What's Buzzing: Awaiting the Super Bowl, Drake Maye and plenty more on collectors' minds right now.

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1 -- Inside some Prizm WNBA

2 -- Awaiting Super Bowl LX

3 -- Talking Drake Maye cards

4 -- Even more football chatter

5 -- Panini basketball reactions: Donruss and Signature Series

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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There are a lot of things one can collect that aren't cards -- sometimes they can even come in packs or repackaged memorabilia boxes and sometimes they don't. Buzz has been exploring the world a little bit in different directions but with many of them still being paper items -- stacking paper but not in that ol' green (money) kind of way. Here's a look at a few items that entered my collection in recent months that can all fall under this department, which will be found here roughly once a month. 

TODAY'S THE GREATEST
The Item: The Smashing Pumpkins concert poster -- Melbourne, Australia, April 22 & 27, 2023 (announced /175)
What It Cost Me: $35
What's It Worth: Original cost $35 ... recent eBay sold $45 ... recent eBay asking $115
The Buzz: If you know and like the song and video for "Today," then this 18-by-24 piece from illustrator Pat Fox might appeal to you like this did for me. It's a nod to the 1993 video that arguably launched this band into the mainstream and this retro take for a more-recent show just seemed different and cool from the genre in my eyes. I've recently started dabbling around in this realm -- but only on the relative cheap -- after finding a seller/collector with a vast stock with nearly everything so fresh that the prints have never even been rolled ... so damage is almost non-existent. I've picked off a few dozen prints in recent months and you'll see concert posters like this pop up here regularly and perhaps elsewhere from time to time as unique buys come my way. Why? I'm hooked, amazing stuff can be found cheaply and I'm just collecting something a little different while they are also, in essence, bigger cards but made in far-lower volumes. The only drawback? Storage -- top-loaders for stuff like this doesn't come cheap -- but I'll adapt.
Find Cards At: Non-sports boxes at BlowoutCards.com

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What's Buzzing: Reactions to Panini America's return to basketball, new pulls, waiting on the Super Bowl and more.

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1 -- Panini basketball reactions: Donruss and Signature Series

2 -- Awaiting the Super Bowl

3 -- Some new MLB pulls

4 -- Talking Drake Maye cards

5 -- NBA trade chatter and more all right here

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Super Bowl chatter, Drake Maye, NBA trade deadline, 2026 Topps and more in this midweek edition.

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1 -- Talking Drake Maye cards

2 -- Awaiting the Super Bowl

3 -- Some new MLB pulls

4 -- NBA trade chatter and more all right here

5 -- All your MLB thoughts

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Super Bowl chatter, new pulls, a damaged redemption, 2026 Topps and more.

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1 -- Awaiting the Super Bowl

2 -- A damaged redemption

3 -- Pro Football Hall of Fame views

4 -- Big NBA find ... 

5 -- All your MLB chatter is here

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Waiting for the Super Bowl, offseason MLB chatter, NHL licensing, grading thoughts, 2026 Topps and Royal Rumble reactions in this Monday edition.

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1 -- Super Bowl chatter

2 -- Some NHL licensing chatter

3 -- Baseball is on the minds of many

4 -- Some grading thoughts 

5 -- Thoughts on the Royal Rumble

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.

TOOK ME LONG ENOUGH ...
The Mag: Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce -- Mad No 36 (April 2024)
The Reason Graded: With the Grammys set for tonight (Feb. 1), I figured now would be the time to drop one here for the Swifties -- a magazine that I picked off long, long ago with absolute intent to grade but never got around to it until late last year. This duo sold a lot of magazines in the last couple of years but this one was one of few to present itself in a way that would fit in my collection of slabs -- it's one part sports (he's in uniform) and one part comics/satire, a category where I have a few slabs. These were popular -- so much so there was at least a second printing with a green logo -- but actually finding the long-running but off-and-on-title would be a challenge at arrival. Book stores/newsstands? Probably not. Comics shops? Maybe ... but probably not a big priority for many of them. The original Mad ran from 1952 to 2018 before DC Comics took over after a couple months off that year and it's largely been new covers wrapping mostly favorite reprinted stories from the past with occasional new content.
The Grade: CGC 9.6 (Universal)

Reality Check: These mags are super thin and the cover paper is, too. How skinny? The spines of new copies have texture all the way down from the folding -- I suspect they will be the huge problem spots if you find these un-graded with an eye for slabbing. Mine has that -- as do some 9.8s I looked at before slabbing -- so mine probably had one other small issue to kick it down a notch. That was a bummer -- and my latest mags submission didn't have a single 9.8 in it, which was odd -- but I was grading this no matter what as a time capsule kind of slab from the last few years.

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What's Buzzing: Royal Rumble chatter, Super Bowl chatter, redemptions, Jacob Wilson, 2026 Topps and more.

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1 -- Thoughts on the Royal Rumble

2 -- Super Bowl chatter

3 -- Jacob Wilson gets paid

4 -- Now what?

