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The box: 2022 Topps Heritage baseball cards (retail display)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Is Topps working on an NBA-NFL hybrid set already? Shohei Ohtani, Pete Crow-Armstrong, eTopps and more in today's edition.

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1 -- Is Topps working that far in advance?

2 -- Good question 

3 -- Shohei Ohtani

4 -- Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit a wall

5 -- The real end of eTopps is near

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, Big Dumper, lots of thoughts, eTopps and an Ohtani vs. Bonds question.

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1 -- An Ohtani vs. Bonds question ... 

2 -- eTopps

3 -- They have some thoughts

4 -- Some grading thoughts in there

5 -- Big Dumper ain't slowing down

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What's Buzzing: Shohei Ohtani, eBay issues, Graphite tennis, 2026 MLB Rookie Cards, Drake Baldwin and NFL chatter.

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1 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

2 -- Drake Baldwin chatter

3 -- Yet another eBay issue?

4 -- Pondering 2026 Topps Series 1 Rookie Cards

5 -- Talking Shohei Ohtani

6 -- Breaking down a Graphite tennis case

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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: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.

NINES ARE FINE
The Card: Aaron Judge 2017 Topps Archives -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: The unique 1960 Topps design always stands out to me. Why? Because one of my first clean vintage cards as a kid was a Gus Bell form the set, which I got since I knew he was a big-leaguer's dad. (Yay, trivia!) So that's perhaps one reason I held this Judge RC instead of letting it go. (Plus, I didn't rip as much of this brand ... so it was the only copy I pulled.) Judge's dominating 2025 season should make you stop and wonder about slabbing any RCs or early/rare stuff you have now ... just because. He and Shohei Ohtani are all-timers playing right in front of our faces now and are as safe as it gets when it comes to grab and slab or buy and hold -- even with plenty of their cards being graded.
The Grade: CGC 9

Reality Check: I knew this wouldn't be a 10 contender with the finicky stock here and the centering being a smidge off by my typical standards for a slab, but, like I said, it was my only copy. Most check in at this grade, so the nine makes sense, too, and the volume below it also shows this card isn't the easiest to grade.

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What: 2025 Topps The Joy of Baseball Bob Ross X MLB
Arrives: July 31 via Topps.com
Box basics: Two autographs and one paintbrush pen per eight-pack Collector's Edition box; autos found one in four Happy Little Boxes
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: MLB fans get a second helping of "happy little trees" on happy little baseball cards, with a "unique collection showcases MLB legends, past and present, silhouetted atop Bob Ross’ unmistakable landscape motif to create trading cards that are sure to be works of art."

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What's Buzzing: The National nears, Paul Skenes, Shohei Ohtani, waiting on Topps WWE, fake autos and ... the future of sticker autos?

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1 -- The future of sticker autographs? 

2 -- The National nears

3 -- Talking Paul Skenes

4 -- Waiting on Topps WWE ... 

5 -- Talking Shohei Ohtani

6 -- Reactions to an alleged autograph forgery ring

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What: 2025 Topps Archives Signature Series baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 6
Box basics: One encased and numbered buyback autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
Player list: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' long-running brand arrives once again with "a curated lineup of autographed buybacks — each one a piece of hobby history reimagined."

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Ichiro Suzuki’s 2001 MLB arrival didn’t just change the game on the field — he helped feed growing international demand for baseball cards via plenty of new premium brands that helped pave the way for the ultra-deluxe stuff of today.

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A legendary career and baseball journey on two continents makes its final stop this month in Cooperstown, N.Y., and the Hall of Fame and there’s a lot that can be said about that in several directions. 

Ichiro Suzuki changed the game with his arrival in MLB, eschewing the longball in favor of speed and hits — lots and lots of hits. But, “hits” are also the story of all those years when it comes to baseball cards with the prized rarities found in packs with autographs on them — or pieces of memorabilia in them — being an unstoppable force in those years. 

Of course, hits didn’t start with the Japanese star’s arrival, but many of his cards in sets alongside another now-legendary 2001 rookie, Albert Pujols, helped change the cardboard world even faster. Demand for their stuff prompted several new brands from several companies making MLB cards back then to try new things, capitalizing on their new stars who could move packs and boxes of cards -- just like they could move players around the bases and move butts into seats to watch games. One could argue that 2001 was in part a big piece in the evolution of what we see in today’s sports card landscape -- a focus on rarities with small print runs and with premium prices that weren’t like the wax paper-wrapped pocket-change treasures of not that many years before. 

Now, what’s to come here is absolutely not a definitive list of top cards — and it’s not one purely based on volatile values or one limited solely to Rookie Cards. Why? There’s a lot to choose from for Suzuki on all fronts — there could be several ways to take on this challenge. He has more than 50 different Rookie Cards between his 1993 Nippon Professional Baseball and 2001 Major League Baseball debuts (depending on how you want to argue about RC definitions) and he had roughly 500 cards in 2001 alone. Many of them are rarer cards where it is impossible to own them all thanks to small print runs and rare serial-numbered versions. 

In all, he appears on more than 19,000 different cards made over the years between NPB and MLB -- and even though his playing career ended in 2019 his cardboard career has not. He’s got a place in the game in seemingly every new baseball card set on the way and that figures to be the story for the rest of cardboard eternity. He’s not just a Hall of Famer … he’s an international icon.

