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Gallery: 2015 Leaf Q sports cards
The latest Leaf sports card brand arrived on Friday in the form of the high-end 2015 Leaf Q, which packs a few sports-related surprises inside along with some of the biggest names in all of sports history.
Among the surprises? Chevy Chase's first certified autographs -- the first of a few to come, actually -- with this one remembering his time as an NBA player in Fletch.
First Buzz: 2016 Leaf Sports Heroes trading cards
What: 2016 Leaf Sports Heroes trading cards
Arrives: May
Box basics: Three autographs per box (12 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: Leaf puts some of the biggest names from the sports world all in the same box -- a brand that even includes a 27-signature book for the 1972 Miami Dolphins and a triple-auto for The Hanson Brothers from Slap Shot for a few surprises.
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First Buzz: 2016 Panini Flawless soccer cards
What: 2016 Panini Flawless soccer cards
Arrives: May 25
Box basics: 10 cards -- six autographs, two memorabilia, two gems -- per box (two boxes per case).
What's buzz-worthy: Panini takes the stars of the pitch to its highest of high-end levels -- at least so far -- with the debut of Flawless, which will include "a wide assortment of the world’s best footballers of the past and present with all players shown in action for either their club team and/or their national team."
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First Buzz: 2016 Leaf Q sports cards
What: 2016 Leaf Q sports cards
Arrives: April
Box basics: Five autographs per box (four boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Q will present some of the biggest names in the sports world and some of the biggest names from other areas in a multi-sport release that's packed with nothing but the hits.
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First Buzz: 2015 Leaf SportKings trading cards
What: 2015 Leaf SportKings trading cards
Arrives: January 2016
Box basics: One autograph, one memorabilia card, four base cards and one mini per box.What's buzz-worthy: SportKings returns with a new mix of cards that includes numbered autographed parallels and buyback autographs for stars throughout the sports world (and even a few from elsewhere) on the famed design from the 1930s.
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Soccer legend Pele to do public signing via Steiner Sports on Nov. 24
Soccer's biggest star, Pele, will do a public signing with Steiner Sports later this month, giving collectors a chance to meet the icon and pick up some coveted ink.
The event is set for Nov. 24 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, N.Y., and run until 8 p.m. More information can be found here, while several items can be pre-ordered via the company's website.
Prices for signed 8-by-10 photos start at $649.99.