Autograph Collecting
First Buzz: 2019 Historic Autographs The Streak

What: 2019 Historic Autographs The Streak
Arrives: Feb. 27
Box basics: Two slabbed cut autographs per box (11 boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs focuses on Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak with this release that includes ink from the Hall of Famer, every teammate during that time as well as pitchers he took down during that history-making run.
Keep reading for more information.
First Buzz: 2019 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Changers

What: 2019 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Changers autographed baseballs
Arrives: March 13
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase narrows its focus to greats in the game with a focus on Hall of Famers, active stars and others of note.
Keep reading for details and a gallery of what's possible in this one.
First Buzz: 2019 Historic Autographs Steele Engravings
What: 2019 Historic Autographs Steele Engravings
Arrives: Feb. 27
Box basics: Two autographed and slabbed postcards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs turns its attention to the Perez-Steele baseball postcards of the past that are commonly collected with autographs.
Keep reading for more information.
eBay Buzz Weekly Update: Patrick Mahomes ready for take-off, Walton Goggins, Vice, Bryce and ... George Foreman grilled?

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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FINALE OR LAUNCHING PAD?
The Item: Patrick Mahomes II 2017 Panini Absolute Football Rookie Premiere Triple Materials (/149)
The Price: $450 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This weekend is either the finale to a huge season or a launching pad further into the stratosphere as Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs take on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots with the winner headed to the Super Bowl. It's the new big name against the guy who's basically the greatest of all time -- or at worst the greatest of his time -- and these are players commanding nothing but big bucks on cardboard. This card? It's on the lower side of the Buy-It-Now options out there -- see the link below for Crazy Town pricing on eBay
Similar Pieces: Patrick Mahomes autos on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2017 NFL boxes (he's in many of them)Keep reading for four more interesting items in this week's roundup ...
PSA switches to red-label slab for all encapsulations

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."
First Buzz: Super Break The Bar Mementos Holiday Edition
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.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Jan. 8)

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: Huge pulls, mystery autos and two 1/1s in one box of Panini Playbook.
First Buzz: 2019 Onyx Preferred Players Baseball Collection

What: 2019 Onyx Preferred Players Baseball Collection autographed baseballs
Arrives: Feb. 15
Box basics: One signed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: This MLBPA-approved product arrives with "a checklist of stars" that includes top prospects as well as "current and future All-Stars on the path to the Hall of Fame."
Keep reading for more info and a checklist.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Dec. 24)

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: Grading maildays, showing off signed NFL helmets, big pulls and more.
eBay Buzz Weekly Update: Big 2018 Bowman Draft ink, new WWE autos, retro Elvis Presley pulls, Pamela Anderson & more

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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ONE REASON TO RIP BOWMAN DRAFT ...
The Item: Jarred Kelenic 2018 Bowman Draft Chrome Draft Picks Red Wave Autograph (/5)
The Price: $7,999.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: The big prospect on a big card is a big draw for Bowman Draft every year and prospectors are shredding their boxes looking for Superfractors and more right now. One biggie already on eBay is this Jarred Kelenic Red Wave auto that has a hefty price tag attached. Is it too high? You never know, but a Kelenic Red (no Waving) allegedly already sold for $3,950 on eBay since this brand dropped.
Similar Pieces: Other 2018 Bowman Draft autos
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2018 Bowman Draft boxesKeep reading for four more interesting items in this week's roundup ...
First Buzz: 2019 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Platinum autographed baseballs

What: 2019 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Platinum autographed baseballs
Arrives: Jan. 30
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand leads things off for a new year with stars and legends along with some specialty balls guaranteed per case that add to the chase.
The biggest chase of them all this year? Keep reading for that and a gallery of what's in this one.
Penny Marshall's collection was far too serious for her cards

