Single Card Mail Day:2025 Panini Certified Mirrors Blue Autograph Hakeem Nicks

It must feel like to you guys that I am on a Hakeem Nicks tear right now, well, maybe I am.

But, when I can find autographs of a Giants legend can be found for $5 or less, why wouldn't I grab them.

 

His autograph could use some work, I think his earlier autos were much better, but it's still his auto and still a new color matching card for the collection.

I have been thinking recently I should put my collection on TCDB of Nicks and see where I stand especially with all of the recent adds.

The leader has 149 on there, I might be able to give them a run for their money. Maybe.

When I have more time I may tackle this and will let you guys know how that goes.

Welcome Back To The Naberhood

The NY Giants 2026 is dependent on a few things.

The offensive line, Jaxson Dart staying healthy and the health of one Malik Nabers.

If this guy can come back full force, this offense could be fun to watch.

I picked up a couple fun shiny cards recently counting down to the days until I can see him hit the field again.

2025 Select Green/Yellow (at least that's what I think it is)

 

2025 Mosaic Epic Performers Orange Fluorescent

Football season is just around the corner and my excitement for this season is building for me. Can't wait and hopefully Nabers will be out there for Week 1 against Dallas.

The Chase To 84 Part 2

   

I know this is the moment you all have been waiting for, here is the newest update for my Chase to 84!

 

I don't have an updated group picture yet as some are still on their way. Hopefully in the next update I will.

Here is the full checklist with ones I still need and the ones that are crossed out I have,

1. Base
2. Silver
3. Silver Hyper
4. Silver Lava
5. Silver Lazer
6. Silver Mojo
7. Silver Pandora
8. Silver Pyramids
9. Silver Seismic
10. Silver Winter
11. White Shimmer
12. Red Hyper /399
13. Red Winter /399
14. Light Blue Pyramids /385
15. FireBurst /350
16. Light Blue Lava /325
17. Pink Hyper /299
18. Pink Winter /299
19. Lime Green Pyramids /285
20. Purple Hyper /249
21. Purple Winter /249
22. Lime Green Lava /225
23. Teal Pyramids /225
24. Blue Hyper /199
25. Blue Winter /199
26. Red Lazer /199
27. Wave /199
28. Orange Pandora /189
29. Yellow Pyramids /185
30. Teal Lava /175
31. Green Hyper /149
32. Green Winter /149
33. Phoenix /149
34. Pink Lazer /149
35. Bronze Pandora /125
36. Yellow Lava /125
37. Orange Hyper /99
38. Orange Winter /99
39. Purple Lazer /99
40. Red /99
41. Red Seismic /99
42. Ash Pyramids /85
43. Light Blue Mojo /85
44. Pyramids /85
45. Ash Lava /75
46. Blue Lazer /75
47. Lime Green Mojo /75
48. Pink Seismic /75
49. Blue /50
50. Bronze Hyper /50
51. Bronze Winter /50
52. Teal Mojo /50
53. Green Lazer /49
54. Purple Seismic /49
55. Blue Seismic /35
56. Orange Lazer /35
57. Yellow Mojo /35
58. Ash Mojo /25
59. Green /25
60. Green Seismic /25
61. Orange Seismic /20
62. Bronze Lazer /15
63. Bronze Seismic /15
64. ColorBurst /10
65. Gold /10
66. Gold Hyper /10
67. Gold Lava /10
68. Gold Lazer /10
69. Gold Mojo /10
70. Gold Pandora /10
71. Gold Pyramids /10
72. Gold Seismic /10
73. Gold Winter /10
74. Dreamweaver /4
75. Black /1
76. Black Hyper /1
77. Black Lava /1
78. Black Lazer /1
79. Black Mojo /1
80. Black Pandora /1
81. Black Pyramids /1
82. Black Seismic /1
83. Black Winter /1
84. Celestial /1

So now I have 24 out of 84. Still a long ways to go, but every day I am a step closer, There are still many left on eBay unclaimed that hopefully I can add soon especially the lower numbered ones.

