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The box: 2015 Topps WWE wrestling cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 11 (10 packs plus a Relic pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 71
Base set completion: 
45 of 100 (45 percent)
Duplicates: 4

Notables on base cards: The Rock, Bruno Sammartino, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Undertaker, Stephanie McMahon, Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam, Randy Orton, Batista, Roman Reigns, Jerry Lawler, Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar, Daniel Bryan, Nikki Bella, Triple H

Rookie Cards (3) – Rusev, Xavier Woods, Emma

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The packs: 2009 Topps American Heritage (25 blister retail pack lot)
Where to buy: Click here

Packs per lot: 25
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per lot: 200
Base set completion: 92 of 125 (74 percent)
Duplicates: 57
Triplicates: 20
Quadruplicates: 6
Quintuplicates: 2
Sextuplicates: 1

Notables on base cards: Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Amelia Earhart, Davy Crockett, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Chester Nimitz, Alexander Hamilton, Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Thomas Edison, Samuel Morse, Eli Whitney, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Barbara Rose Johns, Cesar Chavez, Gutzon Borglum, Frederic Remington, Norman Rockwell, Winslow Homer, Thurgood Marshall, Robert F. Kennedy, P.T. Barnum, Joe Namath, George & Ira Gershwin, Harry Houdini, Buster Keaton, Duke Ellington, Clara Bow, John D. Rockefeller, John Paul Getty, J.P. Morgan, William Randolph Hearst, John Deere, Frank Woolworth, Andrew Carnegie, Plymouth Rock, Constitution, George Washington, Louisiana Purchase, Emancipation Proclamation, Neil Armstrong

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The packs: 2009 Topps American Heritage American Heroes Edition (25 blister retail pack lot)
Where to buy: Click here

Packs per lot: 25
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per lot: 200
Base set completion: 
84 of 125 (67 percent)
Duplicates: 47
Triplicates: 17
Quadruplicates: 8
Quintuplicates: 3

Notables on base cards: Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Jefferson, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Stewart, George Washington, Norman Schwarzkopf, Ulysses S. Grant, James Madison, Frank Robinson, Wyatt Earp, Frank Serpico, Theodore Roosevelt, Navajo Code Talkers, Jonas Salk, Clara Barton, Kelen Keller, Herbert Hoover, Jane Addams, Elenor Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Woodrow Wilson, John Quincy Adams, Nellie Bly, John Steinbeck, Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, The Underground Railroad, Lewis & Clark Expedition, Battle of Gettysburg, Doolittle Raid, Battle of Midway, D-Day, Battle of Iwo Jima, First American Spaceflight, March to Montgomery

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What: 2018 Leaf Best of Baseball cards
Arrives: August
Box basics: One buyback card or bonus item and one Best of Baseball per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's buyback brand returns with a case size twice as big as last year but some of the same iconic baseball cards from the past.

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There’s a newcomer in the Topps lineup this year with a legendary rainbow of Refractors that has thrilled collectors worldwide for years now in a number of sports. It's hit the Champions League pitch for the first time this year, though, with a roster of signers that that could contend for a World Cup if there was one for soccer cards.

It’s 2017-18 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League and it arrived last week with some of the biggest autographs in the global game possible in every box — but without a high-end price.

Also helping this one heat up? Team colors -- stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo are featured in their natural uniforms. Also adding some power? Timing and a limited release. This one has arrived well before the World Cup, giving it time to gain momentum before demand for soccer cards kicks in even harder atop interest in this inaugural release. It's also only found in hobby shops, not at Walmart or Target.

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Collectors ripping into packs of 2018 Bowman at retail will find an insert card that offers an interactive experience as well as  a shot at something more.

As long as their prospect gets the call.

It's the Bowman Big-League Breakthrough set and it includes 40 players who were waiting to make their MLB debut at the time this one was created. (At least one is already a winner.)

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If you've wanted a Shohei Ohtani autographed jersey, Topps Authentics is on it -- and it's now the only place where you'll be able to land the new Los Angeles Angels rookie.

