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Black November starts today -- and here are 10 sweet deals to consider
If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices now over on the mothership as BlowoutCards.com begins its Black November sales today.
Many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are 10 boxes that caught this collector’s eye.
2010 USA National Teams (2009 Team) Baseball Box Set
There have been plenty of USA Baseball products in the last decade and this one is the one that went a bit high-end. Why? The talent. Among the autographs you can find here are Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Francisco Lindor, Trevor Bauer, Sonny Gray, Kolten Wong, Jameson Taillon and Albert Almora. This box carries a pretty hefty discount but all those key autos are still in there.Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Oct. 27)
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What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks, 28 boxes busted in one thread, big retail pulls, four 1/1s in a case and tracking a year of breaks.
First Buzz: 2016 Limited football cards
What: 2016 Limited football cards
Arrives: Jan. 11
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per three-pack box (15 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: After some time off, Limited returns with a focus on hits (one per pack) but also with five cards per pack as part of a limited package focused on rookies and stars.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2016-17 Gold Standard basketball cards
What: 2016-17 Gold Standard basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 28
Box basics: Three autograph or memorabilia cards per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Gold Standard returns with a new crop of rookies and all of the metallic, ink and memorabilia expectations of the past.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Oct. 25)
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: Kyle Schwarber's return, big breaks and more.
Sunday Superstars: Week 7 icons Jay Ajayi, Jeremy Hill, Julio Jones & more
Miami Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi racked up 214 rushing yards on 28 carries Sunday against Buffalo to walk his way into some elite NFL company.
He became just the fourth player in the history of the league to rush for 200 yards in back-to-back games. The others? O.J. Simpson, Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams. Not bad company for the former Boise State star who's in his second season after being a fifth-round draft pick last year.
His cards are relatively available with more than 1,500 different cards made since last year and more than 750 of those being certified autographs. He has 40 Rookie Cards in a number of brands from Panini America and Topps last year.
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Panini America readies Black Friday and Cyber Monday card sets
We're roughly one month away from Black Friday and Panini America has detailed its plans for its bonus programs for collectors on both that day as well as Cyber Monday.
First Buzz: 2016 Panini Immaculate Collection Collegiate baseball cards
What: 2016 Panini Immaculate Collection Collegiate baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 2
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate's baseball presence goes collegiate with top young stars and legends from the past all in one place with on-card autos, outrageous memorabilia and more in what Panini says is "the smallest case run in company history."
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.
Buzz Break: 2016 Donruss football Mega Box
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: 2016 Donruss football Mega Box
Where to buy: Retail stores ($19.98)
Packs per box: 9 (seven 2016 Donruss, two 2015 Gridiron Kings)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 72
Donruss Base set completion: 42 of 300 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Todd Gurley, Derek Carr, Brett Favre, Ben Roethlisberger, Barry Sanders, John Elway
First Buzz: 2016-17 Black Gold soccer cards
What: 2016-17 Black Gold soccer cards
Arrives: Dec. 7
Box basics: Two autographs per two-pack box (eight boxes per case).
What's buzz-worthy: Black Gold takes to the pitch with some of the biggest names in the global game here with a mix of autographs and metal cards. Among those stars? Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Robert Lewandowski to name a few.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Oct. 16)
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls from Playbook, Goodwin Champions, Five Star & more.
First Buzz: 2016 Panini Contenders football cards
What: 2016 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: Dec. 21
Box basics: Five or six autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: Contenders returns with all the Tickets that collectors expect with plenty of inserts, parallels and ink.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2016-17 Absolute basketball cards
What: 2016-17 Absolute basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 14
Box basics: Four autograph or memorabilia cards per four-pack box (10 boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: One of Panini's longer-running brands takes to the court with a full array of autographs and memorabilia.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.
First Buzz: 2016 National Treasures NASCAR cards + preview gallery
What: 2016 National Treasures NASCAR cards
Arrives: Dec. 28
Box basics: One base card or parallel, two autograph-memorabilia cards, two memorabilia cards, one more auto or auto-mem and one booklet card per box (four boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Panini America's final NASCAR set of its rookie season takes the sport high-end with autographs and jumbo memorabilia from the racing ranks along with some of the executives who make the sport go.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Oct. 12)
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: Flawless & Five Star breaks, finding Superfractors and a new-found Javier Baez man crush.
First Buzz: 2016-17 Panini Select soccer cards
What: 2016-17 Panini Select soccer cards
Arrives: Dec. 28
Box basics: One autograph andonetwo memorabilia cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case).
What's buzz-worthy: There are three 100-card sets in one here and each will have their own parallels as Panini offers up a second wave of Select cards for fans of the international game.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.
Gallery: 2016-17 NBA Hoops basketball cards (will update)
The NBA season is here -- at least on cardboard -- tomorrow with the arrival of 2016-17 NBA Hoops from Panini America.
It's in this one where we'll get our first looks at the newest rookies and the newest reigning NBA champs on cardboard.
Panini joins forces with 2K Sports for latest Kobe Bryant tribute set
Panini America has a new Kobe Bryant tribute set that can be found in packs of 2016-17 NBA Hoops but can only be completed in "packs" of NBA 2k17 from 2K Sports.
Hoops arrives tomorrow, while the video game is out now.
First Buzz: 2016 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball (hobby box)
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: 2016 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 192
Base set completion: 66 of 96 (69 percent)
Duplicates: 0First Buzz: 2016 Donruss Optic football cards
What: 2016 Donruss Optic football cards
Arrives: Dec. 14
Box basics: One autograph card per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: Panini's Donruss football gets Optichromed with a hobby box that's set to deliver a rookie in every pack along with plenty of inserts and parallels.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Buzz Break: 2016 Panini Playbook football cards (hobby box)
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: 2016 Panini Playbook football cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 3
Cards in this box: 3
Base set completion: 0 of 140 (0 percent)
Duplicates: 0Sunday Superstars: Week 5 notables include Ezekiel Elliott, Tom Brady, T.Y. Hilton, Sammie Coates & more
While there might be a quarterback controversy brewing in The Big D, there's no doubting who the top RB is for the Dallas Cowboys after a 30-17 win over the Dolphins on Sunday.
It's Ezekiel Elliott and his 134-yard, two-touchdown day has cemented him as one of the front-runners among rookies this season -- on a historic level, too.
According to Elias, his 546 rushing yards this season are the fifth-best total in NFL history for the first five games of a player's career. The only better starts are Eric Dickerson (645 yards), Adrian Peterson (607), Todd Gurley (575) and Billy Sims (560). That's not bad company -- and that's good news for Elliott's cardboard given how Gurley looked last year.
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Blowout customer lands Porzingis Immaculate logoman in Flawless
One of the most sought-after cards in 2015-16 Panini Immaculate Collection has been found -- in a case of 2015-16 Panini Flawless.
Last month, a collector discovered the Kristaps Porzingis Flawless logoman 1/1 in a box of Immaculate and at that time Panini America said it had mistakenly swapped the cards and that the Immaculate 1/1 would be placed into Flawless, the company's most-premium NBA product.
The hunt for that notable card ended this weekend as it was found by a BlowoutCards.com customer, Anthony from New York, inside a Flawless briefcase.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Oct. 9)
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: Flawless breaks, Star Wars cases, NFL & more.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Oct. 8)
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: Big, big breaks ... like this $50,000 15-caser of 2015-16 Panini Flawless basketball cards.