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Buzz Break: 2018-19 Panini Prizm NBA cards (blaster box)
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post 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: 2018-19 Panini Prizm NBA cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all formats)
Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 14 of 200 (7 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards – Reggie Miller, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kevin Love, Chris Webber, Terrence Ross, Allen Crabbe, Justin Jackson, Taj Gibson, Tyler Johnson, Pau Gasol, Markieff Morris, J.R. Smith, Thon Maker, Trey Burke
First Buzz: 2018-19 Panini Impeccable basketball cards
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What: 2018-19 Panini Impeccable basketball cards
Arrives: Feb. 20
Box basics: Five autographs plus one wrapped metal logo, Stainless Stars or Stainless Stars auto card per nine-card box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Impeccable takes to the hardwood once again with "the return of the super-rare and highly sought-after 1/2 troy ounce gold and one-ounce silver bar cards" among its inclusions -- and every autograph is an on-card signature.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Blowout launches Black Friday Week ... now (updated)
Update: It's here -- and here's your direct link.
Who wants to wait until Friday? Blowout Cards simply isn't as we're doing the ol' Black Friday thing all week long -- and Black Friday Week begins in less than 12 hours from now.
It all starts on Monday at 7 a.m. Eastern with the biggest deals in the business on tap beginning at that time and lasting as long as they can. But you shouldn't shop and run early as each day will have new deals -- and reloads -- all day long and Buzz will have Buzz Box giveaways -- boxes of free stuff -- each day, too. (Look for details on those tomorrow morning about an hour after the sale madness begins.)
While you've seen Doorbuster deals with each wave of Black November right here all month long, there's even more to come.
Like what? Keep reading for a sneak peek at some of the new deals on the way ...
Buzz Break: 2018-19 NBA Hoops Holiday Edition (blaster box)
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post 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: 2018-19 NBA Hoops Holiday Edition (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)
Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 71 of 280 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler, Lonzo Ball, Paul George, Dirk Nowitzki, Kyrie Irving, James Harden, Carmelo Anthony, Tim Hardaway Jr, Tony Parker, Derrick Rose
Rookie Cards (8) – Josh Okogie, Zaire Smith, Robert Williams III, Jacob Evans III, Keita Bates-Diop, Landry Shamet, Mikal Bridges, Kevin Knox
Buzz Break: 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball (blaster box)
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: 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 27 of 100* (27 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards – Andrew Wiggins (2 versions), Brandon Ingram, Caleb Swanigan (2), Damian Lillard, Dennis Smith Jr., Devin Booker, Donovan Mitchell, Draymond Green, Jamal Murray, James Harden, John Collins, John Wall (2), Jonathan Isaac, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kawhi Leonard, Kobe Bryant, Kris Dunn, Kristaps Porzingis, Lauri Markkanen (2), Malik Monkm Markelle Fultz, Paul George, Vince Carter
First Buzz: 2018-19 Donruss basketball cards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What: 2018-19 Donruss basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 7
Box basics: Two autographs per 10-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Donruss moves to a jumbo-pack format with plenty of new stars and new energy for a new NBA season.
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of what's to come.
First Buzz: 2018-19 NBA Hoops basketball cards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What: 2018-19 NBA Hoops basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 24
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: A new NBA season tips off with this one, which will include new rookies in their new threads, plenty of new inserts and plenty of new ink.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.
Buzz 12 in 12: Busting 2017-18 Panini Cornerstones (Hour 1)
Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 1.
The box: 2017-18 Panini Cornerstones basketball cards
The cost: Click here
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
First Buzz: 2017-18 Panini Flawless basketball cards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What: 2017-18 Panini Flawless basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 31
Box basics: One diamond card, seven autos, one memorabilia card and one more auto or mem card per 10-card briefcase (two boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: What Panini calls "the industry standard for high-end trading cards" returns to the hardwood for another season with every autograph on-card and impressive patches as well as diamond cards also in the mix.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.
First Buzz: 2017-18 Panini Immaculate Collection NBA cards
What: 2017-18 Panini Immaculate Collection basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 10
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)
Pre-order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Immaculate brings "the widest array of unique memorabilia" to the hardcourt with jumbo patches, brand logos and even team slogan patch cards this time around.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (July 22)
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: NSCC chatter, best and worst card decisions, showing off NBA cards, William Shatner vs. autograph hounds and more in today's edition.
First Buzz: 2017-18 Panini Impeccable basketball cards
What: 2017-18 Panini Impeccable basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 19
Box basics: Five autographs per nine-card box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: This high-end brand returns to the court with "a wide array of signatures and surprises" with new inclusions that include cards printed on metal and metal inlay cards.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (July 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 Today: Impressive vintage and Hall of Famer stashes, NSCC chatter, snow inside an epic NBA pack (no, not Eric), big pulls & more.
