Many people collect autographs -- but not in the same ways -- and not all autographs are made alike. Some are mass-produced, some are in packs. Some are personalized, some are not. Some have all kinds of documentation and many, many more have none at all ... here's a look at a few that have entered my collection in recent months as part of what will now be an ongoing series here. 

CERTIFIED INK
The Item: John Cena autographed The Last Time Is Now retirement tour 11-by-14 -- created and only initially sold by WWE
What It Cost Me: $24 via an autograph mystery buy
What's It Worth: He signed a lot of similar prints last year, typically selling for $75-100 and up over on eBay
The Buzz: The year-long retirement tour of WWE's top active star meant plenty of city-specific merch at many of his stops and then other general stuff like this signed print that was sold at other events. This one isn't tied to any one city -- many are and with some having announced editions of 1,000 copies -- and this one didn't have a specific volume signed that I have seen anywhere but I was more than pleased when I landed this one in a mystery box recently at a sliver of its typical eBay pricing. These photos were not sold unsigned and were released by WWE, making this a certified auto via them. Some eBay sellers have gotten these third-party authenticated (and that brings safety in the eyes of some buyers willing to pay more) while this is just like most of those that were signed. Cena's autographs are in high demand -- and perhaps higher demand now with life away from the ring to amp up more with him perhaps signing less WWE stuff -- but he's also been a signing machine for a long time. Watch this video from years ago. I have had his auto a few times on cards and other items from back in the day, so the stuff like this would not have been on my radar or in my collection if it wasn't for a mystery buy. I'll take it.
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The box: 2021-22 Panini Prizm NBA cards (hanger pack)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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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: Drake Maye, NFL chatter, new pulls, 2026 Topps and ... an NFL sleeper since 2020?

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1 -- NFL: Looking forward to Sunday

2 -- Drake Maye

3 -- An apparent NFL sleeper since ... 2020?

4 -- Inside some new Winter Olympics packs

5 -- Ripping into new basketball cards

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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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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What's Buzzing: Bowman Draft, NFL playoff action, LeBron James patches, WWE, Living Set and, of course, 2026 Topps.

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1 -- Talking Bowman Draft

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

3 -- Reactions to the LeBron James patches

4 -- Living Set chatter 

5 -- WWE is on their minds

6 -- Talking 2026 Topps

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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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BROADWAY JOE
The Item: Joe Namath autographed 16-by-20 Sports Illustrated "Broadway Joe" cover photo (BAS witnessed)
The Price: $249
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I don't normally include the actual price when I make a bigger buy, but in this case a sale price was too strong for a piece so nice ... so I am. Why? A typical price for an item like this is substantially higher than what I paid (around $400-600) and peak asking prices are sometimes even nuttier than the normal range. This was my big Black Friday buy and I landed it via Mill Creek Sports (this is their scan as I struggled to photograph mine thanks to size/glare on my top-loader) and one reason why I grabbed it (beyond the price) was that I liked this horizontal version of the photo and its autograph placement infinitely more than the vertical version. Atop that, it's also a piece where I had a chance to land one for just $150 long ago at The National but I didn't as I didn't have a way to safely get it home. This is the iconic photo that led to the nickname for the eventual Super Bowl winner and icon who helped change the game forever. He turns 83 this year, too, and I don't think demand will lessen over time.
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What's Buzzing: Living Set and NBA chatter, the NFL postseason is here, legal challenges and collectors' thoughts.

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1 -- Talking the Topps Living Set for NBA

2 -- Even more NBA chatter

3 -- NBA breaks are here

4 -- All your NFL chatter for this weekend's action

5 -- More thoughts from collectors 

6 -- An interesting legal challenge

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What: 2026 Leaf Glory of the Game basketball cards
Arrives: Late-February
Box basics: Four "premium" hits per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf focuses purely on basketball stars of the past and present in this one -- and even some from the reel world -- which includes a variety of sets and nothing but hits.

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The box: 2025-26 Topps basketball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview with odds/checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, NBA breaks, non-sports cards, Allen & Ginter X, one to see and ... Wade Boggs or Tony Gwynn?

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1 -- Wade Boggs or Tony Gwynn?

2 -- All your football chatter is here

3 -- NBA breaks

4 -- Plenty of non-sports chatter

5 -- Reacting to Ginter X box changes

6 -- One to see

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What's Buzzing: Here's one more name-dropping edition for this Sunday showcase of who has 'em talking.