Eli Manning #1,245 : 2025 Prizm Draft Red Cracked Ice Eli Manning

I can't remember the last time I posted an Eli Manning update, but here we go!

I have made it all the way to card #1,245 from my last update and this is freshly updated so no more posts to go on this until I add news in.

Which by the way, do you have any I don't? Even base! I would take any!

Today's card is simply just a basic, no numbered parallel from Prizm Draft. These come by very cheap and can be easily acquired.

The leader on TCDB currently has 1508 so I have a way to go to catch him. So, I will need all of your guys help to get there!

As I said earlier in this post, I don't have any more Eli's coming in the mail and don't plan on it anytime soon but would love to close this gap some more somehow.

The drive to 1500 is on!

Single Card Mail Day:2025 Topps Finest Finest Moments Autograph Mario Manningham

Are you ready?

Today's card is probably one of my favorite pickups (I bet Dennis of Too Many Verlanders will dig this one as well) of 2026 and I didn't even know it existed until I looked up 2025 NY Giants autographs.

As soon as I saw it, I was locked in and ready. It was needed.

 

Any card that features either Super Bowl 42 or Super Bowl 46 in which the NY Giants took down the mighty New England Patriots in both are easy pickups for me. I don't even care if they are base cards.

This card is not only signed, but its photo captures both the incredible throw and catch from Manning to Manningham late in the game in Super Bowl 46. This catch kept the game winning drive alive for the G-men. Both the catch and the throw were tremendous. If you haven't seen this yet, go YouTube it. It was definetely a Finest Moment.

Because I have choice of adding cards to the Cards Over Coffee Hall Of Fame, I will be adding this one to the bunch. I find it worthy of being added.

Before I close out, tell me what's one of your favorite Super Bowl moments?

Single Card Mail Day:2025 Select Future Abdul Carter

Nothing fancy about today's card, it's design almost makes it a base card but it's not.

 

This is just a simple designed insert out of 2025 Select.

I can't remember when I got this card or who it came from, but it was new to me like most any 2025 mail days I got. It's not like I opened a ton so new players in 2025 on the Giants I don't have a lot of.

On the Brightside, that makes it easier to trade with me or find things in the mailbox from 2025. I always like to find things in the mailbox.

Single Card Mail Day:2025 Panini Phoenix Tyrone Tracy Base

Yes, I am posting a base card.

Yes, I still collect those.

Being one of the very few collectors who collect base I know ahead of time writing a post like this may not always draw in the big viewers. If it had said, 1/1 Tyrone Tracy autographed patch piece of fingerprint handheld to mouth card licked then this would be drawing in the viewers. 

But, this is simply just a base card of 2025.

 

The Panini Phoenix base design is pretty simplistic, basic but it is chromed. 

I only have a couple of Giants from the Panini Phoenix product in terms of base, still need Hakeem Nicks whom I am chasing the rainbow of, and a few others including key rookies Jaxson Dart and Abdul Carter.

So, let me know, do you collect base cards still? Or are you chasing the big hits?

Single Card Mail Day:2009 Prestige Prestigious Picks Autograph Hakeem Nicks

The NY Giants have always been known for being an old school team of running and playing good defense.

But, to me, a part of this team that seems to always gets forgotten is the amount of good wide receivers they have had over the years.

We have had Gifford, Hilliard, Toomer, Baker, McCaffrey, Cruz, Beckham, Burress, Rote, Ingram, Jones, Smith, Manuel, and so on and so forth. I think a lot of these guys don't get enough recognition as many lived in the many, many rebuilding Giants years. So, they don't stand out like the stars they are.

One of my favorite ones I didn't list yet was Hakeem Nicks who not only played in over 70 games, had over 4500 yards along with over 20 TDs in his big blue career, but had a huge role in the Giants Super Bowl 46 run where he dominated throughout the playoffs.

Anytime I find a cheap card of him, I will add it.

When it's a rookie card autograph numbered to 100 for under $5, you bet I grab it.

 

 

Not the prettiest card in the world, but still a nice one to have.