Millions of people probably knew her as "Laverne" from her years on a hit sitcom, but Penny Marshall was a ground-breaking director who hit movie-making plateaus for the first time with Big and then gave baseball fans one of their all-time great films in A League Of Their Own, which helped tell the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
But people might not know that she was also a serious collector of sports memorabilia -- one of the people profiled in a book with lofty standards, Smithsonian Baseball. (Click here to watch a past ESPN video about her stash that's worth a look.) In that piece, she notes that the Baseball Hall of Fame will be getting some of her collection in the future and talks about her fandom, which went beyond just baseball.
First Buzz: 2018 Historic Autographs Holiday Gift Box
What: 2018 Historic Autographs Kings Holiday Gift Box
Arrives: Available now
Box basics: One autographed jersey, one autographed baseball or mini-helmet, one autographed photo and one past HA, MLB or NBA box per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs packs plenty of surprises into this one without a super-premium price and there will be just 100 boxes (25 cases) made.
Keep reading for more information.
Autopens are still an issue in 2018 ... and always a bummer

A few days ago, I took advantage of some post-Black Friday sales of a different sort to pick up some signed books direct from the publisher via a major book dealer. The first of a couple shipments arrived today with a second set to hit tomorrow.
And what I got appears to be a bummer.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Nov. 30)

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: Favorite Topps designs, fake autos on real T206 cards and break highlights as we work toward the weekend.
First Buzz: 2018 Leaf Pop Treasury memorabilia boxes

What: 2018 Leaf Pop Treasury memorabilia boxes
Arrives: December
Box basics: Three memorabilia pieces per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Leaf Trading Cards turns its attention to pop culture for its latest memorabilia product with just 66 cases of this one being made.
Keep reading for more.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Nov. 29)

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: Sorry for the late start ... Buzz was buying signed books. See how and check out other notable pulls in today's edition.
First Buzz: 2018 Leaf Autographed Jersey Multi-sport Edition

What: 2018 Leaf Autographed Jersey Multi-sport Edition
Arrives: January
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again expands the collecting landscape for its newest autographed-jersey-in-a-box release with this one -- and it includes some team-signed and surprise inclusions once again.
Keep reading for more.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Nov. 27)

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 breaks and big pulls in today's edition.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Nov. 25)

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 highlights from breaks as we continue a holiday weekend.
Doctor Who Signature Series ink is from series stars & beyond

What happens when you take an internationally popular multi-generational TV series, collect many of its iconic stars, years worth of guest stars and put nothing but their autographs all in one place?
Some cardboard gold -- and a project that just might be on the to-do list for many collectors both here and across the pond.
That's what appears to be in play for 2018 Topps Doctor Who Signature Series, a one-auto-per-pack product that arrived earlier this year from Topps with nothing but ink inside its packs.
There are nearly 100 different signed cards to chase in this one -- and nothing else -- with parallel cards being the only added challenge to collecting this release that chronicles the characters and actors for Doctor Who beyond just its title characters.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Nov. 4)

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 interesting MLB and NFL discussions and breaks for those sports in today's edition.
Red Sox World Series champ sets available via Topps Now

The Boston Red Sox are your World Series champions -- and the baseball cards to prove it are already available.
That's thanks to Topps Now, the real-time card platform of Topps, and there are three versions of this first set for Boston fans to get their hands on.
First Buzz: 2018 Historic Autographs Kings Multi-sport

What: 2018 Historic Autographs Kings Multi-sport autographs
Arrives: Dec. 28
Box basics: Two autographs per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs follows up its first Kings release with a new one that packs ink from legendary players from the past from baseball as well as some legends from elsewhere.
Keep reading for more information.
First Buzz: 2018 Signed Investments HOF Premium Pack Baseball Edition
What: 2018 Signed Investments HOF Premium Pack Baseball Edition
Arrives: Oct. 8
Box basics: Two Hall of Famer autographs
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Signed Investments arrives with a repack featuring nothing but autographed cards from Hall of Famers inside.
Keep reading for more.






























