The Blogger Mail Days Roll In

I have been getting quite a few mail days in recently from fellow bloggers and once again, they are a huge help in continuing on this blogging streak I am on. I haven't missed a post in 8 years, going on 9 right now, and don't plan to. But, some days the ideas, mail days and steam hit a slow patch.

Then I pick up myself and drag on.

Despite some of these posts are not my best efforts, you want to see those go check out Coffee Over Cards, but some are. I need to do more effort here since this is my baby blog and the one I treasure the most even though sometimes a random card with no writing says otherwise.

So today I am putting words on this post along with some card pictures. So, it's still not my best, but it's an effort as opposed to some days.

First up, my mail day from Brian over at Highly Subjective and Completely Arbitrary. He had another one of his Freebie Fridays and I grabbed on.

Football cards in the 90's, especially ones like this Bruce Smith, speak about what my collecting is mainly about. That Ultra design is awesome.

Thanks again Brian! I hope to send something your way as a thank you soon.

Next up, according the return address, a surprise mail day from the legendary Night Owl Cards.

Andre Brown. Lots of blue, love it.

I didn't have this Urshela for my Yanks PC

Or this Judge. I need to update my PC numbers for Aaron at some point. Been slacking on my NY Yankee card numbers.

Alright! Night Owl is da man. He must pay attention to my deep passion of Panini Americana 2015. I have the base set, working on the inserts, have a quite a few autographs/relics, and have most of the blue foil parallels and slowly been adding some of the red. Both of these are new.

This is a new one as well. I didn't know the inserts had foil parallels til I started getting a few from the blogosphere. They must have come in retail products as I busted a ton of hobby and never saw one.

Final card, an Angie Dickinson relic. Angie was in many shows and movies and even won a Golden Globe. This is a great relic for my Non Sport PC which continues to grow.

Thanks again Greg!

Final mail day is my BFG winnings from Johnny's Trading Spot. Even though I love to be apart of it, I either forget it's going on or get in the middle of a TV show/movie with the Mrs or even be cooking supper. I have yet to show up, so not sure I will join in again without being there and getting the boot. I prefer to be alert and there to actually participate.

I always enjoy an oddball selection of cards from the Minor Leagues. I have quite a few kicking around in boxes.

Thanks Johnny!

Thanks again to these wonderful bloggers and if you haven't checked any of them out, get on it! (another blogger mail day ahead tomorrow)

Johnny Sends Lots Of Brunell

Once again, pulled off another blind trade, still need to send a return on, with with Johnny's Trading Spot.

Aaaaaannnd once again, he sent a bunch of surprises which turned out to be a focus on one of my side player PC's, Mark Brunell.

Check out the 10 new autograph additions,

the person who got these signed had a great taste in card choices. A lot of my favorite brands here mixed. Not to mention, a big focus on Mark in a Jags uni. That's when I was the biggest fan of his.

Thanks again for the trade Johnny. I will hopefully have a return sent out soon.

(while you are at it, go read the newest post over at Cards Over Coffee right here→→Settled)


For today's topic,
Do you guys collect IP or TTM autographs for your PC?

Another BFG Mail Day

Mail days will keep this blog going another week on here as I have many to show off. Some are trades like yesterday's and others were RAK's. Let's check out today's share.

The Sunday NGT Collectibles thread was alive again and @battlebrothersg had a Jerry Rice 1995 Skybox Quickstrike I needed for my set so I asked if it was available and it was!

Thanks @battlebrothersg for the set help. I found someone to hit back on there last week and looking forward to this Sunday.

Johnny's Trading Spot had another BFG and once again I was late to the party. However, with this mail day, I didn't mind after all.

I have always wanted some of these Kellogs 3-D Super Stars after seeing multiple bloggers talk about them and now I finally have a few.

Palmer

Guerrero

Hisle

The backs of those

Thanks again Johnny for the fun in BFG. Hopefully I will be there on time for the next, for real this time! I didn't download Chrome on my phone for nothing.

