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: 2019 Panini Playoff football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 7
Cards per box: 56
Base set completion: 41 of 200 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Saquon Barkley, Eddie George, Ezekiel Elliott, Brett Favre, Amari Cooper, Mitchell Trubisky, Earl Campbell, Christian McCaffrey, Jerome Bettis, Tony Gonzalez, Drew Brees, David Johnson, Marlon Mack, Lawrence Taylor, Cam Newton, Terry Bradshaw, Charles Woodson, Sam Darnold, Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Thomas, Bernie Kosar

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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ON-CARD INCLUSIONS 
The Item: 2019-20 Panini NBA Hoops Zion Williamson & R.J. Barrett Hoops Art Signatures autograph
The Price: $2,499.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: On-card autographs and multi-player autos aren't typically the norm for lower-end releases, but this year's edition of Hoops includes a few of those in this insert set and this isn't even the biggest card in that 10-card group, either. Williamson and Barrett have standalone solo autos in this one, while Williamson ink can be found alongside Ja Morant and Kobe Bryant, too. All 10 cards include just those four players in solo and combo pairings -- that's four solo and six combo cards. They can't be super-plentiful or easy to pull, but they're just adding to the big-chase feel in this release.
Similar Pieces: Other 2019-20 Panini NBA Hoops autos on eBay
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What's Buzzing Today: Busting that wall of wax, Houston Astros cheating and big pulls from around the collecting world.

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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 box: 2019 Panini Prizm football cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 
15 of 300 (5 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Jared Goff, Marcus Mariota, Phillip Lindsay, DeAndre Hopkins, Devin McCourty, Landon Collins, Khalil Mack, Hunter Henry, Nyheim Hines, DeVante Parker, Bobby Wagner, Cameron Jordan, Alshon Jeffery, Clay Matthews, Curtis Samuel

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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 box: 2019 Panini Absolute Football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 64
Base set completion: 
55 of 200 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Patrick Mahomes, Sony Michel, Leighton Vamder Esch, Richard Sherman, Andrew Luck, Philip Rivers, Baker Mayfield, Eli Manning

Rookies (32) – Gardner Minshew II, Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock, Nick Bosa, Hunter Renfrow, Lil'Jordan Humphrey, Easton Stick, Jahlani Tavai, Riley Ridley, L.J. Collier, Brian Burns, Benny Snell Jr., Qadree Ollison, Dexter Lawrence, Darnell Savage Jr., Trysten Hill, Miles Sanders, Travis Homer, Tyree Jackson, Andy Isabella, Josh Allen, Hakeem Butler, Jaylon Ferguson, Keelan Doss, Dexter Williams, Cameron Smith, Miles Boykin, Dre Greenlaw, Ed Oliver, Alexander Mattison, Rock Ya-Sin, Justin Layne

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What's Buzzing Today: Big NFL and MLB pulls, Gardner Minshew, Pete Alonso, unopened packs and CM Punk is back with WWE. (No, really.)

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What's Buzzing Today: Pondering 582 Montgomery Club membership, Patrick Mahomes puts on a show in a cheap break, eBay Bucks are back big, NFL breaks and more.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer blasters 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. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around there's a surprise or two.

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BIG CHANGE, BIG GAME
The Card: Kenyan Drake 2016 Panini Encased Rookie Notable Signatures (/75)
The Price: $3.25
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy had a change of scenery and a big game in his first time suiting up for the Arizona Cardinals ... so that's why he leads off here. (This week's game? Not so big ... I'll admit.) That one big game -- 15 carries for 110 yards and a TD -- shows how short-term showings could help move cardboard in quick-flip scenarios if you're organized enough or use buy-sell on sites that can let you flip stuff fast. I'd think that this card could have doubled that price had I been selling, but I picked this off well before that game because he's one of the names I grab on the cheap when they present themselves. (This price suits that with an on-card auto and it being a high-end brand.) Had he done much this week, there would probably be more interest in him ... but now we just have to wait to see what happens the rest of the season.
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Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry once again proved to be a workhorse -- and still an overlooked one at that on cardboard -- as he had 23 carries for 188 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-32 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. No other RB topped 120 yards this week and only one other had more than two TDs -- you'll see the other here later on the list.

This was just his second 100-yard game of the year but he's got eight TDs this season. This 2016 rookie and and former Heisman winner moved into fifth place on the Titans' career TD list on Sunday by upping his total to 30, trailing only Steve McNair (36), Chris Johnson (50), Eddie George (64) and Hall of Famer Earl Campbell (73). The yardage mark was not a career-high as he posted a ridiculous 238-yard game last season.

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What's Buzzing Today: NBA chatter, MLB breaks, Tanking for Tua, an eBay oddity, Acuña Holiday heat and ... is Lamar Jackson still a sleeper?

