Black Friday Week is here and Buzz is kicking off the Blowout contests right here right now with the first of several Buzz Box giveaways of the week.
What's a Buzz Box? How can it be yours?
Keep reading ...
Update: It's here -- and here's your direct link.
Who wants to wait until Friday? Blowout Cards simply isn't as we're doing the ol' Black Friday thing all week long -- and Black Friday Week begins in less than 12 hours from now.
It all starts on Monday at 7 a.m. Eastern with the biggest deals in the business on tap beginning at that time and lasting as long as they can. But you shouldn't shop and run early as each day will have new deals -- and reloads -- all day long and Buzz will have Buzz Box giveaways -- boxes of free stuff -- each day, too. (Look for details on those tomorrow morning about an hour after the sale madness begins.)
While you've seen Doorbuster deals with each wave of Black November right here all month long, there's even more to come.
Like what? Keep reading for a sneak peek at some of the new deals on the way ...
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What's Buzzing Today: A few breaks lead the way in this calm-before-the-storm edition ... Black Friday Week starts tomorrow.
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2018 Topps Holiday Box baseball cards
Where to buy: Initially at Walmart ($19.99)
Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 98
Base set completion:
92 of 200 (46 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Andrew Benintendi, Jose Altuve, Aaron Judge, Manny Machado, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo, Trea Turner, Christian Yelich, Adrian Beltre, Corey Seager, Blake Snell, Albert Pujols, Gary Sanchez, Dansby Swanson, Jose Ramirez, Kyle Schwarber, Alex Bregman
Rookie Cards (19) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Miles Mikolas, Fernando Romero, Tyler Mahle, Joey Lucchesi, Walker Buehler, J.P. Crawford, Gleyber Torres, Amed Rosario, Scott Kingery, Christian Villaneuva, Mike Soroka, Jordan Hicks, Willie Calhoun, Nick Kingham, Jack Flaherty, J.D. Davis, Chance Sisco
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but baseball and football chatter and breaks in this weekend edition.
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2018-19 NBA Hoops Holiday Edition (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)
Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 71 of 280 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler, Lonzo Ball, Paul George, Dirk Nowitzki, Kyrie Irving, James Harden, Carmelo Anthony, Tim Hardaway Jr, Tony Parker, Derrick Rose
Rookie Cards (8) – Josh Okogie, Zaire Smith, Robert Williams III, Jacob Evans III, Keita Bates-Diop, Landry Shamet, Mikal Bridges, Kevin Knox
We're just days away from the hobby arrival of 2018-19 Panini Prizm basketball cards -- one of the hobby's hottest brands for NBA fans in recent years -- and the latest gems from Panini America are starting to trickle onto eBay where they'll be sure to spark some interest this season.
How's that happening already? That's thanks to First Off The Line boxes that are beginning to arrive now in advance of Prizm's arrival next week. Meanwhile, the retail edition is on the way very soon, too, with its Silver parallel presence being one people will watch after last season.
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2018 Topps High Tek (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 40
Cards in this box: 10
Base set (any pattern): 24 of 112 (21 percent)
Duplicate players (any pattern): 3
Notables on base cards – Randy Johnson, Jeff Bagwell, Alex Rodriguez, Anthony Rizzo, Jose Canseco, Cal Ripken Jr., Jim Thome, Manny Machado, Will Clark, Nolan Ryan
Rookie Cards (any pattern) (7) – Scott Kingery (2), Alex Verdugo (2), Walker Buehler, Miguel Andujar, Brandon Woodruff
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls from around the collecting world, debating the centering on Prizm NFL for grading and more.
What's 582 Montgomery Club?
It's Topps' new exclusive membership club where collectors who sign up get a crack at new cardboard inspired buy the company's earlier days in Brooklyn.
"Members will receive exclusive benefits that are not available to the general public, including trading card products featuring recently discovered lost designs from our Brooklyn facility," reads a description for the program. "There will be new products sent to members six times per year, and the exclusive opportunity to purchase the highest-end trading card release ever offered on Topps.com."
What: 2018 Panini One football cards
Arrives: Jan. 23
Box basics: One encased on-card autograph per box (20 boxes per case via two inners)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: This new brand takes an all-in-one approach -- a one-card pack -- while highlighting new players and big names from around the NFL as well as notables from the past.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: Battling bad collecting habits, two 1/1s in one box and plenty of breaks in today's edition.
We're less than 10 days away from the biggest shopping day of the year and Panini America has begun teasing its promo pack inclusions for Black Friday.
The first wave of teases -- and we'll add the rest right here as they come -- focuses on the parallels found in the eighth edition of packs for the promo packs, which will be bonuses with purchases of the company's products at participating hobby shops beginning on Nov. 23.
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2018 Topps Triple Threads baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 2
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 14
Base set completion:
6 of 100 (6 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Base cards – Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Masahiro Tanaka, Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sanchez, Carlos Correa
A holiday feel for holiday cardboard? That's exactly what Topps has coming to hobby shops this week.
Topps unveiled its plans for the 2018 Topps Holiday pack program -- a bonus for making a $10 purchase on the company's cardboard at participating hobby shops.
