Eli Countdown To 1K: 1K

 Well....you read the title right....I have officially reached 1,000 Eli Mannings!

And here is the card that got me there. I acquired this through a trade on Twitter as the guy surprisingly had one that I didn't. It's a cool card but not the one with bells and whistles I had hoped for to celebrate such a milestone. I tried to land an autograph for this one, but the guy was asking for too much in return over the value of Eli and to me, even though I wanted it and collect Eli, I am not giving up everything for a card.

This also marks the end of this segment, however, now it's the countdown to 1.5K Eli Mannings. I am still ranked #2 Eli Manning collector on TCDB and am 475 behind first. It's a mountain to climb, but hopefully I will get there and take my place at the top.

On to more and if you have any, even if it's base, just send me an email at sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com. Always up for a trade!

Eli Countdown To 1K: 991,992,993,994,995,996,997,998,999

Well, last I posted my Eli chase on here I ended at card 973. 

For some reason, all of the cards I had from 974-990 disappeared from drafts so I guess we will have to fast forward some. Nothing wrong with that right?

So, let's get this party started as I creep ever so closely to 1,000 Eli Manning cards.

991 was a Twitter RAK. It's a 2023 Chronicles Draft Clearly.

992 was another RAK this time it's a numbered card from Topps Triple Threads. I believe an emerald parallel.

993 and the rest are all from a trade I did with @90sNicheFBcards on Twitter. Just before he mailed my package, he pulled this 2023 Prestige purple /99 from a pack and tossed it along.

994 is a Rookies and Starts /99

995 is a Heritage Chrome /1950

996 is from 2022 Prestige. This is a simple insert I probably would have pulled if I bought any cards last two years. But, I got it anyways thanks to a trade.

997 is a 2022 Prizm Pandora parallel

998 is one of the most unique/coolest parallels of 2023. Alien! Have you seen anything cooler??! These were super SSP's, probably case hit level.

 

And Card 999 is one I have been wanting for a while, a nice big swatch Pro Bowl jersey.

Thanks again to Bryan for helping me add these and build me closer to 1K.

Well, we are almost there. Will one of my next few posts on here be the magic number? We will see....

Eli Countdown To 1K: 962,963,964,965,966,967,968,969,970,971,972,973

Yes, that is a very long title to today's post but there has been a lot of Eli Manning movement recently as I continue to crawl towards 1,000.

My goal is to complete this by the end of the year, but I am not sure I will get there.

Before getting on with showing off the latest adds, I will mention if you are counting these cards as you go along, that four card pictures are missing. Where they went, I will never know. So, I will start off the countdown with those four missing ones and go from there.

Let's go! 962,963,964,965

966 is numbered to 50!

967 you can't see it but this is a Purple Lazer.

968: Base are cards too!!

969: Another new one to the rainbow, this is a blue /199

970: Prizm parallel. Looks great as a Giants fan.

971

972: The start of something new with this years Prestige.....

973:And my latest add thanks to a trade on Twitter!

This is my official number of Eli's as of today. I have 18 days left to get 27 Eli's to reach my year end goal. Can I get there? We will see.

If any of you have any Eli Manning's reading this today, please let me know by dropping me an email at sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com.

Eli Countdown To 1K: 960,961 (A BIG ONE INCLUDED)

I don't want to waste any time with today's Eli Manning countdown because today's included a banger. A card I have dreamed about for quite some time.

Ladies and gentleman, 19 years later....I finally own...

a 2004 Topps Chrome Eli Manning!!!!! Eli number 960. Anybody who has followed me for quite some time knows this card has been one I have been chasing for years. I couldn't ever afford one, nobody seemed to ever have one for trade and it just felt this card was eluding me.

Not anymore!! Thanks to @CardsThings on Twitter for helping me finally land this in our trade.

Also included in our trade,

961:2004 Bowman 1st Edition

And one more card,

 

2013 Prizm Purple Cracked Ice Victor Cruz. A new Cruz to help me extend my big lead already on TCDB.

It was a quick, easy and fun trade and I suggest if you are ever looking for someone easy to deal with, check out @CardsThings.

I can't explain my excitement to be able to hold this card in person. My goal was to find a way to make this card #1,000 but it came before then. I will have to find another card to celebrate the big milestone when the time comes.

More Eli's coming up, and no before you ask, I haven't gotten to 1,000 yet.

Eli Countdown To 1K: 958,959

The Giants play the Washington Commanders today with a third string undrafted QB.

It makes me miss the days where we had a QB that never was injured or missed any games except the one where the coach pulled him for Geno Smith. So glad that coach was fired.

Eli Manning started 210 consecutive games for the Gmen and since then the Giants have had a single QB that can barely finish a season.

I miss Eli.

It's only part of the reason why I collect him. He is also a likable guy, won two Super Bowls which I may never see another in my lifetime and a leader.

Let's check out today's latest adds which both come from 2023 Select Draft Picks,

Gold Lazer

 

Purple Lazer

I have a few more Eli's on the way as we creep very slowly towards 1K. My goal would be to get there by years end, but we will see and I could use your help to get me there! I am always trading for new Eil's!

Eli Countdown To 1K: 954,955,956,957

Rise and shine and check out my latest Eli Manning adds as I drive closer to 1K!

2014 Score Showcase parallel /99

Score 2013 Red Parallel /30. Scoring a low numbered parallels below $2 is always a steal.

 

2016 Panini Absolute Air Raid /50

2022 Spectra Championship Gear featuring Super Bowl 46. Whether this jersey was worn then, I don't know and can't remember if the back said if this was player worn or not. Either way, it was high on my want lists.

I currently don't have anymore Eli's on the way sadly, a trade fell through as well recently that would have been a really cool add, so there may be a delay in updates for my Manning chase. In the meantime, there will be more Giants cards to post. Stay tuned!

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!