What's Buzzing: Cactus Jack WWE, grails, Kyle Schwarber, Shohei Ohtani, Cal Raleigh and more.

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1 -- Cactus Jack WWE on their minds

2 -- Talking grails ... 

3 -- Still pondering Kyle Schwarber and Cooperstown

4 -- Talking Ohtani

5 -- Big Dumper is nearing a record and 50 homers

6 -- A licensing development?

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Buzz buys a lot of stuff these days and for a few reasons, really. Sometimes it's just bargain-hunting, sometimes it's just something that strikes me. And other times it's a lot -- a group of things -- and that has happened enough lately I figured I'd try something different as a regularly appearing item. Sometimes my lots will be wins, sometimes they won't be ... but I'll let you decide. 

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A PC THROWBACK
The Lot: 225-plus cards of former MLB player Nick Swisher (mostly cards from 2004-2010)
The Price: Not much more than a Chrome blaster box in the retail wild (with tax) -- check out Retro Rips here

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It's not from The Big Guy, but it's not a bad baseball for the price ... and I've actually pulled this move off twice.

This month's ball in the Collecting Game-used series is another that came to me via a grab bag where all I knew was the date of the game. The baseballs from this game that were thrown by the reigning National League Rookie Of The Year (and future Cy Young winner) Paul Skenes command a big premium price over the rest of baseballs from this day, so I knew I wouldn't land one with his name attached. But ... I didn't get some meaningless ball in the dirt as this one was a hit in support of the phenom and part of a pretty solid day for the batter.

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What's Buzzing: Collecting football Hall of Famers, Aaron Judge, Big Dumper MLB chatter, a licensing rumor and ... ESPN adding MLB.TV?

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1 -- ESPN adding MLB.TV next after just adding WWE?

2 -- Talking Aaron Judge

3 -- All your MLB chatter is here

4 -- Picking off football Hall of Famers

5 -- Big Dumper is nearing a record and 50 homers

6 -- A licensing development?

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What's Buzzing: Samuel Basallo arrives, three-pitcher cards, MLB alignment, new pulls, Dig Dumper and a spicy licensing rumor.

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1 -- Samuel Basallo arrives ... but Orioles collectors' minds are elsewhere

2 -- Talking three-pitcher auto cards

3 -- MLB realignment?

4 -- All your new pulls are here

5 -- Big Dumper is nearing a record and 50 homers

6 -- A licensing development?

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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 pack: 1988 Fleer baseball cello pack
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... BlowoutCards.com for other Retro Rips

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What's Buzzing: Big Dumper closes in on record, Rafael Devers, NFL chatter, one card from every sketch card set ever, wrestling cards and ... a licensing development?

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1 -- Big Dumper is nearing a record and 50 homers

2 -- A licensing development?

3 -- Rafael Devers ... "so last month"

4 -- "Looking for one of EVERY licensed sketch card ever"

5 -- Talking wrestling cards

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What's Buzzing: Modern vs. vintage, talking Aaron Judge, fake cards, Big Dumper, little details and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- A modern vs. vintage question 

2 -- Talking the Yankees ... and talking Aaron Judge

3 -- All about the details?

4 -- Watch out for allegedly fake cards

5 -- Still talking Big Dumper

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What's Buzzing: Brewers keep winning, talking Big Dumper, Topps Chrome boxing, Olympic cards, NFL chatter and a nice comics find.

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1 -- The Brewers just keep winning ...

2 -- Still talking Big Dumper

3 -- Talking Chrome boxing

4 -- Showing off Olympic cards

5 -- A nice comics find

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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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 box: 2022 Topps Heritage baseball cards (retail display)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Caitlin Clark, 2025 Topps Chrome, new pulls, collectors have their thoughts and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Talking 2025 Topps Chrome

2 -- New MLB pulls are here

3 -- Checking in on the Caitlin Clark thread

4 -- They have their thoughts ... 

5 -- Is Topps working that far in advance?

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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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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What's Buzzing: Is Topps working on an NBA-NFL hybrid set already? Shohei Ohtani, Pete Crow-Armstrong, eTopps and more in today's edition.

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1 -- Is Topps working that far in advance?

2 -- Good question 

3 -- Shohei Ohtani

4 -- Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit a wall

5 -- The real end of eTopps is near

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What: 2025 Panini Three & Two baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 17, 2025
Box basics: One encased autographed card and one encased memorabilia card per five-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The fourth release for this brand delivers young stars and all-time greats all in one premium spot with all of the hits encased and some new inclusions.