I was thinking that I should add my Nicks collection to Trading Card Database sometime. See where I stand among the crowd with mine.

Who is your favorite wide out on your team?

Have a great Tuesday!

The Chase To 84 Part 1

I originally was going to post this series on Cards Over Coffee since that is where I put up my original post, but I changed my mind-I do this too often-so instead you will have to follow along on here to see my Chase of the 84 parallels in 2025 Panini Phoenix of Hakeem Nicks.

Today, I am showing off the three latest adds to this chase and an upgraded family picture at the bottom. I will try to update the family picture every time I post one of these updates.

In case you missed the original post and chase, here it is: Is 84 An Insane Number Or Is It Fun?

Here are the latest three adds,

 

White Shimmer

 

Silver

 

Silver Lava

Here is the full checklist with ones I still need and the ones that are crossed out I have,

1. Base
2. Silver
3. Silver Hyper
4. Silver Lava
5. Silver Lazer
6. Silver Mojo
7. Silver Pandora
8. Silver Pyramids
9. Silver Seismic
10. Silver Winter
11. White Shimmer
12. Red Hyper /399
13. Red Winter /399
14. Light Blue Pyramids /385
15. FireBurst /350
16. Light Blue Lava /325
17. Pink Hyper /299
18. Pink Winter /299
19. Lime Green Pyramids /285
20. Purple Hyper /249
21. Purple Winter /249
22. Lime Green Lava /225
23. Teal Pyramids /225
24. Blue Hyper /199
25. Blue Winter /199
26. Red Lazer /199
27. Wave /199
28. Orange Pandora /189
29. Yellow Pyramids /185
30. Teal Lava /175
31. Green Hyper /149
32. Green Winter /149
33. Phoenix /149
34. Pink Lazer /149
35. Bronze Pandora /125
36. Yellow Lava /125
37. Orange Hyper /99
38. Orange Winter /99
39. Purple Lazer /99
40. Red /99
41. Red Seismic /99
42. Ash Pyramids /85
43. Light Blue Mojo /85
44. Pyramids /85
45. Ash Lava /75
46. Blue Lazer /75
47. Lime Green Mojo /75
48. Pink Seismic /75
49. Blue /50
50. Bronze Hyper /50
51. Bronze Winter /50
52. Teal Mojo /50
53. Green Lazer /49
54. Purple Seismic /49
55. Blue Seismic /35
56. Orange Lazer /35
57. Yellow Mojo /35
58. Ash Mojo /25
59. Green /25
60. Green Seismic /25
61. Orange Seismic /20
62. Bronze Lazer /15
63. Bronze Seismic /15
64. ColorBurst /10
65. Gold /10
66. Gold Hyper /10
67. Gold Lava /10
68. Gold Lazer /10
69. Gold Mojo /10
70. Gold Pandora /10
71. Gold Pyramids /10
72. Gold Seismic /10
73. Gold Winter /10
74. Dreamweaver /4
75. Black /1
76. Black Hyper /1
77. Black Lava /1
78. Black Lazer /1
79. Black Mojo /1
80. Black Pandora /1
81. Black Pyramids /1
82. Black Seismic /1
83. Black Winter /1
84. Celestial /1

 

Here is the updated family picture for this post. Don't they look so happy together? I think so too.

More to come from this chase and some new Single Card Mail Days coming up.

Let It Burn(s)

Usher once sang Let It Burn, I want to sing, Let it Burns with my latest two pickups.

Brian Burns proved last season why the Giants made the bring trade for him back in 2024. He recorded 16 sacks which doubled his total from the first year as a Giant and also the most he has had in his career.

Up to this point, I didn't really have any cool cards of him.

Now I do. 

 

I don't have this Burns in front of me, but if I am remembering correctly it was numbered to 699. I just like the stars in the background. I was given this as a gift.

Then there is the autograph relic card. I landed this for under $4 for a player who is only on the rise. I couldn't believe I was the only eBay bidder on this one!

