What: 2018 Topps MLB Sticker Collection
Arrives: Feb. 28
Box basics: 50 four-sticker packs per box (16 boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: The stickers are back for a new baseball season with a new assortment of stars and some new inclusions from the game -- but also with a new big collectable cardboard twist.
What: 2019 Topps Pro Debut baseball cards
Arrives: May 22
Box basics: Two autographs and two Relics per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Minor League Baseball's stars get the big-league treatment for another year with the 2019 Topps flagship design reflecting the colors and energy of the teams they play for before the big leagues.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
PSA is making another move on its slabs.
This time around, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based company will be using its red-label slabs with the style used for graded cards on all items -- a move that affects autographed cards or other items that are PSA/DNA certified as well as over-sized photo and letter slabs.
"Uniformity and consistency are significant aspects for collectors," PSA President Steve Sloan said, "but we also believe that the added security measures that come with the red labels, such as the PSA LightHouse logo and the fugitive ink pattern, are critical components of collecting today."
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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks and related chatter in today's edition.
The Great One is coming to the toy aisle in not just one but five ways.
Funko Pop! toys featuring NHL legend and Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky will arrive in stores soon -- or could be there now -- according to the company, which revealed the lineup on Tuesday.
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The box: 2016 Donruss Elite football cards (hanger)
Where to buy: Click here
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 20
Cards in this box: 20
Base set completion:
14 of 100 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Base cards – Barry Sanders, John Elway, Eli Manning, J.J. Watt, Derek Carr, Jameis Winston, Cam Newton, Joe Montana, Larry Csonka, Dez Bryant, Isaiah Crowell, Jamaal Charles, Matt Forte, Doug Martin
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The box: 2019 Topps WWE Road To WrestleMania wrestling cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one Relic/Divas Revolution pack in Walmart version)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 75
Base set completion:
41 of 100 (41 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Ronda Rousey, Kevin Owens, John Cena, Matt Hardy, Cesaro, Sheamus, The Shield, Braun Strowman, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Kurt Angle, Kalisto, Shinsuke Nakamura, Drake Maverick, Seth Rollins, A.J. Styles, Mustafa Ali, Steve Austin, Kane, Roman Reigns, Rusev, Undertaker
What: 2019 Topps Tier One baseball cards
Arrives: May 15
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: This hit-driven brand is back for another season on the diamond with a new look and plenty of hits just like past years.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
What: 2019 Topps WWE Undisputed wrestling cards
Arrives: May 22
Box basics: Eight autographs and two Relics in every 10-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: The fifth edition of Topps' high-end WWE brand arrives with a brighter look than last year but the same hit-per-pack format showcasing WWE's stars from the past, present and future via NXT inclusions.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
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The box: 2018-19 Panini Contenders basketball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 32 of 100 (32 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Kyrie Irving, Kristaps Porzingis, Tony Parker, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Damian Lillard, Chris Paul, Lauri Markkanen, Klay Thompson, Donovan Mitchell, Draymond Green, Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, Kyle Kuzma, Paul George
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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but highlights from breaks in this start-the-week edition.
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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but highlights and big pulls from boxes and cases from all around the collecting world.
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What's Buzzing Today: Pondering Kyler Murray in the NFL, showing off one Hall of Famer's cards as well as big pulls from MLB, NFL and the wrestling world.
Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but a new year's resolution just might be to rip fewer blasters this year and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.
So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around they're not all on-the-cheap additions.
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HISTORIAN CARDBOARD HISTORY
The Card: John Thorn 2018 Topps Archives Purple Fan Favorites Autographs (/150)
The Price: $10
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Buzz first knew his name back in 1989 when the massive book Total Baseball was a key way to look up past MLB players' stats -- you know, before the Internet -- and you could find a bit of everything else from the rules of the game, baseball history and more inside. Thorn has a ton of credits since then, including a consultant on the landmark Ken Burns documentary Baseball, and he is a winner of the Henry Chadwick Award, which is the top honor from SABR. Since 2011, Thorn has been the official historian of Major League Baseball and he has credited baseball cards as one way his interest in the game was sparked when he was young. He's also a collector. Believe it or not, he has a past card appearance in the 1990 Little Sun Baseball Writers set (an obscure release that's tough to find), but his cards in Archives can be landed somewhat easily despite there not being a lot to go around. He only appears on autograph cards -- a standard card and then Purple (/150), Silver (/99), Blue (/25) and 1/1 Gold parallels. The stock on these cards is way too thin, so you will see flaws easily -- especially on bold-colored versions -- but I grabbed this one because it was about adding the ink. Archives has included a number of unusual autographs with ties to the game in recent years and this one was on my to-get list from the start.
Grab a box right here: 2018 Topps Archives
Keep reading for six more interesting items ...
Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.
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NEW "ROWDY" CARDBOARD
The Item: Ronda Rousey 2019 Topps WWE Road to WrestleMania Blue auto (/50)
The Price: $499.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This one might be a little over-priced since it's a rarer parallel but you never know who might be looking and clicking so that's one reason why you see this one here. Other reasons? It's a pricey potential find -- one of many -- from a box that guarantees ink every time and presently runs less than $55. It's also interestingly the first card I've seen using her nickname as part of her name. She appears to have ink from several parallels in this one so she should be in the mix from here on out as long as she keeps signing -- that's a good thing here and should be a good sign for releases to come.
