The Roy Hobbs prop baseball card seen in The Natural is heavily faked and all over eBay. The real one as seen here does not have a printed back. Robert Redford died today at age 89.

What's Buzzing: Robert Redford, NFL chatter, C.J. Stroud, The Boys, Phillies Karen and the MLBPA Players Collection are today's topics.

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1 -- All your NFL chatter is here

2 -- What goes up ... 

3 -- Robert Redford dies at 89

4 -- Inside a case of The Boys

5 -- Introducing the MLBPA Players Collection 

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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What's Buzzing: Introducing the MLBPA Players Collection, if Mike Trout and Aaron Judge retired tomorrow, chatter about an error, NFL Week 2, Joe Burrow is hurt, there's a new Phillies Karen baseball offer and more.

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1 -- Introducing the MLBPA Players Collection 

2 -- If Aaron Judge and Mike Trout retired now ...

3 -- Dom Canzone, anyone? ... Big Dumper keeps homering

4 -- All your NFL Week 2 chatter ... Joe Burrow is hurt

5 -- Much ado about ...

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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What's Buzzing: College football reactions, NFL week 2 anticipation, new pulls, the new Phillies Karen offer and more.

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1 -- All your college football chatter

2 -- NFL Week 2 talk is here

3 -- Opening some Origins NFL

4 -- Non-sports chatter 

5 -- Some new MLB pulls

6 -- Phillies Karen: The offer has been enhanced

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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 lot: 1989 Pro Set Series 2 football cards (two packs)
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer football cards

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What's Buzzing: Aaron Judge moves up the Yankees home run record book, Phillies Karen, an NBA commissioner comment, non-sports cards and more.

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1 -- Opening some Impeccable baseball

2 -- Checking in on the Aaron Judge chatter after a two-homer night

3 -- A non-sports update

4 -- A thought from the NBA commissioner?

5 -- Readying for NFL Week 2

6 -- Phillies Karen: The offer still stands

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What: 2025 Panini Impeccable football cards
Arrives: Oct. 15
Box basics: Five or six autographs per eight-card box (three boxes per case)
Pre-order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Impeccable is back once again for some colorful chronicling of the NFL with a mix of past and present superstars and, of course, precious metals in every case.

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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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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.
Grab a box right here: WWE cards are here.

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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 pack: 2023 Panini Select football cards (value)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: Anthony Rizzo retires as a Cub, Kyle Schwarber joins the 50 Homer Club, NFL chatter, MLB pulls, Phillies Karen and more.

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1 -- Anthony Rizzo calls it a career

2 -- Kyle Schwarber joins the 50 Homer Club

3 -- Already pondering this year's NFL MVP? (Yep.)

4 -- New baseball breaks are here

5 -- Readying for NFL Week 2

6 -- The offer still stands

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What's Buzzing: Week 2 in the NFL is coming, our offer to Phillies Karen, Allen & Ginter signers, wrestling chatter and more in this Tuesday edition.

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1 -- Readying for NFL Week 2

2 -- Wrestling chatter is here

3 -- Some good hockey threads to see

4 -- Known 2025 Topps Allen & Ginter signers so far

5 -- Talking production calendars vs. season calendars (or something)

6 -- The offer still stands

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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's Buzzing: NFL Week 1, Shohei Ohtani keeps on homering, college football, Big Dumper, Taylor Swift and more.

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1 -- NFL Week 1 reactions

2 -- Shohei Ohtani keeps on homering

3 -- Talking college football

4 -- Looking back at the NFL-Taylor Swift thread

5 -- Checking back in on Big Dumper chatter

6 -- All your MLB chatter

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What's Buzzing: A.J. Lee returns to WWE, NFL Week 1 chatter, Junior Caminero, Star Wars Chrome, Sapphire UFC and more.

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1 -- NFL Week 1 is here

2 -- A.J. Lee returns to WWE after a decade away

3 -- Checking in on the Junior Caminero thread 

4 -- Results from almost a half-case of Star Wars Chrome blasters 

5 -- Inside a Sapphire UFC box

6 -- All your MLB chatter

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What: 2025 Panini Mosaic football cards
Arrives: Oct. 10
Box basics: Two autographs per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Mosaic arrives for its sixth NFL campaign with not only the familiar looks and colorful, texture-filled finds from this brand but also with some new rookies to chase.

