Kyle Schwarber
Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2021 Topps Series 1 MLB (Hour 1)
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: 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
The Cost: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview with checklist/SPs/more: Click hereWhat's inside this one? Keep reading ...
Buzz Break: 2013 Panini America USA Baseball boxed set
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster)
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The box: 2020 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this one.
Black November Wave 4 is here … and here are five I'd grab
If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now right here as Blowout Cards' Black November sales are going strong with Wave 4 dropping earlier today.
Many of the discounts are dramatic enough that Buzz once again had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five boxes/cases 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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BEST POTENTIAL IN CHEAP BOX AWARD GOES TO ...
2013 Panini USA Baseball set
I'm not sure I've seen this one drop this low before (a doorbuster price that likely won't last long) and that only adds to the potential here. The base set includes the likes of Alex Bregman, Matt Chapman, Michael Conforto, Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, Jack Flaherty and Andrew Vaughn (among others) and each of those guys have autos and mem here -- and you get nine hits per box. Also among the hits can be members of the Japanese Collegiate All-Stars team and every box includes three Blue Prizm Select cards with all of those key names in there, too. At this price, this one is an easy throw-in and it's also one I'd consider ripping into three or four times for some safety. With all of the various patch cards and auto-mem combos and all those names, there's good potential here. Yes, there are a lot of guys who didn't pan out, too, but one key name on a key card like Vaughn, the third pick in last year's draft by the White Sox, or any of those MLB guys and it should feel like a solid bargain break.Keep reading for a few more boxes you should consider (and are likely to end up in Buzz's cart).
Buzz Buys: Young NFL stars' ink -- and paint -- along with some cheap RCs, Project 2020, Lea Thompson's comic & 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.
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GIVE 'EM A HAND ...
The Piece: Calvin Ridley 2018 Panini Instant Instant Impressions autographed hand print (/10)
The Price: $60 (shipped)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I picked this one up earlier this year when Panini had a half-price sale on Panini Instant stuff and I think it was a gem of a find considering he's had some strong showings for the Falcons. (Beyond that he fits one of my collecting niches.) What is this? It's a huge card -- not a card, really but it does have a full back so it's a card that's a couple feet tall -- with his handprint and autograph worked into the mix. The signature is slightly more full than many of his cards (believe it or not) but the uniqueness of the whole package drew me in ... especially at half price.
Grab a box right here: No boxes of these ... but you can find NFL boxes here.Keep reading for more interesting items ...
Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Opening Day MLB cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Opening Day baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2018 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2019 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster box)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)
Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery for this one.
Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Opening Day MLB cards (mega box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Opening Day baseball cards (Target mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Gypsy Queen MLB cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Opening Day MLB cards (mega box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Opening Day baseball cards (Target mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 17 (16 standard, one Red parallel pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 119
Base set completion: 94 of 200 (47 percent)
Duplicates: 0Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2020 Topps Series 1 MLB cards (Hour 3)
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 3.
The box: 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview with checklist/SPs/more: Click hereWhat's inside this one? Keep reading ...
Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview with checklist/SPs/more: Click herePacks per box: 24 (plus one 1985 Chrome pack)
Cards per pack: 14 (four in Chrome)
Cards in this box: 336
Base set completion: 310 of 350 (89 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Fernando Tatis Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Pete Alonso, Eloy Jimenez, Mike Soroka, Ramon Laureano, Austin Riley, Mike Yastrzemski, Michael Chavis, Nick Senzel, Tommy Edman, Jeff McNeil, Chris Paddack, Juan Soto, Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Masahiro Tanaka, Matt Olson, Luis Castillo, Ronald Acuña Jr., Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, Cody Bellinger, Manny Machado, Gary Sanchez, Buster Posey, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber, Andrew Benintendi, Jacob deGrom, Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rendon, Carlos Correa, Gleyber Torres, Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander, Alex Bregman, Christian Yelich
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Buys: Cheap Jordan, Schwarber & Shaq slabs, Ricochet, a Yahoo! icon, Gritty, Top Gun, Mac Jones, Trish Stratus & 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 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)Keep reading for more interesting items ...
Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2019 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster box)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)
Packs per box: 8 (seven standard and one Artist Proof pack)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 32
Base set completion: 23 of 150 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Shohei Ohtani, Willson Contreras, Rafael Devers, Miguel Andujar, Joey Votto
Rookie Cards (11) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Brendan Rodgers, Mitch Keller, Bryse Wilson, Rowdy Tellez, Elvis Luciano, Kevin Newman, Dennis Santana, David Fletcher, Bryan Reynolds, J.D. Hammer
Black Friday Wave 1 -- here are five deals to consider
If you hadn't noticed, our first wave of Black Friday boxes with discounted prices have dropped right now right here as BlowoutCards.com is bringing a wave approach to today's sales.
There are four more waves of discounted boxes to come later in today's big sale ... so keep watching.
Here are five boxes/cases that caught this collector’s eye in this first wave.
