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: Iconic wrestling cards, a question from a collector, a graded card situation to see, a hockey icon is gone 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: Pondering Han Solo's Rookie Card, a cool Action Packed error card, big pulls, a vintage decision (don't do it!) and ... a Target run coughs up a 1/1.

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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, big breaks, notable WWE ink, best entrance themes and ... a cardboard thought.

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What: 2020 Panini Chronicles football cards
Arrives: April 28
Box basics:  Two autos and one memorabilia card per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini's all-in-one brand arrives for its sophomore season with some new stuff -- like Panini Prizm Black -- and updates some of this year's releases with new NFL photography for rookies and plenty more.

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: Inside a huge fan cave, MLB chatter, Peyton Manning and big pulls in today's edition.

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What: 2020-21 Panini Contenders basketball cards
Arrives: May 19
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders hits the NBA court not long after last season's edition with a new crop of rookies, their autographs (mocks here using last year's players) and some new inclusions.

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

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What: 2020 Panini Flawless football cards
Arrives: April 21
Box basics: One or two gems, six on-card autos and two or three memorabilia cards per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless NFL arrives once again with some new high-end booklets, new rookies and plenty of the inclusions that keep this high-end brand among the favorites in the game.

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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: J.J. Watt's move has them talking, pumped up by spring training, NBA fans and the PSA price hike, generational talents and new breaks.

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What: 2021 Panini Select baseball cards
Arrives: April 14
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select gets another go with the same format as last year but with plenty of energy, some new touches and, of course, new players.

Keep reading for a gallery and more info.

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What: 2020-21 Panini Origins basketball cards
Arrives: April 14
Box basics: One rookie jersey auto and one other auto or mem card per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Origins hits the hardwood for its sophomore season with a new crop of rookies (mocks here use last year's players) and plenty of ink and energy.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2020 Donruss Optic NFL (Walmart blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one along with a gallery of images.

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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: PSA raises prices, eBay Bucks are going away on everyday buys, big pulls 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 from MLB and NFL boxes, more breaks, NBA chatter and showing off MLB "investment wax boxes" 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, big breaks, showing off new vintage, Wonderful want-list and "attack of the killer PSA 9s."

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What: 2020-21 Panini Obsidian soccer cards
Arrives: April 28
Box basics: Four autograph or memorabilia cards per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Obsidian returns to the pitch for a second season with more than 40 teams represented in this one and some of the biggest stars in the world all in one place.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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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, vintage gems, talkin' baseball and more in this midnight-drop 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: Imaginary cardboard, big pulls, possible scamming with vending boxes, Project70 and more.

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What: 2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: Five autographs per five-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini opens its 2021 football card season with a hit-per-pack Prizm release once again that will include likely draft picks as well as glimpses at young NFL stars and greats in their college years.

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What: 2020-21 Panini Prizm basketball cards
Arrives: April 28
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A new year of Prizm arrives with the same format as last year but with a new crop of rookies (just an early mock or two in gallery using last year's players) and some new nods to the rich history of the brand.

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What: 2020 Panini Encased football cards
Arrives: April 28
Box basics: One graded on-card auto, one other auto and two memorabilia cards per five-card box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Encased arrives in the NFL for the fifth time with the same format as last year but "with all the best rookies and legends the NFL has to offer," according to Panini.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.

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What: 2020 Panini Select football cards
Arrives: April 28
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select returns with the same format as past years but "more parallels, inserts and unique content than ever before," according to the company.

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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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FINALLY LANDED HIM
The Card: Roger Maris autographed 1975 Topps MVPs card (PSA/DNA authenticated)
The Price: About $200 less than I figured it would cost me
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: For several years now, something on my want list for when I'd head to The National was to find a clean and slabbed Maris autograph of some sort. They're rare but not impossible as the former single-season home run champ who hit 61 homers in 1961 died in 1985 just as doing autograph shows was about to truly explode for past players. Had he died a decade later he'd probably be an easy autograph to find -- or at least an easier one -- but still in high demand. A typical signed and slabbed plain 3-by-5 card of him typically was around $500 when I was looking in the past and I've seen many of them but that was still a little too much to swing for me if I wanted to keep shopping while at a show. Signed and slabbed cards from his career are often a lot pricier depending on the condition of the card and the year ... some are quite impressive and many are not having been signed in ballpoint pen. Like pretty much everything, prices on his autos have jumped in the last few years but I still had been looking for something like this ... and then one day late last year I woke up and checked emails to see this one on the block with a buy price that made it an instant grab. It's not a perfect card, it's not a mangled card ... but it was an affordable one for me as it's a lesser card from just after his career ended (last cards as an active player were in 1968). As a bonus to me, he's seen alongside pretty much the other player I actively collect from the era ... but his auto is easy to find. I've crossed a big one off my want list.
Grab a box right here: No boxes of this one ... but MLB stuff is here

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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: Joel Embiid drops 50, a Target hobby box for the win, looking back, 2021 Topps and more.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2013 Panini Cooperstown baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available) -- see other baseball boxes here

Keep reading to see what can be found here and a gallery of highlights.

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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 Donruss NASCAR cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Click to see the full breakdown and a gallery of highlights.

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