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Making the Grade (June): Muhammad Ali, The Crow, Space Jam, Wemby, Spidey, Connor Bedard & Liv Morgan before WWE?
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 ...
GRADE LIKE A BUTTERFLY ...
The Card: Muhammad Ali 2021 Topps Muhammad Ali The People's Champ Collection Black parallel (/56)
The Reason Graded: When I spotted this card (ungraded) at about the price of a blaster, I bit as that was a good number for a parallel from this set that was released week by week for a year on Topps' site. Since it was both a rarer parallel and, if you ask me, one of the better-looking cards in this retro-styled set with that exposure photo, I also opted to slab it. Why? Well that stock and color is a grading challenge -- but it was one I was willing to take as this one looked strong.
The Grade: CGC 10

Grade 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 P10 Total
Population 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Reality Check: I was right and it graded actually better than I had hoped (I figured a 9.5) making this a win atop of a win.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Basketball, Comics, Football, Hockey, Movies, Non-sports, Pro Wrestling, Boxing, Making the Grade, Music, TV, Vintage and tagged Brandon Lee, Cryptozoic, Michael Jordan, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, NXT, Panini America, PSA, The Crow, Topps, Will Ferrell, Wolverine, WWE, 1955 Bowman, 2011 Panini Americana, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bo Bichette, Boxing, C.M. Punk, CGC, Garbage Pail Kids, Jim Lee, Jimmie Foxx, KISS, Liv Morgan, MTV, Muhammad Ali, Space Jam, The Blues Brothers, X-men, Gene Simmons, John Belushi, Looney Tunes, Dan Aykroyd, The Real World, Pete Dunne, Jay Buhner, 2019 Topps WWE Women's Division, Toni Storm, Mac Jones, Andy Pafko, Total Recall, Britt Baker, Shotzi Blackheart, 2021 Panini Select, Thunder Rosa, CSG, 2021 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks, 2021 Bowman's Best, Judd Winick, 2011 Cryptozoic CBLDF Liberty Autographs, Brady House, 2022 Panini Prizm WWE, MJF, Pro Wrestling Illustrated, 2022 Panini Prizm, 2020 Topps NXT, Ivy Nile, Jade Cargill, 2022 Topps Rip, Victor Wembanyama, 2022 Panini Prizm WWE Premium Box Set, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Heather Graham, Connor Bedard, 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter X, 2023 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Intergoolactic Mayhem, 2023-24 Topps Now NHL stickers, DVD, Hooters, Web Of Spider-Man, "Joliet" Jake Blues, Elwood Blues, Debbie Harry, Blondie, Creem, Austin Powers 2, Cornerstone, 1999 Cornerstone Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, PWI Awards Issue, 1960 Fleer, Peter Wolf, The J. Geils Band, Omega Red, 1994 Kitchen Sink Press The Crow, Kitchen Sink Press, 2014 Hooters Calendar playing cards, CGC Home Video, 2021 Topps Muhammad Ali The People's Champ Collection, CBLDF, 2021 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks Rookies & Stars on June 1, 2024 by BlowoutBuzz.
Upper Deck Authenticated adds 'Gangs of New York' to ongoing line of comic book & movie prints

Upper Deck Authenticated has added a new chapter in its ongoing line of comic book and movie gallery prints that showcase memorable stories and characters on a monthly basis.
Gangs of New York joins The Crow among the movie properties to appear on the prints, which are printed on premium paper and are individually hand numbered and also have variants. They are sold via the Upper Deck Store online. Among the Marvel Comics characters to have prints so far are Wolverine, Daredevil and The Avengers.
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This entry was posted in Comics, Movies, Non-sports and tagged Brandon Lee, Chasing Amy, Clerks, Daredevil, Gangs of New York, Kill Bill, Miramax, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, The Avengers, The Crow, Trainspotting, Upper Deck Authenticated, Wolverine on November 9, 2015 by BlowoutBuzz.

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Hockey
Oct. 8 - 2024-25 Ultimate Collection
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Other/Multi-sports
Oct. 1 - 2025 Topps Triumphant Tennis
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Non-sports
Oct. 1 - Topps Chrome Spongebob
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Oct. 15 - Historic Autos 15th
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Oct. 15 - Topps Disney Wonder
Oct. 17 - Pieces of Past Royalty
Oct. 30 - Decision Color Cut SE
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Gaming
Oct. 10 - Pokemon ME Build & Battle
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