What: 2025 Leaf Eclectic Signature Series football cards
Arrives: Dec. 26
Box basics: Six 1/1 autographs per 12-card hobby box (10 boxes per case) or eight 1/1 autographs per jumbo box (eight per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Eclectic takes the football field for a new year with jumbo boxes rebranded as Mythical boxes as those will include a pair of extra Mythical autos each time as the release showcases the past, present and future of football.

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What: 2025 Leaf Metal Happy Holidays autograph cards
Arrives: Dec. 12
Box basics: Three autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The Metal holiday releases once again take a turn with this one -- carrying a wider distribution beyond just online -- with a holidays release that teams pop culture stars with icons from the sports realm.

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What's Buzzing: Talking Topps NBA, the World Series, NFL Week 8, fake cards and even more in today's edition.

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1 -- Topps NBA arrives

2 -- The World Series is set: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

3 -- NFL Week 8

4 -- Talking fake 1991 Topps Desert Shield baseball cards

5 -- Is "overpay" a thing if you really want it?

6 -- Talking old Kobe Bryant ink

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The packs: 2024 Leaf Metal Collective Football 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs (two)
Where to buy: Click here

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The pack: 2025 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs 
Where to buy: Click here (these are box-toppers in Pop Century boxes)

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What: 2025 Leaf Photographic autographs
Arrives: Nov. 28
Box basics: One 1/1 framed and autographed Polaroid photo per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf offers up what it says is "one of the most limited productions in Leaf Trading Cards history" and "a true one-time creation — a concept so distinctive, it can never and will never be replicated."

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The packs: 2024 Leaf Metal Collective Football 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs (two)
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What: 2025 Leaf Metal Women of Sport trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 28
Box basics: Four autographed cards per eight-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: It's time for Round 2 of this landmark brand that showcases the female stars in and around the sports world with a heavy dose of signed cards in every box -- and with many of them from unique signers.

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The pack: 2025 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs 
Where to buy: Click here (these are box-toppers in Pop Century boxes)

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Minor league baseball cards from the past can include some weird stuff ... sometimes stuff you wouldn't imagine to be found on a baseball card. Here are some some new fun cards and oddities in this latest edition of MiLB Madness. 

THE DUO FROM DURHAM
The Cards: Tim Robbins & Susan Sarandon 2024 Leaf Vivid Strike a Pose & Colorful Combos Autographs Clear & Prismatic Pre-Production Proofs (both 1/1s)
The Buzz On This: One of the favorite baseball films of many, Bull Durham has popped up in a few spots in a few baseball and non-sports sets from Leaf Trading Cards in recent years. These blank-back proofs are test runs for the series where this baseball set included autographs from some other baseball-related areas. There are varying colors and textures in play, so all cards are a 1/1 of that type but there are multiple versions. That has softened prices on these, but I like them and have picked up a number of them for very little. Why? I'm a collector.

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The pack: 2024 Leaf Metal Collective Football 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs 
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The pack: 2025 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs 
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What: 2025 Leaf Football Nation baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 28
Box basics: Five autos per six-card hobby box (12 per case) or 10 autos per 12-card jumbo box (eight per case)
Checklist: See gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new name in the Leaf lineup hits the gridiron and includes a mix of past and present stars with a meaty mix of flashy signed and unsigned cards in both box formats.

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The pack: 2025 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs 
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What: 2025 Leaf Vivid baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 31
Box basics: Seven autos per nine-card hobby box (12 boxes per case) or 10 autos per 12-card jumbo box (eight per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A new year of Vivid baseball includes base cards in the mix -- every one of them a 1/1 creation -- alongside the autographs that are a majority of what's found in both formats for this release.

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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 4, Jasson Dominguez bust chatter, Phillies Karen, Leaf Trinity and ... Judge or Big Dumper?

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1 -- Readying for NFL Week 4

2 -- Pondering the AL MVP

3 -- Is Jasson Dominguez a bust? (Or was he overrated to start?)

4 -- Breaking down some Leaf Trinity

5 -- More NFL chatter is here

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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The pack: 2025 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs 
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What: 2025 Leaf Trinity Football cards
Arrives: Nov. 28
Box basics: Six autographed cards and one Trinity Metal auto-mem card per hobby box (10 boxes per case) or nine autographed cards and one Trinity Multi-sport auto per jumbo box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Trinity takes the field for a new season with some new twists in the mix with a multi-sport component found only in one box format.

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Here's this month's roundup of items that have recently caught my eye as a buyer ...

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GOING FOR THE GOLD
The Card: Shotzi Blackheart 2022 Panini Select WWE Gold Wave Prizm (/10)
The Price: Around the price of a blaster box at arrival
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This brand is my favorite of the Panini years for WWE, and in the case of this star who I collect I have seemed to found her rarities on the affordable side at times with this release. This is a perfect example of that with it being one of the rarest parallels in there but it cost me not much more than the price of a retail box. It was arguably underpriced, so I grabbed it quickly when I spotted it. Will I grade it? It's a possibility, though this release's centering issues can create some surprises (that aren't totally surprises) as I found out with a different parallel of this card. Poke around in Making The Grade last month for an example.
Grab a box right here: WWE cards are here.

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The pack: 2025 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs 
Where to buy: Click here (these are box-toppers in Pop Century boxes)

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What: 2025 Leaf Spectacular baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 28
Box basics: Five "premium hits" and one base card per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new line in the Leaf Trading Cards lineup promises to pack out some of the biggest names in baseball history with legendary booklets, plenty of ink and a lot of memorabilia showcasing past and present stars.

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The pack: 2025 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs 
Where to buy: Click here (these are box-toppers in Pop Century boxes)

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The packs: 2024 Leaf Metal Signature Series Multi-sport 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs (four)
Where to buy: Click here for other Leaf proof packs/lots

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What: 2025 Leaf Metal Halloween autograph cards
Arrives: Late September
Box basics: Three autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The Metal holiday releases take a turn with this one -- carrying a wider distribution beyond just online -- with fewer than 450 cases made for a release that teams the pop culture stars of this holiday with icons from the sports realm.

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What: 2025 Leaf Baseball Nation baseball cards
Arrives: Sepetmber
Box basics: Six autos per 12-card hobby box (12 per case) or nine per 18-card jumbo box with one multi-signed card guaranteed (eight per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new name in the Leaf lineup includes a mix of past and present stars -- sometimes on the same cards -- with a meaty mix of flashy signed and unsigned cards in both box formats. It's also the company's first release with an MLBPA-approved lineup.

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