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Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Heritage High Number (hobby box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Heritage High Number MLB (blaster)
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The box: 2021 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2021 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (Walmart blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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Black November Wave 2 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 2 just dropping.
The first wave is here and many of the discounts were 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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BLAST FROM THE PAST
2012 Topps Archives baseball hobby box
Here's one I didn't expect to see pop up ... but it's a longshot spot to chase a rare Bryce Harper Rookie Card that will pay for the box. It's not cheap now but these boxes can include all kinds of stuff. Among the basic autos? A ton of memorable (cheap) names and then guys like Don Mattingly, Gary Carter, Hank Aaron, Ken Griffey Jr., Sandy Koufax, Yu Darvish and Willie Mays. There are also rare Karate Kid box-topper autos for sensei John Kreese (aka Martin Kove) and main Cobra Kai bad guy Johnny Lawrence played by Billy Zabka. Some rarer autos also include an array of top names but there could be receptions for that set in some cases so I won't focus on it ... but there are huge names there if live. There's a lot of other creative stuff here and two autos per box.Keep reading for a few more boxes you should consider (and are likely to end up in Buzz's cart).
Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)
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The box: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)
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Buzz Break: 2016 Topps Heritage High Number (hobby box)
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The box: 2016 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of images.
Buzz Break: 2018 Boys of Summer baseball repack
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The boxes: 2018 Boys of Summer repack (MJ Holding)
Where to buy: Walmart and other retail chains ($9.98)Keep reading for a breakdown of what was in this one along with a small gallery.
Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2020 Topps Heritage MLB cards (Hour 8)
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 8.
The box: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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Buzz Buys: Nick Chubb RCs, Stranger Things ink, AEW's Elite, Juan Soto slabs, Sasha Banks, Pat Neshek ink & plenty more
Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer blasters this year 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. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.
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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BUZZ IS FINE WITH NINES
The Card: Nick Chubb 2018 Donruss Optic Blue Prizm (/149) Rookie Card parallel (BGS 9)
The Price: $14
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy was the top RB in the NFL in Week 4 with a monster game (and this one was purchased before that) but I'm thinking that he's among the better buys for last year's rookies right now because of where he's playing and the potential. If the Browns win big or at least improve impressively and have some moments, the 2018 RCs of Baker Mayfield and Chubb will arguably be the cards looked at first -- and Mayfield is already expensive so this guy might have more potential of the two. The basic versions of his cards are pretty easy finds, even when graded, so parallels are the way to go first in my mind. I grabbed this one since it was a tad cheaper than other versions but perhaps lower than it might be if it had been graded subgrades. (I'm fine with this type of BGS card as long as there's no obvious flaw showing to make you wonder.)
Grab a box right here: 2018 Donruss Optic NFL (a few formats)Keep reading for five more interesting items ...
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: 27 of 195 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notable players on base cards – Ichiro Suzuki, Pete Rose, Adrian Beltre, Stephen Strasburg, Alex Rodriguez, Bo Jackson, Anthony Rizzo, Ken Griffey Jr., Rickey Henderson
Black November arrives ... and here are five deals to consider
If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now right here as BlowoutCards.com is in the midst its Black November sales just two days into the new month.
Wave 2 is here and many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz 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.
