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: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (cereal box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2023 Donruss UFC trading cards
Arrives: June 9
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 10-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Up next in the Octagon for Panini America is the collector-friendly Donruss that includes a whopping 60 inserts per box as part of a meaty big-box format.

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What: 2023 Panini Three & Two baseball cards
Arrives: May 31
Box basics: One slabbed auto card and one slabbed mem card per five-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: This sophomore release for the brand delivers prospects and all-time greats all in one premium spot.

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The No. 1 pick in last night's WNBA Draft -- and Bowman U cards are on the way.

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: WNBA Draft and general basketball chatter, potential YouTube shenanigans, new MLB and NASCAR pulls, collecting Pistol Pete and "the thread for rational and educated analysis concerning quarterback Will Levis."

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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: 2021 Panini Prizm NASCAR cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby when available)

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What's Buzzing: MLB breaks and chatter, NBA pulls, a big business question and more Monday thoughts.

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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: New pulls, NFL and MLB chatter, bad impulse buys, new Prizm WWE and more.

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If you have unused Panini Rewards points, we want them.

BlowoutCards.com wants your points -- any and all amounts -- and you can sell them to us for instant credit on products for sale on the site. Or, if you want, you can get instant payment via Paypal.

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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: New breaks, pondering the NBA's MVP, new Prizm WWE, NFL Draft chatter and 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: NFL chatter and breaks as the draft nears, Topps NBA chatter, AEW reactions, talking grading companies and a fun throwback thread if you remember 1990s draft pick autos.

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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: Topps basketball is coming sooner than planned, Caitlin Clark, WWE chatter, grading chatter and more.

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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 pack: 2022 Panini Prestige NFL cards (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (in a few formats)

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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: Big pulls, 2023 Topps slabs, Anthony Rendon, past rookies and more in today's edition.

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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: Big pulls, new breaks, WrestleMania chatter and plenty more in this Monday edition.

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What's Buzzing: The first night of WrestleMania has 'em talking, a strong replacement box, new breaks in MLB-NFL-NASCAR and ... disc golf?

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

A STRATUSFYING TEST?
The Tape: Trish Stratus 100% Stratusfaction Guaranteed (WWE, 2003)
The Reason Graded: There's a lot of talk about "alternative assets" in recent years and to a part of that audience trading cards are included. For those of us who work, live and breathe in the cardboard realm and have for a long time, it's perhaps more common sense and cards aren't necessarily an "alternative" or even an "asset." (It's a hobby for me.) But, grading of other items -- everyday stuff like magazines, video games, movies and toys -- that were used and in some ways shouldn't exist in their original form now might feel more that way. (They do to me.) I write about what I like, but this is a scenario where I dipped into a different realm of grading -- basically just to go through the process and see if I like it and then say that I did it once -- and I chose something that ties back into my collection as a whole. (That's wrestling.) Sealed VHS, video games and the like clearly have their audiences and demand is there for some things. There are some interesting sale prices out there for VHS -- everything from blockbusters from the late-1970s and early 1980s up to the oddball/culty stuff of the early 2000s before DVDs won the battle and stuff that you'd think wasn't even on VHS. Why is it a thing? Well, most stuff got used ... not saved, sealed and left untouched. (Sounds like baseball cards way back in the day, right?) With some steep discounts around the holidays here for grading fees, I grabbed this tape unopened and submitted it. VHS grading isn't cheap so doing them in serious bulk like cards ain't happening, which limits the volume available (for now) and the markets some, but this tape is one I felt comfortable with as a test. Why?The front cover is well-designed with a WWE icon and Hall of Famer front and center and having that visual appeal to start is one of the keys to demand if the grade doesn't work out.
The Grade: Beckett VHS 8.0 (Seal: A)

Reality Check: There's no posted pop report -- so this is a guess* -- and there's also not a posted grading scale yet, either, but I'll say this result bummed me out a bit. There were no substantial damage here other than a couple very minor things on one back edge of the box (where the ink was dark) so I had visions of a higher grade. But, it is what it is. My sub-grades came back 8.0 on corners, 7.5 on edges, 8.5 on flaps and 8.5 on gloss ... so the obvious flaw I knew about hurt the most. But, if we're talking about a 10-point scale, well, this piece, to me, doesn't feel closer to average or lesser. (I've seen some mangled VHS and DVD covers that were thrown around bargain bins where corners demolished surfaces ... those are lesser.) But, like I said, there's no posted scale to know what kinds of defects affect things here or there and no real cautions of what to look for. So, I did this as a test ... no regrets. Will I do it again? Probably not at present costs (I was in and out in a month, though) or without a scale to educate myself ... but, if I were to find a sealed clean and impressive copy of a couple of favorites from the past then maybe. Also, I'd be more inclined to do a different but related direction -- I think sealed DVDs and Blu-ray could actually be more popular as slabbed entities as it's way easier to find them sealed and they can have the same kind of appeal with modern packaging/designs. Plus they are smaller and lighter, too, making them easier to store and display. All in all, I like this piece and came up a bit short of what I thought it would grade at ... but it was still moderately Stratusfying.

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The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 39 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Los Angeles. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania6, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.

This 11th break of the day offers up one of the better breaks of 2022 that's not high-end ... though price-wise this one isn't bargain-basement right now. Ultimately, it's a collector's brand but some extra flash in these boxes make it a little more pricey than the retail basics, which you have already seen some of today. Will the big box deliver on the big stage? Let's find out ... 

The Brand: 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE (hobby box)

Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 39 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Los Angeles. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania6, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.

This is our fifth break for today ... a showdown between one I loved at retail and one I wanted to love -- but it had some issues with me. Will that continue today?

Battle of The Brands: 2022 Panini Select WWE vs. 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE (one Select blaster vs. two Chronicles boxes ... what?!?)

Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

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The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 39 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Los Angeles. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania6, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.

This second break of the day is one that many might have overlooked this year but the kids of NXT are strong in this one and elsewhere in 2022. 

The Brand: 2022 Panini NXT (hobby box)

Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby boxes & cases)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 39 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Los Angeles. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania6, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.

This is our first break for today ... a hobby pack battle between three rookie-year Panini America releases.

Battle of The Brands: 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE vs. 2022 Panini Prizm WWE vs. 2022 Panini Select WWE (one hobby pack of each)

Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for boxes & some other formats for all three of these releases)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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What: 2023 Donruss NASCAR cards
Arrives: May 12
Box basics: One auto and two memorabilia cards per 24-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss returns to the track with a familiar format but some higher-end inclusions and nods to NASCAR's 75th anniversary.

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What's Buzzing: 2021 Bowman Heritage arrives, new pulls, some big questions and more in this mid-week edition.

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What's Buzzing: Never-ending debates, questionable cards, new pulls, an Immaculate case delivers big, WWE and "are you happy with the hobby?"

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What: 2022-23 Panini Obsidian soccer cards
Arrives: May 24
Box basics: Four autograph or memorabilia cards per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Obsidian hits the pitch for a fourth time with some of the biggest stars in the world in play on cards that are both shadowy and colorful. It's a look summed up by Panini as "formed in intense heat in nature, Obsidian represents the intensity and vigor of the game."

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What: 2022-23 Panini Recon basketball cards
Arrives: May 24
Box basics: Two autos per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Recon gets a third NBA release with what Panini says is "a large selection of autograph, insert and parallel content" as part of a colorful package that also includes some new rare-card chases.

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