I am hoping that Spider Man has another big season this year. The front seven for the Giants looks to be the best one they have had since the last Super Bowl years.

With a new defense install and a new coach, hopefully big things to come.

Coach

Every time the Giants have gotten a new coach in the last ten years I have acquired an autograph of them. Usually, I send in a TTM to get them.

But so far this year I have slacked and haven't gotten my mail out. I may be too late to try it now since they are in the middle of a bunch of practice and OTA's. 

I still may send one in and hope to get it back at some point in a Giants uniform.

In the meantime, I did acquire his autograph thanks to a trade with Ravens fan Dion from 

Dions IP Auto Only blog.

He acquired this one back when Harbaugh was with the Ravens.

I am hoping this will be the last Giants coach autograph I will need to acquire for a very long time. We can't keep recycling through coaches like we have been. It's time to rebuild and move forward!!

I am very excited about this upcoming season and it's mainly because of this coaching hire.

Single Card Mail Day:2025 Elite Elite Coverage Jersey Card Jason Sehorn

As I put in the last post, I don't normally buy many newer jersey cards anymore due to the fact they don't contain actual game used jerseys or jersey even from the players featured.

But sometimes I will find one that will catch my eye anyway.

 

I picked up this up for pretty much nothing and I didn't grab it for the relic; I grabbed it for the moment. If I am looking at this right, this image is from Jason Sehorns incredible ground catching pick six moment in the 2001 NFL Playoffs against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Not only was it an incredibly focused catch and explosive moment, but it came against the Eagles who are my most hated team in the NFL. It was a very happy moment for me. I am glad that it is now captured on cardboard.

Let me know in comments if you have ever bought or acquired a card that features a moment.

Single Card Mail Day:2011 Panini Gridiron Gear Game Breakers Patch Hakeem Nicks

I don't find myself dabbling too much into newer relic cards like I used to.

It seems most relic cards aren't even worn or touched by the said player on the front. So basically, companies are buying jerseys off from store shelves and cutting them up. That's the easiest way to put it.

So, when I find a good game used patch card for under $5, I am scooping it up. Especially if it's one of my favorite Giants wide outs.

This is a nice two-color swatch of Hakeem Nicks.

 

Back of the card is numbered to 50.

I would love to find a few more in this set of the patch cards.

How many newer relic cards do you buy or do you stick with the classics that have game used pieces? Let me know in comments.

Rodney's Cardboard: End Of The Road?

Has it come time to end my reign of Rodney Hampton?

My once domination of owning every Rodney Hampton hasn't been the case the last few years. With companies pumping him out and prices of Rodney on the rise, this doesn't equal out well for a simple, low budget collector like myself.

In the last two months alone, the following Rodney's have been pumped out, all with parallels,

 

That's a lot. And what makes it worse, other than a few base ones from 2025 Prizm Black and 2025 Panini I don't see myself ever being able to add anymore.

Not when they are listed at $30 each or incredibly more. The rarer cards are being listed at $300+. This is for Rodney Hampton. I have seen 1/1's from Panini Select go for $70. It seems the combination of flippers and money makers in the hobby is having an impact on all areas and even a guy like Rodney Hampton isn't being left out.

The hobby is in a sad place right now and is dragging me down with it.

I have added four cards from the ones above that were actually priced correctly, but that maybe it for me and may be the end of the road for my Rodney chase in general. I also lost out on a 1997 Upper Deck Black Diamond Gold I had waited all these years to be listed and that even went for $13 and I got sniped. Prices for Rodney Hampton shouldn't be like this. There should be a happy medium for guys like this in the hobby and the collectors of them.

Let me know in comments if you are experiencing this with any of the people you collect.

Have a great Sunday and stay tuned for those four new Rodney's to be posted.

On The Dart

With all of the excitement and build up heading into the 2025-26 season for the NY Giants, I fell for the trap I said I never would again, that is buying up cheap Jaxson Dart cards.

I did this when the hype around Daniel Jones kicked in and kicked myself for adding 13 autographs and over 200 of his cards.

