What: 2020 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jersey Edition Series 2
Arrives: July 3
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line puts on jerseys for a second time this year with some new names, legendary inclusions and some other surprises.

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The box: 2020 Score football cards (blaster box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2020 Panini Elements football cards
Arrives: Aug. 14
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per four-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The third season of Elements includes some new inclusions, some short-printed parallels to chase and "more on-card autographs," according to Panini.

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The box: 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football (blaster box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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What: 2020 Panini Elite football cards
Arrives: July 29
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Elite hits the field once again with the familiar format and feel, a Pen Pals autograph in every box and plenty more to look for, too.

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What: 2020 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmets
Arrives: June 24
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures is back on the gridiron once again with new NFL names, some 2020 draft picks and other surprises inside.

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The box: 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football (blaster box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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The box: 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football (mega box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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The box: 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football (two multi-packs)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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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.

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OFF-SEASON SLABBING
The Card: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2019 Topps Chrome RC (PSA 9)
The Price: About $15
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: The pop report on this one is flip-flopped like a lot of new modern cards -- it's got more than 1,500 PSA 10s but just over 150 PSA 9s out of nearly 1,700 graded ... not the norm, really. Nonetheless, I still didn't mind it in this grade for this price. The short-printed Series 2 card that carries the same photo as this one is a tougher grade -- those corners can be chippy -- but rather than sub my own there and hope for a PSA 9 I just decided to go this route on Chrome. I'll probably do more when they present themselves or perhaps submit others at some point. (I'll have a big submission I already made batting lead-off in a future Making The Grade, too.) My gut feeling is that this super-rookie didn't live up to the massive hype we had envisioned last year -- so 2020 could be one that is dramatic for his cardboard ... one way or another.
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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 1.

The box: 2017 Donruss football cards (jersey hanger box)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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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 ... and this time around it's mostly stuff found on the affordable side.

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WORKHORSE PLATES
The Card: Derrick Henry 2016 Panini Spectra Plates & Patches black printing plate (1/1)
The Price: About $9
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: We'll know soon whether this monster of the gridiron this season will be playing in the Super Bowl for the first time, but I figured I'd lead off with him since he's had a huge year. I'd also let this serve as a reminder that there are some solid bargains to be found among stuff that's not brand new and that there are types of cards that seem to be overlooked. This card fits that bill. Yes, printing plates can have less appeal depending on the color of the plate and the design of the cards, but they seem to be overlooked by many for some unknown reason to me. They are 1/1s available in four different colors/separations but people don't seem to always act like they are when selling or buying. This price works for me and for my collecting tastes, especially when you consider this is also from his rookie year.
Grab a box right here: Spectra NFL boxes (all years)

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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: Derrick Henry is a freak, Drake's Rookie Card reaction, big pulls from around the collecting world and "What happens with Patrick Mahomes prices when Houston wins?"

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The box: 2019 Donruss Optic NFL cards (memorabilia blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 13 of 100 (13 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards: Derrick Henry, Mark Ingram, Amari Cooper, George Kittle, Jared Goff, T.J. Watt, Matthew Stafford, Deshaun Watson, Ryan Kerrigan, Brandin Cooks, Kirk Cousins, Travis Kelce, Darius Leonard

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The box: 2019 Panini Illusions football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 6
Cards per box: 36
Base set completion: 
31 of 100 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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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 ... and this time around there's a little bit of everything -- 20 items for a new year.

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WILL HE STAY OR WILL HE GO?
The Card: Kyle Schwarber 2016 Bowman's Best Rookie Card (PSA 10)
The Price: $8
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I picked this one up because the price was right for a high-grade Rookie Card but also because I took a look at the stat sheet. I'd argue that while he's been off the collecting radar of many lately, Schwarber put up a career year last season. His average was still low -- but a career-best .250 -- and he also had career marks in homers (38) and RBI (92) as well as games, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles ... pretty much everything except stolen bases and on-base percentage. He'll always be remembered as a member of the 2016 Cubs World Series championship team, but I said "had been" off collecting radars because there were recent trade rumors where he could be headed to the Yankees. A move like that would make these kinds of cheaper buys vanish far faster than they might already and rejuvenate his cardboard. I'd be buying on him right now among the cheap early options.
Grab a box right here: 2016 Bowman's Best baseball cards (when available)

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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. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around it's the biggest roundup ever (in volume, not price).

