Matt Carpenter
Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud? You decide ... here's Chapter 42
With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.
This time? A pair of Hall of Famers on tickets for a past MLB game that had a classic finish.
Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.
Buzz Buys: Tua, Coco Gauff, Jade Cargill, Connor Bedard, new NASCAR, Bo Bichette, MLB legends, celebs, old mags & 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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THIS SET IS A CLASSIC
The Card: Tua Tagovailoa 2023 Panini Luminance Gold (/250)
The Price: About $5.50
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This set was among many recent NFL releases on the high-end spectrum when it comes to box price, so, well, I'm not ripping it ... but when this one popped up in an online search I did some scrolling and I quickly realized that this set just might be one of the best photo-editing jobs done in all of modern football card history (view a lot of them here). I scouted listings and opted for this clean parallel of a top guy in the NFL this season and this one arrived so clean that there's a very good shot this will end up slabbed and in a future Making The Grade ... that's how much I like this card. The base set is full of strong images. Strong, strong images.
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Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Heritage MLB cards (hobby Hot 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: 2022 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby Hot Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Gypsy Queen MLB 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: 2021 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)Buzz Break: 2020 Donruss Optic baseball cards (blaster)
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: 2020 Donruss Optic baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (other formats)
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of images.
Buzz Break: 2020 Panini Prizm baseball cards (Mega 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: 2020 Panini Prizm baseball cards (Walmart Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Keep reading to see a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery.
Dan Haren's charity bobblehead auctions are big hit on eBay
Former pitcher Dan Haren pitched 13 seasons in the big leagues for the Cardinals, A's Diamondbacks, Angels, Nationals, Dodgers, Marlins and Cubs and when you work your way around the majors that much you tend to pick up some things.
Among them? Bobbleheads ... and he's selling them to raise money for charities.
These stadium-giveaway items can be hot commodities at times -- and many times they are not -- but your saved eBay searches today might reveal some bobbles with big-league dollar signs attached to them because The Haren Collection pieces come with a little extra item that's making a big difference during a time where there are big problems out there.
Buzz Break: 2018 Donruss Optic baseball cards (Mega 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 Donruss Optic baseball cards (Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 40
Set completion: 10 of 100 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards – Nolan Ryan, Clayton Kershaw, Joe Morgan, Josh Bell, Ryan Zimmerman, Freddie Freeman, Noah Syndergaard, Adrian Beltre, Reggie Jackson, Orlando Arcia
Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter X baseball cards
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: 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter X baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 18
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 144
Base set completion: 125 of 300 (42 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Boston Red Sox, Clayton Kershaw, Jose Canseco, Giancarlo Stanton, Buster Posey, Ozzie Albies, Christian Yelich, Manny Machado, Bryce Harper, Roger Clemens, Mookie Betts, Nolan Ryan, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Ichiro Suzuki, Jeff Bagwell, Carl Yastrzemski, David Ortiz, Eddie Murray, Carlton Fisk, Tony Gwynn, Juan Marichal, Rickey Henderson, Ozzie Smith, Ernie Banks, Steve Carlton, Whitey Ford, Ivan Rodriguez, Al Kaline, Tiger Mask, Post Malone, Brian Fallon, Mayumi Seto, Dan Rather, Gary Vaynerchuk, Vincent Stio, Tyler Kepner, Sister Mary Jo Sobieck
Rookie Cards (6) – Pete Alonso, Dakota Hudson, Corbin Burnes, Sean Reid-Foley, Kevin Newman, Cedric Mullins
Buzz Break: 2019 Donruss Optic baseball cards (FOTL box)
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The box: 2019 Donruss Optic baseball cards (FOTL box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)
Packs per box: 2
Cards per pack: 12
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: N/A (all parallels and ink in these)
Duplicates: 0Buzz Break: 2019 Panini Leather & Lumber (two blaster boxes)
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The box: 2019 Panini Leather & Lumber baseball cards (two blaster boxes)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 2
Cards per pack: 5
Cards per box: 10BOTH BOXES
Base (Bats and Gloves) set completion: 6 of 100 (6 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Mike Trout, Jose Altuve, Madison Bumgarner, Justin Verlander, Rafael Devers, Trey Mancini
Buzz Break: 2019 Donruss baseball cards (Mega 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: 2019 Donruss baseball cards (Target Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 14
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 112
Set completion: 48 of 150 (32 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Ronald Acuña Jr., Juan Soto, Stephen Strasburg, Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Manny Machado, Justin Verlander, Adrian Beltre, Jose Altuve, Mookie Betts, Andrew Benintendi