2007 Donruss Elite Extra Edition baseball hobby box
Sure, this one's listed as a baseball set with that World Series-dominating guy, David Price, on the box from back when he was fresh off the Vanderbilt field, but this one has a lot of other surprises that makes it one to definitely consider as it celebrates the college game with a number of other inclusions that were helping shape a different card landscape back then that we see a little more familiarly today in a number of directions. Notable ink found here includes Price, Madison Bumgarner, Josh Donaldson, Corey Kluber, Jake Arrieta, Dellin Betances, Jerry Tarkanian, Don Haskins, Rick Majerus, Rollie Massimino, Ara Parseghian, Dale Brown, Dean Smith, Gene Keady, Jim Boeheim, Steve Spurrier, Tom Osborne, Vince Dooley, Jennie Finch, Rebecca Lobo, Brandi Chastain, Bill Walton, Dominique Wilkins, Summer Sanders and a number of other college stars and coaches in a few sports who don't have a lot of cardboard. You get four hits per box here and there are a number of other inserts that can also pack some punch if you land the right names. It's worth a look at its reduced price.Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Gold Label baseball cards
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The box: 2018 Topps Gold Label baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 33
Class 1 set completion: 17 of 100 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards – Mike Trout, Mariano Rivera, Jacob deGrom, Justin Upton, Joey Votto, Ted Williams, Gary Sanchez, Yu Darvish, Francisco Lindor, Adrian Beltre, Matt Olson, Miguel Sano, Jackie Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr., Aaron Judge
Rookie Cards (2) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Clint Frazier
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Big League baseball cards (hobby)
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The box: 2018 Topps Big League baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.comPacks per box: 24
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 240
Base set completion: 199 of 400 (50 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards – Mike Trout, Manny Machado, Alex Rodriguez, Paul Goldschmidt, Pedro Martinez, Mariano Rivera, Cody Bellinger, Ted Williams, Carlos Correa, Johnny Bench, Ernie Banks, Anthony Rizzo, Frank Thomas, Giancarlo Stanton, John Smoltz, Rickey Henderson, Sandy Koufax, Kris Bryant, Alex Bregman, Corey Seager, Nolan Ryan, Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Albert Pujols, Dansby Swanson, Andrew Benintendi
Rookie Cards (20) – Shohei Ohtani, Brian Anderson, Francisco Mejia, Luiz Gohara, Richard Urena, Franchy Cordero, Nicky Delmonico, Gleyber Torres, Felix Jorge, Rhys Hoskins, Jack Flaherty, Walker Buehler, Dominic Smith, Clint Frazier, Austin Hays, Sandy Alcantara, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Andrew Stevenson, J.P. Crawford, Brandon Woodruff
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Museum Collection baseball cards
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The box: 2018 Topps Museum Collection baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 20
Base set completion: 11 of 100 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards – Ty Cobb, Chipper Jones, Roger Maris, Manny Machado, Miguel Cabrera, Yoenis Céspedes, Reggie Jackson, George Springer, Miguel Sano
Rookie Cards (2) – Rhys Hoskins, Victor Robles
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Finest baseball cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2018 Topps Finest (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 12 (via two mini-boxes)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 44 of 100 (44 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards of note – Gary Sanchez, Albert Pujols, Stephen Strasburg, Kris Bryant, Clayton Kershaw, Paul Goldschmidt, Giancarlo Stanton, Alex Bregman, Buster Posey, Miguel Cabrera, Max Scherzer, Adrian Beltre
Rookie Cards (7) – Shohei Ohtani, Miguel Andujar, Rhys Hoskins, J.P. Crawford, Nicky Delmonico, Brandon Woodruff, Chance Sisco
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Gypsy Queen MLB cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2018 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)
Packs per box: 8 (seven standard, one five-card parallel pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 47
Base set completion: 39 of 320 (13 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Alex Bregman, Anthony Rizzo, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Josh Donaldson, George Springer, Miguel Sano
Rookie Cards (4) – Amed Rosario, Brian Anderson, Tzu-wei Lin, Chance Sisco
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: 17 of 100 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Babe Ruth, Kris Bryant, Joe DiMaggio, Roger Maris, Grover Alexander, Craig Biggio, Clayton Kershaw, Bryce Harper, Kirby Puckett, Paul Goldschmidt
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Opening Day baseball (hobby box)
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The box: 2018 Topps Opening Day baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)
Packs per box: 36
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 252
Base set completion: 200 of 200 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 8Notables on base cards – Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt, Ian Happ, Justin Verlander, Alex Bregman, Gary Sanchez, Ichiro Suzuki, Nolan Arenado, Josh Donaldson, Carlos Correa, Bryce Harper, David Price, Kris Bryant, Trea Turner, Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout, Buster Posey, Jose Altuve, Aaron Judge, Corey Seager, Albert Pujols, Andrew Benintendi and everybody else
Rookie Cards (29) – Notables include Shohei Ohtani, Rhys Hoskins, Rafael Devers, Ozzie Albies, Amed Rosario, Clint Frazier, Victor Robles, Miguel Andujar
Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 2018 Topps Series 1 blaster box (Hour 6)
Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 6.