First Buzz: 2018 TRISTAR Signature Series National Edition
What: 2018 TRISTAR Signature Series National Edition
Arrives: Aug. 1
Box basics: One autographed item per envelope (eight envelopes per case).
What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Signature Series returns with just 80 eight-pack cases of authenticated autographed memorabilia just in time for this year's National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland.
Oklahoma Sooners star Trae Young signs exclusive with Panini
Former Oklahoma Sooners basketball star and future first-round NBA Draft pick Trae Young has joined a new squad.
The Panini America team.
“We’re excited to welcome Trae Young as the newest exclusive member of the Panini America family,” said Panini CEO Mark Warsop. “Trae is one of the most exciting young players in all of basketball and he will absolutely be a major driver for our NBA trading card products for all of 2018-19 and beyond. We’ll work closely with him to deliver trading card and memorabilia offerings that appeal to fans and collectors in a major way.”
Buzz Break: 2017-18 Panini Essentials NBA cards (blaster box)
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post 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: 2017-18 Panini Essentials basketball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 5
Cards per box: 35
Base set completion: 17 of 200 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notable players on base cards – Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, John Wall, Serge Ibaka
Rookie Cards (5) – Kyle Kuzma, Markelle Fultz, Kyle Collinsworth, Abdel Nader, Terrance Ferguson
Gallery: Panini America Father's Day promos (will update)
Panini America is readying its Father's Day promo packs for the seventh season and has begun teasing what's to come.
So far, we've gotten a look at the basics for the release as well as some of the inserts.
Buzz Break: 2017-18 Panini Threads NBA cards (two boxes)
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post 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 boxes: 2017-18 Panini Threads NBA cards
Where to buy: Initially only at Target ($19.99 apiece)Keep reading for a full breakdown of two boxes.
First Buzz: 2017-18 Panini Noir basketball cards
What: 2017-18 Panini Noir basketball cards
Arrives: July 25
Box basics: Seven autographs or memorabilia cards per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Noir returns to the court with nothing but on-card autographs, plenty of memorabilia cards and other slick creations in this high-end release.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2017-18 Panini Spectra basketball cards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What: 2017-18 Panini Spectra basketball cards
Arrives: June 13
Box basics: Three autographs and three memorabilia cards per nine-card box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: The beefy stock and colorful rainbow of Panini Spectra is back on the hardwood for another season with some twists to the formula.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 1996 Score Board Autographed Collection sports cards box (Hour 1)
Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 1.
The box: 1996 Score Board Autographed Collection
The cost: $43 (Expect to pay more ... if you can even find one.)
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
First Buzz: 2017-18 Panini National Treasures basketball cards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What: 2017-18 Panini National Treasures basketball cards
Arrives: April 18
Box basics: Eight autos or mem cards, one additional printing plate or hit, and one base card or parallel per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: National Treasures hits the court once again with a wide array of autographs and memorabilia cards from the NBA's best of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2017-18 Panini Prizm Mosaic basketball cards
What: 2017-18 Panini Prizm Mosaic basketball cards
Arrives: March 14 (only initially via iCollectPanini.com)
Box basics: One autograph or numbered Prizm card per three-pack box (12 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: Prizm Mosaic arrives as an online-only release with plenty of color and plenty of potential inside its 10-card packs.
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of what's to come.
LeBron James will make a little NBA history tonight in San Antonio
When he arrived in the NBA back in 2003, he already was known as "The Chosen One" and just a couple years later people were pondering whether he was the best ever.
Then, he took his talents to South Beach, won a couple of NBA titles and then returned to where it all started for him and won a championship in Cleveland where there hadn't been successes like that since the 1960s for any sport. His cardboard? It's been among the royalty of the NBA since Day 1 -- this isn't about that.
But tonight in San Antonio LeBron James will likely make a different kind of NBA history but is just as significant (if not more so) from a historical perspective.
Tom Brady Super Bowl LI family ring hits auction block via Goldin
A Super Bowl LI ring issued to a member of Tom Brady's family is up for grabs right now via Goldin Auctions.
The size 10.5 world champions ring weighs 77.3 grams and is identical to the one issued to the quarterback who led his New England Patriots to a shocking come-from-behind overtime victory against the Atlanta Falcons a year ago. It's a 10 karat white-gold ring with 260 diamonds worked into the design.
It's believed to be the first ring or award tied to Brady to be hit the open market, and bidding opened at $20,000 -- and there's already action with the bidding.