A new Panini America program will give buyers from its website early arrivals as well as exclusive parallels.

The "Panini 1st Off The Line" program will include a small volume of extras and cards will arrive between 24 and 48 hours before the traditional release date if buyers use the company's website.

The experiment begins with 2016-17 Immaculate Collection basketball, which will include an Emerald parallel (/5) when it ships in advance of the Sept. 27 release date.

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If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices this weekend and for the next week or so over on the mothership and they were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of them.

So much so here's another of a few "picks" to come in the next few days.

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What's Buzzing Today: The Aaron Judge debate, big sketches and breaks from around the sports world.

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What: 2017 Leaf Valiant Pre-production Proof football cards
Arrives: Tomorrow (Aug. 22)
Box basics: Three encased 1/1 proof cards per box

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Valiant gets a preview before its Sept. 1 arrival with this release of unsigned proof cards for the product.

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What's Buzzing Today: Meeting Chipper Jones, big pulls, Byron Buxton RCs, the rise and fall of Mastro Auctions & more as we start a new week.

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If there's a "Butterfly Effect" in hobby history  -- you know, a small thing that can go on to have a large impact -- it just might be an iconic 1979 Coca-Cola commercial.

It features Pittsburgh Steelers star "Mean" Joe Greene and a kid who offers him his bottle after a tough game. After Greene accepts, he throws his jersey to the kid and millions who watched -- it aired during Super Bowl XIV, which was the third most-watched game ever at the time -- just might have been suddenly interested in collecting game-used jerseys. Maybe.

But why are we talking about them today? The dynamic duo will be reunited at an upcoming signing in Pittsburgh.

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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: It's SummerSlam weekend so we have WWE chatter on a few collecting fronts along with plenty of breaks today.

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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: 2017 Donruss football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 
72 of 300 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Deion Sanders, Jameis Winston, Boomer Esiason, Jerry Rice, Mark Brunell, Khalil Mack, Matt Ryan, Todd Gurley, David Johnson, Drew Brees, Mark Ingram, Tony Romo

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If you're in the camp that sports novelties just weren't quirky and fun enough, then Forever Collectibles has something you might like.

They're caricature bobbleheads.

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A funny thing happened recently when I ripped into a box of 2016-17 Panini Studio basketball cards.

I pulled cards of Joe Namath and Bo Derek.

No, really. My Derek was an autograph and my Namath was a patch card from a Los Angeles Rams jersey -- cards that I'd always eyed here and there but didn't expect to be able to land from a box of NBA cards.

How'd it happen? I pulled them via Panini Rewards points.

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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, NBA collections and ripping 1986-87 Fleer ... or not.

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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: 2017 Panini Football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 
64 of 100 (64 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Derek Carr, Matthew Stafford, Marcus Mariota, Carson Wentz, Julio Jones, Ben Roethlisberger, Von Miller, Andrew Luck, Khalil Mack, Mark Ingram, Richard Sherman, Dak Prescott, Todd Gurley, Rob Gronkowski, Cam Newton, Odell Beckham Jr., Jameis Winston, Aaron Rodgers, Antonio Brown, Eli Manning, Russell Wilson, Tom Brady

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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 in today's edition -- check 'em out.

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The newest member of the Miami Dolphins has a famous family, but it's likely you don't have his first football card.

He's Trey Griffey -- the son of baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. -- and no matter how his NFL career goes he's already got a Topps football card.

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What: 2017 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: Early December
Box basics: One autograph or memorabilia card per five-pack blaster box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on what you should expect to find in blaster boxes and other formats at retail for this one.

Keep reading for more info as well as some early images.

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What: 2017 Panini National Treasures Collegiate football cards
Arrives: Sept. 13
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards per seven-card box (four boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures returns to the college gridiron for a third year with notable college stars from the past showcased with plenty of ink and memorabilia.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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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 future Hall of Famers, debating NBA legends, a collecting quest done after nine years, Superfractors & big pulls and a booklet in a blaster box.

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What: 2017 Panini Spectra football cards
Arrives: Sept. 13
Box basics: Four autographs and seven memorabilia cards per four-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: We'll have another season of the high-end Prizmatic rainbow with plenty of autographs and memorabilia in this brand.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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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 & big (fake?) autograph finds to start a new week.

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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 breaks, big questions and a big Hall of Fame acquisition.

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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 and pondering the Aaron Judge bubble as the clock ticks down on Topps National Baseball Card Day.

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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 breaks, long-term collecting projects completed and a big collecting question -- buy a Judge auto or wax? -- as we head into the weekend and Topps National Baseball Card Day tomorrow in hobby shops.

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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: A huge autograph steal that you can get in on, big breaks, quirky cards, unusual autograph items & plenty more.

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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: Supplies vs. wax, NBA pulls, opening that last box, sketch card controversy, Mayweather vs. McGregor & more.

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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: Retro and new rips, big questions and a collector's best pull.

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