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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 pack: 1987 Fleer MLB (rack)
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... BlowoutCards.com for other Retro Rips

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What's Buzzing: Milwaukee Brewers remain hot, new Topps Finest pulls, collecting hard, NFL preseason, Noir NBA and "The Fall Of Kris Bryant."

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1 -- Inside two boxes of Topps Finest

2 -- Ripping into Noir NBA

3 -- (Still collecting harder than you.)

4 -- "The Fall Of Kris Bryant"

5 -- The Milwaukee Brewers thread

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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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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PARALLEL POWER?
The Card: National League Wins Leaders (Spencer Strider, Zac Gallen, Justin Steele) 2024 Topps True Photo variant & Gold Foil parallel
The Price: About $11 total
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: The concept of this one is simple and it's striking -- knock off the border of a base card completely, using just its photo -- and I think it works. But there's also one thing here that's striking -- and not in the best way. These are arguably too rare to make that big of an impact with me and I think perhaps other collectors who might not bother to grab their players or even think about a team set or full set. How rare? They are one in 677 hobby packs and I'm confident they'd be more popular if people could reasonably collect a team run or set. Why? Because they're something dramatically different and you can compare the regular card and this version side by side. I also grabbed a Gold Foil parallel for this one this time after I bit on the variant ... just to say I had one. Even paying $10 for this was a stretch for me ... and those odds and that price might say that these aren't as popular as they could/should be. These are one in basically every third hobby case.
Grab a box right here: MLB cards are here.

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Auction Buzz is a monthly look at some of the variety found out there on the auction block ... check 'em out.

It's going to be a busy second half of the year for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions with a number of regularly scheduled events as well as some showcase auctions with high-profile stuff all on the calendar. This time, we look at a few things from a few active sales this month.

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AS BIG AS IT GETS
The Item: Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs (1/1) -- PSA 6
The Price: $4,150,000 after 32 bids (ends Aug. 23)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This one has plenty of time remaining but as you can tell it's already one of the biggest monsters to ever hit the auction block -- and that's with the grade that, well, would be a bummer on any other card from the modern era. But, with game-used NBA logos from two of the game's all-time greats and their ink? Well, it's all about the card, not that dinged corner. "Do you hear that rumbling? It's the sound of the standing world record price for a basketball card getting ready to fall," Heritage said in its listing. "For five years, the 2009-10 National Treasures Steph Curry logoman autograph card has enjoyed the view from the top of the heap, the $5.9 million private sale to an investment fund in July 2021 demonstrating the virtually unlimited elasticity of the market's upper edge. ... We're proud and privileged here at Heritage for the opportunity to take the title back for the auction world," Heritage continued, "providing the manner of competition and high drama that private transactions lack, and which serves as a far more fitting tribute to the iconic subjects this remarkable trading card celebrates." ... This one is estimated by Heritage to top the $6-million mark when it's sold.

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, Big Dumper, lots of thoughts, eTopps and an Ohtani vs. Bonds question.

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1 -- An Ohtani vs. Bonds question ... 

2 -- eTopps

3 -- They have some thoughts

4 -- Some grading thoughts in there

5 -- Big Dumper ain't slowing down

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What: 2025 Bowman Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 23
Box basics: Two autos per 10-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); three autos per 10-card breaker box (six per case)
Checklist: Click here
Sapphire Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman Chrome will arrive next month with no details ultimately yet available other than teaser images here.

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What: 2024 Wild Card Five Card Draw Stacked Deck baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 5, 2025
Box basics: Five encased autographed cards (/5 max) per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card literally stacks the deck with this one including more than one 1/1 in every box on average atop the numbered pack format that this brand has used in the recent past -- that's 60 autographed cards per case with everything capped at no more than five copies per card.

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What's Buzzing: Big Dumper set to rewrite record book, James Wood, NFL chatter, much more and Bryce Harper ... collector?

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1 -- Big Dumper ain't slowing down

2 -- Bryce Harper is starting a collection?

3 -- Winning atop winning

4 -- James Wood

5 -- Things that make you go hmmm ...

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What's Buzzing: Shohei Ohtani, eBay issues, Graphite tennis, 2026 MLB Rookie Cards, Drake Baldwin and NFL chatter.

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1 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

2 -- Drake Baldwin chatter

3 -- Yet another eBay issue?

4 -- Pondering 2026 Topps Series 1 Rookie Cards

5 -- Talking Shohei Ohtani

6 -- Breaking down a Graphite tennis case

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What's Buzzing: Big Dumper, a possible trend in the hobby, a good question, NFL preseason chatter, a big MegaMix find and more.

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1 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

2 -- Talking Big Dumper

3 -- A trend?

4 -- Still legit

5 -- Check out that new MegaMix find

6 -- Still a good question 

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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 box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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