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First Buzz: 2025 Leaf Red Carpet Collection (updated)
What: 2025 Leaf Red Carpet Collection
Arrives: January 2026
Box basics: 15 signed cards and three cut autos or autographed memorabilia redemptions per box
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Leaf takes its Hollywood releases ultra high-end "invitation-only release" with a limited-run, big-box approach that meshes autographed cards in some volume along with memorabilia all in one spot.
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This entry was posted in Autograph Collecting, Non-sports and tagged autographs, Back to the Future, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Leaf Trading Cards, Marvel, Michael J. Fox, movies, Pulp Fiction, Al Pacino, Captain America: Civil War, Elijah Wood, Ghostbusters, Henry Cavill, John Travolta, Ozzy Osbourne, Sigourney Weaver, The Godfather, Uma Thurman, Dan Aykroyd, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sean Astin, Stephen Spielberg, Tiffani Thiessen, Saved By The Bell, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian McKellen, John Rhys-Davies, Liv Tyler, Francis Ford Coppola, Tom Wilson, Ralph Fiennes, 2025 Leaf Red Carpet Collection, Eric Stoltz, Martin Scorcese, Elizabeth Berkley on November 20, 2025 by BlowoutBuzz.
First Buzz: 2025 Leaf Metal Authentics autograph cards
What: 2025 Leaf Metal Authentics autograph cards
Arrives: Aug. 29
Box basics: One on-card autograph per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Metal is back with nothing but autographs and colorful, rarer parallels in play with a mix of sports and non-sports all in one -- and with multi-signed cards (above) and inscriptions (below) also mixed in.
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This entry was posted in First Buzz, Movies, Multi-sport, Non-sports, TV and tagged Back to the Future, Christopher Lloyd, Ken Griffey Jr., Lea Thompson, Leaf Trading Cards, Lionel Messi, Michael J. Fox, Bill Russell, Dennis Rodman, Margot Robbie, Patrick Ewing, Sigourney Weaver, Kostas Antetokounmpo, Pete Weber, Spike Lee, Ian McKellen, Joe Pesci, Olivia Dunne, Hailey Van Lith, Nika Mühl, Hannah Hidalgo, Alex Antetokounmpo, 2025 Leaf Metal Authentics, Giannis Antetkounmpo, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Tom Wilson on August 8, 2025 by BlowoutBuzz.
First Buzz: 2022 Cryptozoic CZX Middle-earth trading cards

What: 2022 Cryptozoic CZX Middle-earth trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 19
Box basics: One autograph, one sketch, one CZX STR PWR, one Film Cel more per six-pack box
Order: Click here (when available)
What's buzz-worthy: Cryptozoic's high-end line takes on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies all in one premium release that includes some big autographs and plenty more.
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This entry was posted in First Buzz, Movies, Non-sports and tagged Cryptozoic, Evangeline Lilly, Peter Jackson, Sylvester McCoy, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic Monaghan, The Lord of The Rings, Orlando Bloom, CZX Middle-Earth, 2022 Cryptozoic CZX Middle-earth trading cards, 2022 Cryptozoic CZX Middle-earth, The Hobbit Trilogy, Carlos Cabeilero, David Day, Angelo De Capua, Yinshan, KangLe, Fan Sichen, Rhiannon Owens, Stephanie Rosales, Bob Stevlic, HeNan San Pang, Ian McKellen, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Liv Tyler, Miranda Otto, Manu Bennett, Bernard Hill, William Kircher, Jed Brophy, Lawrence Makoare, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Sarah McLeod, Bruce Hopkins, Stephen Hunter, Craig Parker, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on October 4, 2022 by BlowoutBuzz.

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Making The Grade: What Buzz slabbed or grabbed each month is here.

Collecting Game-used: Buzz photo-matches and talks about memorabilia every month.

Buzz Buys: Buzz shows off new pick-ups and tells us why he likes them.

Book it, Buzz: Collect autographs on a budget? Check out this monthly series about autographed books.

MiLB Madness: A monthly look at oddities found in minor-league baseball card sets.

Buzz's Fantastic Four A new series looking at four interesting or must-own cards each time.

Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud? Collecting tickets on the cheap in this regular series.

NEW RELEASES

Baseball (all dates subject to change)
Jan. 7 - 2025 Topps C. Up. Sapphire
Jan. 14 - 2025 Bowman Draft
Jan. 14 - 2025 Panini Select
Jan. 16 - 2025 Topps Museum Coll.
Jan. 28 - 2025 Bowman Draft SJ

Basketball
Jan. 21 - 2025 One & One WNBA

Football
Jan. 2 - 2026 TRISTAR HT Footballs
Jan. 7 - 2025 Panini Immaculate
Jan. 9 - 2025 Panini Prizm
Jan. 14 - 2025 Donruss Optic
Jan. 23 - 2025 Donruss Optic H2
Jan. 23 - 2025 Panini Prizm NH

Hockey
Jan. 14 - 2025-26 UD Allure

Other/Multi-sports
Jan. 2 - 2024-25 Chrome CL Women
Jan. 9 - 2025 Leaf Electrum Multi-Sport
Jan. 14 - 2025 AEW SP Sig. Edition
Jan. 15 - 2026 Topps Chrome W.Oly.
Jan. 15 - 2025-26 Topps UEFA Club
Jan. 22 - 2025 Topps Chrome F1
Jan. 23 - 2025 Topps UFC S. Club
Jan. 28 - 2025 Panini U. of Texas
Jan. 28 - 2025-26 Noir World Cup
Jan. 30 - 2025 Topps WWE Universe

Non-sports
Jan. 7 - Keepsake Hendrix PE
Jan. 7 - Leaf Red Carpet
Jan. 7 - Topps Pixar Gold
Jan. 7 - Panini Squishmallows
Jan. 21 - Keepsake R.S. Bob Marley
Jan. 23 - Benchwarmer Girls Summer 2
Jan. 28 - H.A. Famous Americans 2
Jan. 30 - Keepsake M. Jackson Bad
Jan. 30 - Pieces of Past Ancient World

Gaming
Jan. 23 - Yu-gi-oh! Burst Protocol
Jan. 23 - Yu-gi-oh! Chronicles S.C.
Jan. 30 - Pokemon Day 2026 Collection
Jan. 30 - Pokemon ME Asc. Heroes

Click here for future dates & TBDs.

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