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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: 2026 Pulse Aura Chrome Baseball cards
Arrives: June/July
Box basics: Four encased autographs per six-card hobby box (10 boxes per case) or one autograph per Heat Seeker box (24 boxes per case) or two autographs per 24-card Max box
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Pulse takes its cardboard to Chrome -- as in plastic Chromium stock -- with a trio of formats for collectors to choose from with this one.

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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 Topps Pro Debut
The Buzz On This: Last time, The Schwarbino was in the leadoff spot here and he’s back as I’m still on a kick ... but this month it’s him in some less-familiar threads. This one has the Pro Debut logo -- meaning its his first from Topps for the MiLB ranks -- while it uses the MLB look of that year with the minor-league unis and logos getting the ride. The team? The Boise Hawks all way up there in Boise, Idaho, and a lot has changed for them since then though the name remains the same. (The Hawks became an independent team back in 2021 when MLB restructured the MiLB ranks.) I like the early big-league looks for Pro Debut as part of the continuity for a player’s cards -- his Rookie Card arrives and MLB run starts in 2016 -- but a collection of his Topps flagships should include this if you ask me.

Keep reading for more examples of some weird or fun baseball cards you can find in and around MiLB.

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What's Buzzing: Konnor Griffin, Jose Canseco, Lou Holtz, Dale Earnhardt Jr., the 2026 NFL Draft and a good question.

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1 -- Konnor Griffin

2 -- A new Jose Canseco card set

3 -- Collectors react to the Lou Holtz news

4 -- 2026 NFL Draft 

5 -- Good question ... 

6 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... baseball card collector 

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What: 2025-26 Panini Noir basketball cards
Arrives: June 10, 2026
Box basics: Five autographs and one memorabilia card per eight-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Noir hits the court for a new season with some notable NBA rookies, some active stars some past greats and even some others here on NIL deals all within its boxes.

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For years now, autographed books coming direct from the publishers -- or direct from the authors themselves -- have been an affordable way to collect ink from notable names in all realms of pop culture.

It's not a perfect system with stamped autos, fakes and autopens sometimes in the mix -- a problem for publishers to catch as they are not authenticators -- but thanks to dedicated collectors on the Blowout Cards Forum and elsewhere, those problems often get caught and fixed ... or at least become well-known enough to avoid if it's an issue that goes uncorrected.

Getting ink in-person is always best -- book tours still happen, of course -- but landing autographed editions from publishers, online sellers or celebs themselves via their websites or other appearances are common.

Our latest subject and autograph in this ongoing series? A duo from the sports realm, Mike Greenberg and Paul "Hembo” Hembekides.

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There are a lot of things one can collect that aren't cards -- sometimes they can even come in packs 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' 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. 

FOR THE CHILDREN ... AND THOSE INTO ART
The Item: Wu-Tang Clan concert poster -- Sept. 21, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (/350)
What It Cost Me: $18.85
What's It Worth: Original cost $50 ... recent eBay asking $19.99 to $80 ... no recent eBay sales
The Buzz: Their musical genre isn’t really my wheelhouse, but obviously I know the legendary band and some of its members and hits, but what drew me here was the style of so many of their posters that are so intensely detailed where even this digital take above doesn’t do it justice. (I struggled to take good photos of my pick-ups due to their sizes, so I am using digital images when I can.) This piece from their New York State of Mind Tour features art by an illustrator named Johnny Crap. With the group’s name being a nod to Kung Fu, it makes sense that many (but not all) of their concert posters carry that aesthetic or feel to a degree, too. As I noted last time, I've recently started dabbling with concert posters -- but only on the relative cheap -- after finding a seller/collector with a vast stock and 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.
Find Cards At: Non-sports boxes at BlowoutCards.com

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What's Buzzing: Baseball card bubbles, new MLB pulls, new WWE finds, offseason chatter and more.

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1 -- Bubbles

2 -- New MLB pulls are here

3 -- New Universe WWE pulls

4 -- An NBA question 

5 -- Offseason football chatter

6 -- Heritage SPs and more on their minds

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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 more have none ... here's a look at a few that entered my collection in recent months.

CERTIFIED INK (FROM PACKS)
The Item: Mark Metcalf 2024 Leaf Metal Pop Century Platinum Blue Prismatic Autographs (/10)
What It Cost Me: $17
What's It Worth: More than that in my book ...
The Buzz: That “Worthless & Weak” inscription may or may not resonate with you depending on your age -- I didn’t recognize him on this card at first -- but I found this on a curiosity search during a working marathon with MTV Classic on in the background. Metcalf is an actor perhaps best known for his roles in the 1970s and ‘80s and even ‘90s with Animal House, Hill Street Blues, Seinfeld and Buffy The Vampire Slayer among his credits. (See even more about him here ... it's an interesting feature about acting and typecasting.) But, he also had ongoing appearances in some 1980s videos from the rock band Twisted Sister -- a staple of early MTV -- "I Wanna Rock” and "We’re Not Gonna Take It” and that’s where I know him from. They’re  perfectly absurd little pieces of pop culture, but that’s 1980s music videos for you ... and that whole rant is a callback to a scene in Animal House, too. I was just a kid when those came out, but their over-the-top antics amused me and stuck with me ... and that’s why I thought his was a cool card all these years later.
Find Ink At: Pop Century boxes at BlowoutCards.com

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Take a minute and answer some hot-take questions and make some MLB picks -- and if you're at the top of the mountain when it's all over then you get some free cards.

It's always that simple.

YourDozen.com is back with more free cardboard up for grabs to one lucky winner -- this time it's for Sunday spring training action as well as some Majority Rules questions. Those questions are simple -- whatever gets the most votes is the winning answer -- and we've sprinkled in those along with the traditional picks. The end result is still the same -- whomever has the most correct answers once the dust settles wins free cards.

