What: 2025 Topps Triumphant tennis cards
Arrives: Sept. 26
Box basics: Three serial-numbered autographs per five-card box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps hits the courts once again with "a premium new brand that brings the elegance, energy and emotion of tennis into the hobby spotlight."

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What's Buzzing: Shohei Ohtani, eBay issues, Graphite tennis, 2026 MLB Rookie Cards, Drake Baldwin and NFL chatter.

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1 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

2 -- Drake Baldwin chatter

3 -- Yet another eBay issue?

4 -- Pondering 2026 Topps Series 1 Rookie Cards

5 -- Talking Shohei Ohtani

6 -- Breaking down a Graphite tennis case

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The packs: 2024 Leaf Metal Women of Sport 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs (four)
Where to buy: Click here for regular boxes (when available)

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The pack: 2024 Leaf Metal Signature Series Multi-sport 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs
Where to buy: Click here for other Leaf Metal boxes

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What's Buzzing: A Game Of Thrones case breakdown, Barry Bonds, Ronald Acuña Jr., new MLB pulls and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Inside a Game Of Thrones case ...

2 -- Talking Ronald Acuña Jr.

3 -- Nice pull in the tennis realm

4 -- Collecting Barry Bonds

5 -- New MLB pulls

6 -- Pondering the Angels' potential ... 

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What: 2024 Topps Royalty tennis cards
Arrives: May 15, 2025
Box basics: Six autographs/Relics and two more Relics per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' new high-end line hits the court with a mix of past and present stars together in a release that's nearly all hits and with a number of firsts for tennis card collectors such as racket knob Relics and more.

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What: 2024 Topps Graphite tennis cards
Arrives: Dec. 18
Box basics: Four autographs, Relics or metal cards per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps takes the court once again next month to finish off 2024 with a new brand that meshes Chrome with other feels for tennis stars from around the world that are all found here.

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What's Buzzing: Bowman Chrome, Sapphire tennis, NFL Week 2, new pulls and more in this Tuesday edition.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

KING OF THE RING?
The Card: Elvis Presley in Kid Galahad -- 2022 Topps Elvis Presley: The King of Rock and Roll Pink parallel (/45)
The Reason Graded: I think I only bought one card from what was a Topps Now-style weekly look back at the career of The King from just a couple years ago -- and it was because of the boxing twist you see on this card. Couldn't tell you a thing about the movie and actually don't own a single Elvis CD -- much more Beatles here -- but the visual was unique to me so I grabbed, I believe, a five-pack of this card (likely in a past Buzz Buys) and landed this parallel as a bonus. It had been in my maybe-grade pile for a long time and as part of a variety-packed submission it finally made the cut. Why? How many other Elvis boxing cards do you know of? (I know of one ... this card's photo knocks it out cold.)
The Grade: CGC 10 (pristine)

Reality Check: There's only one other card in this parallel set graded to go with this solo slab -- a regular 10 -- but that doesn't surprise me that much. I don't think this would be that popular with collectors who might grade, but Presley is popular enough to have a ton of card appearances in his prime years and a number of posthumous releases as a giant and an icon of music ... and merchandise licensing, too. I figured I'd mix things up here this month and lead off with something different vs. some new football slabs as we enter that season or the obvious hot MLB names. (There's more NFL to come for both this time and in the coming months for sure.)

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What's Buzzing: New tennis pulls, preseason NFL chatter, a solid NASCAR find, pondering autograph ink, bounties and more in today's edition.

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What: 2024 Topps Chrome tennis cards
Arrives: Aug. 21
Box basics: Three autos per 12-pack hobby box (12 per case) or three autos per 12-card breaker's box (12 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome arrives for tennis collectors once again with a lineup packed with first-time autographed cards, according to the company.

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What's Buzzing: Spring training pump and dump, a huge tennis pull, 2024 Topps, football chatter, Johnny Utah vs. Shane Falco and more in today's edition.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ...

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THIS SET IS A CLASSIC
The Card: Tua Tagovailoa 2023 Panini Luminance Gold (/250)
The Price: About $5.50
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This set was among many recent NFL releases on the high-end spectrum when it comes to box price, so, well, I'm not ripping it ... but when this one popped up in an online search I did some scrolling and I quickly realized that this set just might be one of the best photo-editing jobs done in all of modern football card history (view a lot of them here). I scouted listings and opted for this clean parallel of a top guy in the NFL this season and this one arrived so clean that there's a very good shot this will end up slabbed and in a future Making The Grade ... that's how much I like this card. The base set is full of strong images. Strong, strong images.
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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 3, random memorabilia pieces, Bo Bichette, Panini vs. WWE match pushes to Monday, Allen & Ginter and more.

