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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TWO BIG ROOKIES ... 
The Item: Kyler Murray and Daniel Jones 2019 Panini Spectra dual-patch auto 1/1
The Price: $2,025 after 12 bids (two days remaining)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This card is a shiny shining example of how you can't predict legitimate NFL cardboard heat until we're a few games into a season -- and we're still not exactly there. One guy here was the No. 1 overall pick and the other was the No. 1 surprise in the first round -- and it's the surprise that arguably might be winning the battle right now after just taking over the job for the Giants. Murray has had some good stats at times but is winless. I'm not sure who might be powering the demand for this one just yet but it is a rarity from a high-end brand that, while unusual and colorful in the past, looks more appealing this year.
Similar Pieces: 2019 Panini Spectra autos 
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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 – Tom Brady, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Russell Wilson, Marcus Mariota, Khalil Mack, Julio Jones, Jimmy Garoppolo, Myles Garrett, Josh Allen

Rookies (32) – Daniel Jones, Josh Jacobs, Marquise Brown, Mack Wilson, Taylor Rapp, Justice Hill, Johnathan Abram, Tony Pollard, Clelin Ferrell, Terry McLaurin, Montez Sweat, Preston Williams, Greedy Williams, Darrell Henderson, Kelvin Harmon, Sean Murphy-Bunting, Devin Singletary, Myles Gaskin, Jamel Dean, Trayveon Williams, Darius Slayton, Joejuan Williams, Parris Campbell, Anthony Johnson, Joe Jackon, Deebo Samuel, Rodney Anderson, Darwin Thompson, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Drew Sample, T.J. Hockenson, Josh Oliver

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The lot: 2019 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards per box: 42
Base set completion: 
18 of 100* (18 percent) (*two versions for 50 cards)
Duplicates: 0

Notable base cards – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Larry Bird, Kemba Walker, Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard, John Wall, Shaquille O'Neal, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons

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What's Buzzing Today: Pondering NFL QBs to collect, Kyle Allen reactions, the #NoSlabMovement and some breaks that delivered pretty well in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Panini Immaculate Collection college basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 27
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Your newest shot at Zion Williamson -- and first in a higher-end release -- arrives on Friday as an online-only release from Panini.

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Panini America is putting Kevin Garnett autographs back in play.

The 15-time All-Star's time on the court ended back in 2016, but it's been far longer than that since basketball card collectors have had any substantial amount of ink to grab for this future Hall of Famer.

That all ends soon with his new ink coming in 2018-19 Panini Immaculate Collection, which arrives next week with three autographs in every box.

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New Giants QB Daniel Jones was a guy who got the headlines after Sunday's action as he took over for two-time Super Bowl champion and future Hall of Famer (yep, I said it) Eli Manning and delivered pretty well.

How well? He completed 23 of 36 passes for 336 yards and a pair of TDs ... and also had four carries for 28 yards and two more TDs in a 32-31 win over the Bucs. Only four QBs threw for more yards this week and four TDs appears to be tied for the best mark of the week. However, it's the W in New York that gets him the spotlight for that team, especially in a game largely without Saquon Barkley who now may be dealing with injuries in his sophomore season. Jones' RCs from this year's releases should be getting even more attention now -- and they were already being watched after he was drafted sixth-overall out of Duke.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but pulls from around the collecting world as we wait for Buzz's caffeine to kick in.

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The box: 2019 Panini Prestige NFL cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 64
Base set completion: 
47 of 200 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Patrick Mahomes II, Dak Prescott, Jared Goff, Matthew Stafford, Mitchell Trubisky, Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Odell Beckham Jr., Larry Fitzgerald, Julian Edelman, Antonio Brown, Amari Cooper, Marlon Mack, Todd Gurley II, Sony Michel, Ezekiel Elliott, Le'Veon Bell

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Did you know Ohio State QB Justin Fields has 2017 Leaf Perfect Game baseball cards?

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What's Buzzing Today: NFL pulls, grading key comics, new breaks and "is Mason Rudolph the future of the Steelers?"

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The boxes: 2018 Donruss Elite NFL cards (two blasters)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this lot: 20
Base set completion: 
23 of 100 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Rodgers, Michael Thomas, Julio Jones, Mitchell Trubisky, Matthew Stafford, Christian McCaffrey, Odell Beckham Jr.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls in today's edition -- MLB, NFL, NBA and WWE.

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What makes a day at Blowout Cards - The Fantastic Store even better?

That's something that football fans, card collectors and other curious kids -- young and old -- can find out next Saturday (Sept. 28) when the Panini NFL Mobile Tour arrives for a four-hour visit at the shop beginning at noon.

Among the priorities for the event? Well besides free stuff and NFL giveaways, Panini America representatives will be on hand for demonstrations of its new 2019 NFL Five Trading Card Game, which brings the Rookie Card chase into the TCG realm as part of this new release. (Rookies are among the tougher finds in the game -- get more details here.)