5 -- Talking redemptions

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, Super Bowl chatter, pondering Giannis trades, 2026 Topps and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Super Bowl chatter

2 -- Pondering Giannis trades

3 -- Inside a Bowman Draft box

4 -- Olympics breaks are here 

5 -- The Pro Football Hall of Fame and more on their minds

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Hall of Fame voting, graded card pop control, mystery ink, WWE, the Super Bowl and more.

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1 -- Always a fun one to chew on ... and they have for years

2 -- The Pro Football Hall of Fame and more on their minds

3 -- Some mystery ink

4 -- WWE reactions heading into the Royal Rumble

5 -- Super Bowl chatter

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Readying for the Royal Rumble, Super Bowl thoughts, offseason markets, dual-auto cards and more.

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1 -- The Super Bowl is set

2 -- WWE chatter heading into the Royal Rumble

3 -- Chewing on the offseason MLB market

4 -- Checking back in on the Drake Maye thread 

5 -- Pondering the appeal of dual-auto cards

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What: 2026 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Platinum Achievements Edition autographed baseballs
Arrives: March 27
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand hits the field for a new year with a Grand Treasure of an all-time great and some new chase balls also in the mix.

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What's Buzzing: Super Bowl chatter, Drake Maye, WWE, popularity contests with cardboard, sketch cards and 2026 Topps.

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1 -- The Super Bowl is set

2 -- Checking back in on the Drake Maye thread 

3 -- All your WWE chatter heading into a big weekend 

4 -- And this is unlike other sports how?

5 -- Sketch cards

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: The Super Bowl is set, Drake Maye, Topps Finest NBA and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- The Super Bowl is set

2 -- All your NFL chatter is here

3 -- Checking back in on the Drake Maye thread 

4 -- Talking Topps Finest NBA

5 -- New MLB pulls are here

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Are you ready for some football? That and more on collectors' minds here.

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1 -- NFL: It's time for the title games

2 -- Is today the day for Drake Maye?

3 -- Picking the Ohtani Rookie Card

4 -- Yesterday's price is not today's price

5 -- Even more NFL chatter

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: NFL thoughts, collector reactions, a question for player collectors and 2026 Topps chatter.

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1 -- NFL: Looking forward to Sunday

2 -- A question for player collectors

3 -- They have their thoughts

4 -- Even more NFL chatter

5 -- Drake Maye

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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What: 2025 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 18, 2026
Box basics: One autograph per 16-pack hobby box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Stadium Club arrives once again with a format where "on-card autographs remain a cornerstone" -- despite being only one per box this year -- while paired with "stunning photography and premium finishes" for collectors.

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What's Buzzing: New cards have 'em talking, botched Chrome cards, NFL postseason chatter, 2026 Topps and more.

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1 -- Talking Topps Now and the Living Set

2 -- Finest NBA already has 'em talking

3 -- Reacting to the latest Mets move

4 -- Botched Chrome

5 -- NFL: Looking forward to this weekend

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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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 packs: 1981 Topps Giant (New York Yankees & New York Mets home series) baseball cards
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer MLB cards

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What's Buzzing: Luis Robert to the Mets, Andruw Jones and Carlos Beltran to Cooperstown, 2026 Topps and more in this midweek edition.

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1 -- Luis Robert to the Mets

2 -- Hall of Fame reactions 

3 -- Readying for an MLB lockout?

4 -- NFL: Looking forward to this weekend

5 -- Even more offseason NFL chatter is here

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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The box: 2025 Topps Update baseball cards (retail Super Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (other formats)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Indiana wins it all, Cooperstown calls tonight, Drake Maye, NFL chatter, 2026 Topps and ... Freddie Freeman or Mike Trout?

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1 -- Indiana wins it all

2 -- Cooperstown calls tonight + more MLB chatter

3 -- Freddie Freeman or Mike Trout? (Really.)

4 -- Talking Drake Maye

5 -- NFL: Looking forward to this weekend

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: NFL reactions and looking forward to the title games, Drake Maye, Shaq, 2026 Topps and more.

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1 -- NFL: Looking forward to this weekend

2 -- NFL: Reacting to this past weekend 

3 -- Talking Drake Maye

4 -- A Shaq question

5 -- All your offseason MLB chatter

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Broncos win but lose Bo Nix, NFL chatter, Bo Bichette, 2026 Topps, Bowman Draft and more.

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1 -- Broncos win big ... and Bo Nix done for the year

2 -- This week's NFL games are on their minds

3 -- A Caleb Williams question 

4 -- New Bowman Draft pulls ... Talking Bowman Draft

5 -- Bo Bichette to the Mets

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Bo Bichette, 2026 Topps, Bowman Draft, NFL action and more in this Saturday edition.

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1 -- Bo Bichette to the Mets

2 -- This week's NFL games are on their minds

3 -- New Bowman Draft pulls ... Talking Bowman Draft

4 -- Bobby Bonds for the Hall of Fame?

5 -- Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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