Here's this month's roundup of items that have recently caught my eye as a buyer ...

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MY BEAR NECESSITY
The Item: Paul "Bear" Bryant autographed & dated/inscribed (Oct. 18, 1976) 8-by-10 photo (BAS authenticated)
The Price: $219 ... high for me but it's the perfect item for me
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This was a jaw-dropper of a find for me during a random search of Mill Creek Sports' superstore for autographed stuff earlier this year and I've saved it for football season, specifically this month, to present it and tell its story. It's personalized and that makes it perfect for me this time ... and to top that, the signed date -- the legendary Alabama Crimson Tide football coach and football icon who won 323 games dated everything signed like this -- might as well be on Buzz's actual birthday. (It's close ... close enough.) The odds of this existing or one being signed on my actual birthday? Well, I'm sure there were a number of things to sign on this Monday and I'm also very sure he wasn't sitting down to sign requests on a gameday when I kicked things off in the world. So, this is perhaps as close as it can get. The quality and condition of the photo are perfect and the ink is perfectly legible, too. Now, is his autograph really rare? Not particularly, but he died in January 1983 well before sit-down and paid signing sessions were en vogue for sports legends and he's still in high, historic demand despite Nick Saban equaling him and/or re-writing the Alabama record book in more recent years. It's the perfect item at a perfect price and it will always be mine.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this ... but football cards are here.

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

A HIGH-GRADE DOMINATOR
The Card: Paul Skenes 2025 Topps Heritage
The Reason Bought: I'll fully admit I'm a sucker for high-grade Heritage Rookie Cards and, while this isn't an RC, this one captured my attention just like one as I've ripped my fair share of Heritage this year and, well, not much of the cards that matter that I pulled could have checked in at a perfect grade. All that perfection, the clean photo and the color scheme here got me to bite.
The Grade: CGC 10 (Pristine)

Reality Check: I didn't check the pop report before grabbing it, so it was an extra bonus to see that it's the lone card in the top slot with a decent number of cards below it -- and that goes as low as a CGC 7. That reinforces that Heritage isn't the easiest grade. That makes this one even more of a win in my book.

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The box: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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What's Buzzing: NFL preseason chatter, found a grail at the National, cheap MLB favorites and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

2 -- Found a grail at the National

3 -- Talking cheap MLB favorites 

4 -- Inside a solid Heritage hobby box

5 -- Mosaic NBA mega boxes seem to deliver

6 -- Still a good question 

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I didn't need it, but once I saw this ... I knew I had to have it.

This month's entry in the Collecting Game-used series is an item that sat out there on the auction block for some time. One day I noticed the name and wondered, given its unique look, whether it was the kind of piece that could be could be narrowed down to an exact when and where of it all and be photo-matched. It turns out that the piece is a one-of-a-kind item and any and all photos of the player from that day are, without question, that item.

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The box: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all other formats)
First Buzz preview, odds & checklist: Click here

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The box: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all other formats)
First Buzz preview, odds & checklist: Click here

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The box: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all other formats)
First Buzz preview, odds & checklist: Click here

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The box: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all other formats)
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What's Buzzing: Awaiting Jac Caglianone, NBA postseason, a hanger is a banger and more in this holiday edition.

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1 -- Awaiting Jac Caglianone ... 

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here

3 -- NBA postseason and more

4 -- Hanger is a banger ... or is it bad collation?

5 -- WWE chatter during a busy weekend

6 -- New MLB pulls include 2025 Bowman and more

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What's Buzzing: Error cards, 2025 Bowman and Topps Heritage chatter, Kyle Schwarber in Cooperstown and "a laundry tag is not a logoman" and more.

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1 -- One to read

2 -- 2025 Bowman breaks and more

3 -- "A laundry tag is not a logoman"

4 -- One more to read

5 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Heritage

6 -- Is Kyle Schwarber a Hall of Famer?

