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What's Buzzing Today: Pondering worst-looking baseball autographs, new pulls and plenty more in today's edition.

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It's not the most-expensive brand on the Panini America NBA new-release calendar, but it might be the one that generates the best returns for those collectors lucky enough to land the right rookie in the right color.

It's Panini Prizm and this year's edition, powered by No. 1 pick Zion Williamson, appears poised to be the biggest release of them all from a brand that's been around for seven years and has been known for big-money cards that don't even need autographs or memorabilia to get there -- just some shine and some shade.

Don't believe it? Consider just the final card added to the montage above -- that Luka Doncic 1/1 card topped $40,000 when it recently sold on eBay. (Click this link if you don't believe it.)

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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 and Panini Prizm chatter revolve heavily around Zion Williamson, collector admits getting scammed, new 2019 Topps Update and Absolute NFL pulls and ... should Panini consider a FOTL lottery system?

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What: 2019-20 Panini Origins basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 18
Box basics: One rookie jersey autograph and one other auto or mem card per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Origins hits the hardwood for the first time from Panini with booklets and plenty more among the possibilities with rookies getting plenty of playing time here.

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

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What: 2019 Donruss Optic football cards
Arrives: Dec. 20
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Optic hits the field once again with an Optichromed take on Donruss with an autograph in every box and a rookie in every pack plus plenty more.

Keep reading for more info as well as some early images.

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What: 2019 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: Jan. 3
Box basics: Five autographs per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders takes the field again with a new rookie crop, some new looks to the past and more from this popular football favorite.

Keep reading for more info as well as some early images.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is our finale for today.

The box: 2015 Panini USA Baseball set
The cost: Click here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 7.

The boxes: 2017 Panini Absolute Racing cards (10 blasters; half-case)
The cost: Click here 

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 5.

The box: 2018 Donruss Optic baseball cards (Mega Box)
The cost: Click here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 4.

The box: 2018 Panini Contenders football cards (11-pack blaster)
The cost: Click here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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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: The newest rare Zion ink is here, showing off a game-used collection, big pulls and ... which sets can't be altered?

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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 this year 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 mix of everything but mostly on the affordable side.

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The Card: Brock Lesnar 2004 Leaf Rookies & Stars NFL RC (SGC 9)
The Price: $20
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Love 'em or hate 'em, you can't argue with one interesting and unique fact about Brock Lesnar when it comes to cardboard -- he's got Rookie Cards in wrestling, MMA and pro football and that's something that's just not that common. I can think of a lot of two-sport players on cards between various combinations for MLB, NFL, NBA and WWE but, three? Sure, Lesnar never actually played in a real NFL game -- the Vikings cut him before the season started -- but it got him a few cards that do remain popular and a tad pricey these days due to their novelty and relative scarcity. He had 15 cards in three brands -- Rookies & Stars, Playoff Honors and Sweet Spot -- and some can sell for more than this. I grabbed it since I'd never found one and it was slabbed for not much more than a raw copy -- and also purely for the novelty. Some raw copies of this have higher asking prices than this over on eBay, too, while his cards for the other two sports are easy finds.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for NFL, but WWE boxes are here

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Call it a week for the recent rookies.

NFL Week 6 didn't have a lot of flashy games for collectors early on if you ask me, but New York Jets QB Sam Darnold returned for just his second game of the year and helped knock off the Dallas Cowboys 24-22 to give it some spark. He completed 23 of 32 passes for 338 yards with two TDs and a pick in the game, which had to have helped spark some life into his Rookie Cards from last year's boxes -- he's in everything then -- as the only attention they had been getting was for mono/spleen jokes.

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Keep reading for more guys who generated some buzz on the field this week.

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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: MLB postseason chatter powered by Carlos Correa, NFL talk, seeing Red in Bowman Chrome, sketch cards and hunting Zion Williamson in both sticker as well as high-end form.

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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: Gleyber Torres put on a show and breaks from WWE, MLB, NFL and college basketball to start things off today.

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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: MLB postseason chatter, custom cardboard creations, counterfeit cards, big pulls and 2020 Topps chatter in today's all-baseball 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 Donruss football cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 8 (seven Donruss, one 2017 Panini Illusions)
Cards per box: 61
Base set completion: 
36 of 300 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 3

Notables on base cards – Barry Sanders, Carson Wentz, Brian Urlacher, Marcus Mariota, T.J. Watt, J.J. Watt, Derek Carr

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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 Unparalleled football cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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

Notables on base cards – Saquon Barkley, Julio Jones, Derrick Henry, Calvin Ridley, J.J. Watt, T.J. Watt, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Nick Chubb, Russell Wilson, Odell Beckham Jr., Dalvin Cook, Kyle Van Noy, Marcus Mariota

Standard Rookie Cards (14) – Jeff Wilson Jr., Dan Arnold, River Cracraft, Samson Ebukam, Jayon Brown, Mike Hilton, Kamu Grugier-Hill, Peter Kalambayi, John Johnson III, Keith Kirkwood, Deshazor Everett, Holton Hill, Keith Ford, Anthony Firkser

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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: New case breaks, Astros vs. Yankees, Gerrit Cole, Rookie Cards needing logos and Patrick Mahomes in today's edition.

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What: 2019-20 Panini Absolute Memorabilia basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 27
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per two-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Absolute is back after a year on the bench but with Zion Williamson in its starting lineup with plenty of autographs and memorabilia cards for league newcomers as well as some Hall of Famers for its return.

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 Today: Cardinals vs. Braves, other MLB chatter, MLB breaks, NBA hot takes, bail or buy on Baker Mayfield and more in today's edition.

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What: 2019-20 Panini Revolution basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 3
Box basics: Six on-card autographs per case (16 boxes per case via two inners)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini's colorful pattern-filled brand hits the hardwood for a new season with a new rookie class and plenty of the high-energy looks that have powered this one for the last few years.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2019 Elite Extra Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 4
Box basics: Eight autographs and two memorabilia cards per five-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Elite arrives with plenty of possibilities this year in both prospect potential and pulls, which will include Optichrome autographs this time around.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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What: 2019-20 Panini Prizm basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 4
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Fans of the Prizm rainbow will get their Zion Williamson fix with this release that includes a meaty base set and plenty of what they have come to expect from one of the NBA's most-favored brands.

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What: 2019 Panini Rookies & Stars football cards
Arrives: Dec. 2
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per six-pack box (14 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Rookies & Stars is back on the gridiron with boxes that deliver plenty of stuff with both standard and Optichrome cards in the mix for just what its name says.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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