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Buzz Buys (Aug.): Boys of Summer, old stuff, Shotzi & some TLC
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.Keep reading for more interesting items ...
BuzzMania 8: Making A Case For Panini Chronicles (Hour 6)
The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 41 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Las Vegas. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania8, a marathon of wrestling breaks all day long.
This case made last year's lineup and it had to get another crack when I found it cheap back on Black Friday. Why? This is a variety-packed brand that truly delivers that with volume -- it's a fun one to rip if you ask me -- no matter what can happen on the quality control front.
The Brand: 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE (20-box blaster case)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby and blaster lots)
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
BuzzMania 8: A First Rip Into Prizm Undercard (Hour 4)
The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 41 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Las Vegas. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania8, a marathon of wrestling breaks all day long.
Prizm opened the big show for Panini America WWE in 2022 and it opened things up big -- that one is a landmark set packed with depth and plenty of rare and colorful finds. That one also came with a big cost for hobby boxes and, well, Buzz never went there in any of its years for the big boxes. Here goes on an Undercard box, from its final year ... my first.
The Brand: 2024 Panini Prizm WWE Undercard Box
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all formats)
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
Buzz Break: 2022 Panini WWE NXT cards (blaster case)
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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 case: 2022 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (20 blaster boxes)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery for this one.
Buzz Break: 2024 Panini WWE Adrenalyn wrestling cards
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2024 Panini WWE Adrenalyn wrestling cards (international gaming)
Where to buy: Will take some hunting ... click here for all other wrestling boxes
Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
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 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a different option)Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE cards (blaster)
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: 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE cards (blaster)
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: 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (hobby box)
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for blaster boxes & cases)
Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery for this one.
Buzz Break: 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE cards (blaster)
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: 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (hobby box)
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for blaster boxes & cases)
Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery for this one.
Buzz Break: 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE cards (blaster)
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: 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
BuzzMania 7: Shredding A Panini Chronicles Case (Hour 11)
The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 40 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Philadelphia. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania7, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.
This is a variety-packed case that truly delivers that with some volume but it's also one that wasn't without some flaws at times with some card surface funk and wonky collation -- we'll see if that strikes again here -- but it's a fun one to rip if you ask me ... no matter what.
The Brand: 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE (20-box blaster case)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
BuzzMania 7: Shredding A Full 2023 Prizm WWE Case (Hour 8)
The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 40 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Philadelphia. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania7, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.
This one was a pick-up at a slasher price back on Black Friday -- a jaw-dropper price where I absolutely had to dabble -- and yet my first impression of ripping this one back then wasn't a good one ... so I let it sit. Now, a few months later? We'll see how the results look ...
The Brand: 2023 Panini Prizm WWE (blaster case)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
BuzzMania 7: Opening With ... NXT Sealed Case Chaos! (Hour 1)
The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 40 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Philadelphia. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania7, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.
This one is a sometimes erratic one when it comes to blasters, but I wouldn't have it any other way when the price is this right. What makes it erratic? The hits don't seem as regular in this format -- cases can run hot or cold -- but it's a release so packed with young stars on real RCs that cheap stockpiling of this one is fun. And this case? It brought some weird to it, too ... so weird that this one opens the show this year.
The Brand: 2022 Panini NXT (20-box blaster case)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
Buzz Break: 2022 Panini WWE NXT cards (blaster case)
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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 case: 2022 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (20 blaster boxes)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery for this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Panini WWE NXT cards (blaster case)
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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 case: 2022 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (20 blaster boxes)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery for this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Panini WWE NXT cards (four blasters)
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (four blasters)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby or blaster cases)
Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery for this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (blaster)
From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery for this one.
Making the Grade (Oct.): Nick Chubb & other young NFL stars, Mike Trout, old coins, Spencer Strider, old mags, WWE & more
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 ...
TWO OF A KIND ...
The Cards: Nick Chubb 2018 Panini Playoff & 2018 Panini Playoff Autographs -- Rookie Card/parallel
The Reason Graded: I bought a lot of this brand back then because it was simple in its inclusions, jammed with rookies, had a pretty simple design frame and, well, because it was cheap and widely available out in the retail wild. The textures used on the designs as you can see down low here are interesting but also a drawback as issues can blend in there, too, and the stock was perhaps a little soft when it comes to those corners and some edges. Because of that scenario, I sent in a base RC along with the autograph that I went out and previously bought raw because Chubb has been an overlooked dominator in the league. He was just four yards short of 1,000 as a rookie and has racked up four 1,000-yard seasons since with 6,447 yards and 48 TDs in 76 career games. Among all active NFL players, he was third in rushing yards before his injury trailing only the obvious big name, Derrick Henry, and then Ezekiel Elliott who is likely at a crossroads this year ... deliver or be done. Both of those guys are also two years older in terms of NFL time.
The Grades: CSG 9Grade 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 P10 Total Base Pop 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 8 -
Grade 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 P10 Total Auto Pop 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 Reality Check: They both checked in at my ideal minimum here and even getting a 9.5 might be challenge based on these sparse pop numbers. I'm sure there are countless other Chubb RC scenarios slabbers look at before this one ... it's just one of my favorite Chubb debut cards. This was prepped before his injury so that's a bummer ... but I still dig this card a lot.
Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.
Buzz Break: 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE cards (blaster)
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 Panini Chronicles WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE cards (blaster)
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 Panini Chronicles WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2023 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
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: 2023 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
BuzzMania 6: Panini Power Trip 2-on-1 Retail Rumble (Hour 5)
The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 39 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Los Angeles. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania6, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.
This is our fifth break for today ... a showdown between one I loved at retail and one I wanted to love -- but it had some issues with me. Will that continue today?
Battle of The Brands: 2022 Panini Select WWE vs. 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE (one Select blaster vs. two Chronicles boxes ... what?!?)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
BuzzMania 6: Showcasing The NXT Newcomer (Hour 2)
The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 39 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Los Angeles. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania6, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.
This second break of the day is one that many might have overlooked this year but the kids of NXT are strong in this one and elsewhere in 2022.
The Brand: 2022 Panini NXT (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby boxes & cases)
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
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