The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: New breaks, NBA Playoffs, 2022 Bowman, MLB chatter and the origin of "Boom!"

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: New pulls, NBA chatter, Bowman University, projecting MLB Hall of Famers, detailing some UFC breaks and collecting women's soccer.

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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? Two that mattered and two that didn't ...

Keep reading to see them and the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Big pulls, 2022 Bowman breaks, NFL Draft reactions, "the [NBA] tank is coming" and more.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: NFL Draft chatter, Trevor Bauer, Panini Prizm WWE, card altering, big questions and ... what if Tom Brady hadn't played for the Patriots?

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What: 2021-22 Topps Finest basketball cards
Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph card per 18-pack box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps returns to the basketball ranks with a release that's teased to be a colorful stylistic throwback with a relatively meaty mix of names with ink for many of them.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Immaculate Logoman alert, big pulls, Goodwin goes Exquisite and even more pulls to get this week going.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Miguel Cabrera joins the 3,000-hit Club, NBA chatter, Panini Prizm WWE, Wander Franco and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in this Sunday edition.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Collectors remember Guy Lafleur, new pulls, Anthony Edwards, Panini Prizm WWE and "What's the deal with all the big time high rollers leaving the hobby?" (They are?)

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: New pulls, international appeal, making changes, fighting bots as well as some NBA and WWE chatter, too.

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What: 2021-22 Panini Prizm basketball cards
Arrives: May 25
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A new season of Prizm drops with the same format as last year but with new rookies and some new additions to the rich history of the brand.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: New pulls, new non-sports, crickets on USFL cards and more in today's edition.

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What: 2021-22 Leaf Memories Basketball cards
Arrives: May 27
Box basics: Seven autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: As with its football release for the brand, there will be nothing but ink in this one with current college stars signing on via NCAA Name Image and Likeness rules as well as other aspiring draft picks and superstars already on NBA rosters also in play.

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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 ... and this time around it's deep -- but also one of the pricier overall roundups I've done. 

BATTING LEAD-OFF ...
The Card: Roger Maris 2005 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Tools of the Trade Reverse Blue Single Materials (/50)
The Price: $30
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Most of my pick-ups for this series are more personal collection buys meaning a lot of them might not have a ton of mainstream appeal to all of you but I'll let a legend bat lead-off here once again with a simple piece of cardboard. This brand was one that had a ton of highlights in it for game-used memorabilia fans when it arrived at the end of the Donruss/Playoff years and it delivered a ton for roughly $40 a pack back then if I remember correctly. This one was the home of legendary memorabilia cards from Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and many more and I have pulled or picked up many of them though the years. One player I pick up regularly if the price is right is Maris and this one fits that bill. It's not a perfectly designed card (His legs ... what's up there?) but the brand has so many variations and so many cards.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this one ... but newer MLB boxes are here.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Jackie Robinson vs. Mickey Mantle, Bobby Witt Jr., throwback unis, questioning bad investments and more.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: MLB Opening Day, Prizm WWE, Tiger Woods is back, new breaks and "Where does Mike Trout stand in the hobby hierarchy right now?"

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Julio Rodriguez and Bobby Witt Jr. are big-leaguers now, fan caves, WrestleMania, MLB breaks and more.

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Basketballs
Arrives: May 11
Box basics: One autographed basketball per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line takes to the court once again with some legendary ink to be found and plenty of other chases beyond just the legendary star power.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

WOOOOOOO!
The Card: Charlotte Flair 2015 Topps WWE Undisputed NXT In Line Autographs #NA-CH
The Reason Graded: The trio of big first/first-year autos in this release for three of the four biggest homegrown women's names (aka not Ronda Rousey) in WWE in this one have been slabbed in my stash -- Flair this time, Becky Lynch last time and Sasha Banks a couple times before in the history of this series. Why? Well, I think first (or first-year) autos are way more important than what people argue about on the Rookie Card front. They're inherently rarer and this brand is one that always seems to grade well as long as there's not any back-edge damage here (the designs often have dark colors).
The Grade: CSG 9.5

Reality Check: This one checked in where I had hoped -- and thanks to their new shift to a "Gem Mint 10" scale this one would be a 10 if in a new slab. (I'm good with that, too.) Flair isn't my favorite of The Four Horsewomen of NXT but I think this is one of her better cards ... though I do wish she would have signed in blue like everybody else.

Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.

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The Big One is here!

Blowout TV pulled off something big early this morning that all those live marathon breaks just couldn't -- it landed the LeBron James triple-logoman card from 2020-21 Panini Flawless NBA. The pull came from a box split by a trio of buddies -- one from Orlando, one from Upstate New York and one from Truth or Consequences, N.M.

"I couldn't believe it ... I talked them into doing the break with me," said the New Mexico collector who wished to remain anonymous at this time. "This was my first time doing a group break. Since it was my idea, I've decided to auction the card and we'll split it three ways ... except I finally get $5,000 from my buddy for that card-show loan he never paid back."

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Showing off Formula 1 cards, NBA chatter, altered NBA cards, MLB breaks and more baseball as we await Opening Day.

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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 ... and it's once again the biggest Buzz Buys ever. (A collection of pick-ups from recent times as well as in the past year or so.)

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A RECORD-SETTER, BUT ... 
The Cards: Wander Franco 2022 Topps Living Set (/68,228)
The Price: Direct from Topps (10-pack price)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This one re-wrote the new Living Set record book with its sales volume and I did a 10-pack to hopefully land a copy without centering issues and to maybe grade one or two. It turns out 10 wasn't enough as the front card is closest to centered but it has a cardboard blotch that should nix some top marks and any immediate grading from me. I still might but not right now. With so many made, there likely will be plenty graded in the coming months ... so without an obvious gem I'll wait. This might have been my first Living Set lot direct from Topps since Vladimir Guerrero Jr., so it will probably send me back to hibernation on that brand. We'll see.
Grab a box right here: No boxes for this one ... but MLB boxes are here.

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What: 2021-22 Panini Crown Royale basketball cards
Arrives: May 11
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per eight-card box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Crown Royale arrives with a new array of die-cut creations, plenty of Rookie Cards and, of course hits for the stars of the hardwood.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: New pulls, cardboard commentary, talking Titans, big NBA breaks and more.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Big hits, big pulls, new non-sports autographs, tough signers, plenty of thoughts and not one thing related to the card seen here. (It's probably just kind of a big deal today.)

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