Eli Countdown To 1K: 952,953

To finish up my last post and trade with @_AustinFinley_., I have to show these Eli's off in a separate post so I can continue the countdown to 1k series.

Card #952 is a 2007 Topps Chrome refractor.

Card #953 is a 2022 Select Red Lazer Parallel. College uniform which isn't my favorite thing in the world, but it's still a new Eli.

Thanks again to @_AustinFinley_ for the trade! Hope we can do another sometime.

More Eli updates to come as I am driving towards my next goal.

Are They Coming Alive?

The Giants season hasn't been a great one so far, but I will say the last few weeks that have started playing better.

Yes, the Dolphins game was a blowout I guess, but they were down a lot of players, but they also forced three turnovers.

Then the defense came alive against Buffalo, a team the Giants led for three quarters with a shutout until the fourth where Buffalo took the lead and then the Giants losing at the Buffalo one yard line because the refs are blind.

The following week they got a big win at home and beat the Commanders 14-7 which put them at 2-5 and somehow only 1.5 games out of a wild card spot.

With the schedule supposedly getting a little soft right now with games against the Jets, Raiders, Commanders, Patriots could it be that this team can turn things around? For real?

I don't know that answer nor do I want to think they can. I already got my hopes up for the season and it did not pan out. Instead, I would rather just stay hobby positive and keep adding cards of theirs.

Kayvon is finally showing why the last few weeks the Giants drafted him so high.

Saquon is back from the injury and has gotten better the last two weeks.

 

And Danny Dimes is hopefully going to come back and play better than he has before the injury. If not, I could see Tyrod Taylor taking over for good. I personally still have faith in Danny.

These latest cards and two more that I haven't posted yet come thanks to a trade on Twitter with @_AustinFinley_.

The last two cards in this trade I will post soon. It will also give me a new Eli update :)

Single Card Mail Day:2014 Spx Autograph Jersey Andre Williams

You ever see a card so cheap you couldn't say no.

However, you felt like you already had it....

Well...I didn't after checking my TCDB of Andre Williams.

This is Andre Williams 2014 Spx rookie autograph.

 

It just looked so familiar, but now that I have uploaded my collection on TCDB I know I don't have it. Especially since I keep up with it.

The rookie autograph jersey cards that year are numbered to 425. 

There are still a lot of Williams cards to go, so I am sure there will be more updates to come.

Mosaic 2023 Adds

With my current financial situation, I am not expecting to be able to buy much 2023 football products.

Which means I will need to find other ways to add NY Giants cards to my collection which usually means trading.

I recently spied a card from a Twitter post I felt I needed so I inquired about doing a trade with @fastlanecards and he was on board.

On his end, he received some Detroit sports and I recieved the following,

Saquon Mosaic Mosaic silver parallel.

Mosaic Audible silver insert of Saquon Barkley.

And here is the card that caught my eye, a color match blue reactive of Jalin Hyatt. I wished the Giants would get this guy going more.

 

And finally, a Jalin Hyatt NFL Debut Mosaic subset card.

I already have a ton of needs from last year for the Giants and it appears the list for this year will be even longer, so I am always open for more trades.

Thanks again to @fastlanecards for the trade.

Eli Countdown To 1K: 949,950,951

My Eli Manning collection continues to grow, but at a very slow pace. Feels like I have been chasing 1,000 Eli's for my collection and on TCDB for a year.

But I am getting closer.

Today, I have reached a new milestone hitting the 950+ mark closing me in to less than 50 to go.

I have also decided that it's easier to move this along when you chase cheap parallels in products.

2023 Mosaic being one of those. There is a ton of parallels with most being cheap.

Card Number 949: Silver Parallel. I still think the silvers stand out most to me.

Card Number 950:Yellow Reactive.

 

Card Number 951:Pink Camo. This is a good one to post this month for Breast Cancer Awareness.

One other good thing about choosing a newer product is that they are easier to find on TCDB when I am inputting them. I have become lazy with searching on the site sometimes when a player like Eli has 99 pages to go through.

A few more Eli's are on there way so stay tuned for my chase!

Rodney's Cardboard:1995 Pro Line Printers Proof $2 Phone Card

Yes, you read the title right, there is a NEW Rodney's Cardboard!

It has been months since I have seen a new Rodney Hampton card that I didn't have and today's latest add completes my needs for 1995 Pro Line Classic phone cards.

 

The regular $2 phone card odds are 1:6 packs, but the Printers Proof odds for the $2 cards are 1:75 making these hard to find. They are also numbered to 499.

 

The numbering for the phone card is on the back, this Hampton is 225 out of 499.

I am glad I have finally knocked this one down. Just one more card to go to complete all of my 1995 Pro Line needs after another new Pro Line Rodney arrives this week.

I will feature that card next Sunday so hope to see you back.

Worthy Toomers

As I continue to chase the ones well above me on Trading Card Database in terms of Amani Toomer, I have been adding some cards on and off that will hopefully drive me closer.

However, I am not adding just any cards to play catch up, I am working on tougher and more fun finds. 

Especially those from the 90s.

First up, these 1996 Bowmans Best Best Cuts rookie insert parallels.

I already have the base, this is the refractor.

And this is the X-Factor. I do like the OG Ravens logo in the background and this X-factor puts today’s design to shame.

From my research, this is supposed to be a numbered parallel to 2000 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory. But, there is no numbering that I can find. Regardless, if it's an error, I still marked it as the one that is numbered until I can find a numbered version.

 

My last pickup was a cheap 1997 Finest Embossed Silver Refractor. These weren't easy to pull falling 1:192 packs. It is my first embossed refractor.

Even though it's only four cards and it didn't help budge me at all closer on the list, I really liked these adds. As I said, I am not going to focus on just adding cards to get closer, they have to be worthy enough to be added as well.