What's Buzzing: Still talking 2026 Topps, WWE, Stadium Club, showing off Michael Jordan cards and more.

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1 -- Talking 2026 Topps

2 -- New 2026 Topps breaks are popping

3 -- An MLB lockout next year?

4 -- Talking Stadium Club

5 -- Showing off Michael Jordan cards

6 -- WWE chatter

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What: 2024 Wild Card Prehistoric baseball cards
Arrives: March 6, 2026
Box basics: 10 autographed cards per case (20 five-pack boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card's dinosaurs take to the diamond in a delayed -- and then held-until-spring training -- baseball release that was built all around 2024 newcomers with the company’s prehistoric theme seen elsewhere.

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What's Buzzing: All kinds of 2026 Topps stuff, Olympic hockey, a trip to Costco and Aaron Judge chatter in this Monday edition.

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1 -- Talking 2026 Topps

2 -- Check out this 2026 Topps haul

3 -- Aaron Judge

4 -- Olympic hockey fans are here

5 -- New 2026 Topps breaks are popping

6 -- A trip to Costco yields ... 

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What's Buzzing: 2026 Topps, NBA All-Star Weekend, Bowman Draft, new pulls and more.

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1 -- NBA All-Star Weekend chatter might in there somewhere ... maybe? 

2 -- Good question 

3 -- New NBA pulls ...

4 -- Bowman Draft discussions

5 -- Talking 2026 Topps

6 -- New 2026 Topps breaks are popping

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The first teaser image for 2026 Topps Heritage.

What's Buzzing: 2026 Topps has 'em talking, Chris Paul, 2026 Topps Heritage and plenty more for this Saturday edition.

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1 -- Talking 2026 Topps

2 -- New 2026 Topps breaks are popping

3 -- Pondering an NBA hierarchy

4 -- Collectors react to the Chris Paul news

5 -- Talking Topps Now

6 -- Worth a watch?

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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)

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What's Buzzing: 2026 Topps is here and has 'em talking ... plus plenty more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Talking 2026 Topps

2 -- New 2026 Topps breaks are popping

3 -- A Sam Darnold thread

4 -- Whoops

5 -- “Interesting"

6 -- Worth a watch?

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What's Buzzing: 2026 Topps is here and has 'em talking ... plus plenty more in this Thursday edition.

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1 -- Talking 2026 Topps

2 -- Inside a 2026 Topps case

3 -- Worth a watch?

4 -- He tests ink harder than you

5 -- Detaching yourself from the craze?

6 -- Prizm WNBA blasters for the win

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What: 2026 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes Prizm baseball cards
Arrives: April 3 (hobby) & April 10 (H2)
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case) or three autographs per 12-pack H2 box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: USA Baseball's baseball cards meet Prizm for the first time with a pair of box formats that both deliver plenty of the plastic flash that collectors expect while it showcases past, present and figure baseball stars in their country’s colors.

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They’ve made these for years ... but I finally bit because this one was a little different from the rest.

My newest item in the Collecting Game-used series is one where it’s fully authenticated, meaning it’s unquestionably real, but I can’t document every little piece of the action. It’s a little piece of the game from the Field of Dreams site in little ol’ Dyersville, Iowa, (population 4,477) and one that you can find with relative ease.

What’s the deal? Well, it’s not some bat, ball or jersey from a player involved in this one -- it's not like memorabilia you’ll see here most months.

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What's Buzzing: 2026 Topps is here and has 'em talking ... plus plenty more in this midweek edition.

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1 -- Talking 2026 Topps

2 -- Verlander to the Tigers (again)

3 -- No.

4 -- Talking Topps Now

5 -- New MLB breaks popping

6 -- Inside a new AEW case

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Minor league baseball cards from the past can include some weird stuff ... sometimes stuff you wouldn't imagine to be found on a baseball card. Here are some some new fun cards and oddities in this latest edition of MiLB Madness. 

AT THE BEGINNING ...
The Card: Kyle Schwarber 2015 Choice Iowa Cubs
The Buzz On This: With USA Baseball, other prep showcase sets and NIL deals these days, it’s not uncommon for players to have cards sometimes several years before their pro debuts -- if they even have a debut at all, In some cases, minor-league looks can emulate the big club and that’s what got me to bite on this early (but not first) card of The Schwarbino. He’s seen in a Cubs uniform -- an Iowa Cubs uniform -- but you wouldn’t probably know the difference here if those logos didn’t have a little extra attached. The helmet logo is partially obscured, too, but I liked the simplicity here so I grabbed it. Schwarber is going to go down as one of the better power guys of this generation and he’s already got a firm place in baseball history with his Cubs World Series run and All-Star Game heroics. This was an easy grab for $6 in my book.