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What: 2024 Panini Eminence NFL cards
Arrives: Nov. 28, 2025
Box basics: Nine autographs and one other card per box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Eminence once again takes the NFL to ultra-high-end levels as one of the "truly premier brands in collecting" with a "loaded selection of only the most-prized cards" in a box that's nearly all autographed cards showcasing legends of the past and notables of today.

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What's Buzzing: NFL action continues tonight, Patrick Mahomes prices, Origins NFL pulls and more.

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1 -- NFL Week 1 is here

2 -- 3,000 hits vs. 500 homers

3 -- Good question

4 -- Talking Patrick Mahomes

5 -- New Origins NFL pulls

6 -- All your MLB chatter

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Full-size Helmets Season Edition
Arrives: Nov. 7
Box basics: One autographed full-size replica helmet per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This staple within TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures lineup of autographed memorabilia releases arrives for another time this year with a new batch of full-size helmets that are inked by some of the game's greatest players today as well as top newcomers and past greats.

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What's Buzzing: The NFL season is here, non-sports chatter, new pulls and more in this Thursday edition.

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1 -- NFL Week 1 is here

2 -- Plenty of non-sports discussions

3 -- All your new pulls ...

4 -- Check out NFL finds here

5 -- Talking wrestling cards

6 -- More MLB chatter

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What's Buzzing: Talking NFL and MLB, Logofractors, eTopps, ripping Green Day GPK and more.

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1 -- An eTopps reaction ... and another thread

2 -- Still talking Logofractors

3 -- Living Set discussions

4 -- Opening some Green Day GPK

5 -- NFL Week 1 is almost here

6 -- More MLB chatter

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What's Buzzing: College football reactions, NFL anticipation and a lot of MLB chatter in this Tuesday edition.

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1 -- NFL Week 1 is almost here

2 -- A Logofractor question

3 -- MLB: Hobby good vs. on-field good

4 -- College football reactions

5 -- A Luis Gonzalez question

6 -- Talkin' baseball

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

TOP-GRADE VARIATION
The Card: C.J. Stroud 2021-22 Bowman University Chrome Prospects -- image variation
The Reason Graded: If you poke around in the archives for the Buzz Breaks of this release, you'll likely find a break where I missed this one and just simply called it a Refractor despite it being an image variation (all are Refractors on these). It should have been obvious based on the practice photo vs. game action, but I only spotted it well after the fact -- months, if not years, later -- when going through my old boxes. When I stopped to look, this card looked absolutely flawless and since it's somewhat rarer than the others it's also still a bit pricier for a standard card. (It's no monster but it's definitely better than a few types of Refractors.) Since it was so clean and the NFL season is upon us, I put this one into a bulk submission.
The Grade: CGC 10 (Pristine)

Reality Check: This card checked in at exactly where I thought it would. Fun find and a win -- and it wasn't even tucked away in a box penny sleeved. The divide between mine and the other copies graded is also an interesting one -- perhaps there's a common flaw on copies due to position on the sheet or from machinery? No idea ...

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What's Buzzing: Familiar names on unfamiliar teams, awaiting NFL Week 1, inside a Flawless NFL box found in Blowout MegaMix and plenty more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- NFL Week 1 chatter is here

2 -- Right name, wrong NFL team

3 -- All your college football thoughts 

4 -- Happy little autographs 

5 -- Inside a Flawless NFL box from Blowout MegaMix

6 -- Talkin' baseball

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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's Buzzing: Kyle Schwarber smacks four homers, the eTopps mess might be fixed soon, reactions to the Micah Parsons trade and even more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Kyle Schwarber makes a little history 

2 -- The eTopps finale mess may be fixed

3 -- Reactions to the Micah Parsons trade

4 -- Showing off some August pick-ups

5 -- Opening nothing but USA Baseball cards

6 -- Even more NFL chatter is here

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