I said, nope, never again.

But, here I am.

However, with the increase of prices since the Daniel Jones days, I won't be adding 13 autographs or nearly that number of cards. But I will be adding some.

These are my latest ones, which I landed for all cheap,

(don't get me started on this SILVER Mosaic add. someone on Twitter argued with me telling me Mosaic doesn't have prizm silver parallels when you can obviously see it here)

(I think I might have four relic cards now)

 

And that's it.

For now.

There will be more to come.

Which player from your team are you adding more cards of? Let me know in comments!

Eli's Cardboard:2025 Prizm Black Kaleidoscope Silver

There are well over 14,000 Eli Manning cards as companies continue to pump them out.

So, how does one who collects him narrow down what to chase? Normally I chase it all, but there are some specifics that catch my eye first.

1. Relic Cards

2. Anything with Super Bowl 42 or 46

3. Cheap Rookies

4. Well designed cards

5. SHINY

Today's card is a combination of four and five,

which is this Kaleidoscope from Panini Prizm Black which was its own standalone product this year. I don't know what it was about the card, but I felt like I needed to add it before I added any others.

I waited for it to go cheap, used some of my gift card and snagged it. I also had to get the silver version since that looked better than the base one.

I will have to get back to posting my Eli's again when I get them fully updated and hope that TCDB can get caught up with some of the Leaf ones that weren't listed yet.

Single Card Mail Day:2025 Select Autograph Phil McConkey

Hello!

I promise I will try to post more on here; it's not like I don't have NY Giants cards coming in every so often, it's just finding time to post on three blogs which makes it tough. Though I do consider this blog #2 in my trio.

Anyways, a couple months ago I was able to cross another NY Giants autograph off from my needs list,

 

This beautiful Phil McConkey! Select put out a ton of oddball autograph players you don't see every day including some Giants I am trying to add. Panini was unloading everything before the NFL license ended.

I may not have watched Phil play, I didn't become a deep Giants fan until 1995, but he is still a legendary name in blue and I wanted his autograph.

I still have many others to cross off still as well so come back to see that journey.

Whose autograph from your team are you hoping to add still? Let me know in comments.

Have a terrific Tuesday!

Turning Green

That's it!!!

I am done with the Giants, from now on, I am collecting ONLY Philadelphia Eagles cards and specifically of Saquon Barkley the greatest running back of all-time.

 

Here is my start. It's only going to grow from here!

And no, this post has nothing to do with April Fools Day....or does it.

Okay, it does.

I can't keep lying especially about something so serious as this. I am making myself gag.

If I ever actually say this, one of two things should be done. One, check to see if this is actually me and two make sure I am not having a medical episode and call 911.

Have a great day and don't get fooled today!

Single Card Mail Day:2025 Optic Signature Series Mario Manningham

When I get an eBay gift card like I did for my birthday, I am immediately looking for steals and deals from my Gmen.

When I can land a deal on a Giants Super Bowl "legend" for under $5, I take it.

 

Which is why it's now in hand. 

Mario Manningham isn't a household name for most collectors, but as a Giants fan and collector he is. The toe tapping catch he made in Super Bowl 46 will forever live in my mind. I mean the Eli throw was also incredible and accurate, but the catch and awareness by Manningham to make sure both feet were in, was something you have to see if you haven't yet.

I will happily add Mario autographs for under $5 any day.

Single Card Mail Day:2025 Select Autograph Juice Wells

The latest autograph addition is the first one of his I have in a Giants uniform.

Earlier in the season I picked up an Antwane Wells Jr Leaf college uniform autograph but wanted an upgrade once he was wearing Giants blue.

Yes, if you re-read that sentence you will notice I used his real name, Antwane instead of Juice, which is his nickname because he is known to juke defenders and "juice" the ball.

  

I can't tell by his signature if he signed it Juice or by his real name. I tend to lean more towards Juice.

I was really hoping with the lack of wide receivers the Giants have that he would get his opportunity, but I guess not yet. Who knows what this season is to bring.