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What's Buzzing: 2026 Topps, Tim Duncan, Nick Kurtz, Super Bowl reactions, grading the 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan and more.

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1 -- Talking 2026 Topps

2 -- A 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan question 

3 -- Timmah!

4 -- Nick Kurtz 

5 -- A question ...

6 -- Super Bowl LX reactions

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Auction Buzz is a monthly look at some of the variety found out there on the auction block via for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions ... check 'em out.

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A MONSTER HITS THE AUCTION BLOCK
The Item: Honus Wagner 1909 T206 Sweet Caporal back -- "The Garagiola Wagner" (SGC Authentic)
The Price: $1,625,000 after 35 bids (ends Feb. 28)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I’ll spare you the historic lore of this card -- hit the link for Heritage’s full recap of this one’s place in history -- but you should know that this one is already over halfway to its estimated $3M sale price in the wake of some modern cards making big headlines with big prices last year. Sure, this one is a low-grade copy -- but it’s real -- and this particular card was once owned by former MLB player. It was "the prized possession of baseball icon Joe Garagiola, whose nine seasons of Major League play was followed by decades of elite achievement as a broadcaster.” How did he get it? "Garagiola's son informed us that his dad's 1954 Giants uniform was part of the package he traded for this holiest of hobby grails,” Heritage said.

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What's Buzzing: Seattle wins the Super Bowl and Kenneth Walker III is your MVP ... all that and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- Super Bowl LX reactions

2 -- Talking Seahawks cards... and even more

3 -- Collectors remember Mickey Lolich

4 -- Still talking eTopps

5 -- Pondering Panini’s NFL finale ... and football card future 

6 -- Awaiting 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: The Super Bowl is almost here, Drake Maye, showing off Seahawks and more as we await the action.

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1 -- Super Bowl LX is almost here

2 -- Talking Seahawks cards

3 -- Talking Drake Maye

4 -- The rest of the football chatter

5 -- Panini basketball reactions: Donruss and Signature Series

6 -- Awaiting 2026 Topps

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Here's this month's roundup of items that have recently caught my eye as a buyer ...

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THE GANG'S ALL HERE ... 
The Item: Andy Pafko United Press Associations 8-by-10 photo (stamped on back) sourced from Pafko's estate. In it, he’s greeted by his Brooklyn Dodgers teammates after his 12th-inning homer against the New York Giants on April 18, 1952.
The Price: $29 shipped
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I found this from a seller of all kinds of stuff from Pafko's estate that hadn't seen the light of day in a long, long time. The former Cubs-Dodgers-Braves standout and four-time All-Star either clearly amassed a lot of stuff over the years -- or he had somebody who would do it for him during and after his career. Why do I say that? The volume of original items like this was truly impressive -- and I've picked off a few pieces to show here in the coming months. This photo stood out not only as a key moment in a big game as you can see above -- an extra-inning homer that was his second of the day against a New York rival -- but also because also seen here are Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, Hall of Famer Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Famer Duke Snider and Hall of Famer Gil Hodges among others. (That's all of the team's HOFers that year save for Roy Campanella -- and it's a team that went all the way to Game 7 of the World Series where they lost to the Yankees.) It's got some typical but still light wear of old press photos, but it is otherwise bright and crisp for 74 years old. I really think this could command a lot more than $29, too.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this ... but MLB cards are here.

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What's Buzzing: Awaiting the Super Bowl, Drake Maye and plenty more on collectors' minds right now.

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1 -- Inside some Prizm WNBA

2 -- Awaiting Super Bowl LX

3 -- Talking Drake Maye cards

4 -- Even more football chatter

5 -- Panini basketball reactions: Donruss and Signature Series

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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There are a lot of things one can collect that aren't cards -- sometimes they can even come in packs or repackaged memorabilia boxes and sometimes they don't. Buzz has been exploring the world a little bit in different directions but with many of them still being paper items -- stacking paper but not in that ol' green (money) kind of way. Here's a look at a few items that entered my collection in recent months that can all fall under this department, which will be found here roughly once a month. 

