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?

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 Panini Instant Rookie Premier Jaxson Dart

 

I know I said I wasn't going to dive too deep into Dart after past experiences with Giants Quarterback chases, looking at you Daniel Jones, but I have to add some just in case and especially the first one featuring him in Giants blue.

I just think a card like this completely pops.

For once, I actually like the thick border, the player stands out and the font looks nice. I hope to add Abdul Carter and Cam Skattebo at some point.

Have you added any cards of your teams' new draftees? Let me know in comments!

Single Card Mail Day:2023 Panini Contenders Habakuk Baldonado Autograph

Another mail day, another day.

It's been a while since I have mentioned my NY Giants autograph project, but now it's time.

I still have a long list of autograph cards of NY Giants players I still am seeking; I try to keep the list updated but sometimes life gets in the way.

Stupid life.

Like today's autograph. I never had the chance to add this one to the list but now I have it so no need to.

Habakuk Baldonado went undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Giants signed him to a free agent deal but he never made the cut on the team and went to the CFL instead.

Even though he technically never stepped on the field as a Giant, he is still a Giant. Once in blue, always in blue.

BLOG CROSSOVER EVENT 3: They Came Along For The Ride

Just in case you missed the first two parts of this Crossover event, you can read the First Part HERE on Sport Card Collectors followed by Part Two HERE on Cards Over Coffee to help recap rest of this mail day besides today's part.

The fun thing about trades with Oren is when he decides to throw a curveball with a couple of surprises. We usually do a two PWE's of 12 cards for two PWE's of 12 cards kind of deal and he will send me pictures of cards, and I choose what I need from those pics and know what I am getting ahead of time. 

Sometimes though he will send a few surprises along such as today's cards as I only claimed ten from the pictures he sent. So, I had no idea what they were, and they were cool.

First card, only my second Gary Brightwell autograph and this one is a Contenders Variation. I didn't know it was a Variation until I saw the words at the top of the card. They blended right in with the design.

 

Second card, well sticker, was this Odell Beckham Jr sticker rookie. I own well over 200+ different Odell cards and not to have this sticker is impressive.

Thanks Oren for the trade again and I hope everyone enjoyed the Blog Crossover event. I might do this again.

I hope everyone has a great Tuesday and go Giants.

Single Card Mail Day: 2024 Photogenic Brian Burns Autograph

Hey! Long time, no posts.

But Big Blue Cardboard is back!

The first post in a while on here, I am showing off one of my newest Giant autograph additions that helps knock down a want list need.

You can find that updated list, HERE.

Brian Burns was acquired by the Giants last season for a 2nd round and 5th round draft pick which looked like a steal of a deal at the time, but Burns had what felt like a down season with 42 tackles and 8 sacks. Hopefully a stronger 2025 ahead.

Like with any new player in a Giants uniform, I need their autograph in that uniform.

So, I chased one.

 

When I found out he was included in a Giants uniform in a couple of products, I sought out the coolest one and found that Photogenic was the way to go.

I love the photography and clean design on these. His autograph is solid as well.

With Burns down, I can now turn my attention to players from last year's draft class that I haven't added. With only a Nabers autograph from that class, I have a long way to go but it's all about the thrill of the chase.

Single Card Mail Day:2023 Panini Gridiron Greats Autograph Dan Reeves

I have been very pleased with Panini cards recently as they have started to add more players to their roster and now even coaches. I am not sure if they have had these all along and maybe sitting on shelves for dust collecting or what but they are starting to add a lot of variety to their products.

The biggest assumption is that it's a sticker dump as they will soon be losing their NFL license.

Which I am okay with. That so far has meant more Rodney Hampton autographs and NY Giants coaches autographs.

My latest add is this one.

Dan Reeves was the NY Giants head coach from 1993-1996. Other than his first couple of seasons as a Giants coach, Reeves didn't succeed much with the Gmen. Overall though, he had a pretty successful coaching career and recently just passed away in 2022 at the age of 77.

I was able to acquire this thanks to a Twitter trade with @JasonSowinski. Now I have added three NY Giants coach autograph cards in the past year. I will post all of the Giants coach autograph cards when I get the chance to.

