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: Plenty of MLB -- young and old -- with a question about firsts, a WWE case break and more in today's edition.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... 

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The Card: Rachel Balkovec 2022 Topps Now MiLB Autographs (/99)
The Price: Around $10 (since I had discount rewards piled up) via Topps.com
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This autographed card was a first for Topps Now this year -- some minor-league cardboard -- since as you can see she was a bit of a history-maker in MiLB and baseball in general. Topps Now cards have had delays at times this year with stock shortages and this one was actually initially scheduled to arrive much later this year but it looks like the signing came together faster than expected. I believe this is my first Topps Now auto in my stash. Why? Cost is always a factor -- most are too much for me to bother looking -- but in this case it was about as low as it gets and then I snuck in toward the end of the line and added this on the cheap with rewards points from buys.
Grab a box right here: No boxes for this one ... but MiLB boxes are here.

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What: 2022 Panini Legacy football cards
Arrives: July 27
Box basics: Two autographs per 16-pack box (24 boxes per case via two inners)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Legacy returns for another season with a mix of Optichrome, mini, Dare to Tear cards and more as it celebrates the stars of the NFL past, present and future all in the same spot.

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What: 2021-22 Panini Recon basketball cards
Arrives: July 29
Box basics: Two autos per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Recon gets a sophomore release with its colorful look back for more with a new crop of rookies and new looks at stars of today as well as yesterday.

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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: 2022 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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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, grading subs, Steph Curry, a Wander Franco mascot card, The National and more.

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What: 2022 Panini Prizm baseball cards
Arrives: July 27
Box basics:  Three autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm hits the field once again with plenty of color and energy in its rainbow of parallels and this year that will include Hot Boxes, too.

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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: MLB chatter and pulls, a thread to see, pondering what's a patch, great NFL card and what's Steph Curry's cardboard potential?

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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: 2022 Panini Absolute Baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2021-22 Panini National Treasures basketball cards
Arrives: July 20
Box basics: Four autos, four mem cards, one printing plate and one base/parallel card per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures returns with its familiar format but with a new crop of rookies and legends from the past all in one hits-heavy spot.

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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 sales, big pulls, big questions, The National and more in this mid-week 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: New pulls, tips for a beginning collector, Ozzie Albies, cardboard normalcy and an alleged Panini points problem?

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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, WWE Revolution, The National, investment portfolio chatter, football cards that should exist and Pete Alonso ... Hall of Famer?

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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: NBA Finals and league opinions, showing off Joe Montana cards, The National and more.

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All those college draft picks and NIL cards from Topps will have school names and logos beginning next year

Fanatics revealed on Thursday that it has "new broad-scale college physical and digital trading card deals" with more than 100 top schools and will have exclusive rights for several years with deals that "will include both exclusive and non-exclusive co-branded trading card products, incorporating official university trademarks and featuring current student-athletes and former athletes playing in the NFL, NBA and MLB." It's a three-year deal beginning in 2023.

"Fanatics has been closely monitoring the ever-evolving NIL landscape, and we felt this was the perfect time to launch multiple, strategic college trading card programs that will allow schools and current student-athletes to create new levels of direct engagement with fans across hundreds of the top programs nationwide," said Derek Eiler EVP of Fanatics College. "There are tremendous opportunities for this untapped area of the hobby and to expand further across the collegiate sports landscape."

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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: NBA Finals chatter, some serious NFL threads worth a look, Project100 business, Formula 1 and more.

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What: 2022 Panini Immaculate Collection baseball cards
Arrives: July 20
Box basics: Four autographs and two memorabilia cards per six-card box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate is back for another season on the diamond with nothing but hits inside for stars from the past, present and future.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released 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 a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Cosmic Chrome has them talking, Project100 thoughts, autographed books and CDs and more in today's edition.

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What: 2022 Panini Select Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: July 15
Box basics: Three autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select goes back to school for the first time with an autograph in every 15-card pack and with stars of the past and present all found in their school colors.

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What: 2022 Panini Prizm WNBA basketball cards
Arrives: July 15
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: WNBA fans get Prizm for a third time with a familiar lineup but a larger 200-card base set this time around that includes W25 cards for the league's most-legendary players.

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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: Bryce Harper vs. Mike Trout, best helmets for autos, talking vintage grading, a big Bowman U box and more.

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What: 2022 Panini Select WWE trading cards
Arrives: July 15
Box basics: Two autos and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Select gets in the ring for the first time with plenty of color, ink and the first Panini memorabilia cards for the stars of the WWE -- both past and present.

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

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What: 2021-22 Panini Obsidian basketball cards
Arrives: July 15
Box basics: Two autographed cards per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Obsidian arrives on the hardwood for its fourth season with the top NBA rookies and plenty more to be found as part of this sometimes-colorful release.

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One of the biggest sports cards ever made may soon ascend to its much-talked-about throne.

The 2020-21 Panini Flawless LeBron James Triple Logoman will hit the auction block this week via Goldin where it is being touted as a contender to break the all-time sales record for any sports card ever made -- that's the $6.6 million paid for a T206 Honus Wagner. The auction will begin on Wednesday via Goldin.

"The LeBron James Triple Logoman card is the undisputed holy grail of modern cards," said Goldin Executive Chairman and Founder Ken Goldin. "For months, collectors have clamored to claim this uniquely alluring masterpiece and for card collectors, there have been a small handful of cards that are considered the pièce de résistance of the hobby. We are truly proud to offer this item and now it can be yours."

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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: NBA Finals, they say "art moms" are a key, baseball TV talk shows, big pulls, low averages and "Galactics are overrated?"

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