Here’s a small sampling of 25 Ichiro Suzuki cards that are both fun and notable.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.

AS GOOD AS IT GETS
The Card: Caitlin Clark 2024-25 Panini Instant WNBA (/26,980) -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: I watched and waited for the most part with Caitlin Clark cards as Panini Instant stuff arrived regularly and her in-pack WNBA Rookie Cards arrived later in the year. But, when this award-winner card popped up with a clean and iconic studio photo? Well, I pretty much instantly (pun not intended as it's simply true) grabbed a 10-pack with an eye for a slab. It's in a past Buzz Buys (hit the archives) and this is the result a few months later.
The Grade: CGC 10 (Pristine)

Reality Check: This one is heavily made and should be heavily slabbed -- the number of Pristines has at least doubled just in the few weeks since I got these back from CGC -- but many won't be checking in at this top mark. I didn't slab to expect a perfect 10 but I thought this one had potential after going through my stack. Three of my 10 had solid centering and this one was first to make that cut ... with this mark I may not need to send in the other two. It's my lone Clark slab ... and it's strong enough it might stay that way just so I can say I went 1-for-1 grading here. We'll see.

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What: 2025 Topps Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: July 23
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); three autos per 12-pack jumbo box (TBD boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Sapphire Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The full Topps Chrome details are still to come but the basics and early teasers are here for when the latest flagship release hits colorful and flashy plastic with "an all-new lineup of jaw-dropping inserts and exciting Chrome parallels."

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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: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge? That's the question leading the way in this midweek edition.

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1 -- Ohtani or Judge?

2 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

3 -- This thread is kind of a big deal

4 -- New MLB pulls are here

5 -- A slab question

6 -- NBA Finals chatter

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What's Buzzing: Rafael Devers to the Giants, Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound tonight, 2025 Topps Series 2, NBA Finals, The National and ... a lesson for the future?

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1 -- Reactions: Rafael Devers to the Giants

2 -- Talking 2025 Topps Series 2

3 -- Shohei Ohtani makes Dodgers pitching debut tonight 

4 -- A lesson for the future?

5 -- NBA Finals chatter

6 -- The National section is open

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RUNNEMEDE, N.J. – Goldin, an internationally renowned auction house known for rare and record-breaking collectible sales, today announces the acquisition of Studio Auctions, a boutique auction house specializing in one-of-a-kind Hollywood and pop culture memorabilia.

The deal marks Goldin’s first major acquisition since joining the eBay portfolio in May 2024, and expands its selection of authenticated entertainment assets -- reinforcing its leadership across the collectibles category.

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Going for the gold starts all over again soon.

Nope, it's not the Olympics out of nowhere ... the hunt for Golden Mirror photo variations starts up once again as 2025 Topps Series 2 MLB is set to arrive in roughly a month -- get your boxes at the link here soon. In the interim, we've got a selection of 30 cards -- one per team -- along with one extra, the Shohei Ohtani World Series moment you see above, as a hint of what's to come.

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What: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards
Arrives: June 11
Box basics: One auto or Relic per hobby box (12 per case) or one auto and two Relics per jumbo box (six per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The earliest teases of the second series of the Topps baseball card flagship set are here -- the packaging formats -- with Shohei Ohtani leading the way on all fronts.

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What's Buzzing: NBA playoff chatter, Shohei Ohtani on the mound, new pulls, awaiting Jac Caglianone and more.

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1 -- One Prizm NFL hanger yields ... 

2 -- Diamond Kings delivers

3 -- Talking Shohei Ohtani 

4 -- NBA postseason thoughts

5 -- Awaiting Jac Caglianone ...

6 -- New MLB pulls include 2025 Bowman and more

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What's Buzzing: The best MLB players of the last 25 years, Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr., 2025 Bowman pulls and ... is Drake Baldwin a sleeper rookie on cardboard?

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1 -- Pondering the best MLB players of the last 25 years

2 -- Is Drake Baldwin a sleeper rookie on cardboard?

3 -- Talking Shohei Ohtani

4 -- All your Ronald Acuña Jr. chatter 

5 -- A documentary and a project

6 -- New MLB pulls include 2025 Bowman and more

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The box: 2023 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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What: 2025 Onyx Preferred Players Baseball Collection autographed baseballs
Arrives: June 13
Box basics: One signed baseball per box (three boxes per case; 12 boxes per master case)
Final player checklist: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This MLBPA-approved product hits the diamond once again with some big surprises in store and a roster of young names who are in demand as well as legends of the game.

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What's Buzzing: Shohei Ohtani, Jayson Tatum, 2025 Topps Series 2, NBA playoffs and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Checking in on the Jayson Tatum thread

2 -- NBA playoff game reactions

3 -- 2025 Topps Series 2 chatter

4 -- WWE discussions are wide open

5 -- Shohei Ohtani remains a freak of MLB nature

6 -- Still talking MLB's Ineligible List

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What: 2025 Topps Dynamic Duals baseball cards
Arrives: May 22
Box basics: One dual-auto card per box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: This brand looking at prolific pairings "showcases enticing player combinations featuring top MLB stars both past and present" with some other surprises also in the mix.

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