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1 -- Sandy Koufax

2 -- Kazuma Okamoto

3 -- Brock Bowers

4 -- Zion Williamson

5 -- Caitlin Clark

6 -- Arman Tsarukyan

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What's Buzzing: Nothing but name-dropping in this Saturday edition.

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1 -- Shohei Ohtani

2 -- Nick Kurtz

3 -- Tom Brady ... Drake Maye

4 -- Jalen Hurts

5 -- Wemby 

6 -- Cooper Flagg or Kon Knueppel?

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What's Buzzing: Love-hate players, college football madness, custom cards, new pulls and more in this first edition of a new year.

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1 -- Beloved by one, hated by another

2 -- College football has 'em talking

3 -- A year of custom card creations 

4 -- Check out NBA pulls

5 -- Non-sports pulls

6 -- This one has 'em talking 

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

MJ's MOMENT
The Card: Michael Jordan 2008 Goudey Hit Parade of Champions
The Reason Graded: This moment turns 35 this year and this insert card is one that ... came out of a box of baseball cards. It's a throwback to a 1951 set with stars from a little bit of everywhere in this Goudey version. These cards are smaller -- allowing for them to bounce around inside the wrappers -- but the only even close to deterring issue for grading with this copy was an irregular spot in the card stock itself ... but you can't even see it in this image. This finally made it into a grading submission of mine last year because it's an iconic moment for one of biggest names in sports history. The moment? This was Jordan's first championship.
The Grade: CGC 9

Reality Check: Behold! The worst of the four graded. Doesn't matter to me ... I just like the card and nines are fine.

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What's Buzzing: Several links that are worth a look on the final day of 2025.

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1 -- Inside a case of Marvel Studios Chrome

2 -- New NFL pulls

3 -- Still talking Cooper Flagg

4 -- Busting a bunch of NBA hanger boxes ... and more basketball

5 -- New non-sports breaks ... and even more

6 -- Plenty of spicy baseball chatter

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What: 2025-26 Topps Midnight basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 29, 2026
Box basics: Three autographs per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Midnight hits the officially licensed NBA hardwood for the first time with a mix of past stars, the top rookies and other intergalactic visions.

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What's Buzzing: Nothing but questions in today's edition as we march toward the end of the year.

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1 -- A weird question of our time

2 -- Still a key question

3 -- A Hall of Fame question

4 -- A $100 question 

5 -- They have questions 

6 -- No question 

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What's Buzzing: NFL and MLB chatter, shill bidding, new pulls and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- NFL Week 17 reactions

2 -- Ink with a twist

3 -- Checking back in on the Derrick Henry thread

4 -- New pulls are here

5 -- Still talking shill bidding 

6 -- All your offseason MLB chatter

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What's Buzzing: Derrick Henry and NFL Week 17 (so far), new packs, release changes, Wemby and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- NFL Week 17 reactions (so far)

2 -- Talk about new pack pulls here

3 -- Reacting to Five Star MLB changes

4 -- Talking Living Sets

5 -- Wemby 

6 -- MLB chatter

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What's Buzzing: NFL and NFL Draft thoughts, trends from the show floor, Cooper Flagg, fake autographs and more.

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1 -- NFL Week 17

2 -- Pondering NFL Draft possibilities 

3 -- Spotting trends from the card show floor?

4 -- Cooper Flagg

5 -- One to see

6 -- Still a good question from the baseball section

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What's Buzzing: Christmas NBA chatter, NFL action, Heritage High Number and plenty more in this holiday edition.

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1 -- Basketball is on their minds

2 -- NFL Week 17 chatter

3 -- Chewing on some Heritage High Number twists this year 

4 -- Heritage High delivers Jeets again + Here's a case breakdown

5 -- Still a good question from the baseball section

6 -- Will the Federal Trade Commission look into the hobby?

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What's Buzzing: A good question, a must-see slab, a Steph Curry question, the FTC and much more.

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1 -- Good question 

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here ... and here's NFL chatter

3 -- A must-see slab

4 -- One more PSA talker

5 -- A Steph Curry question

6 -- Will the Federal Trade Commission look into the hobby?

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What's Buzzing: Topps Chrome NBA, Heritage High Number, the FTC, NFL, remembering Greg Biffle and new pulls in today's edition.

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1 -- Talking 2025-26 Topps Chrome NBA

2 -- Heritage boxes are among the new MLB breaks

3 -- Talking 2025 Topps Heritage High Number

4 -- NFL Week 16 chatter

5 -- NASCAR collectors remember Greg Biffle

6 -- Will the Federal Trade Commission look into the hobby?

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