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What's Buzzing: NFL discussions and pulls, Coco Gauff wins the U.S. Open, inside a case of Topps Chrome MLB, bargain pulls and 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: Ronald Acuña Jr. keeps on running, Bowman U delivers big, MLB chatter, NFL pulls, The National and breaking down some Topps tennis.

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What's Buzzing: NBA Playoffs, Victor Wembanyama, Topps Chrome tennis cards, vintage cardboard, first card vs. Rookie Card, card shows and more.

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What: 2021 Topps Chrome tennis cards (Yes, solicited as "2021.")
Arrives: May 17, 2023
Box basics: 18 packs per hobby box (12 boxes per case); 16 packs per LITE box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome arrives for tennis collectors after having been previously planned as a 2021 release with a pair of box formats and exclusive finds in either version.

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Topps will be taking to the court soon.

Fanatics revealed on Thursday that it has signed a group-licensing deal with Winners Alliance, the group representing some members of the Professional Tennis Players Association, to create tennis card products.

Players who opt in to the Alliance will be featured in an annual tennis release as part of the deal. Full details were not revealed but "Fanatics Collectibles has committed to creating an annual series of player trading cards for the next two decades," according to the company's statement. The deal will cover both men's and women's stars in the licensing agreement.

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What: 2022 Topps X Emma Raducanu Rising Ace Retrospective tennis cards
Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph, three parallels and one 30-card set per box
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Order: Click here (if available)

What's buzz-worthy: Teen tennis star Emma Raducanu gets her own card set from Topps with an autograph guaranteed in every premium-priced set.

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, autographed books for sale, Serena Williams, tennis cards and ... "have numbered parallels lost all meaning?"

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ...

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SOMETHING SIMPLE ... 
The Card: Shaun Alexander 2000 EX NFL Debut Postmarks
The Price: $7.75
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This is a throwback leading off because I have a simple question to present with it ... have we seen anything like this recently? As you can see, this card has a stamp affixed to a card with a postmark applied on the day of his NFL debut, which was in Miami. It's a simple kind of non-traditional card -- I don't think I'd call it a hit -- but something like this could mix things up a bit. Sure, there's a little extra work involved here but ... something different in packs that can be done for pocket change wouldn't hurt, right?
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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and it's once again the biggest Buzz Buys ever. (A collection of pick-ups from recent times as well as in the past year or so.)

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A RECORD-SETTER, BUT ... 
The Cards: Wander Franco 2022 Topps Living Set (/68,228)
The Price: Direct from Topps (10-pack price)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This one re-wrote the new Living Set record book with its sales volume and I did a 10-pack to hopefully land a copy without centering issues and to maybe grade one or two. It turns out 10 wasn't enough as the front card is closest to centered but it has a cardboard blotch that should nix some top marks and any immediate grading from me. I still might but not right now. With so many made, there likely will be plenty graded in the coming months ... so without an obvious gem I'll wait. This might have been my first Living Set lot direct from Topps since Vladimir Guerrero Jr., so it will probably send me back to hibernation on that brand. We'll see.
Grab a box right here: No boxes for this one ... but MLB boxes are here.

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What's Buzzing: Big pulls, tennis cards coming, signed books and plenty more in this Sunday edition.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

VG THE MVP (SO FAR)
The Card: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2019 Topps Stadium Club #301 -- Rookie Card 
The Reason Graded: In my first bulk sub to CSG, which I recently got back -- 80 working days, by the way -- I worked in a few recent-year Rookie Cards just to see how some different kinds of stock are handled by the veteran grading company that has just turned its attention to sports cards starting this year. I sent this in before the season started, of course, but it looks like a smart slab now as Vladdy is demolishing things in MLB and is on pace for a monster season if he keeps at it.
The Grade: CSG 9

Reality Check: There's no pop report yet -- they say it's coming* -- but this one comes in at my anticipated mark, though I would have been happy to get a higher one. (You'll see those in the coming months.) This one has some high gloss and somewhat softer stock -- not the easiest grading combo -- but I think it's the backs here that are the key. This one not getting a higher grade made me wonder what might be holding it down -- a deal where I'd want to see subgrades, but not for $10 more. I do think, based on my results, that CSG is grading to a stricter standard (like BGS) vs. others (at least historically until recently) so I'm also OK with cards not checking in at 9.5s or 10s in bulk. My second bulk sub -- hopefully back soon, too -- included more stuff like this.

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