Thanks again to Jason for helping me add this one!

Bryan Sends Some Bangers!

It's not easy trying to run two blogs, but I try to make time for both when I do. I like the elements that both bring so I don't plan on stopping anytime soon.

However, that means catching up on trade mail days over time will take time to do so on both blogs.

Today's mail day came from my friend Bryan, @90sNicheFBcard around Christmas time. As I said, it may take a while to post.

Daniel Jones /25. I had a lot of faith in Jones, but after this year I am slightly losing it.

Two new Kayvons for that rookie cards collection. And they are shiny as well so that's always a bonus.

I am not a huge fan of Prizm inserts as they are pretty bland, but when you add the shiny element to it, they look great.

Donruss is one of the very few products left where the inserts throughout the product look like the good ole days. It's also one of the most fun products to open because of that.

Up next, Bryan picked up this card for me awhile ago when I was chasing the rainbow. This one is /10 and I have all of them except the 1/1. I do still want to finish this rainbow up, despite the player, just to say I did it and the fact that I think this is a pretty solid insert look.

Now we start to dig into meatier cards from the trade,

Darius Slayton relic. I think this guy could easily be a 1,000 yard receiver if the right quarterback arrives. Slayton is very underrated.

James Butler autograph.

Azeez autograph /20. I really wished he could have been the big deal he was made out to be. Imagine having him opposite of Kayvon and how much of a pass rush this could have.

Evan Engram has turned into a solid Tight End since he left the Giants. It was expected that the talent was always there and that he just needed a home to showcase it.

Will Tiki make the Hall Of Fame? I think a lot of people forget about his numbers because he struggled early in his career. Look at the later numbers and he ranks up there with the greats.

Mathias was another one of the big pass rushers that helped lead the Giants to two Super Bowl wins.

 

Mark was a legendary tight end for the Giants. It's just too bad I wasn't into football to have watched more of his play. I have seen highlights though and it appears I missed a lot. Glad to have his autograph apart of my collection now though.

And that does it for this great mail day.

Thanks to Bryan for the new PC cards and I look forward to trading with you again!

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....

Rodney's In 2023 Certified!

 

There it is. A new Hampton card for the first time in two years along with many parallels that I need to get my hands onto. This is the only one so far that has popped up on eBay, but nobody is going to pay the $20 the seller is asking for it.

Not even this Super Collector.

I just borrowed the image to have something to go by.

There are quite a few variations to go along with this Rodney including a always impossible to find 1/1.

Here is what I need,

Mirror Signatures Black1

Mirror Signatures Green5

Mirror Signatures Purple10

Mirror Signatures Gold15

Mirror Signatures Teal25

Mirror Signatures Blue30

Mirror Signatures Red35

Mirror Signatures Orange50

Mirror Signatures Pink75

Mirror Signatures Bronze99

Mirror Signatures199

I will continue to update this list and any of these I happen to pick up in the Rodney's Cardboard segment.

If any of you pull one or see any at shows, eBay, COMC, up for trade on TCDB, or anywhere else, please email me at sportcardcollector@hotmail.com and let's work out a trade!

I am excited for some new Rodney's, but also stressed about a few of them as well. The low numbered stuff is always hard to chase, but I am here for it.

Introducing The Latest Adds

 

I have been doing tons of trading recently and have been able to add some great Giants along the way including this Prizm Intros of Victor Cruz. Probably one of the best looking inserts Panini has ever put into Prizm if not their best looking insert all-time.

Say what you want about players like Paul Perkins, but I still add them especially cool looking cards such as this.

Three more shiny cards from Prizm. Love how the Red/White/Blue color match the Giants uniforms.

This marks only my second Daniel Bellinger card. This is a Red Zone parallel from Zenith

Some more shiny G-Men. I really like the Michael Strahan refractor from Finest.

Two numbered cards, one of Steve Smith who could have been one of the best Giants receivers in history if he hadn't been hit by the injury bug and Evan Engram who turned his career around in Jacksonville.

 

And finally, one of the many Giants legends but this guy is definitely a household name with his personality and being all over TV.

I have a few more trades coming in soon loaded with Giants and I will post them when they arrive.

