Here's this month's roundup of items that have recently caught my eye as a buyer ...

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GOING FOR THE GOLD
The Card: Shotzi Blackheart 2022 Panini Select WWE Gold Wave Prizm (/10)
The Price: Around the price of a blaster box at arrival
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This brand is my favorite of the Panini years for WWE, and in the case of this star who I collect I have seemed to found her rarities on the affordable side at times with this release. This is a perfect example of that with it being one of the rarest parallels in there but it cost me not much more than the price of a retail box. It was arguably underpriced, so I grabbed it quickly when I spotted it. Will I grade it? It's a possibility, though this release's centering issues can create some surprises (that aren't totally surprises) as I found out with a different parallel of this card. Poke around in Making The Grade last month for an example.
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What's Buzzing: Topps Chrome boxing, Nick Kurtz, NBA chatter, NFL Week 2, Phillies Karen and ... Pro Debut?

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1 -- Breaking down a Topps Chrome boxing case ... see more in gallery here

2 -- Nick Kurtz

3 -- All your NBA card chatter is here

4 -- Pondering Pro Debut this year ... 

5 -- Readying for NFL Week 2

6 -- Phillies Karen: The offer still stands

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The box: 2024-25 Donruss NBA basketball cards (mega)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 1 reactions, Davey Johnson, Derrick Henry, Big Dumper, a fake logoman graded and more.

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1 -- NFL Week 1 reactions

2 -- Collectors remember former Mets manager Davey Johnson

3 -- Derrick Henry had a day

4 -- A fake patch gets slabbed, sells for big money

5 -- Big Dumper homers again

6 -- All your MLB chatter as the postseason is coming

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What: 2024-25 Panini Eminence NBA cards
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: Nine on-card autographs and one memorabilia/other card per box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Eminence returns for another high-end run on the NBA court jam-packed with rookies, legends and some big cardboard possible in every super-premium box.

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What's Buzzing: Collecting Pistol Pete, awaiting NFL Week 1, pondering Topps NBA, Micah Parsons and more.

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1 -- NFL Week 1 chatter is here

2 -- Even more football ...

3 -- Pondering Topps NBA

4 -- Talking Caitlin Clark cardboard

5 -- Collecting Pistol Pete

6 -- Reactions to the Micah Parsons trade

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What: 2024-25 Panini Flawless basketball cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: 10 autographs or memorabilia cards and one gem card per briefcase (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless NBA returns to the court for its final time under the license with some of the biggest possible finds -- the beloved Logoman -- in both booklets and on standard cards.

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

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Update: The card sold for $12,932,000 -- an all-time record for any sports card -- at 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning.

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It's already topped the $7-million mark with time to go before the auction ends tomorrow night, but there's no telling the heights this card might reach.

There's a realistic chance that the Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs card will become the priciest sports card of all time -- not just priciest basketball card ever -- when the dust settles at ends Heritage Auctions on Saturday and it's really only got two rivals.

Right now, with its buyer's premium attached, this card sits at $7,015,000 after 46 bids (click to view) and that already gives it the title of the biggest basketball card of all time. The previous NBA high was for a similar modern card, a 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Steph Curry Logoman auto, that sold privately for $5.9 million to an investment fund July 2021.

And there aren't too many past auctions that top that.

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What's Buzzing: Bubba Chandler arrives, eTopps' finale isn't going well, fake cards, learning the ropes and more.

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1 -- eTopps' finale is not going well 

2 -- Learning the MLB Authentication ropes ...

3 -- Bubba Chandler arrives 

4 -- A money statement

5 -- Buyer beware ... an eBay account full of counterfeit cards

6 -- Checking in on the Roman Anthony thread

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What: 2024-25 Panini Prizm Black NBA basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 1
Box basics: Five autographs per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm Black NBA arrives soon with a boatload of parallels and hits in every box and some rare inserts to chase.

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What: 2024-25 Panini Immaculate Collection basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 24
Box basics:  Three autographs and two memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate arrives for a new season with some new looks -- and plenty of teased books -- as it documents the stars of the NBA on cardboard.

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

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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: 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: 2024-25 Panini One and One NBA cards
Arrives: Sept. 17, 2025
Box basics: One encased autograph and one other encased card per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: For Year Six of this brand, One once again hits the hardwood with a little extra -- that's the "and One" part -- with the same formula with plenty of rookies and other highlights.

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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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The packs: 2024 Leaf Metal Signature Series Multi-sport 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs (three)
Where to buy: Click here for other Leaf proof packs/lots

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What: 2024-25 Panini Obsidian basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 12
Box basics: Two autographed cards and one memorabilia card per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Obsidian arrives on the NBA hardwood for the seventh time with rookies and plenty more to be found as part of this colorful release.

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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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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'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: 2024-25 Topps Inception basketball
Arrives: TBD 2025
Box basics: Two autographs per TBD-card box (TBD boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Inception arrives for a union-approved run on basketball cards with what Topps promises will be "a bold mix of autographs, memorabilia and ultra-rare inserts celebrating both rising stars and league legends."

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What's Buzzing: NFL preseason chatter, found a grail at the National, cheap MLB favorites and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

2 -- Found a grail at the National

3 -- Talking cheap MLB favorites 

4 -- Inside a solid Heritage hobby box

5 -- Mosaic NBA mega boxes seem to deliver

6 -- Still a good question 

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The packs: 2024 Leaf Metal Signature Series Multi-sport 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs (two)
Where to buy: Click here for other Leaf Metal boxes

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What: 2024-25 Panini Silhouette basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 29
Box basics: One autograph and seven memorabilia cards per 16-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: A familiar set name for memorabilia cards turns into a full release for NBA fans with the main inclusions in this new brand being jersey cards.

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