Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 4.

The box: 2018 Topps Heritage High Number hanger pack tray (eight packs)
The cost: Click here for a few formats

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What: 2018 Leaf Trinity baseball cards
Arrives: Late April/early May
Box basics: Six autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Trinity returns for another year with "an amazing mix of both brand-new draft picks and the hottest prospects in the game today."

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 1.

The box: 2019 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
The cost: Click here (several formats)

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Some of the biggest sports stars of the past and some of NASCAR and MLB's biggest names of today will all be appearing on Funko Pop! toys this year.

Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali get things going in a legends line, while Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt lead the pack for new NASCAR toys revealed just as the Daytona 500 and a new racing season starts today.

Joining them will be a huge lineup of MLB stars and mascots -- and for NFL fans a two-pack for Shaquem and Shaquille Griffin of the Seattle Seahawks.

Keep reading for a rundown of them all.

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Topps On Demand is back and it opens a new season with a dramatic nearly colorless look at Major League Baseball.

The first set of the year is 2019 Topps MLB Black & White and it includes 70 base cards and plenty more.

Packs of this one are $60 and include a one-in-two chance at an autograph with 25 base cards and five parallels/inserts also inside when bought directly via Topps.com.

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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: 2019 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (three hanger boxes)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby and other formats)
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 67
Cards in this lot: 201
Base set completion: 
153 of 350 (44 percent)
Duplicates: 30

Base cards of note – Mookie Betts, Brandon Nimmo, Kris Bryant (2), Clayton Kershaw, Shohei Ohtani (2), Christian Yelich (2), Dansby Swanson, Max Scherzer, Joey Votto, Corey Seager, J.D. Martinez, Carlos Correa, David Price, Francisco Lindor

Rookie Cards (15) – Kolby Allard, Kohl Stewart, Danny Jansen, Pablo Lopez, Francisco Arcia, Enel De Los Santos, Nick Burdi, Ryan O'Hearn, Brad Keller, Ranger Suarez, Luis Urias, Jake Bauers, Duane Underwood Jr, Brandon Lowe, Steven Duggar, Sean Reid-Foley

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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: 2019 Topps Series 1 baseball cards 
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 24 (plus one 1984 Chrome pack)
Cards per pack: 14 (four in Chrome)
Cards in this box: 336
Base set completion: 
305 of 350 (87 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Mookie Betts, Brandon Nimmo, Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, Kris Bryant, Clayton Kershaw, Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Gleyber Torres, Miguel Andujar, Harrison Bader, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Dereck Rodriguez, Shane Bieber, Jack Flaherty, Christian Yelich, Jose Ramirez, Dansby Swanson, Trea Turner, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Joey Votto, Miguel Cabrera, Buster Posey, Josh Donaldson, Corey Seager, J.D. Martinez, Carlos Correa, Kyle Schwarber

Rookie Cards (30) – Daniel Poncedeleon, Kyle Tucker, Kolby Allard, Kohl Stewart, Danny Jansen, Michael Kopech, Justus Sheffield, Adolis Garcia, Pablo Lopez, Francisco Arcia, Enel De Los Santos, Nick Burdi, Garrett Hampson, Heath Fillmyer, Ryan Borucki, Jonathan Loaisiga, Cedric Mullins, Ryan O'Hearn, Dennis Santana, Brad Keller, Ranger Suarez, Luis Urias, Corbin Burnes, Ray Black, Jacob Nix, Jake Bauers, Duane Underwood Jr., Ramon Laureano, Jeff McNeil, Chance Adams

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Have you seen the latest cool cards from a new release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a new arrival that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's release: 2019 Topps Series 1 (arrives Jan. 30)

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THE CHAMPS ARE HERE
The Card: David Price World Series Champion Autographed Relics (/50 max)
The Price: N/A as these are not available yet
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy's dominating postseason led the Red Sox to another World Series title and that means we get a few highlight cards in the base set and some rarer hits among the chase cards for this latest crown. Our sneak peek at this set arrives just after the checklist, which shows a handful of base cards for the Series, 14 World Series Champion Relics (/99 max), 12 World Series Champion Autographs (/50 max) and seven guys in the World Series Champion Autographed Relics set. These are typically not the easiest pulls as they are limited and the run for this one is larger than others due to popularity. Price is perhaps the biggest auto in this one with Brock Holt, Chris Sale, Christian Vazquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Matt Barnes and Rick Porcello joining him. There will be Red parallels for all of these sets, too.

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Have you seen the latest cool cards from a recent release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a set that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's set: 2018 Panini Chronicles baseball cards

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AN AFFORDABLE INCLUSION
The Set: 25-card Panini Status set
The Price: $29.99 Buy-It-Now 
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Ok, this isn't a new brand, but with a bunch of new baseball cards on the way this year starting soon, one of last year's crazier brands in terms of a wide array of inclusions gets my nod this week. Leading off? This small set from Chronicles -- not one of the more complicated ones in the release -- that's an affordable one to collect with some good names. Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Rhys Hoskins, Rafael Devers Gleyber Torres and Ozzie Albies are just a few of the players in this one, which is heavy on rookies but also includes a few other young players such as Corey Seager and Paul Goldschmidt. If you want a challenge beyond just the basic Status set there are Black, Blue, Gold and Red parallels and then an autograph lineup that includes standard, Black (1/1) and Gold (/3) autos. The rarer autos appear to have a full lineup while just four guys (nobody big) have standard ink. I wasn't that impressed with this different but familiar approach for the NBA but something about these I just like -- at least when there's a strong photo used like with the Acuña.

