The Blogger National 2025

The last three years I have posted a Blogger National for those of us who can't enjoy the experience of actually being at the The National Sport Collectors Convention. That way we can still connect with one another without spending the big bucks to do so. Though I would love to sit down, have a cup of coffee and talk cards with you.

I am right on time with posting this year's Blogger National, so I am hoping you all will participate in this blog bat-around.

What is the Blogger National? Well, it's a blog-bat-around where you just take one post (or multiple if you so choose) in the next few days and dedicate it to showing off your coolest cards or your most favorite cards or a recent mail day you hadn't posted yet using the blog post title, The Blogger National 2025.

I want you to try to find the cards that are show worthy to you. You know, the dazzling cards that would attract all of the people over to your table (blog).

For example, I am showing the other cards in my trade with @90sNicheFBcard. The other cards I showed off in a post HERE on Cards Over Coffee.

Come check out my NY Giants table,

Some really nice, a couple on-card autographs of  Super Bowl champion Victor Cruz. He will go down as one of my favorite WR's. If the injury bug hadn't hit him, he may have been a legend.

They don't make cards like they used to. I believe I have stated this before... many times. This includes autograph cards.

Numbered LT.

Yes, the amount of Prizm parallels is absurd, but the look cool so I am good with it.

Malik is about to ball out this year with an actual QB. He may have a season reminiscent to Odell if not better.

A couple nice die-cut shiny! Gray won't be a Giant much longer, but Banks has a chance still. He has struggled in camp so far, so hopefully he has time to turn it around.

If they do this jersey card again this year, obviously Abdul Carter would be on it. Hopefully Kayvon will do more this year. Will he ever be LT? Probably not. But, he can try to be like other Giant legends.

 

 

Tommy Devito was the man for a while in NY, now he is 4th on the depth chart and most likely will not make the team. Practice squad maybe or will some other team claim him. Time will tell. But, it was a fun ride while it was there.

I was a bit surprised when Sterling came out of retirement to play for Tampa Bay. I thought he would end his career as a Giant. It was great to see him in uniform again and play at a decent level, but he will always be a Giant to me.

If you thought this alone was a great trade, now, here comes the onslaught of Eli's.

This parallel is /199

I did have this one, but its sharp and team color, so I don't mind having two.

Eli on Eagles colors is okay here. Looks sharp and he always beat on them.

This...this card was my favorite of the entire trade. Super Bowl. Game Worn. Eli. Champions.

Thanks again for the trade Bryan!

I am hopeful many of you will join in on this. Usually my Blog-Bat-Arounds go nowhere but maybe this one will catch your attention. Last year was no to very little turnout but I am trying again!

And for those of you who read this and don't have a blog, feel free to post your cards on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky, YouTube,) and use the hashtag (and tag me if you want), #TheBloggerNational2025. I will be on the lookout for that hashtag on all social media platforms. Well, except TikTok. I haven't joined that at all yet and don't plan to.

Hope everyone has a great time with this, and you can leave your blog link in comments so I can read it as well!

Single Card Mail Day:2015 Topps Field Access Victor Cruz Autograph

 

At some point, I really should make a list of my all-time favorite Giants players.

I know for sure that Victor Cruz would be on it and most likely towards the top of the list.

The salsa dancing, speedster undrafted Giants star was a lot of fun to watch throughout his career and even helped lead the Giants to a Super Bowl win in Super Bowl 46 catching the game's first touchdown along with some other key catches in the game. 

I believe this marks my fifth or sixth Cruz autograph in my collection and I am more than happy to add more when the time comes. Hopefully I will have real exact numbers on this at some point.

I want to know today who your favorite undrafted player is all-time? Let me know in comments!

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.

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.

Toney And Salsa

A couple of weeks ago, I had three solid football numbered cards up for trade on Twitter looking for something for my collection in return. I was looking for Big Blue or non-sport.

It took a few days, and a few offers before one of the cards caught someone's eye and before what they had in return caught my eye.

@flickavic, a Washington Commanders fan (feels weird writing that out for the first time), saw my 2021 Illusions King Of Cards /149 red of Sean Taylor and knew he had to have it for his Washington collection. He also knew he had to get rid of some of his Giants cards since they were a hated rival which was a win/win both of us.

The three Kadarius Toney's in this trade I already have multiple copies of, but I was okay with that.

Base Card from Prizm Draft

Crusade subset from Prizm Draft

Score rookie

Becuase this final card was the one I had my eye on the most.

 

2014 Topps Triple Theads Patch relic /36 to the words of SALSA of Victor Cruz. The L is the actual patch swatch on the card while the rest is plain jersey. If anyone remembers Cruz, Salsa was the dance he would perform in the endzone after every touchdown he scored. 

I always thought the relics that were designed like this were the best instead of a square. I can't wait to see what Fanatics does with Topps football when the time comes and if they bring back a brand like TTT.

Thanks to @flickavic for the trade. Hope we can do this again.

Thoughts on my mail day welcomed in comments.