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What's Buzzing: Babe Ruth memorabilia cards, modern-day overproduction, NBA action, Topps Heritage and 2025 Bowman in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Talking Babe Ruth memorabilia cards

2 -- Thoughts on modern-day overproduction

3 -- NBA action is on their minds

4 -- Heritage delivers pretty well here

5 -- 2025 Bowman arrives ... Thoughts on Bowman Red

6 -- Check out Bowman breaks

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What's Buzzing: Aaron Judge, multi-player autos, NBA chatter, a really funky Heritage blaster, 2025 Bowman and more in today's edition.

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1 -- Judge.

2 -- Showing off multi-player NFL autos

3 -- NBA chatter as the postseason continues

4 -- Something really funky brewing?

5 -- All your MLB chatter is here

6 -- Bowman Red Rookie Redemption reactions

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What's Buzzing: Reactions to Bowman Red Rookie Redemptions, 2025 Score NFL, Shedeur Sanders, a cautionary grading tale and more in this midweek edition.

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1 -- Bowman Red Rookie Redemption reactions

2 -- A grading tale ... (please learn some things here)

3 -- Still talking Shedeur Sanders

4 -- Reactions to 2025 Score NFL

5 -- Still talking Topps Heritage

6 -- Chewing on Topps nuggets

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What's Buzzing: About Bo Jackson's football Rookie Card, offseason NFL chatter, Downtown cards, an interesting foil botch, Topps Dynasty and Topps Heritage.

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1 -- Bo Jackson's NFL Rookie Card: A lot of correct answers here

2 -- Offseason NFL chatter is here

3 -- Downtowns ... now or later?

4 -- An interesting foil botch

5 -- Awaiting Topps Dynasty

6 -- Still talking Topps Heritage

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The box: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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What's Buzzing: Shedeur Sanders falls to Cleveland in the fifth round, NFL Draft reactions, Pop Century arrives and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- All your NFL Draft reactions are here

2 -- Pondering Shedeur Sanders card values after the fall

3 -- Inside a new Pop Century case ... and another one

4 -- Still talking Topps Heritage ... and Heritage High Number

5 -- NBA postseason talk

6 -- Inside some football boxes 

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What's Buzzing: NFL Draft reactions, Shedeur Sanders, Tyler Shough, Topps Heritage and plenty more.

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1 -- All your NFL Draft reactions are here

2 -- Pondering Shedeur Sanders card values now

3 -- "Old people prefer the term experienced"

4 -- Seasons In The Sun delivers

5 -- Talking Topps Heritage

6 -- NBA postseason chatter

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The box: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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What's Buzzing: New Patrick Mahomes ink, an old Heritage case break that was huge, a fun botch and more.

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1 -- Collectors react to new Patrick Mahomes ink from Panini

2 -- Talking Nick Kurtz

3 -- Topps Heritage is here once again 

4 -- That's a fun botch

5 -- NBA postseason chatter is here

6 -- That'll work ... one from back in the day 

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What's Buzzing: New Topps Heritage, Bron Breakker, Nick Kurtz, Braves chaos and more in this Tuesday edition.

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1 -- Talking a new year of Topps Heritage 

2 -- Wrestlemania 41 fallout reactions continue

3 -- A redemption tale

4 -- Nick Kurtz gets the call

5 -- Braves chaos continues

6 -- Checking in on autographed books tips

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What's Buzzing: New Topps Heritage, old new Topps Heritage, Wrestlemania 41 and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- Talking a new year of Topps Heritage 

2 -- Wrestlemania 41 reactions

3 -- Checking in on the Elly De La Cruz thread

4 -- Daily MLB over-reactions

5 -- Talking 2025 Topps Tribute

6 -- Talking this year's Heritage from last year

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What: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards
Arrives: April 23
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: It's time to turn back the clock a few years with Topps Heritage taking on 1976 ... and it's penciled in to arrive this month.

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What's Buzzing: Whatever, whoever, whenever ... yada, yada, yada ... read them or don't in today's edition.

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1 -- Him?

2 -- Whoopee!

3 -- Whatever.

4 -- Who?

5 -- That guy?

6 -- Really? Only a blaster?

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