Autographed baseballs and seven different autographed jerseys were among the first wave of signed pieces up for grabs from the company's memorabilia division with prices starting at $399.99 after their first signing -- and now he's an exclusive as of today.

“I’m excited to be part of Topps Authentics because Topps has a long history in baseball and partnering with its players,” Ohtani said.

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If you've wanted a Shohei Ohtani autographed jersey, Topps Authentics is on it.

Autographed baseballs and seven different autographed jerseys are among the first wave of signed pieces up for grabs from the company's memorabilia division with prices starting at $399.99.

The former Nippon Professional Baseball star and former Pacific League MVP signed a deal with Topps back in January after signing with the Angels in December. We recently got the first views from his first signing with Topps -- with known cards to come including Allen & Ginter, Topps Chrome and Bowman. His debut autographs arrived in 2018 Topps Heritage last week and he'll have more this week in 2018 Donruss from Panini America.

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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: The arrival of 2018 Topps Heritage, pondering Shohei Ohtani Chrome ink prices & more.

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Some who ripped into Topps' recent Transcendent Party VIP packs found a bit more than they had expected.

They found stamped cards with identical serial-numbering in some cases -- multiple 1/1s of the same card, for example -- and Topps has issued a list noting what the actual production volumes are for the cards found inside the packs.

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What: 2018 Bowman baseball cards
Arrives: April 25
Box basics: Three autographs per 12-pack jumbo box (eight boxes per case); One autograph per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Parallels breakdown: Click here
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman returns with a new look, new prospects and even a new inclusion -- two-player double-sided (and on-card) autographs as seen above.

Keep reading for more info as well as a full gallery of images.

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You'll have to wait until 2018 for his official Rookie Cards, but, don't worry, he's got plenty you can collect for now.

His name is Rafael Devers and he's also got six home runs in his first 62 at-bats for the Boston Red Sox and, most importantly, three of those have come in his last two games against the New York Yankees.

The 20-year-old third baseman is hitting .339 with 12 RBI, 11 runs and a stolen base in his first 16 games -- and he's got to be among the league leaders in pre-RC cardboard, too.

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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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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: 2026 Topps, Bowman Draft, NFL action, new pull and, of course, Kyle Tucker is a Dodger.

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

2 -- Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers

3 -- New Bowman Draft pulls

4 -- Inside a Marvel Studios Chrome box

5 -- Talking Bowman Draft

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Chicago's new slugger comes from Japan, the hobby and the FTC, NFL chatter, Chrome NBA, a Heritage question and ... applying some science to ink?

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1 -- White Sox land Japan's top slugger

2 -- Will the Federal Trade Commission look into the hobby?

3 -- Testing ink: Might be some science up in here

4 -- Talking 2025-26 Topps Chrome NBA

5 -- NFL Week 16 chatter

6 -- One from back in the day

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What's Buzzing: Topps Chrome NBA, Heritage High Number, the FTC, NFL, remembering Greg Biffle and new pulls in today's edition.

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1 -- Talking 2025-26 Topps Chrome NBA

2 -- Heritage boxes are among the new MLB breaks

3 -- Talking 2025 Topps Heritage High Number

4 -- NFL Week 16 chatter

5 -- NASCAR collectors remember Greg Biffle

6 -- Will the Federal Trade Commission look into the hobby?

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What's Buzzing: New pulls and chatter for NBA, MLB and NFL in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Talking 2025 Topps Heritage High Number

2 -- Heritage boxes are among the new MLB breaks

3 -- A Cleveland in 2025 Topps Allen & Ginter

4 -- NFL Week 16 already has 'em talking

5 -- Collecting NFL PSA 10s ... collecting NBA PSA 10s

6 -- New Chrome NBA breaks will be popping here

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What's Buzzing: Wemby returns and guides Spurs, John Cena smiles because it happened, NFL Week 15 and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- NBA: Wemby returns with a big night

2 -- Talking NFL Week 15

3 -- College football chatter and a new Heisman winner

4 -- Heritage High Number checklist reactions & more

5 -- John Cena's final match & all your WWE chatter is here

6 -- See all of the new pulls here

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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 15, best NBA insert card designs, Cooper Flagg, Pete Alonso, new pulls and more.