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2017 Topps Holiday Box baseball cards
Where to buy: Click here
Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 98
Base set completion:
92 of 200 (46 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Jose Altuve, Justin Verlander, Ichiro Suzuki, Stephen Strasburg, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Paul Goldschmidt, Yu Dervish, Joe Mauer, Clayton Kershaw, Giancarlo Stanton, Trea Turner
Rookie Cards (24) – Aaron Judge, Alex Bregman, Dansby Swanson, Andrew Benintendi, Yoan Moncada, Ian Happ, Derek Fisher, Trey Mancini, Jake Thompson, Jordan Montgomery, Jose DeLeon, Yulieski Gurriel, Luke Weaver, Alex Reyes, Carson Fulmer, Tyler Glasnow, Bradley Zimmer, German Marquez, Josh Bell, Amir Garrett, Antonio Senzatela, Tyler Austin, Guillermo Heredia, Dinelson Lamet
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2018 Panini Absolute Football cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 1
Cards in this box: 50
Base set completion:
36 of 100 (36 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Adam Thielen, Aaron Rodgers, Richard Sherman, Von Miller, Matt Ryan, Leonard Fournette, Russell Wilson, Matthew Stafford, Todd Gurley, Tyreek Hill, Alvin Kamara, Derrick Henry, Deshaun Watson, Dak Prescott
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: Pondering the hobby greatness of Bo Jackson and breaks from around the collecting world.
What: 2018-19 Panini Crown Royale basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 23
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 12-card box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Crown Royale takes to the hardwood with some new cardboard for a new season as Panini America adds a little Kaboom! to this one, too.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2018-19 NBA Hoops basketball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)
Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 71 of 280 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Russell Westbrook, Ben Simmons, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Jimmy Butler, Lonzo Ball, Joel Embiid, Andrew Wiggins, Buddy Hield, Kyle Kuzma, Lauri Markkanen, Karl-Anthony Towns, Chris Paul
Rookie Cards (8) – Lonnie Walker IV, Trae Young, Jaren Jackson Jr., Jacob Evans III, Josh Okogie, Robert Williams III, Zhaire Smith, Mortiz Wagner
What: 2018 Panini Limited football cards
Arrives: Jan. 11
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per three-pack box (15 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Big books, big names ... Limited is back with a new crop of Rookie Cards, plenty of ink and more for NFL collectors.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: Some big pulls and a look back at an old thread in today's edition.
California's devastating wildfires have changed lives forever this week and the San Francisco 49ers are hoping to help people via an auction of several jerseys worn on the field just last night.
Fanatics Auctions and the 49ers are currently auctioning six game-used jerseys from their 27-23 loss to the Giants on Monday Night Football with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the North Valley Community Foundation based in Chico, Calif.
A giant in the field of comic books is gone.
Stan Lee -- one of the creators behind a number of iconic super heroes and teams such as Spider-Man, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, Black Panther, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, Thor, Iron Man, Silver Surfer and so many more -- has died. He was 95.
For years, Lee was a writer, editor and the publisher at Marvel Comics and in recent years he had worked in film, TV and other pop culture realms as a creator while also being king of cameos in many of the Marvel Studios films. His comic book career began in 1939.
"I used to think what I did was not very important," Lee told the Chicago Tribune in 2014. "People are building bridges and engaging in medical research, and here I was doing stories about fictional people who do extraordinary, crazy things and wear costumes. But I suppose I have come to realize that entertainment is not easily dismissed."
What: 2019 Bowman baseball cards
Arrives: April 17
Box basics: Three autographs per 12-pack jumbo box (eight boxes per case); One autograph per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Bowman is back with another modern-looking design, some of the biggest prospects in the pipeline and some new touches that should keep prospectors busy as they chase the rainbow of Refractors and more that will be found in this one that also celebrates the 30th anniversary of Bowman's 1989 revival.
Keep reading for more info as well as a full gallery of images.
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Basketball
Nov. 21 -- 2018-19 Panini Prizm
Nov. 30 -- 2018-19 Panini Absolute
Dec. 14 -- 2018-19 Panini Revolution
Dec. 26 -- 2018-19 Panini Contenders
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Football
Nov. 21 -- 2018 Panini Playoff
Nov. 23 -- 2018 Panini Immaculate
Nov. 26 -- 2018 Panini Rookies & Stars
Dec. 5 -- 2018 Panini Obsidian
Dec. 12 -- 2018 Panini Playbook
Dec. 19 -- 2018 Donruss Optic
Dec. 26 -- 2018 Panini Contenders
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Hockey
Nov. 28 -- 2018-19 UD Black Diamond
Dec. TBD -- 2017-18 Leaf Stickworks
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Other/Multi-sports
Nov. 28 -- 2018 UFC Museum Coll.
Nov. TBD -- UEFA Match Attax
Dec. 5 -- 2018-19 Panini Treble soccer
Dec. 5 -- 2018 Topps Legends of WWE
Dec. 19 -- 2018-19 Topps Chrome PL
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Non-sports
Nov. 21 -- Rittenhouse X-Files S.10-11
Nov. 23 -- Stranger Things (hobby)
Nov. 28 -- Topps Finest Star Wars
Nov. 30 -- Cryptozoic Outlander S.3
Nov. TBD -- The Walking Dead H&H
Nov. TBD -- Ant-Man & The Wasp
Nov. TBD -- Benchwarmer 25 Years
Dec. 12 -- Star Wars Stellar Signatures
Dec. 12 -- Star Wars Galaxy
Dec. 12 -- Star Trek Enterprise Arch.
Dec. 18 -- Viceroy Space S.2
Dec. 19 -- Marvel's The Defenders
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Gaming
None remaining this year.
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Note: Retail/blaster boxes typically arrive one week after posted hobby date. Check the main release calendar page for those details and a longer-range list.