TODAY'S THE GREATEST
The Item: The Smashing Pumpkins concert poster -- Melbourne, Australia, April 22 & 27, 2023 (announced /175)
What It Cost Me: $35
What's It Worth: Original cost $35 ... recent eBay sold $45 ... recent eBay asking $115
The Buzz: If you know and like the song and video for "Today," then this 18-by-24 piece from illustrator Pat Fox might appeal to you like this did for me. It's a nod to the 1993 video that arguably launched this band into the mainstream and this retro take for a more-recent show just seemed different and cool from the genre in my eyes. I've recently started dabbling around in this realm -- but only on the relative cheap -- after finding a seller/collector with a vast stock with nearly everything so fresh that the prints have never even been rolled ... so damage is almost non-existent. I've picked off a few dozen prints in recent months and you'll see concert posters like this pop up here regularly and perhaps elsewhere from time to time as unique buys come my way. Why? I'm hooked, amazing stuff can be found cheaply and I'm just collecting something a little different while they are also, in essence, bigger cards but made in far-lower volumes. The only drawback? Storage -- top-loaders for stuff like this doesn't come cheap -- but I'll adapt.
Find Cards At: Non-sports boxes at BlowoutCards.com

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What's Buzzing: Reactions to Panini America's return to basketball, new pulls, waiting on the Super Bowl and more.

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1 -- Panini basketball reactions: Donruss and Signature Series

2 -- Awaiting the Super Bowl

3 -- Some new MLB pulls

4 -- Talking Drake Maye cards

5 -- NBA trade chatter and more all right here

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What: 2026 Onyx Vintage baseball cards
Arrives: March 31
Box basics: Five autos per hobby box (30 packs per box, six boxes per case); 10 autos per mega box (10 packs per box, six boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Onyx's Vintage brand once again hits the diamond with a two-format approach -- a big box or a box with autos in every pack -- while showcasing young stars of the game in a retro-styled fashion.

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What's Buzzing: Super Bowl chatter, Drake Maye, NBA trade deadline, 2026 Topps and more in this midweek edition.

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1 -- Talking Drake Maye cards

2 -- Awaiting the Super Bowl

3 -- Some new MLB pulls

4 -- NBA trade chatter and more all right here

5 -- All your MLB thoughts

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Super Bowl chatter, new pulls, a damaged redemption, 2026 Topps and more.

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1 -- Awaiting the Super Bowl

2 -- A damaged redemption

3 -- Pro Football Hall of Fame views

4 -- Big NBA find ... 

5 -- All your MLB chatter is here

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Waiting for the Super Bowl, offseason MLB chatter, NHL licensing, grading thoughts, 2026 Topps and Royal Rumble reactions in this Monday edition.

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1 -- Super Bowl chatter

2 -- Some NHL licensing chatter

3 -- Baseball is on the minds of many

4 -- Some grading thoughts 

5 -- Thoughts on the Royal Rumble

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.

TOOK ME LONG ENOUGH ...
The Mag: Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce -- Mad No 36 (April 2024)
The Reason Graded: With the Grammys set for tonight (Feb. 1), I figured now would be the time to drop one here for the Swifties -- a magazine that I picked off long, long ago with absolute intent to grade but never got around to it until late last year. This duo sold a lot of magazines in the last couple of years but this one was one of few to present itself in a way that would fit in my collection of slabs -- it's one part sports (he's in uniform) and one part comics/satire, a category where I have a few slabs. These were popular -- so much so there was at least a second printing with a green logo -- but actually finding the long-running but off-and-on-title would be a challenge at arrival. Book stores/newsstands? Probably not. Comics shops? Maybe ... but probably not a big priority for many of them. The original Mad ran from 1952 to 2018 before DC Comics took over after a couple months off that year and it's largely been new covers wrapping mostly favorite reprinted stories from the past with occasional new content.
The Grade: CGC 9.6 (Universal)

Reality Check: These mags are super thin and the cover paper is, too. How skinny? The spines of new copies have texture all the way down from the folding -- I suspect they will be the huge problem spots if you find these un-graded with an eye for slabbing. Mine has that -- as do some 9.8s I looked at before slabbing -- so mine probably had one other small issue to kick it down a notch. That was a bummer -- and my latest mags submission didn't have a single 9.8 in it, which was odd -- but I was grading this no matter what as a time capsule kind of slab from the last few years.

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