Good Guys

I got into "internet hobby" in 2012 and have "met" some great people in that time.

One of my longer friends is @JGfan24ever on Twitter who recently sent me a RAK.

Michael targeted many of my collections in this mail day.

Non sport in dinosaurs...I used to be a dino-geek as well so these cards always draw my attention.

Giants, this Ojulari is an extra points purple /149. Great looking card of an upcoming player.

Some Yankees,

 I didn't get any Topps Gallery this year, so Michael sent me a few for my collection. This Yogi is a green parallel /249

Gehrig and Garcia base.

  

Gerrit Cole Contenders base and green parallel

Then he targeted my Griffey PC

Optic Mythical insert

And then two graded inserts,

Upper Deck Superstar Summit

 

2000 hologrfx Longball Legacy insert

Thanks again to one of the hobby good guys, Michael.

Thoughts on my mail day is welcomed in comments!

Dinosaurs And Dino Roars

I was fortunate enough before Christmas to receive a couple of RAK's from a couple of Twitter hobby members. The first I will show off today followed by the next that I will show off tomorrow.

Today's RAK was from my long time Twitter friend @JGfan24ever.

 

Lenticular Dinosaur cards. Both a 90's feel and dinosaurs which I have always enjoyed.

Canvas feeling Dinosaur minis.

TTM or In-Person autos? I really like all three of them.

90's insert in Marino, need to see if it's a need for my set chase and a Gleyber Torres for my player collection.

An assortment of non sport cards.

Jasson Dominguez!!!! What a shiny, fun, new PC piece! I didn't have this one for my Dominguez PC.

 

And to finish it up, an Aaron Judge Ornament from the 2021 Topps Holiday. I really liked the look of these this year. Put last years to shame with the foil. This may be a set chase down the road.

Thanks again to Michael for the mail day. I really need to send you a return thank you at some point.

Thoughts on my mail day and the cards are welcomed below!

Get To Know Your Blogger: Favorite Dinosaur

*coffee is brewed, poured and now being sipped as today's post begins*

I have done some fun posts on here before, at least I hope you guys thought they were fun, but nothing like today's post and new series.

It's time to reveal some things about your favorite coffee card blogger. Well, I believe I am the only coffee card blogger but that doesn't mean I am still not your favorite one.

This series will hopefully answer some of your burning questions such as who is my favorite DC Comic Super Hero? Who is my favorite singer? What Is My favorite snack? Which Ice Cream Do I Enjoy The Most? Which video games do I enjoy? And other hot topics including today's topic, Who Is My Favorite Dinosaur?

*takes a sip before moving on with today's post*

I have always been mesmerized by dinosaurs since childhood. Sometimes I would "go back in time" on my bed time machine to see them. Even though they were either stuffed or those hard figures you would find at the dollar store, I would still spend a lot of my time that way. Other times I would watch dinosaur related shows/movies such as Jurassic Park, Dinosaurs, any documentary on them along with Land Of The Lost (90's version). I also believe my passion for dinosaurs is what led me to liking Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

I know I wasn't also alone in being a dinosaur fan when I was a child, or even now as an adult, and I also know that everyone who is a fan of dinosaurs has a favorite.

Mine, well, that's easy. I like who I consider the "king of the dinosaurs" in the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

*takes a Gigantic coffee sip*

 

Weighing up anywhere between 4.5 to 8.4 metric tons and over 40 ft long, the T-Rex was one of the largest land carnivores of all time. I would guess along with his morning meal, his coffee consumption would be pretty intense.

The T-Rex was also fast and could take down their prey like no other. He was pretty much invincible so whatever he wanted, he got. Sounds like a someone's ex-wife.

*takes another sip, stomach is starting to growl like a T-Rex's wondering what carnivorous breakfast I could make*

As for why I like him, he just seems like the coolest of all dinosaurs. Big, ferocious, feared, short armed (well that's the least liked feature), and just his appearance alone ranks him to the top. Also, all of his traits are the opposite of mine. I would probably be more Hippodraco, except the being small part as I am 6ft 2in. But the more quiet, wimpier type of dinosaur.

*takes a sip before closing*

I hope to hear which dinosaur and why it is your favorite. Whether you share it in comments, on your own blog (please tag this blog along with that post) or on Twitter. I am curious to hear!

*takes a sip, Coffee Card Blogger Out!*

Breakin Wax:2015 Upper Deck Dinosaurs Hobby Box

I guess you can call it the nerd in me, but when I heard that Upper Deck was coming out with an all dinosaurs product, I was pretty excited. It's dinosaurs man!

For some reason my box picture is missing, but here is a breakdown on this great product.

Every hobby box of 2015 UD Dinosaurs comes with 20 packs per box and 5 cards per pack. You will also find the following:

• Four (4) 3-D Lenticular Dinosaur cards per box
• One (1) Age of the Dinosaurs patch card per box
• One (1) hand-drawn Dinosaur sketch card per box
• Five (5) Dinosaur stickers per box

The base cards are like any other Upper Deck base cards, photography based. Some amazing images they found. You would swear they got in a time machine and got the images.

There are 100 cards in the base set along with High Series SPs, Sea Creatures that have 25 cards
and Ice Age Creatures with 25 cards. Some added value and fun chase with Sp's in the base set. You get roughly 10 Sp's per box.

Upper Deck brought their canvas innovation to prehistoric times. ROAR!! These mini canvases fall 1:4 packs.

Stickers. Another fun aspect to the product. These fall 1:4 packs.

And one of my favorite inserts, Lenticular. There are many tiers to the program. Most fall 1:7.5 packs.

A lot of 1/1 sketch cards in the product. You will find one per box. They are anywhere between one to four panels. This Wooly Mammoth is pretty spot on and it's beautiful. Another positive on their sketch cards is the thickness of the card. More of a hit thickness compared to most sketch cards.

Back of the card.

Say what??!! Shadow box cards too!!!! These fall 1:40.

And of course this product also includes their famous patch cards. With many levels of rarity as well.

 

 

Overall, a pretty cool product. One that I think many kids will fall in love with. My only problem is the price point. It's a bit steep for kids to enjoy so I would recommend to wait til prices drop a bit or if you find a good sale during Black Friday and so on. I understand why it's expensive with so much to find in here and all of the rarities. I was hoping to find one of the rare fossil pieces or the really rare Roar audio books. Especially the fossil, that's simply just cool for this dinosaur fan.

I do like the design, layout, value of the product. If I was going to pick a company to do dinosaurs, Upper Deck would be the one as you see here they hit a home-run.