Buzz Break: 2019 Donruss baseball 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: 2019 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one bonus)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 88
Set completion: 35 of 150 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 4Notables on base cards – Shohei Ohtani, Alex Bregman, Albert Pujols, Joey Votto, Victor Robles, Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw
Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2019 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: 2019 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
The cost: Click here (several formats)
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
Buzz Break: 2015 Panini Prizm baseball cards (hobby 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: 2015 Panini Prizm baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.comPacks per box: 12
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 51 of 200 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Manny Machado, Bryce Harper, Yasiel Puig, Randy Johnson, Frank Thomas, Tony Gwynn, Anthony Rizzo, Mike Trout, Clayton Kershaw, Yu Darvish, Pedro Martinez, Aroldis Chapman
Rookie Cards (6) – Matt Szczur, Dalton Pompey, Brandon Finnegan, Trevor May, Kendall Graveman, Edwin Escobar
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (hobby)
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 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 25 (24 plus box-topper)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 192
Base set completion: 127 of 300 (42 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Johnny Bench, Dave Winfield, bullpen car, Sloane Stephens, Manny Machado, Jose Altuve, Gary Sanchez, Theo Epstein, Lou Gehrig, Jim Thome, Anthony Rizzo, Genie Bouchard, Tommy Wiseau, Cal Ripken Jr., Corey Seager, Sandy Koufax, Kris Bryant, Bryce Harper, Bo Jackson, Ted Williams, Roger Maris, Barry Larkin, Ernie Banks, Albert Pujols, Lindsey Vonn, Cody Bellinger, Wade Boggs, Alex Bregman, John Smoltz, Aaron Judge, Mike Trout, Brooks Robinson, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson
Rookie Cards (21) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies, Rafael Devers, Miguel Andujar, Dustin Fowler (SP), Sandy Alcantara (SP), Jen-Ho Tseng (SP), Victor Robles, Andrew Stevenson, Jackson Stephens, Anthony Banda, Austin Hays, Tyler Mahle, Parker Bridwell, Jack Flaherty, Chance Sisco, Luiz Gohara, Scott Kingery, Alex Verdugo, Dominic Smith, Francisco Mejia
Buzz 12 in 12: Busting 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter X (Hour 9)
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 9.
The box: 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter X baseball cards
The cost: Click here (for regular hobby)
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Chrome baseball cards (mega 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 Topps Chrome baseball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: Click here for jumbo, hobby & blasters
Packs per box: 12 (10 packs plus two X-fractor packs)
Cards per pack: 4 per standard, 5 per X-fractor
Cards in this box: 50
Base set completion: 31 of 200 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Alex Bregman, Miguel Cabrera, Josh Donaldson, Jon Lester, Andrew McCutchen
Rookie Cards (10) – Scott Kingery, Garrett Cooper, Andrew Stevenson, Francisco Mejia. Chance Sisco, Dominic Smith, J.P. Crawford, Jackson Stephens, Tyler Wade, Tyler Mahle
Buzz Break: 2018 Donruss Optic baseball cards (blaster)
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 Donruss Optic baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 24
Set completion: 11 of 100 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards – Corey Seager, Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Zack Cozart, Ryan Braun, Kenley Jansen, Chris Archer, Matt Carpenter, Jonathan Gray, Adam Jones, Brian Dozier
Buzz Break: 2017 Panini Diamond Kings cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2017 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 35
Base set completion: 19 of 100 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Roger Maris, Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, Chipper Jones, Bryce Harper
Buzz Break: 2017 Donruss baseball 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 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 56
Base set completion: 39 of 195 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Short-prints (Nos. 1-45; Diamond Kings & Rated Rookies) (1) – Jose AbreuNotables on base cards – Kyle Schwarber, Albert Pujols, Giancarlo Stanton, Jim Palmer, Tom Seaver, Corey Seager, Nolan Ryan, Dustin Pedroia, Mookie Betts, Dave Winfield
Rookie Cards – None
Buzz Break: 2017 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2017 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 20
Base set completion: 15 of 100 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards – Bryce Harper, Yangervis Solarte, Will Myers, Rougned Odor, Matt Carpenter, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Chris Sale, Billy Hamilton, Matt Holiday, Joe Mauer, Javier Baez, Corey Seager, Max Scherzer, Trea Turner
Buzz Break: 2016 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2016 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 29 of 195 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notable players on base cards – Henry Owens (Rated Rookie), Andrew McCutchen (Diamond Kings), Ichiro Suzuki, Ken Griffey Jr., Rickey Henderson, Pete Rose, Josh Donaldson, Nolan Arenado, Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Steven Matz, Bo Jackson
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