What: 2023 Panini Illusions football cards
Arrives: March 13, 2024
Box basics: Three autos and two memorabilia cards per 10-pack box (16 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The seventh version of Illusions arrives for NFL fans with its familiar approach and some new stars and inclusions in the mix.

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What: 2024 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmets
Arrives: March 29
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line drops for a new year with a new assortment of NFL and college helmets in the mix and some of the biggest names in the history of the game among them.

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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: The Super Bowl will be set today, Luka Doncic's big night, new pulls, 2024 Topps 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: "Why prospecting is impossible," 2024 Topps, Josh Allen, NFL postseason chatter 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: C.J. Stroud, Joe Mauer, Victor Wembanyama, postseason NFL, baseball collector thoughts and talking 2024 Topps.

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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 ... a mix of newer pick-ups and some retro/oddball finds.

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A SIMPLE VARIATION
The Card: Bryce Young 2023 Panini Prizm Draft Picks Variations Silver parallel
The Price: $9.99
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This one caught my attention out there in the world with it being the antithesis of a lot of draft cards these days -- a helmet-less studio portrait -- so I bit. It looked clean and potentially slab-worthy but after how his rookie season went I might wait and see if others go the slab route and I'll pick theirs off rather than sub this one. Or, over the long haul, maybe this will make its way into my submissions -- but it's not a priority at the moment. We'll see. Either way, I like this card and no matter what he does in the NFL he's always got a spot of some sort in the school ties part of my collection.
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What: 2023 Pro Set Pure football cards
Arrives: April 26, 2024
Box basics: Three autos per hobby box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Pure brand takes on a football focus with this release that will have every card autographed and showcase acetate stock on every card as well.

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What: 2024 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Footballs
Arrives: March 22
Box basics: One autographed football per box (four boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures blind-boxed football line returns for a new year with nothing but autographed footballs -- logo and replica to keep costs lower -- in the mix from NFL and college football stars from the past and present.

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What: 2023 Panini Obsidian football cards
Arrives: March 6, 2024
Box basics: Two autos and two memorabilia cards per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Obsidian hits collectors' hands once again soon with its familiar look but with new players and additions to a lineup that's once again very hit-driven.

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What: 2023 Panini Immaculate Collection football cards
Arrives: Feb. 28. 2024
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (six boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate arrives for a new year of NFL action with its familiar looks, familiar formats and stars from the past and present once again paired together all in one high-end spot.

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What: 2023 Panini Zenith football cards
Arrives: Feb. 9, 2024
Box basics: One patch auto and one other auto per six-card box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Zenith returns with a new batch of recent retro cards with new looks -- a package that Panini says will "have collectors covered from A to Z."

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What: 2024 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Platinum Edition Autographed Football Jerseys
Arrives: Feb. 9
Box basics: One autographed jersey per box (four boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The newest arrival from the TRISTAR Hidden Treasures portfolio of autographed memorabilia releases drops just before the Super Bowl this year and its Hall of Famers in there this time -- just part of what's in store here -- are only players who were in the big game.

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What: 2023 Panini Spectra football cards
Arrives: Jan. 31, 2024
Box basics: Four autos and four memorabilia cards per four-pack box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Spectra drops for another go with all of the color and flash of past years and with plenty of NFL newcomer star power.

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What: 2023 Panini Rookies & Stars football cards
Arrives: Jan. 26, 2024
Box basics: Two autos and two memorabilia cards per six-pack box (14 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Rookies & Stars hits the field with its familiar format but plenty of new names -- rookies -- and then, of course, the stars to go with them.

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What: 2022 Super Glow Update Jumbo Edition
Arrives: Dec. 27, 2023
Box basics: Two autographs per six-pack box (five boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's revisiting of its original release for a late update set gets a second run with a ton of big names among possible finds from all around the sports world in both the pro and college ranks.

