What: 2025 Leaf Metal Sports Heroes cards
Arrives: Dec. 6, 2024
Box basics: Three Metal or acetate autos per box (15 boxes per case) or one Metal or acetate auto per Solo Edition box (25 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Sports Heroes starts off 2025 a little early with an array of stars from around the sports world all in one spot and with a number of autos possible on some cards to amp up the star power even more.

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What: 2024 Leaf History Book Pop Culture Edition Chapter 1 trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 10, 2025
Box basics: Two booklet cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf offers up nothing but booklet cards from the non-sports realm for this newest release in its History Book brand and it's packing some of the biggest Hollywood names from the past and present -- sometimes in the same booklet.

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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 6, new pulls, Mercury reactions, Caitlin Clark and more in this Sunday edition.

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What: Decision 2024 trading cards
Arrives: Early November
Box basics: TBD cards per box (16 boxes per case via two inners)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Decision political cards will be making a comeback airing around Election Day this time with a collection that includes nearly 200 base card and plenty of hits showcasing all of the players in that other game.

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What: 2024 Leaf Heroes & Prospects football cards
Arrives: Dec. 6
Box basics: Six autographs per six-pack hobby box (12 per case) or 12 autographs per 12-pack jumbo box (eight per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's latest foray into football will mesh the past and present together -- sometimes on the same card -- with some of today's stars from the recently drafted and college ranks as well as legends of the game all in play here.

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What: 2024 Leaf Elvis Presley Icons Collection trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 13
Box basics: One cut autograph or memorabilia card per seven-card box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The King of Rock 'n' Roll returns to cardboard just in time for the holidays with a hit in every box as it looks back at the global icon's life and career.

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What: 2024 Pro Set Pure football cards
Arrives: Nov. 29
Box basics: Four autos per seven-card box (12 boxes per case) or one or two autos per two-card Solo Plus pack (42 packs per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Pure brand hits the gridiron for another season with a pair of options for rippers but with both showcasing an array of young stars between the prep, college and newly drafted ranks in an all-acetate release.

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What's Buzzing: Pete Rose dies at 83, Dikembe Mutombo, Shohei Ohtani, Buster Posey, Babe Ruth memorabilia cards and "cards that rarely surface."

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What: 2024 Leaf Autographed Mystery Jersey Multi-sport Edition
Arrives: Oct. 18
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again takes autographed memorabilia to all areas of the sports world with nothing but jerseys in this release -- but this  time it's a super-stacked small lineup.

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What: 2024 Leaf Ultimate Sports
Arrives: Nov. 29
Box basics: Three hits per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This one arrives with "one of the most-expansive multi-sport checklists in hobby history" that touched on many icons from around the globe.

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What: 2024 Leaf A Bronx Legacy Series 2 baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 15
Box basics: Four "premium hits" -- at least two autographs -- per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf follows up on last year's look at New York's biggest baseball team with a second series packed with the biggest legends in the history of the game and plenty more.

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What: 2024 Leaf Metal Women of Sport trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 29
Box basics: Four autographed cards per seven-card box (10 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The female stars in and around the sports world take center stage in a release that's packed with low-volume autos, likely first-time signers and other surprises.

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What: 2024 Leaf Metal Blue Mountain State football cards
Arrives: Nov. 8
Box basics: One autographed card per five-card box (10 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Blue Mountain State's rumored comeback will include football cards for the Mountain Goats with plenty of reel world stars in play as well as a few from real-world football, too, in a jam-packed collection celebrating the cult classic.

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What: 2024 Leaf Metal Professional Bowlers Association cards
Arrives: Oct. 18
Box basics: Five autos per nine-card hobby box (10 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Metal takes to the lanes with a bowling debut showcasing the stars of the PBA in an ink-loaded release that includes stars from the past and present as well as plenty of other surprises.

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What: 2024 Press Pass Premium baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Five autos per 11-card box (10 boxes per case) or one auto per two-card Solo Plus pack (50 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Press Pass takes to the diamond with the same approach as the gridiron -- plenty of ink, color and flash while showcasing newly drafted stars and others appearing on early cards.

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What: 2023 Leaf Perfect Game Bonus Boxes
Arrives: Aug. 30, 2024
Box basics: Eight 1/1 autographs per hobby box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Some notable prep stars from the annual showcase will be arriving in collectors' hands soon with nothing but 1/1 cards in every box of this one.

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What's Buzzing: Star Wars Chrome, MLB Chrome, Fanatics Fest, three boxes yields six 1/1s, Bobby Witt Jr. and more in today's edition.

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What: 2024 Leaf Trinity Football cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Six autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Trinity takes the field for another season with what Leaf says is "the most veteran content ever put into a Trinity product" while also including some new things and new NIL-deal players, too.

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What: 2024 Leaf Metal baseball cards
Arrives: September
Box basics: Five autos per seven-card hobby box (12 per case) or 10 autos per 14-card jumbo box (eight per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Metal is back for another go once again with two box formats -- and both still having exclusives and encased proofs among possible finds.

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What: 2024 Leaf Electrum Football cards
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: Six autographed cards per 10-card box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings its new line to the gridiron with a mix of past and present icons as well as potential newcomers on NIL deals, too, enhancing the colorful lineup of stars.

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What: 2024 Leaf In The Game Used Sports cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Five hits per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's multi-sport premium brand once again takes on the entire sports world with a mix of notable possibilities from the legends of the past to recent superstars all in one spot -- and this time, according to Leaf, it will be "the most-exciting, value-driven and content-filled version to date."

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Leaf Trading Cards will have some chase cards up for grabs at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention. 

The company revealed on Thursday its box-break redemption program for the show that kicks off next Wednesday in Cleveland.

A collector who opens a box of one of six Leaf releases at the company's booth during the show will get two promo packs made for this year's show.

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What: 2024 Leaf Electrum Baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: Four autographed cards per seven-card box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings its new line to the diamond with a mix of MLB newcomers, top amateurs on NIL deals, newly drafted players and past legends all together with ink the main -- but not only -- inclusion in this colorful release.

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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: Paul Skenes, The National, new pulls, Caitlin Clark, the Mantle theft and more remain on collectors' minds.

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For years now, autographed books coming direct from the publishers -- or direct from the authors themselves -- have been an affordable way to collect ink from notable names in all realms of pop culture.

It's not a perfect system with stamped autos, fakes and autopens sometimes in the mix -- a problem for publishers to catch as they are not authenticators -- but thanks to dedicated collectors on the Blowout Cards Forum and elsewhere, those problems often get caught and fixed ... or at least become well-known enough to avoid if it's an issue that goes uncorrected.

Getting ink in-person is always best -- book tours still happen, of course -- but landing autographed editions from publishers, online sellers or celebs themselves via their websites or other appearances are common.

Our latest subject and autograph in this ongoing series? Winter and Summer Olympic Games veteran Lolo Jones. 

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