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, players with potential, new uniforms, photo editing and more in today's 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 Today: Nothing but break highlights in today's edition -- a little bit of everything.

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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 box: 2019-20 NBA Hoops basketball cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 71 of 280 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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What's Buzzing Today: Showing off 1980s NFL and 2000s NBA cards, shredding NBA Hoops for Zion Williamson, a legendary NFL game-used project just one card short and some big pulls.

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The most-famous feline of the last week now has a football card.

Panini America's real-time football card platform, Panini Instant, has injected some extra fun with this week's releases as the black cat that interrupted Monday night's Cowboys-Giants game has been carded.

An appropriately colored 1/1 Black parallel of the card is already sold out, while two other versions of the card are available for a limited time.

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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 box: 2011 Panini Elite Extra Edition baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 100
Base set completion: 
20 of 25 (80 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Prospect set completion: 
62 of 190 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (20) – Albert Pujols, Andrew McCutchen, Adrian Gonzalez, Curtis Granderson, Dustin Pedroia, Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, Josh Hamilton, Adam Jones, Heath Bell, Chris Perez, Danny Espinosa, Bene Revere, Brian McCann, Troy Tulowitzki, Trevor Cahill, Justin Upton, Starlin Castro, Jeremy Hellickson, Michael Pineda

Prospects (62) – Notables include Austin Hedges, Dwight Smith Jr., Dante Bichette Jr. (biggest names held for autos)

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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 Today: NBA Hoops arrives, big pulls, an autograph ID test and more in today's edition.

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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 box: 2019 Panini Prizm football cards (Target mega box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 20
Base set completion: 
10 of 300 (3 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Jerry Rice, Sam Darnold, Cam Newton, Philip Lindsay, Sterling Shepard, Bobby Wagner, Jordan Akins, Jarvis Landry, Clay Matthews, Jamaal Williams

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What's Buzzing Today: MLB free agents, new breaks results, Black November chatter and more in today's edition.

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Another big week for one of the NFL's big names? It shouldn't be a surprise ...

Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson put on a show with five TDs in a 40-34 win over the Bucs but his 378 yards weren't enough to lead the NFL this week (that was Matthew Stafford's claim to fame in a loss). Two of those TDs and 152 yards went to Tyler Lockett and rookie DK Metcalf had six catches for 123 and a TD. He's easily on pace for a career year as he leads the league in TDs and is on pace for a career yardage mark, too. For his career he's comparing very well -- he's on par with Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Brett Favre, Jim Kelly and Fran Tarkenton, who are all Hall of Famers or locks for Canton, at this point.

Wilson's autograph has never been much to look at with an "RC" of sorts being all it is, but collectors don't care and shouldn't as his 2012 Rookie Cards and autos should have "big" status and should continue that way. There could be more fluctuations and gains to be made with his WRs but Wilson is the easy long-term grab if you thin about how big-name QB cards have gone in the 2000s.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, eBay Bucks, NFL QB redrafting, a legendary NFL mailday, Stephen Strasburg's contract decision and Topps Holiday highlights.

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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 Today: Nothing but break pulls and show-offs from wax and one simple collecting question.

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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 Today: Big pulls, Topps Holiday boxes arrive, Zion Williamson and iconic inserts in today's edition.

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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 box: 2018-19 NBA Hoops Holiday Edition (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (other formats)

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 72 of 280 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, Jimmy Butler, Lonzo Ball, Lauri Markkanen, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kyle Kuzma, Andrew Wiggins, Joel Embiid

Rookie Cards (13) – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lonnie Walker IV, Gary Trent Jr., Aaron Holiday, Moritz Wagner, Omari Spellman, Jevon Carter, Bruce Brown, Dzanan Musa, Robert Williams III, Elie Okobo, Josh Okogie, Zhaire Smith

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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 ...

The Card: Dak Prescott 2016 Donruss #362 Rookie Card
The Reason Bought: It takes a pretty good deal for one of my buys to lead off here instead of one of my newly submitted grades, but this one was just that. This is one of those cards that is relatively available if you want to chase one down and slab it for some fun or profit. My cost? About $22, which might seem high generally speaking but isn't for its grade -- this was about half the price of the other cards in the same grade where I was looking at the time. They are even higher now.
The Grade: BGS 10

Reality Check: This one is just a half-grade away from a perfect BGS Black slab and the percentage of cards to get this mark is pretty low vs. the overall total. That's what surprised me here more and prompted the pick-up. It's a relatively heavily graded card, too, which you'd think would have resulted in more 10s. (Paper stock can be more pesky than Optic stuff when it comes to grading, though.)

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

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