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What: 2023 Wild Card Auto Mania Pro-Look Football Edition
Arrives: Jan. 5, 2024
Box basics: Eight encased autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card's Auto Mania brand gets a Pro-Look Edition once again with an autograph in every pack and a meaty checklist of young NFL stars and NIL notables.

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now right here as the new wave of Blowout Cards' Black November sales is here

Many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz once again had to ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five that caught this collector’s eye ... and there's far more that just might suit your tastes in the big sale.

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MY SAFE PICK
2015 Topps Football factory set (Retail)
There's plenty to find in this set -- you get everybody -- but there's one basic card inside that's a Rookie Card (but not noted as one) with a lot of attention. It's the Pat McAfee Rookie Card. The NFL punter turned media mogul turned WWE commentator turned ESPN talker and now a full-on brand for that empire. I'm not a big fan but he doesn't have a boatload of cardboard and this is the home of the RC. It didn't get a RC logo as he had some medallion-looking insert the year before and then this one -- they weren't thinking about RCs for veteran punters -- but it's still a RC. Each set comes with some variations for rookies, a bonus hit and everything. When it's on sale, that's the time to grab ... it's a safe pick but there's still a little variety with that bonus hit.

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What: 2023 Pro Set Metal football cards
Arrives: January 2024
Box basics: Six autos and four base/parallel cards per hobby box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Pro Set's Metal run returns with "the top young college and pro talent on the gridiron" as well as "some of the greatest legends and superstars in the game" in a release that's still heavy on ink but also includes base cards this time around and a buyback auto in every box.

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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: Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson are your Rookie of the Year winners, NFL Week 11, all aboard the C.J. Stroud hype train, The Rock's autos, Black November and ... is Mac Jones done?

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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: NFL Week 10, scouting Black November, C.J. Stroud, rookie-year insert cards, Michigan cheating and new pulls in today's edition.

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What: 2022 Keepsake Multi-sport Edition cards
Arrives: Dec. 22, 2023
Box basics: One encased Keepsake card per illuminated display box (five boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's Keepsake brand goes high-end for fans of all sports in this one with a mix of legendary names from the past, present and future (college stars on NIL deals) all in play.

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now right here as the first wave of Blowout Cards' Black November sales is here

Many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz once again had to ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five that caught this collector’s eye ... and there's far more that just might suit your tastes in the big sale.

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SCHOOL COLORS & MORE
2022 Bowman's Best University Football Hobby
It might be the season talking, but this box jumped out at me among the sales ranks as it's relatively new, includes a bunch of stars playing on Saturdays (thanks to NIL deals they're in here) and some notables who are now playing on Sundays right now, too. There are two Chrome autos per box here as well as quite a bit of insert and parallel potential, too, without breaking the bank. Sure, with a deeper checklist and names who won't be pros until later, there will be some leaner boxes than others -- like anything, really -- but with full logos, NIL guys, Chrome and parallels this one might have a shelf life a little longer than others in terms of popular players emerging on the fields and on collectors' minds. Among autos here? The last two Heisman Trophy winners, Bryce Young and Caleb Williams, along with Jordan Addison, Anthony Richardson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Heisman favorite J.J. McCarthy, Bo Nix, Jordan Addison, C.J. Stroud and more ... and there are multi-player autos to find, too.

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What: 2023 Panini Prizm football cards
Arrives: Dec. 20
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm takes the NFL field with plenty of color and flash, new rookies, more Manga and other surprises in store such as two-player Color Blasts and vertical versions of those colorful coveted cards.

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What: 2023 Leaf Eclectic Football cards
Arrives: January
Box basics: Four autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Eclectic takes the football field with a few brands together all in one spot with stars of the past, present and future all in play as part of an autograph-only release with plenty of energy and with nearly everything limited to no more than 10 copies per card.

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What: 2023 Panini Phoenix football cards
Arrives: Dec. 1
Box basics: Two autos and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (16 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Phoenix arrives for its eighth NFL campaign with another colorful and meaty base set, plenty of inserts and more inside.

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