Panini will have a limited number of demo decks for NFL Five on hand as part of this stop on the Tour with a number of additional dates planned to coincide with a number of NFL games this fall. There are also plans for more stops during key events next year, while several have already taken place this season.

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What's Buzzing Today: Gardner Minshew, scouting the Arizona Fall League, a Walking Dead case delivers and more break highlights from around the collecting world.

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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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MAN OF THE MOMENT ... AND WRONG SET NAME
The Item: Ronald Acuña Jr. 2019 Bowman Chrome Superfractor (1/1)
The Price: $1,799.99 opening bid (with best offer option)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This probably isn't what you're looking for with the arrival of 2019 Bowman Chrome -- it's all about prospect autos, especially in the HTA boxes linked below -- but there are other cards to look for, too, and this is one. If you click that link above you'll see something else peculiar beyond the price, which I'm not sure will even be hit opening that high. The seller mistakenly called this card a Gold Shimmer ... an error on a card of a guy who is on the cusp of some MLB history in the coming days as he's just three stolen bases away from being the youngest member of the very-exclusive 40-40 Club. If the price was low, I'd call this a steal scenario ... but it's not. (It also was fixed while I was writing this.)
Similar Pieces: 2019 Bowman Chrome autos on eBay 
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The box: 2019 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 5 (four standard, one Unparalleled)
Cards per pack: 5 (three in Unparalleled)
Cards in this box: 23
Base set completion: 
1 of 50 (2 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Kyle Tucker (RC)

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What's Buzzing Today: New Yaz, 2019 Bowman Chrome breaks, Zion Williamson, collecting nothing but RCs and, yes, displaying autographs can make them fade.

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The box: 2018 Donruss Optic baseball cards (Target mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12 (10 standard, 2 Shock)
Cards per pack: 4 per standard, 10 per shock
Cards per box: 60
Set completion: 
16 of 100 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ken Griffey Jr., Corey Seager, Buster Posey, Adrian Beltre, Kirby Puckett, Reggie Jackson, Justin Verlander

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What: 2019 Panini Passing The Torch football cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: Three autographs per five-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Passing The Torch gets a run as a standalone release after years as an NFL insert set from Panini with "all the biggest and brightest stars the NFL has to offer" as part of an online-only release.

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What's Buzzing Today: Ginter's non-MLB autos, 2019 Bowman Chrome arrives and big pulls in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing Today: Pondering flagship NFL brands, big pulls, big eBay Bucks offer, 2019 Bowman Chrome surprises and three key Derek Jeter cards for 10 cent apiece.

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What's Buzzing Today: Collectors react to NFL injury news, weird graded cards, defying the odds and big pulls in today's edition.

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What sophomore slump?

Reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes II might have started a little slow Sunday against the Raiders but the final stats for the Kansas City Chiefs QB are the best in the league this week -- by far -- showing us that there might still be some extra potential in his already pricey cardboard to come this season. His second game of his second season as starter included a 30-for-44 day passing which was good for 443 yards and four touchdowns in a 28-10 win. The next-closest QB for yardage? No. 1 pick Kyler Murray at 349 -- and he didn't even have a touchdown. No other QBs had four TDs, while a few had three -- and you may just see some of them here.

Mahomes' Rookie Cards and first autos are a key inclusion in 2017 NFL boxes. You could easily have Chiefs WR Demarcus Robinson on this list as well -- he had six catches for 172 yards and two TDs -- but we'll limit this one to one player per team and remind you that Robinson's RCs are in 2016 boxes.

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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 little bit of everything.

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A BEGINNER BEAR ... 
The Slab: Paul "Bear" Bryant -- nickname autograph cut (BAS-certified)
The Price: $90
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I'll be the first to say that this is perhaps not my ideal autograph situation, but when it comes to Alabama football, Bryant is about as big as it gets -- still above Nick Saban for now -- and landing an authenticated signed photo or slabbed cut of the legend known as "Bear" will typically cost at least $275 and often more. Bryant was one of the autographs that had been on my want list for years but because of the price I'd never really considered it because the quality of autos that can be iffy even for $275. So, when this one presented itself earlier in the year, I opted for a beginner 'graph -- something in a slab and enough to say I have one. I grabbed it and held onto it for here until football season arrived so here we are. Bryant won six national championships in his legendary career and when Saban wins another that will set a new NCAA record. Even then, Saban will still be coaching in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Paul W. Bryant Drive down the road from the Paul W. Bryant Museum -- all named after the coach who died in 1983 less than a month after he notched his record 323rd career win. Bryant's autographs aren't super-tough finds -- they're just pricey. He's had a handful of cut autographs in football releases in recent years but I've never gotten in on the chase there -- also pricey.
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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but NFL pulls and chatter as we await Week 2 kickoffs.

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