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What's Buzzing Today: Michael Jordan, Tarvaris Jackson, steroids and the Hall of Fame, new breaks and Family Guy among today's topics.

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What: 2019 Leaf Metal Perfect Game All-American baseball cards
Arrives: June 26
Box basics: Eight autographs per box (15 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's look at the annual prep showcase -- last year's team on this year's cards -- is back with Metal autos and patch pieces from jerseys, caps, socks and pants worn by all-stars on a national stage.

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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 mix of everything -- mostly on the affordable side.

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WHO I'D BE WATCHING
The Card: Bo Bichette 2019 Bowman Sterling (PSA 9)
The Price: Under $11
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: If baseball were happening right now, there are a few young players I'd be watching and Bichette is one of them. In just 46 games as a 21-year-old rookie last year, this second-generation MLB player hit .311 with 11 homers, 21 RBI and 18 doubles -- numbers that would have projected out to 39 homers, 74 RBI and 63 doubles over 162 games. While I wouldn't reasonably expect that this year, he was dominating at times in 2019 and he's one of several homegrown Blue Jays rookies from the last couple years (Bichette's RCs are this year) who could be around for a while and generate some success both on the field and on cardboard. When they're this cheap, I'm grabbing them -- most of the time, they are not. With its high-end format, Sterling makes me think this basic card might be less plentiful than a lot of the prospect brands from last year, too, but ultimately I picked it up since it's clean and has a solid photo.
Grab a box right here: 2019 Bowman Sterling

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What: 2020 Leaf Superlative Sports
Arrives: Summer
Box basics: One super-premium card per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf takes its Superlative brand to the multi-sport realm with a meaty lineup of legends' autographs and memorabilia cards -- often with multiple players per card.

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Update (June 26): These boxes are now jumbo boxes with fewer boxes per case as seen below.

What: 2020 Leaf Valiant football cards
Arrives: Aug. 21
Box basics: Seven autographs and one graded autograph card per box (six boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Valiant hits the collecting gridiron once again in May with nothing but ink and a slab in every box as it showcases players from "what might be one of the greatest draft classes of the last decade."

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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: Nothing but big pulls and break highlights in today's edition with baseball, basketball and football leading the way.

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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 Leaf Wrestling Autographed Photo Edition
First Buzz Preview: Click here 
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 1
Photos in this box: 5

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What: 2019-20 Leaf Ultimate Hockey cards
Arrives: May 1
Box basics: Three premium hits per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's Ultimate line hits the ice again with a wide array of memorabilia and autograph cards and nothing but hits.

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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.

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RARE STUFF 
The Card: Addie Joss 2019 Panini Flawless Legendary Jumbo Materials Sapphire (/7)
The Price: Just under $80
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I don't pony up this big for single cards all that often, but something grabbed my attention here. Actually, it was a mix of a few things (beyond just the price) for a Hall of Famer who only has memorabilia cards in only a few releases (Diamond Kings, Flawlesss, National Treasures) from just the last two years. First, price. Second, this one has a huge swatch and based on the look of it, I'd bet big money that the material came from a $12,426 pair of game-used pants sold by Lelands in late 2017. Third, Joss played just nine years -- 1902 to 1910 -- won 160 games in that span and fell ill in spring training the following year and died at age 31 from tubercular meningitis so it's not some decades-later coach-worn piece. (Learn more about his career here  -- and there's a ton more here that's also interesting.) For memorabilia and cardboard, there's just not much to go around for him and my gut feeling about this one's price felt even better when I checked eBay completed sales to see easier versions of this card pushing $200. With the price of those pants -- and the fact that there are no known jerseys out there beyond anything hanging out at the Hall of Fame per the auction house -- there could be fewer jumbo cards like one this made in the future and a finite volume of memorabilia cards in general for this notable name from the past. I'd grab 'em while you can if you have any interest.
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What: 2019 Leaf All-American Football Vault football cards
Arrives: Live now
Box basics: One past unopened box and one bonus box of four autographs (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf revisits its past U.S. Army All-American Bowl releases one more time -- teasing it might be its last for the line -- with a package that includes an unopened past box as well as a bonus box with rare inclusions.

