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: 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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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: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Cactus Jack NBA basketball cards
Arrives: Feb. 13 -- only at NBA Crossover event during All-Star Weekend
Box basics: Unrevealed beyond a $700 starting price
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: The Cactus Jack crossover hits the NBA hardwood for a release that starts at $700 a box with online reservations and pick-up in person at the All-Star event next weekend in Los Angeles.

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What: 2025-26 Topps Three basketball cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: Three autographs or autographed Relics per four-card box (four boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps has teased an upcoming new NBA line, Three, with nothing but images to reveal the possibilities at the moment.

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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: 2025-26 Donruss basketball cards
Arrives: April TBD, 2026
Box basics: Three autographed cards per 12-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss returns to the NBA hardwood with not one, not two, but three autos per box this time around -- including Panini-exclusive rookie standout V.J. Edgecombe -- and with a starting box price that is far less than it was just last year.

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What: 2025-26 Panini Signature Series basketball cards
Arrives: April TBD, 2026
Box basics: One slabbed autograph card per five-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Signature Series hits the NBA hardwood with a modestly priced higher-end box that includes a shot at ink from Panini-exclusive rookie standout V.J. Edgecombe and others every time.

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What: 2025 Topps Chrome McDonald's All-American basketball cards
Arrives: March 12, 2026
Box basics: Three autographs per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' presence on McDonald's All-American cardboard continues with a new release packed with young star power as well as some legendary names from the prep showcase's past such as LeBron James, Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Maxey.

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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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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 pack: 2021-22 Panini Prizm NBA cards (two hanger packs)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, Super Bowl chatter, pondering Giannis trades, 2026 Topps and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Super Bowl chatter

2 -- Pondering Giannis trades

3 -- Inside a Bowman Draft box

4 -- Olympics breaks are here 

5 -- The Pro Football Hall of Fame and more on their minds

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What: 2025 Panini Select WNBA basketball cards
Arrives: April 1, 2026
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Select hits the WNBA court for a sophomore season with new names, new looks and more all falling within the familiar finds here.

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Many people collect autographs -- but not in the same ways -- and not all autographs are made alike. Some are mass-produced, some are in packs. Some are personalized, some are not. Some have all kinds of documentation and many, many more have none at all ... here's a look at a few that have entered my collection in recent months as part of what will now be an ongoing series here. 

CERTIFIED INK
The Item: John Cena autographed The Last Time Is Now retirement tour 11-by-14 -- created and only initially sold by WWE
What It Cost Me: $24 via an autograph mystery buy
What's It Worth: He signed a lot of similar prints last year, typically selling for $75-100 and up over on eBay
The Buzz: The year-long retirement tour of WWE's top active star meant plenty of city-specific merch at many of his stops and then other general stuff like this signed print that was sold at other events. This one isn't tied to any one city -- many are and with some having announced editions of 1,000 copies -- and this one didn't have a specific volume signed that I have seen anywhere but I was more than pleased when I landed this one in a mystery box recently at a sliver of its typical eBay pricing. These photos were not sold unsigned and were released by WWE, making this a certified auto via them. Some eBay sellers have gotten these third-party authenticated (and that brings safety in the eyes of some buyers willing to pay more) while this is just like most of those that were signed. Cena's autographs are in high demand -- and perhaps higher demand now with life away from the ring to amp up more with him perhaps signing less WWE stuff -- but he's also been a signing machine for a long time. Watch this video from years ago. I have had his auto a few times on cards and other items from back in the day, so the stuff like this would not have been on my radar or in my collection if it wasn't for a mystery buy. I'll take it.
Find Ink: WWE boxes at BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2025-26 Panini Contenders EuroLeague basketball cards
Arrives: March 18, 2026
Box basics: Two autographs per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Panini hits the international hardwood once again with one of its familiar brands focused on the EuroLeague for the first time with a mix of past and present stars all in play.

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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: 2021-22 Panini Prizm NBA cards (hanger pack)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: Super Bowl chatter, Drake Maye, WWE, popularity contests with cardboard, sketch cards and 2026 Topps.

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1 -- The Super Bowl is set

2 -- Checking back in on the Drake Maye thread 

3 -- All your WWE chatter heading into a big weekend 

4 -- And this is unlike other sports how?

5 -- Sketch cards

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: The Super Bowl is set, Drake Maye, Topps Finest NBA and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- The Super Bowl is set

2 -- All your NFL chatter is here

3 -- Checking back in on the Drake Maye thread 

4 -- Talking Topps Finest NBA

5 -- New MLB pulls are here

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Drake Maye, NFL chatter, new pulls, 2026 Topps and ... an NFL sleeper since 2020?

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1 -- NFL: Looking forward to Sunday

2 -- Drake Maye

3 -- An apparent NFL sleeper since ... 2020?

4 -- Inside some new Winter Olympics packs

5 -- Ripping into new basketball cards

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: New cards have 'em talking, botched Chrome cards, NFL postseason chatter, 2026 Topps and more.

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1 -- Talking Topps Now and the Living Set

2 -- Finest NBA already has 'em talking

3 -- Reacting to the latest Mets move

4 -- Botched Chrome

5 -- NFL: Looking forward to this weekend

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: NFL reactions and looking forward to the title games, Drake Maye, Shaq, 2026 Topps and more.

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1 -- NFL: Looking forward to this weekend

2 -- NFL: Reacting to this past weekend 

3 -- Talking Drake Maye

4 -- A Shaq question

5 -- All your offseason MLB chatter

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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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 book: 2025 Panini Caitlin Clark Chronicled basketball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

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What's Buzzing: Bowman Draft, NFL playoff action, LeBron James patches, WWE, Living Set and, of course, 2026 Topps.

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1 -- Talking Bowman Draft

2 -- This week's NFL games are on their minds

3 -- Reactions to the LeBron James patches

4 -- Living Set chatter 

5 -- WWE is on their minds

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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