This year's Panini VIP party at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City, N.J., will have a Super twist -- as in SuperVIPs that get plenty of extras -- but BlowoutCards.com wants to help others get in on the action without heading to the coast.

Details have not yet been revealed for the party, but only a handful of SuperVIP tickets will be available.

Each SuperVIP will get 800 silver wrapper redemption packs. They will get double the Gold VIP packs, too, a number that remains elusive (but it will be impressive). They will get two VIP Black Boxes. They will get a set of autographed photos from the athletes in attendance at the party as well as a piece of memorabilia from Panini Authentic and a SuperVIP box.

How is Blowout making this more attainable to you even if you're not at the show or a VIP?

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Panini America's Prizmed take on retro brands of the past -- as well as this year's Donruss brand -- arrives on Wednesday with plenty of surprises in tow inside packs of 2016 Donruss Optic.

Some of those surprises have, however, been spoiled as we've gotten our hands on a final checklist for the first-time brand.

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What: 2016 Panini Torque NASCAR cards
Arrives: Aug. 31
Box basics:  Three autographs and two memorabilia cards per five-pack box (16 boxes per case via two-inners)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini America's second NASCAR release arrives with a hit in every pack for a suggested retail price of only $30 per pack with three on-card autographs in every box.

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

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What: 2016 Panini Infinity football cards
Arrives: Sept. 21
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per box (15 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: This new line from Panini America offers a mix of new looks and "a star-studded autograph checklist that showcases rookies, veterans and retired players" with a suggested retail price of only $100 per box.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The new greats and the past greats are both part of the forthcoming Panini America promo card packs that will be available at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention.

On-card autographs from this year's rookie class and the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction class will be stamped and included in the wrapper redemption packs, according to a company announcement released on Thursday.

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Unless the Supreme Court opts to hear his case, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be suspended for the first four games of this season for his alleged role in the Deflategate scandal.

This puts the focus solely on Jimmy Garoppolo and the franchise in his hands. He's a guy who has completed 20 of 31 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown in 11 games over two seasons. As a recently drafted rookie found throughout 2014 brands, he's got plenty of cardboard for collectors to speculate with and that got Buzz wondering what you guys thought ...

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big breaks of new, old and the memorable.

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Panini America's Black Gold brand is changing gears for its next release.

The previously solicited 2016 Panini Black Gold Collegiate was set to arrive as a multi-sport set on July 27 with four autograph or memorabilia cards per two-pack box. Now, it will be a football-only release with the same case price and suggested retail price but with better content for what the company calls an "extremely limited release."

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Another day with nothing but the breaks from the forums.

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Panini America has plenty of products coming up packed with plenty of ink -- and it unleashed a gallery of images to prove it.

The company's big three sports are represented and some of the biggest names in the games are in there, too.

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Plenty has changed in the sports card world in the last decade and BlowoutTV had a group break on Monday afternoon that proved it.

The break was a case of 2006 National Treasures football cards -- a case that was made by a company that no longer exists but a lineage that continues today with Panini America.

Getting in on the break wasn't bad -- a four-box case ran just over $100 for two teams per spot -- and it reinforced the notion that old wax can still pack surprises no matter what changes in the hobby.

In fact, the final card in the final box was of a Hall of Famer -- a 1/1 autograph of a Super Bowl-winning quarterback.

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Panini's Noir basketball line brings its brand of mystery to the masses in about 11 days with high-end potential aplenty.

Each box of 2015-16 Panini Noir basketball includes 12 cards and seven of those are autographs or memorabilia cards.

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One of the NBA's most-successful big men and under-rated talents has retired.

A member of the San Antonio Spurs for 19 seasons, Tim Duncan was a five-time NBA champ, a two-time league MVP, a three-time Finals MVP, a 15-time All-Star and his next stop will undoubtedly be the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

He averaged 19 points, 10.8 rebounds and three assists a game for his career and retires as the Spurs' career leader in games, minutes, field goals, rebounds, blocks, points and plenty more. He's also a guy who's not signed autographs much at all in recent years as he's turned down impressive amounts per sig from card companies.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: An all-breaks look at the chatter on the boards.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks, Tom Brady Rookie Cards, Panini Rewards, The NSCC & more.

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The second reveal from Panini America in regards to its National Sports Collectors Convention cardboard arrived on Thursday with a look at the company's wrapper-redemption set.

It will be made up of stars and rookies from four sports -- baseball, football, basketball and soccer. There will be autographs, there will be memorabilia -- but those are for a later time.

Right now, it's all about the basics.

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They may not scan well, but the acetate- and hit-driven Back Gold cards that arrived in hobby shops this week from Panini America remain one of the most-unique looks in collecting today.

Each box includes at least four autographs or memorabilia cards with a mix of past and present stars making up the deep checklist.

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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: 2015 Panini Immaculate Collegiate
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 9
Base set completion: 
1 of 200 (0.5 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (1) – Eli Manning (/99)

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Panini America is readying for this year's National Sports Collectors Convention and part of that preparation was revealed on Wednesday in the form of its first promo cards for the show.

It's a six-card VIP set.

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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: 2015-16 Panini Gala basketball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 5
Base set completion: 
1 of 120 (<1 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (1) – Robin Lopez (/99)

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When Superman first came to the big screen in 1948, Lois Lane was played by Noel Neill, a Minnesota-born actress whose father was a newspaper editor.

It tuned out to be a role that helped define a career.

Neill went on to appear in 78 episodes of the Adventures of Superman television series that lasted six seasons and then have cameos in other Superman films as part of a career that spanned seven decades. She died on Monday at age 95 after a long illness.

"Brave, smart, and witty. She embodied the very best qualities of Lois Lane. RIP Noel Neill," read a message on the DC Comics Twitter account.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Vintage price surges, big pulls, The National, Kevin Durant to Golden State and ... Dwyane Wade to Cleveland?

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Kevin Durant will be a member of the Golden State Warriors next season, opting to join a team that lost just nine regular-season games before coming up one win short in the postseason.

We want to know what you think this means for his basketball cards ...

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It's nearly July 4, so it's time for a few hot dogs to be eaten -- and depending on where you are that could mean about 70 in 10 minutes.

Well, at least that's the goal tomorrow in Coney Island, N.Y.

At noon on ESPN3 will be the men's version of the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest where current champ Matt Stonie will try to fend off past winners. Earlier in the morning at 10:50 is when the women compete. (Click the schedule at right to see when it re-airs.)

While competitive eating is a world of its own -- and something that doesn't often hit ESPN airwaves the other 364 days a year -- at least a half-dozen eating champs have appeared on trading cards that are available nationally. In fact, Stonie is an odds on favorite to appear as a "World's Champion" in Topps' popular 2016 Allen & Ginter baseball card set when it arrives later this month, which is fitting because that brand is where the trend first surfaced when it comes to eaters on cardboard.

Here's a rundown of the super six competitive eaters on cards 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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Marvel Masterpieces, mixed baseball breaks, bad old wax, The National and ... what's Mouschi up to now?

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