If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices this weekend and for the next week or so over on the mothership and they were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of them.

So much so here are five boxes that caught this collector’s eye.

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You might have a new reason to go digging through your 2013 football cards after today's U.S. Olympic track & field trials in Eugene, Ore.

Why? Buffalo Bills WR Marquise Goodwin is one step closer to making the U.S. Olympic team in the long jump. Could it spark new interest in the Rookie Cards of this 25-year-old who has recorded just three catches for 66 yards in the last two seasons while also working on special teams?

Maybe, but many might not know that he's actually been there before.

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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: USA Baseball, 2016 Topps Stadium Club breaks, favorite football autos, new NBA contracts & The 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: 2015-16 Panini Luxe basketball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 4
Base set completion: 
0 of 99 (0 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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There are a few products among the Blowout Fourth of July sale that will heat things up the next 11 days -- yep, 11 -- but the first of the Firecracker deals is worth checking out simply because of the amount of star power and ink potentially found inside each and every box.

It's 2015 Panini Prizm. The price?

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What: 2016-17 Panini NBA Sticker Collection
Arrives: Oct. 5
Box basics: Seven stickers per pack, 50 packs per box (24 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The hobby-starting staple returns for another season with all of the league's top stars.

Keep reading for more info.

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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: 2016 Donruss Elite football cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 100
Base set completion: 
78 of 100 (78 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players found on base cards – Todd Gurley, Jerry Rice, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Emmitt Smith, Bo Jackson, Joe Montana, Cam Newton, Troy Aikman, Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, Dez Bryant, Joe Namath, J.J. Watt, Eli Manning, John Elway, Barry Sanders.

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There was a flurry of big news in the NHL in the last 24 hours with big trades and big signings

Steven Stamkos is staying put in Tampa Bay with a new long-term deal. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens traded P.K. Subban to Nashville for Shea Weber, forever linking the two players in hockey history. Then, Edmonton traded Taylor Hall to New Jersey for Adam Larsson.

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After a year on the bench, Panini America has revived the Elite brand with a new wave of new looks for the brand best known for its foilboard.

Since its arrival yesterday, collectors have been finding plenty of on-card ink, plenty of new looks and some EPIX-styled looks that the Elite brand hasn't seen before on a checklist that includes stars from the past and present as well as the new crop of NFL rookies.

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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: New additions, big breaks, The National and what replaces Topps Chrome Refractors for football collectors?

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Washington Nationals pitcher Lucas Giolito made his big-league debut on Tuesday night but a rain delay prevented him from picking up a win.

Meanwhile, a win is what collectors will get as the game now makes him eligible for Rookie Cards in the remaining 2016 products from Topps and Panini America. (Will his first be a Topps Now card arriving within hours? Stay tuned. Update: Yep.)

The right-hander from Santa Monica, Calif., gave up just one hit in four innings, walking two and striking out one before the rain ended his night.

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When it comes to women's basketball, there's one name that should come to mind first -- the long-time coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols, Pat Summitt. She died Tuesday at age 64.

The Hall of Famer won more Division I games than any other coach -- and her wins record still stands on the women's side. She ended her career with 1,038 wins in 38 seasons along with eight national championships, 18 Final Four appearances and 16 SEC championships.

"She truly is a global icon who transcended sports and spent her entire life making a difference in other peoples' lives," UT Athletic Director Dave Hart said in a statement. "She was a genuine, humble leader who focused on helping people achieve more than they thought they were capable of accomplishing. Pat was so much more than a Hall of Fame coach; she was a mother, mentor, leader, friend, humanitarian and inspiration to so many. Her legacy will live on through the countless people she touched throughout her career."

And when it comes to cardboard, there aren't a lot of options for collectors.

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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 Flawless breaks, the next $1,000 Chrome auto, retro NBA breaks & 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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Flawless breaks, Jose Altuve autographs, fake autographs, Brandon Nimmo, the NSCC & 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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Flawless baseball, Flawless soccer, The National, one kid's strong first wax box, Nolan Patrick exclusivity & 10 packs, 10 Joe Namath autos.

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Oklahoma's Buddy Hield and Washington's Marquese Chriss have signed exclusive autograph card and memorabilia deals with Panini America, according to an announcement from the company on Thursday afternoon.

Both are likely top-10 picks in tonight's NBA Draft.

“There’s a lot of excitement surrounding the 2016 NBA Draft Class and these two players are a big reason why,” said Panini America CEO Mark Warsop. “As we look to the start of a new NBA trading card season and the importance every new rookie crop plays in our success, we can’t wait to get started.”

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The wait for 2016 Panini Flawless baseball cards is nearly over and one more sign of that is the fact that the checklist has arrived.

We won’t waste your time with details about what comes in a box. Keep reading to get the checklist.

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He's played a decade in the NBA for four teams but now that he's got an NBA championship there's one member of the Cleveland Cavaliers who just might have one of the rarer -- and dare we say hotter -- basketball cards of the bunch?

Ok, maybe not -- but maybe J.R. Smith's missing shirt might spark interest in his memorabilia cards?

Again, maybe not, but it's a fun 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: Big collections, big questions, big pulls, big goals and the biggest card show of them all.

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We've all seen the outrageousness of the cleat cards that 2016 Panini Flawless soccer brings to the hobby, but now that it's here we get to see some of the more standard results pulled from those shiny cases that have made their way onto eBay.

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The NBA season is over but the cardboard season just keeps going -- and the latest release from Panini America arrives tomorrow with plenty of high-end potential.

It's 2015-16 Panini Gala and every five-card box includes four autographs or memorabilia cards.

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What: 2016 Panini Absolute football cards
Arrives: Sept. 7
Box basics: One Rookie Premiere triple material autograph, one multi-piece memorabilia card, two other autographs and one other memorabilia card per three-pack box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: With five hits per box and only three packs Absolute promises to pack some heat that includes plenty of the Tools of the Absolute trade that collectors have expected for years.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2016 Panini Prizm NASCAR cards
Arrives: July 27
Box basics:  One autograph and two memorabilia cards per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: NASCAR trading cards are back for the first time since 2014 with the first of four Panini America releases this year -- and this one starts off with a dazzling array of inserts and a Prizm rainbow perfect for auto racing.

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

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With the first pitch he saw as a big-leaguer, Willson Contreras delivered and that might spark more future deliveries for collectors as he's not got that much cardboard just yet unlike all of those other young Chicago Cubs stars.

His first pitch resulted in a pinch-hit two-run homer -- and that's resulted in his first MLB Rookie Card, a Topps Now card available right now and only for the next 20-plus hours.

But it's not his only card -- or his only card to come.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are your NBA Champions -- and on Monday Panini America will have the cardboard to prove it.

The first real-time Panini Instant basketball cards will document the NBA Finals and the Cavs' unlikely and historic championship beginning on Monday.

The company teased the images above shortly after Game 7 on Sunday night, confirming the previously teased cardboard and giving us all a hint of what's to come.

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