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Have I Lost My Mind?

Have I lost my mind? Has quarantine really played with it? What am I even thinking?

Do I have answers to any of these burning questions?

No.

Why do I have those questions? Well, over the course of the past month, I have added three new blogs to my blogging. THREE.

One is Cards Over Coffee that I have been partially promoting on here but two others just had their first posts up today.

I may not be able to answer the questions above about my sanity but I can answer some of these FAQ's I expect.

Q:How do you find time to do five blogs?

A:Well, I really only focus on getting this one a posted daily. Otherwise, the other blogs get posts when I find time and have the materials ready to go.

Q:You say you're running out of ideas on here for posts, but you start up multiple other blogs with new posts?

A:The new blogs have their own specific directions and may revisit old stuff I have already done. Sport Card Collectors no longer has a direction really.

Q:If I add those new blogs to my blogroll and follow it, will you keep posting on them or drop them like your past attempts at more than one blog leaving me with a blogroll full of nothing?

A:I plan to keep posting on all of them. Like I said, they won't be daily like this one at all and could be once a week. Could be more. Could be even less. But, they should keep on having new posts. I don't plan to stretch myself thin with them like I did with other blogs in the past which is why they failed.

Q:What are these blogs names, links, and can you tell me a little about them?

A: Here we go, BLOG LINKS ARE EMBEDDED WITH THE NAMES.

1. Snagging Cardboard: This is my NY Giants card blog and sometimes complaint central during the season. I post my cards there and sometimes an article.
2. Cards Over Coffee: If you are looking for my best work, that's this blog. I spend a long time working on these articles and try to tell a story about the cards while having a nice hot brew. there is plenty of reading on this blog so far and many great cards you may have missed out on if you haven't read it yet. You can find Cards Over Coffee on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well.
3. Collectin' Rodney: Well, it's my Rodney Hampton PC. I will do my best to keep it in order from 1990 til now re-visiting all of the cards and sets along the way.
4. Let's Talk About Sets: Just like with the segment on here, I will be using that blog to post a front and back of a set need along with the numbers I need as well. I am hopeful that will show what I need to others can recognize it. Maybe even some of you have stuff I need.
5. Sport Card Collectors: Mail days, reviews, Rodney's Cardboard, Autograph Of The Week.This will be the main purpose of this blog.

Follow the ones you think are interesting, leave the rest or follow them all and add them to your blogrolls. Completely up to you. I have had some partial discussions with myself, who doesn't talk to themselves, about possibly retiring this blog and going to Cards Over Coffee full time. But, as of now, I have no plans to do that and plan to continue what I have been doing here for almost 9 years. And I am only 101 posts from hitting the 5,000 plateau once this one publishes. Also remember this is also a streak of no missed days on here since March 2012.

I hope I clarified everything up and maybe even caught you off guard today with all of this.

Thanks for stopping by!
Matt

Review Changes, New Segments, Blog Changes..Oh My!

We are always striving to improve this blog for our readers. So by September 1st we are hoping to make some small changes. Nothing big, because we like where the blog is at right now.

Some changes will include the removal of the ratings system on our reviews. We find these are confusing to you guys as we have had comments telling us so. The confusion seems to be on the part of box value because we see value differently than you guys do. For us, value is Book Values on a card and not what you would sell it for. Since we do not sell cards, we don't consider sell value. So when we have box value we just base it upon what the cards are worth and what was paid for the box and not what the turnover value would be. But due to the confusion on this part, we want to give you THE BEST review possible so removal of the ratings system only seems right so we can do that. We apologize for this confusion and those changes have already begun with the removal of ratings in today's Rookies and Stars Football review coming up later this morning. We may also tweak a few other things about the reviews as well. We have already been adding more info on the product within our reviews as a new addition.

Another change might be adding some new segments. We don't feel we cover enough sports and companies. But, in order to do that, we may add back in the classic segment Random Card Of The Day. It's just a thought for now.  If you have ANY SUGGESTIONS on segments, topics or opinions you would like to read about, please comment below with any. We are open to suggestions.

Another change will be the interface of the blog. We are hoping to clean things up more and possibly go back to a dual sided blog instead of the trio look. This change also means the top tabs will become side tabs. So don't worry, the Discussion Tabs (though they are rarely if at all used) are not leaving. Please feel free to use them. They are there at YOUR convenience to connect with other collectors and most importantly, they are FREE!

Other small changes may occur. Contests however will remain the same :)

Let us know your thoughts on our changes and any suggestions you may have.

Sport Card Blogs....

I have had this blog open for over a year now and I see every Sport Card blogger does something different from the ones I visit as well. Some do product previews, some do reviews, some talk about sports, some talk about their own collection, some share with you their life, some do contests, some do strictly Random Card posts, some do checklists and others rant about the hobby. Some may even do all of the above. My question to you is, what do you look for in a Sports Card Blog? There are millions of us so I am curious what you look for in a blog that keeps your attention and why you go back.

I would also find it interested in knowing what other blogs you visit? Is there any you recommend [other than this one of course ;)] I always enjoy reading other bloggers posts and being apart of the hobby as much as possible.

Some blogs I visit on a regular basis is Knights Lance (obviously) Sports Card Info, Sportscardblog.net,  Busting Packs, 30-Year Old Cardboard, Night Owl Cards, and a few others time to time. Such as the ones on our blog list when they have a new post. I also use the ones on our blog list to visit other blogs too so if you have one maybe I have already visited it.

If you have a blog and want to add us to your blog list, we will add you to ours just let us know! If you already have us and we don't have you, please let us know that as well so we can add you. Sharing is caring and we are all in this hobby together! I know some have preferences, I don't, if you want to exchange links, lets do it!

Comment below about the blogs you visit and why! Would love to hear your feedback!