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A UNIQUE SURPRISE 
The Card: Tony Gwynn 2015 Panini Immaculate Collection Collegiate Memorabilia (/99)
The Price: $16.25
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: It took me a while to find one of these (only casually looking), but this card of the Baseball Hall of Famer is one of a few that show him in his other sport, basketball, which he played at San Diego State. His estate auctioned off a number of game-used pieces and other memorabilia in 2015, generating more than $217,000 partly going to the Tony and Alicia Gwynn Foundation to help kids in need. His first Aztecs basketball uniform went for $11,858 in that SCP Auctions sale and the buyer was Panini America. These cards aren't all that plentiful in this release -- and they certainly aren't the only place the swatches went as there are just 99 standard cards and a second one limited to five copies with a much larger prime swatch. The follow-up release to this one had a few more, including prime cards, and he also had posthumous autographed cards (stickers) showing him in his basketball uniform in a National Treasures release. Spoiler alert: you'll see one more of these here at some point.
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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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 box: 2019 Panini Contenders football cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 
34 of 100 (34 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Patrick Mahomes II, Pat Tillman, Baker Mayfield, Tom Brady, Amari Cooper, Julio Jones, Derrick Henry, Eli Manning, Cam Newton, Jared Goff, Dak Prescott, Sam Darnold, Drew Brees

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The box: 2019 Panini Playbook football cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 20
Base set completion: 
13 of 200 (7 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer boxes this year 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 that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around there's a bit of everything but more on the affordable side.

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MONSTER YEAR, SIMPLE ROOKIE CARD
The Card: Derrick Henry 2016 Donruss Rookie Card (BGS 9.5)
The Price: $9
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I made this pick-up just before he started his recent run of big games mostly because it seemed underpriced for the grade, which is a solid quad 9.5. Interestingly, just 25 copies of this card have been slabbed and nothing has checked in below this mark. It makes me think you could pick off a factory set at a pretty cheap price if you want to dabble with grading key cards here -- and there are a few where you could do pretty well with some 9.5s or 10s. About that price ... one of the other 9.5s had an asking price of $40 on eBay when I looked. Sure, the action here is heavier on Optic, ink and rarer parallels, but simple RCs of affordable sets seem to be go-to cards for more and more people these days.
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The box: 2018 Panini Playoff football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 56
Base set completion: 42 of 200 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Tom Brady, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Odell Beckham Jr., Todd Gurley II, Jared Goff, Larry Fitzgerald, Rob Gronkowski, Derek Carr

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The box: 2019 Panini Prizm football cards (Walmart mega box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 
25 of 300 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Derrick Henry, Steve Largent, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Flacco, Jabrill Peppers, Darius Leonard, Roquan Smith, Rashaad Penny, Jordan Poyer, Lorenzo Alexander, Will Fuller V, Lorenzo Carter, Myles Garrett, Greg Olsen, Gareon Conley, Fred Taylor, Clinton Portis, A.J. Green, Jameis Winston, Harrison Butker, Michael Gallup, Marshon Lattimore, Aaron Donald, Lamar Miller, Nick Vannett

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Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry once again proved to be a workhorse -- and still an overlooked one at that on cardboard -- as he had 23 carries for 188 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-32 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. No other RB topped 120 yards this week and only one other had more than two TDs -- you'll see the other here later on the list.

This was just his second 100-yard game of the year but he's got eight TDs this season. This 2016 rookie and and former Heisman winner moved into fifth place on the Titans' career TD list on Sunday by upping his total to 30, trailing only Steve McNair (36), Chris Johnson (50), Eddie George (64) and Hall of Famer Earl Campbell (73). The yardage mark was not a career-high as he posted a ridiculous 238-yard game last season.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 4.

The box: 2018 Panini Contenders football cards (11-pack blaster)
The cost: Click here

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The box: 2019 Panini Unparalleled football cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 7
Cards per box: 56
Base set completion: 
42 of 200 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Saquon Barkley, Julio Jones, Derrick Henry, Calvin Ridley, J.J. Watt, T.J. Watt, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Nick Chubb, Russell Wilson, Odell Beckham Jr., Dalvin Cook, Kyle Van Noy, Marcus Mariota

Standard Rookie Cards (14) – Jeff Wilson Jr., Dan Arnold, River Cracraft, Samson Ebukam, Jayon Brown, Mike Hilton, Kamu Grugier-Hill, Peter Kalambayi, John Johnson III, Keith Kirkwood, Deshazor Everett, Holton Hill, Keith Ford, Anthony Firkser

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