2015 Bowman's Best MLB eight-box hobby case
Best returned after several years on the bench, bringing a new wave of prospects and rookies with a total of four autos per box via a mini-box format. While a number of prospect releases from this timeframe have blown up, this one is still more on the affordable side while also including some solid names among the parallel rainbow as well as on the autograph front. Among autographs possible here? Andrew Benintendi, Anthony Rizzo, Bryce Harper, Buster Posey, Blake Snell, Carlos Correa, Dansby Swanson, Francisco Lindor, Jose Altuve, Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber, Max Scherzer, Mike Trout, Rafael Devers, Trea Turner, Walker Buehler, David Ortiz, and more. It's a good mix of prospects and more with 32 autos per case and plenty of color and inserts, too.Buzz Break: 2019 Topps High Tek baseball cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2019 Topps High Tek baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 3
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 18
Base set (any pattern): 8 of 112 (7 percent)
Duplicate players (any pattern): 0Base cards – Derek Jeter, Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, Jose Ramirez, Javier Baez, Andrew Benintendi, Anthony Rizzo
Rookie Cards (any pattern) (1) – Christin Stewart
Buzz Break: 2019 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster)
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The box: 2019 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 5 (four standard, one Unparalleled)
Cards per pack: 5 (three in Unparalleled)
Cards in this box: 23
Base set completion: 1 of 50 (2 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards – Kyle Tucker (RC)
Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Fire baseball cards (collector's box)
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The box: 2019 Topps Fire baseball cards (collector's box)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Initially only at Target (here when available)
Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 119
Base set completion: 99 of 200 (50 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Cody Bellinger, Bryce Harper, Ronald Acuña Jr., Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber, Aaron Judge, Jose Altuve, Christian Yelich, Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, David Ortiz, Walker Buehler, Corey Seager, Rhys Hoskins, Jim Thome, Gleyber Torres, Giancarlo Stanton, Todd Helton, Max Scherzer, Cal Ripken Jr., Mariano Rivera, Albert Pujols, Buster Posey
Rookie Cards (29) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Pete Alonso, Eloy Jimenez, Ramon Laureano, Taylor Ward, Jonathan Loaisiga, Heath Fillmyer, Chris Shaw, Cal Quantrill, Griffin Canning, Michael Kopech, Corbin Burnes, Sean Reid-Foley, Cedric Mullins, Enel De Los Santos, Steven Duggar, Rowdy Tellez, Jeff McNeil, Ryan Borucki, Carter Kieboom, Christin Stewart, Danny Jansen, Jon Duplantier, Luis Urias, Jake Cave, Justus Sheffield, Touki Toussaint, David Fletcher
Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2019 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (Walmart blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby/jumbo)
Packs per box: 8 (seven standard, one commemorative patch pack)
Cards per pack: 14 per standard
Cards in this box: 99
Base set completion: 87 of 350 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards of note – Cody Bellinger, Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Albert Pujols, Clint Frazier, Gerrit Cole, Scott Kingery
Rookie Cards (14) – Kevin Kramer, Austin Wynns, Jeffrey Springs, Jose Briceno, Aramis Garcia, Josh James, Trevor Richards, Kyle Wright, Carlos Tocci, Pablo Reyes, Patrick Wisdom, Taylor Ward, Adam Cimber, Robert Stock
Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2015 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes (Hour 1)
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: 2015 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes (hobby box)
The cost: Click hereWhat's inside this one? Keep reading ...
Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2019 Topps Series 2 MLB cards (Hour 1)
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: 2019 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (jumbo)
The cost: Click here
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Holiday Box baseball cards
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The box: 2018 Topps Holiday Box baseball cards
Where to buy: Click here
Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 98
Base set completion: 92 of 200 (46 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Mike Trout, Carlos Correa, Chris Sale, Mookie Betts, Max Scherzer, Aaron Judge, Manny Machado, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo, Nolan Arenado, Joey Votto, Paul Goldschmidt, Jacob deGrom, Buster Posey, Francisco Lindor, Yu Darvish, Javier Baez, Ichiro Suzuki, Bryce Harper
Rookie Cards (16) – Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies, Gleyber Torres, Miguel Andujar, Christian Villanueva, Scott Kingery, Nick Williams, Mike Soroka, Nick Kingham, J.P. Crawford, Jordan Hicks, Tyler O'Neill, Dominic Smith, Dustin Fowler, Francisco Mejia, Garrett Cooper
Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Big League baseball cards (hobby)
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The box: 2019 Topps Big League baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.comPacks per box: 24
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 240
Base set completion: 189 of 400 (47 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Ronald Acuña Jr. (2), Ozzie Albies, J.D. Martinez (with Hank Aaron), Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Mookie Betts, Andrew Benintendi, Kris Bryant, Corey Seager, Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout
Rookie Cards (13) – Notables include Ramon Laureano, Kyle Tucker, Rowdy Tellez
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Holiday Box baseball cards
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The box: 2018 Topps Holiday Box baseball cards
Where to buy: Click here
Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 98
Base set completion: 92 of 200 (46 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Manny Machado, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo, Corey Seager, Blake Snell, Dansby Swanson, Jose Ramirez, Kyle Schwarber, Alex Bregman, Nolan Arenado, Joey Votto, Paul Goldschmidt, Jacob deGrom, Buster Posey, Francisco Lindor, Yu Darvish, Javier Baez, Ichiro Suzuki, Bryce Harper
Rookie Cards (23) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies, Miles Mikolas, Fernando Romero, Tyler Mahle, Joey Lucchesi, J.P. Crawford, Gleyber Torres, Amed Rosario, Scott Kingery, Christian Villaneuva, Mike Soroka, Jordan Hicks, Willie Calhoun, Nick Kingham, Jack Flaherty, J.D. Davis, Dominic Smith, Francisco Mejia, Garrett Cooper, Chris Stratton, Tyler O'Neill