(WHILE I AM AT IT, GO FOLLOW Cards Over Coffee . FIRST POST IS UP!) 

The Two Jo(h)ns

I found the fact that I got two mail days from two different blogger Jo(h)ns in the same day was quite funny to me. I don't think that has ever happened before. The name is as common as Matt is across the blogosphere.

First up, my winnings from the BFG I was in at Johnny's Trading Spot. I sadly didn't get to choose a number or make a steal because I wasn't awake at the time the game was being played. I also would have to be on my laptop to comment as my phone doesn't allow blog comments even on my own. Hopefully next time I jump in I will be ready or maybe send an email when it's my turn.

I miss cereal cards in boxes. I think marketing things like that in food will help grab kids attentions. I know Topps has done some food things the past couple of years but it's time for Panini and Upper Deck to step up their game more.

Thanks for the Post cards Johnny and yes I realized there was another one hiding behind one of these after taking this pic and uploading it.

Next mail day is from Jon over at A Penny Sleeve For Your Thoughts.

Along with some claims on Free Friday, I also was sent some Giants including some older ones I didn't have.

I am always looking to add to my vintage or oddballs collection for baseball. I don't really have any vintage in general. The Yaz was a nice add.

Holograms....

Another hologram...I don't ever turn down some good holograms. One of the greatest hobby innovations ever! Sadly though, nobody uses it today. I am talking about you Upper Deck!!!

You know this card is bad, it's bad, you know it. Sorry wrong Michael Jackson but right card for my 1998 Topps Chrome refractor chase.

And final card was a nice 1999 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion of Kerry Collins. Not sure where Jon found this one, but it makes me happy!

Thanks Jon for the awesome mail day! Hopefully can finally pack your return surprise up and send it out this week.

Check this out too↓↓↓↓

Everybody Loves Shiny

Johnny's Now Trading With Me

A few weeks ago I put up a post looking to do more blogging trades and welcome in some new blogging traders. That post actually surprised me when I had two new guys throw their names into the hat for a trade. One of those trades I am still working on but the other was done the next day with Johnny's Trading Spot.

I have always read his blog but guess didn't correlate the fact he has a blog with the word trading in it and actually trading with him. (smack my head emoji)

But, we got quick one done and his envelope showed up way faster than I had a chance to get mine out. I once again had to grab some extra stamps on hand to make sure I could cover a few more trades which I plan to do soon. I used a few of those stamps for RAK's.

I had no idea what Johnny was sending me in our very first trade as we didn't get to the details, which I am fine with as surprises are the best way to do trades.

And boy was I surprised.

All six cards in the PWE had been signed, not at all what I was expecting.

Derek Brown

Chris Calloway, I always liked him. Never quite stood out as a super star but made some great plays.

Jason Sehorn I always had mixed feelings on. One game he is a shut down corner, next, well he was the leagues worst. Either way, I have more good memories of Jason than bad so I am more than happy to take on his autograph. Didn't have one before this.

The biggest memory I have of Jessie Armstead, who was a heck of a player by the way, was his interception in Super Bowl 35 that got brought for a touchdown. A touchdown that could have changed the direction of that game. But, instead a holding penalty called it back and the game wasn't ever close after that.

Danny Kanell started some games for the Giants, wasn't the answer after Dave Brown but held the seat warm til the Giants brought in....

Oh look, Kerry Collins. There is just something so appealing to his signature. He is always one that seemed to sign his jersey number whether it was 12 or 5. It was always there. This will be a great piece for my Collins PC.

Thanks to Johnny for the first time trade and hope we have more to come. I am kinda curious to say the least where you acquired these from. TTM? In-person? bought? I always enjoy a good backstory with my cardboard.

(UPDATING THIS POST!!! A little over a week later, he sent me another PWE this time loaded with Mark Brunell autos!! I thought while this hadn't been posted yet I would add them to this post since this hadn't been published yet)

As most readers know, I really liked watching Mark play especially his time with the Jags who were my second favorite team in the 90's.

Thanks again for Round 2 as well! Great choice of cards to be signed.