You have until 1 p.m. on Sunday to get your picks in. (Do it now -- one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.) The prize remains a mystery item.

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Did you get in on last week's action? Check the leaderboard and contact fish@blowoutcards.com to claim your prize if you're the winner.

How does it work? It's short and simple. Register and you'll get a dozen questions where your answers will be compiled and compared to others. Whomever gets the most correct gets the prize -- or at least a shot at it if there's a tie.

The goal with YourDozen.com? Have a little fun and get free stuff into some of your hands.

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What: 2025 Topps Exalted WWE wrestling cards
Arrives: April 1, 2026
Box basics Two autographs and one Relic per five-card hobby box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The 2025 wrestling card season continues with "the brand’s bold entry into premium wrestling collectibles” with a transcendent “hobby-exclusive debut with a striking combination of autographs, relics, and vibrant parallels."

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What: 2025-26 Panini National Treasures Road to the World Cup soccer cards
Arrives: April 30, 2026
Box basics: Eight autographs or memorabilia cards per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures returns to the pitch after some time away with a spotlight on the global event and more than 30 national teams represented.

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What: 2026 Panini MLW Ring Royalty wrestling cards
Arrives: May 6
Box basics: Two autographs per 10-card box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Panini’s first standalone MLW set will look at the company’s stars right now, its moments from the past and showcase some legends from elsewhere in the wrestling world.

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What's Buzzing: Talking Heritage, Series 1, Topps Three, non-sports cards and new pulls.

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1 -- Heritage SPs and more on their minds

2 -- New basketball finds

3 -- New pulls from Series 1

4 -- Reactions to Topps Three NBA

5 -- Non-sports update

6 -- Talking wrestling cards

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What: Frasier Premiere Edition Trading Cards
Arrives: April 29, 2026
Box basics: Two autographed cards per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Pre-order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Rittenhouse Archives follows up its Cheers release with one of its spin-off shows, Frasier, which ran for 11 seasons and gets its first cardboard with this one.

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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 FUTURE ... 
The Card: Oba Femi 2024 Panini National Treasures WWE Holo Silver (/25) -- Rookie Card parallel
The Price: $40
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This was a card I picked up back in September and Femi's arrival on the main roster since then has been beyond impressive -- perhaps better than I had expected. There have been a lot of people noticing him as well -- so much so that demand for the Red parallel of this card, which is three times more plentiful -- is a crazy example in comparison to my card. One of the Reds recently went for almost $160 on eBay -- that’s impressive but this one is better. It makes me wish I would have stashed even more.
Grab a box right here: WWE cards are here.

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What: 2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Part 1: Cities trading cards
Arrives: March 31
Box basics: Six packs per box (24 per case) -- an insert or a relic in every pack ... and two cut autos per case
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The first of eight -- yes, eight -- releases from Historic Autographs for USA 250 celebration arrives this month with plenty to find inside as the basics focus on cities.

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What: 2026 Leaf Metal baseball cards
Arrives: March 13
Box basics: Five autos and four base cards per hobby box (10 boxes per case) or nine autos and eight base cards per jumbo box (eight per case) -- both types guaranteeing one on-card auto per box
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Metal is back for another year with two box options and plenty of new looks for stars of the diamond's past, present and future inside.

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What's Buzzing: Disney sketch cards, wearing your cards, Topps Heritage, spring training and more.

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1 -- They have some thoughts on that bling

2 -- Yeah, it isn’t. 

3 -- A question

4 -- Talking sketch cards

5 -- Eyeing prospects during spring training 

6 -- 2026 Topps Heritage chatter

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

SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMANTE
The Card: Roki Sasaki 2025 Topps Series 2 Diamante -- Rookie Card parallel
The Reason Graded: In my mind, this parallel that arrived for the Topps flagship sets last year is one of the most-dynamic options in an over-foiled lineup and this one made the cut for a grading sub after I found it in a hanger box. (These parallels are only in hanger boxes -- two at a time, every time.) The textures here can make cards look funky or even mangled to the naked eye on some corners or edges thanks to the texture and pattern, so your best bet for grading these (and other stuff, of course) is to make sure you have a loupe.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: Lone copy graded and only one slot on the scale ahead of it that could top it ... works for me. I need to scout these singles more -- that’s how much I like them -- and they are back this year.

Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.

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What's Buzzing: Chewing on Chrome WWE teasers, reacting to new stuff and more in today’s edition.

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1 -- Eyeing prospects during spring training 

2 -- Showing off 1990s MLB inserts 

3 -- WWE Universe reactions ... Talking Chrome WWE

4 -- Watching the NFL Combine? (LOL.)

5 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

6 -- 2026 Topps Heritage

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What: 2026 Topps Brooklyn Collection Marvel Captain America trading cards
Arrives: March 6
Box basics: Two numbered parallels per 10-card box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The 85th anniversary of Captain America gets an all-encompassing look at the character and other players within the Marvel universe in both the books and on-screen in this release.

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Buzz buys a lot of stuff these days and for a few reasons, really. In recent times, I've been picking off bulk lots of comic books -- new stuff and old stuff -- by the box and have decided to make it a monthly drop here. Why? Just for fun ... 

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A LITTLE PRICE, A LOT OF VARIETY ... 
The Lot: 36 assorted modern comic books ... find comic cards here
The Price: $34 (shipped)

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What's Buzzing: Pulling a big card more than a decade later, new arrivals, waiting for new stuff and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Better late than never?

2 -- Still daring to compare

3 -- WWE Universe reactions 

4 -- All your MLB chatter is here

5 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

6 -- 2026 Topps Heritage

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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 packs: 2022 Panini Prestige NFL cards (jumbo)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (in a couple other formats)

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