What's Buzzing: Sketch cards, best inserts, getting organized, hockey talk, Topps Heritage and Whatnot news reactions.

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1 -- Talking sketch cards

2 -- Meh.

3 -- Organizational chatter

4 -- Checking in on some NHL threads

5 -- Topps Heritage reactions 

6 -- Whatnot lawsuit reactions

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What's Buzzing: Basketball chatter (and a new WNBA deal), undervalued MLB Hall of Famers, WWE chatter, showing off Shohei Ohtani and more.

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1 -- All your basketball chatter is here (and the WNBA will have a season)

2 -- Undervalued Hall of Famers

3 -- Showing off Shohei Ohtani cards

4 -- WWE chatter with 'Mania a month away

5 -- Topps Heritage reactions 

6 -- Whatnot lawsuit reactions

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Mystery Box Buzz Break is a new series here on The Buzz -- it's essentially a Buzz Break but only for "mystery boxes" that seem to be everywhere these days -- and not just in the sports realm. Like this and want to see more? Is there a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The mystery box: Boston Red Sox Mystery Publications Grab Bag
Where to buy: Via Red Sox on MLB.com (find new MLB cards at BlowoutCards.com)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and a gallery of what was in this box. (Yes, it was a box and not a bag ... but that's their image.)

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What's Buzzing: Luka Doncic scores 60, a stolen card, debating digital cards, Whatnot reactions and more.

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1 -- Stolen cardboard alert ... 

2 -- Luka Doncic scores 60 and they react

3 -- Topps Heritage reactions 

4 -- Talking Topps hoops

5 -- This one should be fun

6 -- Whatnot lawsuit reactions

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This one isn’t that old ... but it’s a sign of the times.

With a new Opening Day in MLB upon us soon -- that’s next week -- I figured now might be a good time to trot out something in this Collecting Game-used series that I picked up in the past but it simply sat because, well, the visuals here appeared to be limited. It’s a second baseball (and another one tied to my player) where if you want to know how simple things in the everyday for sports have changed over the years -- just the recent years -- it’s a perfect example.

The ball is just over a decade old, but there's no irrefutable video (at least not yet) to show this one in action over on the impressive MLB Film Room database of video clips. It’s simply too old. And there are no added stats attached to this on its MLB Authentication entry to offer up advanced into on stuff that some people love. (No biggie for me, spin rates aren't on my radar -- I simply don’t care about that.) At that kind of a glance, it's perhaps a ball officially from the stone ages.

But after prepping most of this intro ... well, I did accidentally stumble into some proof of its life in MLB.

You can keep reading to see the details and see the ball in action ...

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What's Buzzing: Reactions to Topps Heritage breaks, Topps NBA, Whatnot legal issues, showing off new cards, Roman Anthony and more.

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1 -- Topps Heritage reactions 

2 -- Roman Anthony 

3 -- Still legit

4 -- Talking Topps hoops

5 -- Showing off their new wrestling cards

6 -- Whatnot lawsuit reactions

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What: 2026 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Grand Slam baseball memorabilia
Arrives: April 4
Box basics: One autographed baseball jersey, one autographed baseball, one autographed bat and one encapsulated autographed item per case
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase lineup goes high-end once again with this one that guarantees a variety of items and plenty of possibilities from the past and present every time.

What's the biggest of them all this year? Keep reading for details on those and a gallery of what's in this one.

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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: 2026 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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What's Buzzing: Bowman basketball, World Baseball Classic reactions, Whatnot lawsuit reactions and more in this midweek edition.

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1 -- World Baseball Classic reactions

2 -- Topps Heritage is here

3 -- Whatnot lawsuit reactions

4 -- Talking Bowman basketball

5 -- A Joe Montana question 

6 -- Vintage chatter

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What's Buzzing: World Baseball Classic reactions, wrestling chatter, MLB threads, Luka Doncic, non-sports and more.

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1 -- Watching the World Baseball Classic

2 -- Wrestling chatter on Steve Austin’s big day

3 -- All your baseball threads are here

4 -- Non-sports chatter

5 -- Luka Doncic

6 -- One for the slabs-must-match crowd

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What's Buzzing: World Baseball Classic chatter, Caitlin Clark, new NFL uniforms, Wemby, non-sports and ... Panini Marvel sketch cards?

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1 -- Watching the World Baseball Classic

2 -- Reacting to some new NFL unis

3 -- Caitlin Clark

4 -- Sketch cards: A Panini twist

5 -- Checking in on Wemby 

6 -- Non-sports breaks

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What's Buzzing: Talking Topps Now, a Joe Montana question, new pulls, Topps Chrome WWE, non-sports and more.