The box: 2018 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (blaster)
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What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger box)
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The box: 2018 Topps Series 1 (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all formats)
Packs per box: 1
Cards per box: 72
Base set completion: 65 of 350 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 1Base cards of note – Mike Trout, Clayton Kershaw, Manny Machado, Mookie Betts, Andrew Benintendi, George Springer (World Series)
Rookie Cards (11) – Dominic Smith, J.P. Crawford, Jack Flaherty, Anthony Banda, Luis Santos, Zack Granite, Nicky Delmonico, Andrew Stevenson, Raudy Read, J.D. Davis, Ryan McMahon
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (Walmart blaster)
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The box: 2018 Topps Series 1 (Walmart blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all formats)
Packs per box: 11 (10 plus patch pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 76 of 350 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards of note – Cody Bellinger, Clayton Kershaw, Mookie Betts, Kyle Schwarber, Anthony Rizzo, Andrew Benintendi, George Springer (World Series)
Rookie Cards (10) – Rafael Devers, Ozzie Albies, J.P. Crawford, Miguel Andujar, Anthony Banda, Brian Anderson, Nick Williams, Erick Fedde, Dominic Smith, Luis Santos
Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Series 1 MLB cards (hobby box + silver pack)
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The box: 2018 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 36 (plus one silver Chrome pack)
Cards per pack: 10 (four in Chrome)
Cards in this box: 365
Base set completion: 322 of 350 (92 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards of note – Cody Bellinger, Aaron Judge, Alex Bregman, Bryce Harper, Jose Altuve, Dansby Swanson, Giancarlo Stanton, Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout, Manny Machado, Miguel Cabrera, Buster Posey, Carlos Correa
Rookie Cards (40) – Rhys Hoskins, Rafael Devers, Victor Robles, Amed Rosario, Clint Frazier, Miguel Andujar, Garrett Cooper, J.P. Crawford, Max Fried, Lucas Sims, Luiz Gohara, Ozzie Albies, Jackson Stephens, Greg Allen, Richard Urena, Austin Hays, Jimmie Sherfy, Raudy Read, J.D. Davis, Andrew Stevenson, Chris Rowley, Willie Calhoun, Dillon Peters, Zack Granite, Nicky Delmonico, Harrison Bader, Luis Santos, Dominic Smith, Ryan McMahon, Cam Gallagher, Aaron Slegers, Brandon Woodruff, Alex Verdugo, Francisco Mejia, Nick Williams, Brian Anderson, Walker Buehler, Tyler Mahle, Erick Fedde, Jack Flaherty
Buzz Break: 2017 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2017 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)
Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one patch pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 78 of 350 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards of note – Kris Bryant, Francisco Lindor, Albert Pujols, Dustin Pedroia, Jake Arrieta, Mookie Betts
Rookie Cards (8) – Aaron Judge, Andrew Benintendi, Alex Bregman, Yuliesky Gurriel, Ryon Healy, Braden Shipley, Joe Musgrove, Robert Gsellman
Buzz Break: 2017 Bowman's Best baseball cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2017 Bowman's Best MLB (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 17 of 65 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0Prospects set completion: 14 of 35 (40 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards – Jose Altuve, Francisco Lindor, Joey Votto, Corey Seager, Ichiro Suzuki, Buster Posey, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Miguel Sano, Max Scherzer
Rookie Cards (7) – Dansby Swanson, Tyler Glasnow, Alex Bregman, Yulieski Gurriel, Raimel Tapia, Luke Weaver, Jose DeLeon
Prospect cards – Jo Adell, Kevin Maitan, Brendan McKay (1B), Alex Faedo, Clarke Schmidt, Pavin Smith, Blake Rutherford, Austin Beck, Willy Adames, Michael Kopech, Amed Rosario, Jake Burger, Keston Hiura, Austin Meadows
Buzz Break: 2017 Topps Update baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2017 Topps Update baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for nearly all wax formats)
Packs per box: 11 (10 standard plus one medallion pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 83 of 300 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 0Base cards of note – Nolan Arenado, Carlos Beltran, Miguel Sano
Rookie Cards (39) – Notables include Yoan Moncada (2), Alex Bregman, Alex Reyes, Ian Happ