So, he has a clean slate of no stats going into year number two.

I am still excited for this addition and hopefully will chase my next new Giants needed autograph soon!

Single Card Mail Day:2025 Select Autograph Marcus MBow

Hey! You, yeah you, offensive lineman are collected too! They are people.

 

At least that's how I feel about my Giants collection. I will take them all. All QB's, RB's, Special Teamers, WR's, TE's, Oline, Dline. If they are wearing blue, I welcome them.

This is my first MBow auto and it was basically given away because he isn't an offensive superstar. Works for me!

MBow does have a future on this roster and possibly oline after making a few decent appearances last season. We all know how badly we need this offensive line to work!

Let me know if you collect offensive lineman in comments!

Single Card Mail Day:2025 Mosaic Purple Reactive Abdul Carter

We don't see them too often in the hobby, but occasionally they exist.

What am I talking about, well, Barney parallels.

Or as companies call them, Purple Parallels. 

There are always tons of blues, reds, greens, blacks and golds but you don't see purples often.

  

I picked up this newest Carter through a pwe trade on Twitter with long time friend Jeff, who I trade with on and off.

I have found myself liking Mosaic more and more every year. It's sad that this is the last run of it.

Do you own any purple parallels in your PC?

Best Looking "Football" Parallels?

Panini is putting out some of their best stuff this year with this being their last run of NFL trading cards.

I guess they should had done this before now.

But, before this hobby becomes a complete Monopoly I am enjoying everything that Panini is throwing a me currently.

When I did a search for 2025 Prizm NY Giants cards, hence yesterday's pickup, I also found another round of cards I quite enjoyed and had to get some.

This is probably the most footballist, is this a word, football parallel out there with these Pigskin parallels.

The border looks like, well, a football. Each of these is numbered to 180 and look even better in person.

I chased down what Giants I could. Not showing is Tyrone Tracy and Brian Burns as I didn't have time to snap pics of them to add to this post.

 

I really wanted the team set but considering the Giants strong draft class last year and the prices for those players, I won't be adding Jaxson Dart, Cam Skattebo or Abdul Carter anytime soon or at all.

I may have to look again at what is being offered in 2025 Prizm for Giants as it's been magical so far.

So, what do you think? Are these the best looking football parallels you have seen?

Single Card Mail Day:2025 Prizm Lockdown Silver Dexter Lawrence

2025 wasn't the greatest season or the greatest season for one of their best players, Dexter Lawrence.

But, I think 2026 will be different for him and different for this team.

I was recently playing around on eBay and just looked up 2025 Prizm Giants cards since I haven't had the opportunity to add any.

As I was scrolling, I found one that caught my eye, not only because it was shiny, but I really liked the photo.

There is just something about a Giants player flattening a Cowboys one that really draws my eyes.

The photo with the shiny effect and the price of under $2 made this an obvious grab for this Single Card Mail Day.

Single Card Mail Day:2025 Mosaic Silver Cam Skattebo

It's crazy to think that this is my first post on here of the New Year.

Time has gotten away from me.

I have missed so much on posting. The actual excitement around the Giants team this year with the hiring of John Harbaugh. The new free agent acquisitions. The building of a new culture in what feels might finally be the turnaround year for this team and I haven't posted anything.

That changes today!

Time to start posting on here again. It won't be daily, but there will be some new posts coming up.

Today I am showing off one of my newest pickups from the 2025 draft class.

 

A 2025 Mosaic Silver parallel of Cam Skattebo. I feel Mosaic doesn't get the credit it deserves, it's just too bad this is the last year of it before Topps takes over football.

I don't have much in terms of cards for Cam, probably under ten total, which is sad as he was a lot of fun to watch last year up until his season ending injury. But, this newest addition is by far my favorite thus far.

I am hoping when he hits the field this fall, he will be back at 100% and tearing up and destroying defenses again.

In the meantime, I plan to add more cards of him and hopefully some day I will be able to add an autographed card. He is needed for the overall Giants autograph collection too.

Let me know how your teams offseason has been so far in comments!