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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: Hating on horizontal baseball cards, questions about bat cards, 2020 Donruss, reeling in a big fish, ESPN's 25 Under 25 in the NBA and favorite PSA 9 cards.

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What: 2020 Leaf Flash football cards
Arrives: April
Box basics: Five autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Flash hits the field for the third season in a row with a new crop of NFL Draft picks in their college colors with nothing but autographs in play here.

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What: 2020 Leaf Best of Sports
Arrives: April 24
Box basics: One buyback and one Leaf Best of Sports card per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's buyback brand takes on all of the sports world in one place once again with a release that "celebrates everything that is great about sports collectables."

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What: 2020 Leaf Metal Draft football cards
Arrives: March 13
Box basics: Five autos per hobby box (15 boxes per case) or nine autos and one slabbed 1/1 auto proof per jumbo box (eight per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Metal Draft returns to the gridiron with two box options once again and with some of the biggest names in this year's NFL Draft already signed up and ready to go in this all-autograph release.

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What: 2020 Leaf Ultimate Draft Football cards
Arrives: Feb. 28
Box basics: Five autographs per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf kicks off its 2020 football lineup with this one, which will include some of the first cardboard for a number of future NFL Draft picks with nothing but autographs in play here.

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What: 2020 Leaf Best of Basketball
Arrives: Feb. 28
Box basics: One graded buyback card or special item redemption plus one new Leaf Greek Freak Collection card per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This buyback brand hits the court with the reigning league MVP in every box and some notable buybacks in there, too.

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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BIG DEAL ON CARDBOARD 
The Item: Zion Williamson 2019-20 Panini Prizm Blue Prizms RC parallel (BGS Black 10)
The Price: $99,999.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Ok, so this price isn't likely to be hit (right?) but with the NBA's biggest newcomer set to take the court for the first time soon (right?) there could be some additional movement atop of his already pricey cardboard. It's something to watch for as this is a not-super-rare card from what is easily the most-popular NBA release of the last year and perhaps beyond. The boxes can cough up plenty of color and you can find him a few ways between the various formats ... so if he delivers when he hits the court the crazy numbers on his cards could actually get crazier. (Right?) I'm not buying this one but this is the kind of card that even with a number with a new nines knocked off should remind you why you need to be ripping into Prizm. The crazy part? This isn't even his most-expensive card on eBay right now -- hit that link below.
Similar Pieces: Zion Williamson Prizm cards on eBay 
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2019-20 Panini Prizm boxes (all formats)

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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: Nothing but breaks and other big pulls in today's edition.

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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 Leaf Wrestling Autographed Photo Edition
First Buzz Preview: Click here 
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 1
Photos in this box: 5

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What: 2018-19 Leaf Pearl sports cards
Arrives: January
Box basics: 11 premium cards including one cut auto per box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What’s buzz-worthy: Leaf Pearl will take on a multi-sport approach in in the coming year with a range of athletes and sports stars from the past and present with autographs from O.J. Simpson, Lionel Messi and plenty more in the mix along with some legendary pieces of memorabilia, too.

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What: 2020 Leaf Draft football cards
Arrives: March
Box basics: Two autographs per 20-pack retail box; three autographs per premium hobby blaster (20 boxes per case for both formats)
Order: Click here (live soon)

The Basics: These boxes will showcase cards and autographs for potential NFL Draft selections. Each version will include five cards per pack -- so 100 base cards and then the autographs in both formats. It appears that at least one extra autograph in the premium hobby blaster will be from players not in retail boxes -- and there may be more. Both formats will be available via hobby channels with the standard box also arriving at retail locations.

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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: New breaks -- big and small -- as well as Panini Prizm, collectors react to a new type of NFL scandal and ... players who you thought were good but were not.

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What: 2019 Leaf Valiant baseball cards
Arrives: April 29
Box basics: Five autographs -- four standard, one graded -- per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Valiant is back with a new round of prospects and draft picks on a colorful rainbow of autographed cards with a high-grade slab in every single box.

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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: Nothing but breaks highlights -- Panini Prizm, Bowman Draft and plenty more -- in today's edition.

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What: 2020 Leaf Lumber Kings baseball cards
Arrives: January
Box basics: Four premium hits per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf takes to the diamond with a new release for the new year that's high-end and hits-driven with stars of the distant and recent past all in one place.

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