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1 -- Awaiting NFL Week 15

2 -- Not that first one ... I know that

3 -- One worth a look

4 -- Cooper Flagg chatter

5 -- Pete Alonso heads to Baltimore 

6 -- New MLB pulls

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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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TWO OF BLACKHEARTS
The Card: Shotzi Blackheart 2025 Panini Instant MLW Autographs Water parallel (/10)
The Price: $39.99 each via Panini
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This former WWE star is taking over a prominent spot in indy wrestling with appearances downright everywhere these days but with only a handful of card appearances to show for it (at least for now). Panini's newer foray into cardboard for Major League Wrestling has so far spawned a trio of base cards with parallels and some with autographed versions. I've been lucky enough to be plugged in and online to land ink for a couple of those drop days and in this case landed a pair of these autos where only eight others exist. Generally speaking, I'm not that big of a fan of the elemental parallels used in Instant these days, but they are an upgrade over the previous year's parallels that merely colored in one of the stripes in a design similar to this instead of the border as it is here. Either way, this one I'm a fan of as she's arguably my top collecting target these days as WWE stuff has gotten too pricey to comfortably dabble/rip boxes and have fun with the typical returns. In this case, the only angst is battling bots -- cards like these vanish in seconds and end up on eBay with prices three (or more) times higher. At least when I plunk down the money for these I know what I'm getting. (For those curious, the auto stickers here are older when she was signing in higher volumes for WWE releases -- her auto is back to an every-letter sig now.)
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this ... but wrestling cards are here.

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

MY EARLY INK FOR A BREAK-OUT STAR
The Card: Pete Crow-Armstrong 2018 Panini Elite Extra Edition 18U National Team Signatures Red (from 2019 USA Baseball Stars & Stripes rack sets)(/100)
The Reason Graded: I landed this ink for the Chicago Cubs star in a rack set -- that's a set and then some bonus cards in pack form direct from USA Baseball back in the day -- and he was one of a number of good names I found there for a low price. They all sat with my stuff for a few years before his breakout 2024 season got this one put into a grading order. Why? So I could get some ink in a slab and cross him off my list of key names needed. Crow-Armstrong joined the 30-30 Club this season, won his first Gold Glove and was an All-Star, too. The cool part? I added his ink from a two-auto set for just $9.99. (Other colors of this card are in standard EEE boxes ... the Reds are only in the sets I bought.)
The Grade: CGC 9.5 (10 auto)

Reality Check: The stock on these is the standard Donruss cardboard that can't decide if its chippy or soft -- it's generally pretty clean but a bottom corner could be soft here on the card backs where there's some color to make fuzz really obvious. This one was cleaner than other grading-worthy names but I'll likely slab others I found over time as more than a few here are in MLB now. He was the highest-profile name who needed to be graded now.

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What's Buzzing: Giannis ink to arrive in Chrome, NFL Week 12 chatter, MLB and NBA pulls ... and even more in this one.

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1 -- NFL Week 12 chatter

2 -- Talking autographs

3 -- Ginter autos are on their minds

4 -- Giannis Antetokounmpo ink arriving in Topps Chrome

5 -- All your MLB chatter

6 -- New MLB pulls ... New NBA pulls

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, NFL chatter, Topps Chrome NBA, a big error and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- NFL Week 12

2 -- (You don't have to.)

3 -- Whoops

4 -- Talking Topps Chrome NBA

5 -- All your MLB chatter

6 -- New MLB pulls ... New NBA pulls

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What's Buzzing: Worst NFL franchises, NFL Week 12, Topps Chrome NBA, pre-LeBron favorites, MLB chatter and new pulls.

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1 -- All your NFL Week 12 chatter is here

2 -- Picking the worst teams in the NFL

3 -- Talking Topps Chrome NBA upon pre-sale arrival

4 -- Talking NBA favorites ... before LeBron James' years

5 -- All your MLB chatter is here

6 -- New MLB pulls are here ... New NBA pulls are here

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