We've previously already gotten a look at Panini America's wrapper redemption cards (and the VIP set) for this year's National Sports Collectors Convention here on The Buzz, but now it's time for more details.

As in what gets what -- which boxes need to be busted to land those sought-after silver packs at the five-day show, which begins Wednesday in Chicago.

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What: 2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: Six autographs per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view
Where to buy: Click here for boxes & click here for cases

What's buzz-worthy: The stars of the college game are back once again in a product that's reconfigured to include an autograph in every pack as Panini America tips off the 2017-18 card season with this release -- one that does include some NBA visuals, too.

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

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What: 2017 Panini Prizm football cards
Arrives: Late October
Box basics: Details vary by box type -- keep reading

What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on some of the retail inclusions to come in the newest release of Panini Prizm.

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

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What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks, big collecting questions, big games, big hits and the big question of today ... "Will O.J. Simpson walk?"

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 11. (Yes, we dropped this one a little early.)

The packs: Five 2016 Panini Cyber Monday promo packs
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 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 5.

The box: 2015 Panini Americana (hobby 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 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 1 and we're starting high-end. 

The box: 2016 Panini National Treasures NASCAR
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: Nothing but breaks -- and preparatory chatter for The National.

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Ezekiel Elliott was a force as a rookie last season for the Dallas Cowboys, coming up just short of the NFL rookie rushing record but he might as well have gotten it based on cardboard standards.

His 1,631 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns, along with success for his team that firmly put it back in the national spotlight, were highlights that sold some cards and then some. But fast-forward to today and the Rookie of the Year allegedly was entangled in some type of bar fight Sunday while already being investigated for domestic violence.

We've been there, done that like this before -- many players have had many issues, this is nothing new -- but not many of them have lit up the hobby as a rookie like Elliott did last season.

That leads to questions about cardboard ...

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, busted cases and preparations for this year's National.

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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: 2017 Panini Torque NASCAR cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 8 (as stated on box)
Cards in this box: 10 (as stated on pack)
Base set completion: 
6 of 100 (4 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Chris Buescher, Daniel Hemric (RC), Joey Gase, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but MLB posts with the weekend underway.

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After resolving an apparent autopen problem with a small number of Panini Prizm cards, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott sat down with Panini America this week for a new project.

Signing a bunch of his football cards.

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If you can't afford the $25,000 Super VIP sticker price -- or simply can't make it to Chicago for the Panini America VIP Party on July 29 in conjunction with the National Sports Collectors Convention -- you have another way to get your hands on some of the swag and the boxes that are going to buyers.

It's via a BlowoutTV group break.

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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: Panini Rewards bonus for Dak autopen holders, new breaks, worst trades, The Walking Dead, WWE breaks, the National & more.

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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: Customizing cardboard, big breaks, the face of MLB, high-end WWE & more.

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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: In the (Stadium) Club, a huge Walking Dead pull at retail, NBA breaks, Aaron Judge and awaiting Donruss Optic and The National.

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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 breaks, autopen chatter, awaiting Allen & Ginter & the National.

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Need a Panini Super VIP ticket for this year's soiree in Chicago?

Panini America is trying something different for this year's annual event held in conjunction with the National Sports Collectors Convention, which is set for July 29. It's offering all the pricey swag bag contents that come with the pass available with a simple click of a mouse along with 17 cases -- yes, cases -- of products from the company.

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Colorado Rockies rookie pitcher Kyle Freeland ended the first half of the season with a no-hitter lost in the ninth inning -- but a one-hitter was good enough.

The lefty, who was the eighth-overall pick in the 2014 MLB Draft, racked up a career-high nine strikeouts in what was just his 18th big-league start. For the season, he sits at 9-7 with a 3.77 ERA after his gem at Coors Field.

The good news for collectors? Unlike those red-hot rookie sluggers, you can actually find Freeland's autographs somewhat easily and affordably -- perhaps because, you know, he pitches at Coors Field.

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A big deal has turned into a new deal.

Panini America officials have met with Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott to discuss his autopenned cards in 2016 Panini Prizm and the parties walked away with a solution to replace the mechanically reproduced autographs as well as a new long-term autograph deal.

Keep reading for the full statement from Panini.

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What: 2017 Panini Immaculate Collection baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 16
Box basics:  Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate returns to the diamond with a number of big names but it's three New York Yankees who will steal the attention for now -- Aaron Judge, Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.

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

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What's Buzzing Today: Cody Bellinger's RC arrival, anticipating Allen & Ginter, Ultimate hockey, Dak Prescott's alleged autopens, Bob Dylan, the National & more.

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What: 2017 Panini Origins football cards
Arrives: Aug. 23
Box basics: One on-card rookie autograph, one rookie jumbo patch auto and one jumbo or patch memorabilia card per seven-card box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: For its sophomore season, Origins continues with a focus on rookies, patches and on-card autos.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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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 abound as we roll deeper into the week.

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