Similar Pieces: Other Road to WrestleMania autos on eBay
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Keep reading for four more interesting items in this week's roundup ...
His Airness is now His Popness.
Michael Jordan's Funko Pop! debut will be coming soon with three new toys depicting the NBA's greatest player in various times in his career with the Chicago Bulls.
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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls and breaks highlights in today's edition.
Have you seen the latest cool cards from a recent release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a set that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.
This week's set: 2018 Panini Chronicles baseball cards
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AN AFFORDABLE INCLUSION
The Set: 25-card Panini Status set
The Price: $29.99 Buy-It-Now
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Ok, this isn't a new brand, but with a bunch of new baseball cards on the way this year starting soon, one of last year's crazier brands in terms of a wide array of inclusions gets my nod this week. Leading off? This small set from Chronicles -- not one of the more complicated ones in the release -- that's an affordable one to collect with some good names. Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Rhys Hoskins, Rafael Devers Gleyber Torres and Ozzie Albies are just a few of the players in this one, which is heavy on rookies but also includes a few other young players such as Corey Seager and Paul Goldschmidt. If you want a challenge beyond just the basic Status set there are Black, Blue, Gold and Red parallels and then an autograph lineup that includes standard, Black (1/1) and Gold (/3) autos. The rarer autos appear to have a full lineup while just four guys (nobody big) have standard ink. I wasn't that impressed with this different but familiar approach for the NBA but something about these I just like -- at least when there's a strong photo used like with the Acuña.
Keep reading for five more interesting items in this week's roundup ...
What: 2019 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: March 27
Box basics: Five autographs per five-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Prizm opens the 2019 football card season with potential new draft picks and recent college stars in their school colors all in a hit-per-pack format.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.
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What's Buzzing Today: Pondering prospects, two top rookie autos in just one NFL pack and other big pulls in today's edition.
What: 2019 The Bar Pieces of The Past Series 1 trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 4
Box basics: Two 1/1 relics and three other relics per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break once again takes a look at history with "more value per case than ever before" as it guarantees more one-of-a-kind cardboard creations in this line.
Keep reading for a gallery and more info.
What: 2018 Super Break The Bar Mementos Holiday Edition
Arrives: January
Box basics: Two to five items per box
Order: Click here (live soon)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's newest arrival will include items that it dubs as "mementos" with memorabilia from the past and present all in one place.
Keep reading for more info and a selection of images.
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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, big redemption bummer (via a bad delivery), pondering Hall of Famers and more.
What: 2018-19 Donruss soccer cards
Arrives: April 10
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)
What's buzz-worthy: Panini's Donruss soccer line is back for a new season on the pitch after a campaign off and it returns with jumbo 30-card packs that offer plenty of cardboard.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.
What: 2018 Panini Flawless football cards
Arrives: March 27
Box basics: Two gems, six autographs and two memorabilia cards per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)
What's buzz-worthy: Flawless is back for another ultra-high-end NFL season with new gem cards and plenty of new booklets in the mix.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
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Basketball
Jan. 11 -- 2018-19 Panini Dominion
Jan. 23 -- 2018-19 Crown Royale
Jan. 30 -- 2018-19 Donruss Optic
Feb. 15 -- 2018 Leaf Best of
Feb. 20 -- 2018-19 Panini Impeccable
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Football
Jan. 11 -- 2018 Panini Contenders
Jan. 30 -- 2018 Panini Limited
Jan. 30 -- 2018 Leaf All-American Vault
Feb. 6 -- 2018 Panini One
Feb. 13 -- 2018 Panini Plates & Patches
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Hockey
Jan. 11 -- 2018-19 UD Trilogy
Jan. 30 -- 2018-19 UD SP Game Used
Feb. 13 -- 2018-19 UD Series 2
Feb. 27 -- 2018-19 UD Synergy
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Other/Multi-sports
Jan. 11 --2018 Leaf Leg. of Wrestling
Jan. 16 -- 2019 Chrome Bundesliga
Feb. 6 -- 2019 Donruss Racing
Feb. 8 -- Leaf Metal Sports Heroes
Feb. 8 -- 2018 Leaf Auto MS Jersey
Feb. 20 -- 2019 Topps Finest UEFA CL
Feb. 27 -- 2019 Bundesliga Museum
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Non-sports
Jan. 16 -- Garbage Pail Kids Series 1
Jan. 23 -- Benchwarmer 25 Years
Jan. 23 -- Star Wars B&W: Empire
Jan. 23 -- Leaf Pop Treasury
Jan. TBD -- Rick and Morty S2
Jan. TBD -- Outlander S3
Jan. TBD -- UD The X-Files
Feb. 13 -- Star Wars Auth. Blind Pack
Feb. 27 -- The Orville S1
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Gaming
Jan. 11 -- Yu-gi-oh! Sisters of Rose
Jan. 11 -- Pokemon Towering Splash
Jan. TBD -- Yu-gi-oh! Speed Dueling
Feb. 1 -- Yu-gi-oh! Savage Strike
Feb. 15 -- Yu-gi-oh! Soulburner
Feb. 15 -- Yu-gi-oh! Golden Duelist
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