Joey Bart
Collecting Game-used: A Paul Skenes-related MLB beanball
It's BBWAA Awards Week for Major League Baseball and one of the most-notable winners made his way into my game-used collection this year ... well, sort of.
This month's ball in the Collecting Game-used series is another that came to me via a blind grab bag where all I knew was the date of the game ... but this time that wasn't to my advantage as, well, the baseballs pitched by the now-reigning National League Rookie Of The Year, Paul Skenes, command a 15x premium price over the rest of baseballs from this day and this game. Despite that, I rolled the dice, hoping for a possible inventory error or something interesting from what was still a Skenes start ... and I got just that.
Keep reading to see the details this time ... and the ball in action.
Buzz Break: 2024 Topps Update baseball cards (blaster)
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The box: 2024 Topps Update baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby & jumbo)
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Buzz Break: 2021 Panini Contenders baseball cards (blaster)
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The box: 2021 Panini Contenders baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number MLB (hobby)
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The box: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was found in this one.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (April 2)
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: Big pulls, the Sophomore Slump, Victor Wembanyama, Shohei Ohtani, Joey Bart and more.
Buzz Break: 2021 Donruss baseball cards (hanger box)
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The box: 2021 Donruss baseball cards (hanger box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for this one.
Buzz Break: 2021 Bowman baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2021 Bowman baseball cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview & Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)
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Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number (Hot Blaster)
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The box: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster Hot Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was found in this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number MLB (mega)
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The box: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (mega box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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Buzz Break: 2021 Donruss baseball cards (hanger box)
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The box: 2021 Donruss baseball cards (hanger box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for this one.
Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hanger)
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The box: 2021 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (this and other formats)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number MLB (blaster)
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The box: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was found in this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number MLB (blaster)
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The box: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was found in this one.
Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary (mega)
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The box: 2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Edition baseball cards (mega)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby/LITE)
First Buzz preview with checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Buys: An autograph-heavy group including NFL and WWE stars, error cards, an uncut sheet, old magazines & more
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 a bit heavy on autographs I've picked up over, say, the last year.
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TURTLE POWER!
The Card: Kevin Eastman 2019 Topps The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Green Artist Autographs (/99)
The Price: Around $30
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This is an autograph from one of the original creators of the TMNT franchise that has been seen in countless comic books, video games, movies and other stuff out there in the world for years now -- a franchise among franchises. I'm not sure how rare his autograph is out there in the comic book world -- typically, artists do signings somewhat regularly -- but for trading cards he signed about 30 different options in this release that included one artist auto and one sketch card along with a very nice premium-style set ... and I think that is it for his cards. Poke around here on The Buzz and you'll see how these sets look and how I did pretty well opening a couple of them in the past. Why? The prices dipped rather dramatically in the year or so after they arrived but they have picked back up price-wise and aren't the cheapest of ripping options now -- but the sketches can be nice enough to pay for it all sometimes. I figured this auto was a key one in the long run, so I added this to go with my others. And, if you want to add some more pop culture trivia here, Eastman was the editor and publisher of Heavy Metal magazine as well as married to Julie Strain, a model and "The Queen of B-movies" who has appeared in BenchWarmer sets and helped create other card sets herself.
Grab a box right here: 2019 Topps The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesKeep reading for more interesting items ...
Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2022 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview with checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Big League Baseball cards
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The box: 2021 Topps Big League Baseball cards (display box)
First Buzz Preview & Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Opening Day MLB cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2022 Topps Opening Day baseball cards (blaster)
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Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Opening Day MLB cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2022 Topps Opening Day baseball cards (blaster)
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Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Opening Day MLB cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2022 Topps Opening Day baseball cards (blaster)
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Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Opening Day MLB cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2022 Topps Opening Day baseball cards (hobby box)
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Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2022 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview with checklist/SPs/more: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2021 Panini Chronicles Baseball (value pack)
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The box: 2021 Panini Chronicles Baseball baseball cards (value pack)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of images.
Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview with checklist/SPs/more: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome MLB (hobby)
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The box: 2021 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome baseball cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.