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1 -- Talking Topps Now 

2 -- A Joe Montana question 

3 -- New pulls are here 

4 -- Chrome WWE chatter

5 -- Non-sports update

6 -- Collectors react

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What's Buzzing: Collectors react, offer opinions, make predictions, show off, ask questions and pull new cards.

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1 -- Collectors react

2 -- Collectors have opinions

3 -- Collector predictions

4 -- Collector shows off 

5 -- A collector’s question 

6 -- Collector pulls

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What's Buzzing: Talking Topps Heritage, Topps Vault, World Baseball Classic and more in today’s edition.

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1 -- They have some thoughts 

2 -- Vintage cards

3 -- Topps Heritage chatter

4 -- Talking the Topps Vault

5 -- Bam Adebayo scores 83 points in game

6 -- All your World Baseball Classic chatter

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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: 2026 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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Buzz buys a lot of stuff these days and for a few reasons, really. Sometimes it's just bargain-hunting, sometimes it's just something that strikes me. And other times it's a lot -- a group of things -- and that has happened enough lately I figured I'd try something different as a regularly appearing item. Sometimes my lots will be wins, sometimes they won't be ... but I'll let you decide. 

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NOTHING BUT INK
The Lot: 20 autographed (in-person) baseball cards
The Price: $19.99 eBay find ... find new MLB boxes here

Keep reading for more on this one ...

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What's Buzzing: Bam Adebayo’s historic night has ‘em talking ... and more in this midweek edition.

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1 -- Bam Adebayo scores 83 points in game

2 -- Fake stickers

3 -- NBA collectors have some thoughts

4 -- Talking the Topps Vault

5 -- New pulls are here

6 -- All your World Baseball Classic chatter

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What: 2026 Leaf Baseball Nation baseball cards
Arrives: May
Box basics: Six autos per 24-card hobby box (10 per case) or nine autos per 36-card jumbo box (eight per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Baseball Nation returns for a sophomore season with some new looks in play as well as its two formats just like last time with some exclusives in there as it showcases past, present and future stars all in one release.

Keep reading for more.

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What's Buzzing: Roman Anthony, World Baseball Classic, Mike Evans, showing off Braves cards, new pulls and ... why not collect Shohei Ohtani?

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1 -- All your World Baseball Classic chatter

2 -- Mike Evans reactions

3 -- Showing off Braves cards

4 -- Roman Anthony

5 -- Why not collect Shohei Ohtani?

6 -- New pulls are here

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What: 2026 Topps MLB x NBA Official Collectors Kit
Arrives: March 25
Box basics: Eight packs and more per kit (eight kits per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps crosses the MLB and NBA streams into one release where collectors will find both cards and supplies for its two big licenses -- and its big releases -- all under one lid along with some exclusives.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What's Buzzing: Dolphins cut Tua Tagovailoa, another hanger was a banger, ripping Stranger Things and more on a Monday.

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1 -- NFL: Dolphins cleaning house with Tua cut, Fitzpatrick trade

2 -- Another hanger delivered

3 -- Inside a Stranger Things box

4 -- Nick Kurtz

5 -- NFL: A fun thread

6 -- All your World Baseball Classic chatter ... and a Shohei Ohtani thread 

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What's Buzzing: World Baseball Classic chatter and so much more on a Sunday.

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1 -- All your World Baseball Classic chatter ... and a Shohei Ohtani thread 

2 -- Talking Topps Now and other online releases

3 -- Still pondering on Kyle Schwarber

4 -- Talking football ...

5 -- Basketball is on their minds

6 -- Rules of engagement ... err collecting?

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Normally when it comes to items I've collected for this Collecting Game-used series what you'd see above is an image of an item in use -- definitive photo-matched proof that the piece I've found was in Player X's hands on X date ... or at least something close to that.

Not this time.

This bat does have a story to it, but it’s all anecdotal and it’s all still a mystery despite it being relatively modern. It’s not a piece that got stickering as it’s from before the time where the Oakland A's even bothered doing MLB Authentication ... not that this came via official team channels. (It didn’t.)

As you can see, this is a Nick Swisher Louisville Slugger and the eBay seller I landed it from last summer had some details -- and that’s what would typically be a starting point -- but I’ve struck out trying to photo-match anything. It happens, but this bat remains the real deal thanks to some trademark modifications made by the player and that model.

Keep reading to see the details.

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What's Buzzing: World Baseball Classic chatter, your rules of collecting, Topps Three, new pulls, Konnor Griffin and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- All your World Baseball Classic chatter ... and a Shohei Ohtani thread 

2 -- Rules of engagement ... err collecting?

3 -- Collecting for ... um ... 

4 -- Talking Topps Three

5 -- Showing off new wrestling pick-ups

6 -- Konnor Griffin

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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: 2026 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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