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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 Today: Pondering prospects, two top rookie autos in just one NFL pack and other big pulls in today's edition.

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We're just a few weeks away from the arrival of the hobby's longest-running and most heavily collected release, the Topps flagship set, and we've got the first glimpse at some info related to that one that should get some collectors stirring.

It's the checklist for the 2019 Topps Series 1 silver promo packs that will arrive with boxes from selected dealers.

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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GONE FISHING ... CAUGHT THE BIG ONE
The Item: Mike Trout 2018 Topps Transcendent Collection Emerald autograph (/15)
The Price: $599 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy is one of the big names found in not one but two 2018 Transcendent Collection releases from Topps last year and he's the star of the VIP party that high-rollers will attend this year, too. While everything is low-volume in this ultra-high-end brand, there are a few guys who can be found more than others -- Trout, Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki for sure as Trout is the main star in the standard version's extra inclusions, while the two Japanese stars are the only players found in the Asian edition.
Similar Pieces: Check out Topps Transcendent autos here
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for Transcendent boxes and sets

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What: 2019 Onyx Preferred Players Baseball Collection autographed baseballs
Arrives: Feb. 15
Box basics: One signed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This MLBPA-approved product arrives with "a checklist of stars" that includes top prospects as well as "current and future All-Stars on the path to the Hall of Fame."

Keep reading for more info and a checklist.

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Between everyday Buzz Breaks and the near-monthly Buzz 12 in 12 marathons, Buzz busted a lot of packs in 2018.

How many? Well, Buzz is almost afraid to count -- though it was seemingly news to me that the 12 in 12 marathons actually started early last year. (That's even more proof there's been a lot of wax to get these hands ... it's all a blur.)

It was a year of memorable pulls for me at times with some icons' autographs found in my packs. It also was fun one ripping into really old packs, too, with some cheap thrills there.

Breaks are among the most-popular items seen here nearly every day and Buzz knows that. So look for plenty of breaks in 2019 -- but, before that time comes, keep reading for links to not one, not 18, but 25 memorable breaks from 2018.

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What: 2018 Leaf Flash baseball cards
Arrives: Late January/early February
Box basics: Six autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's new line takes its color and flash to the baseball diamond with even more ink than its football counterpart and a lower print run than Leaf's popular Metal baseball line.

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 Today: Nothing but big collecting questions and big pulls in this holiday edition.

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Houdini's got a big break planned for Christmas Day over on BlowoutTV and he wants you to have a shot at a free spot.

It's a $100,000 break of 2018 Topps Transcendent Collection boxes -- a mix of the standard-edition as well as the Japanese edition. It's a break that's still filling here but should be ready in time for Tuesday afternoon (approximately  4 p.m. Eastern).

How can you get in on the action for free? Keep reading ...

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What: 2019 Topps Big League baseball cards
Arrives: May 8
Box basics: Twenty-four 10-card packs per box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Big League is back for a second season with a parallel card in every pack and "a consumer-friendly price point" that includes plenty of bells and whistles for collectors.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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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: 2018 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 5 (four standard, one Revolution)
Cards per pack: 5 (three in revolution)
Cards in this box: 23
Base set completion: 
0 of 60 (0 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – None ... when's the last time that has happened?

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There are more than a few reasons that the biggest high-end baseball card release of the year, 2018 Topps Transcendent Collection, is the biggest release yet in its the three-year history of the brand.

Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto are three rookie reasons it's kind of a big deal. A Superfractor autograph in every box is another. Then there are the booklet or patch cards to be found as well as the cut autographs and memorable sketch cards also found every single time one of the 83 pricey boxes gets cracked.

But the biggest reason?

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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: 2018 Topps Gallery baseball cards (collector's box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 21 (20 standard, one jumbo box-topper)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 102
Base set completion: 
85 of 150 (57 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Nolan Ryan, Carlos Correa, Ichiro Suzuki, Don Mattingly, Will Clark, Cal Ripken Jr., Kris Bryant, Bo Jackson, Mike Trout, Christian Yelich, Jose Altuve, Justin Verlander, Felix Hernandez, Anthony Rizzo, Trea Turner, Luis Severino

Rookie Cards (30) – Shohei Ohtani, Miguel Andujar, Rafael Devers, Tyler O'Neill, Victor Robles, Clint Frazier, Gleyber Torres, A.J. Minter, Amed Rosario, Anthony Banda, Nick Kingham, Raudy Read, Mike Soroka, Scott Kingery, Freddy Peralta, Garrett Cooper, Miguel Gomez, Christian Arroyo, Tim Locastro, Kyle Farmer, Chris Stratton, Jack Flaherty, Jordan Hicks, Fernando Romero, Austin Meadows, Tyler Wade, Franmil Reyes, Victor Arano, Ryan McMahon, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

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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 Today: Nothing but big pulls from around the collecting world in today's edition.

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If you pulled a Mystery Redemption in 2018 Topps Finest, you won big.

Topps revealed three rookies for the program and two of them are reigning Rookie of the Year award-winners.

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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 Today: Derrick Henry's big game, Kevin Durant's Forum membership and big pulls as we work toward the weekend.

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What: 2018 Topps Brooklyn Collection
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: Five on-card autographs "featured on recently discovered lost Topps designs."

What's buzz-worthy: Members of 582 Montgomery Club have received their invites to buy their super-premium box as part of their subscription -- and they have to decide by tomorrow at 5 p.m. Eastern, according to an email sent to members.

Keep reading for more info as well as a full gallery of images.

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