In 1995, Topps included Mystery Finest and Mystery Finest Refractors in their flagship product. With these being a Mystery card, you didn't normally get to see the card or player until you peel off the black covering.

However, my latest Rodney find, it doesn't have the usual black peeling you would find on those cards. Instead, it has the usual Finest Do Not Peel covering. It's a rare unique card and I have no intention of peeling it off. 

 

The back of the card is the same along with the front image and refractor. It's just got the Do Not Peel instead of the black covering which makes this one a one of a kind.

This may be one of the most unique and nicest looking oddballs in my Rodney collection and I am not sure if there will ever be another oddball that will top it.

This card arrived to me at Christmas time thanks to my friend Wes, formally of Area40 blog who found it.

Let me know your thoughts on the card in comments and if you have ever seen one before.

Hope you have had a great day!