Thoughts on these adds welcomed in comments.

I Do LOVE Prizm

I have a few favorite products from Panini I looked forward to every year and one of those is Prizm.

I usually try to chase a few parallels of NY Giants players, especially Eli Manning as you saw in a previous post, and just hoard them regardless of player.

Today's player is a great player, but one the Giants lost in the offseason when he signed a contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

But, once a Giant is always a Giant.

I grabbed this green for not much green on eBay.

 

And then traded for this Checkerboard parallel, my first checkerboard in my collection.

I am sure I will add some more to this run if they are cheap. I am always about affordability.

Thoughts on today's cards welcomed in comments!

Let's Talk About Dre

In the 4th round of the 2014 NFL Draft, the NY Giants select Boston College Running Back Andre Williams.

The Giants seemed to had found their guy in Williams later in the draft or at least thought they had. Williams played well his rookie season finishing with 721 yards and 7 touchdowns and I thought his momentum would carry over to his sophomore year....but it didn't. He had 88 carries for 257 yards and one rushing touchdown. The following the year he was cut by the Giants and landed mainly on the Chargers practice squad before getting injured and not playing football again until he played one season in the cancelled 2020 XFL season.

His career didn't last long with the Giants, but my collecting of him did. For some reason or another I hooked right onto Williams his rookie year and have continued to add to my collection ever since. What most collectors would call junk cards I actually consider great.

I recently added some cool, and cheap cards.

The patch on this one had me, the autograph was just a bonus and the /10 part was the bonus of the bonus.

Topps Field Access never gets the credit it deserves. Great photography and a deep autograph checklist.

Breast Cancer Awareness arm band swatch.

2014 Topps Fire, the Inagural year of the product, is still to me the best looking of the group.

/44 Crown Royale autograph.

 

/15 Crown Royale autograph.

I am hoping to chase more of these autos. I really like the silhouette die-cut look and the shine behind the player.

Some solid additions for that PC. I really need to get this collection up on TCDB so I know where I stand and what I need.

Thoughts on my latest additions welcomed in comments!

Single Card Mail Day: 2019 Panini Gold Standard Newly Minted Patch Card Darius Slayton

I have picking up and trading for a lot of Giants recently.

Some are players of the past, others are players of the now.

Or for now.....

With Darius Slayton's contract up, will the G-Men consider bringing him back? He had a decent season for a player who was rumored to be traded and ended up being the Giants number one guy. However, he still had key drops in games including the Wild Card Playoff game where he dropped a wide-open pass that would have given them a first down...if not more and ended the game against the Vikings. Fortunately for him, they held on for the win anyways.

In my opinion, I think they should bring him back but only if it fits the budget. Do not overpay.

 

I recently picked up this patch card of Darius for $2. 

It was a good-looking card and fun swatch so couldn't just let it sit there with no bids.

Thoughts on my latest add and if the Giants should extend Darius welcomed in comments!

Eli's Cardboard: 2016 Panini Royal Football

Today's Eli Manning card features two of the greatest to ever play the quarterback position.....and they are brothers to boot!

There is no denying that the Manning brothers are royalty and a national treasure both on and off the field. Their personalities together and apart make them a dynamic duo.

 

I have a few Eli and Peyton cards in my Eli collection.

A dream some day is to get a dual autograph of them, and an even bigger dream would be a triple autograph featuring their father on it as well.

Maybe some day...if I win the lottery.

Thoughts on Peyton and Eli's personalities off the field welcomed in comments.

Eli's Cardboard:2022 Panini Legacy Legends

I can't remember who sent me today's newest Eli Manning but thank you for it.

It appears Panini has been adding Eli Manning to every one of its 2022 products. This will make it even tougher for me to collect all of him and at this point, I haven't really been chasing too many of them yet.

One of the first ones released was in Legacy football.

Eli was included in parallels, autographs and a base card which is a subset in the base set in Legends. It's not the greatest looking card in terms of design or photo, but a new Eli is a new Eli.

I miss the old days when the back card photo would be different than the front one.

Once again thanks to the person who sent me this.

Thoughts on my latest Eli and card backs welcomed in comments.