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First Buzz: 2017 The Bar Pieces of The Past Volume 2 trading cards
What: 2017 The Bar Pieces of The Past Volume 2 trading cards
Arrives: Mid-November
Box basics: One memorabilia card per box (10 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: Super Break once again takes a look at history with a mix of cut autographs and memorabilia cards that include pieces of handwritten letters, presidential documents, land grants and more.
Keep reading for a gallery and more info.
National Sports Collectors Convention -- the basics (so far)
The National Sports Collectors Convention is nearly here and the months of preparation are culminating in the show of all shows for sports collectors for five days in Chicago.
There will be plenty to see, plenty to do and plenty to buy and Buzz has been watching the developments the whole way. We'll have galleries of images from the show floor and a few nuggets here and there in the coming days but there's already been plenty written leading up to the show that you can all find right here.
Here's a rundown of all past NSCC stories here on The Buzz ...
Pieces of the Past case-buyers get bonus cards at this year's National
History fans can pick up a bonus if they opt for a case of one Super Break product at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention.
That product is 2017 Super Break The Bar Pieces of the Past and a 10-box case at the annual show that kicks off next Wednesday will get them a foil/glossy 1/1 parallel card.
First Buzz: 2017 Super Break Nothin' But Net Summer Exclusive
What: 2017 Super Break Nothin' But Net Summer Exclusive basketball cards
Arrives: July 19
Box basics: One or two buyback NBA cards per box (three boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's latest buyback brand is nothing but basketball and nothing but cards -- there are no redemptions for items or oversized pieces in this one.
First Buzz: 2017 Super Break Football Touchdown Edition
What: 2017 Super Break Football Touchdown Edition
Arrives: May 10
Box basics: Two hits per box (two boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's newest football offering includes NFL cards of all types all in one high-end box.
First Buzz: 2017 Super Break Nothin' But Net basketball cards
What: 2017 Super Break Nothin' But Net basketball cards
Arrives: April 27
Box basics: Two buyback NBA cards per box (two boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's latest buyback brand is nothing but basketball and nothing but cards.
First Buzz: 2017 Super Break Super Charged Series 2
What: 2017 Super Break Super Charged Series 2
Arrives: April 11
Box basics: Five (and sometimes more) items per box
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's second series of this one includes a mix of everything with themed boxes, hot boxes and plenty of other surprises from throughout the sports world, entertainment and political memorabilia.
Keep reading for more info.
First Buzz: 2017 The Bar Pieces of The Past trading cards
What: 2017 The Bar Pieces of The Past trading cards
Arrives: April 26
Box basics: One memorabilia card per six-pack box (10 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: Super Break takes a look at history with a base set of 200 cards accented with a mix of cut autographs and memorabilia cards that include pieces of handwritten letters, presidential documents, land grants and more. There also will be Hot Cases where every pack includes a hit.
Keep reading for a gallery and more info.
First Buzz: 2017 Super Break Football Buyback Cards Edition
What: 2017 Super Break Football Buyback Cards Edition
Arrives: March 3
Box basics: One or two buyback NFL cards per box (four boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's first football product of a new year includes nothing but buyback cards.
First Buzz: 2017 Super Break Heavy Hitters
What: 2017 Super Break Heavy Hitters
Arrives: Feb. 15
Box basics: At least two items per box (four boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break returns with a high-end release that includes buyback cards, memorabilia and 30 Super Draft coupons for a May 6 draft of big, big names.
First Buzz: 2017 Super Break Basketball Buyback Cards Edition
What: 2017 Super Break Basketball Buyback Cards Edition
Arrives: Feb. 21
Box basics: One buyback NBA card per box (five boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's first NBA product of a new year includes nothing but cards.
First Buzz: 2017 Super Break Super Charged
What: 2017 Super Break Super Charged
Arrives: Jan. 10
Box basics: Five (and sometimes more) items per box
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's first product of a new year includes a mix of everything with themed boxes, hot boxes and plenty of other surprises.
First Buzz: 2016 Super Break Alpha
What: 2016 Super Break Alpha
Arrives: Dec. 10
Box basics: Five memorabilia pieces per box
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's newest product includes a mix of everything but on a high-end scale with just 10 -- yep, 10 -- boxes made.
First Buzz: 2017 Super Break Super Fight Edition
What: 2017 Super Break Super Fight Edition
Arrives: Jan. 17
Box basics: Between four and six items per box
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break gets in the ring with this one that will include notable stars' autographs and memorabilia from the worlds of boxing, wrestling and MMA all in one place.
First Buzz: 2016 Super Break Football cards
What: 2016 Super Break Football cards
Arrives: Dec. 9
Box basics: Between one and three buyback cards per box (three boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's latest NFL buyback brand is one that includes the greats of the gridiron from yesterday and today -- all on cards.
First Buzz: 2016-17 Super Break Basketball
What: 2016-17 Super Break Basketball
Arrives: Dec. 5
Box basics: Two buyback items per box (four boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's first basketball-only product of the year includes a mix of memorabilia atop buyback cards.
First Buzz: 2016 Super Break Multi-sport Hybrid Edition
What: 2016 Super Break Multi-sport Hybrid Edition
Arrives: Nov. 25
Box basics: Three buyback cards and one memorabilia piece per box
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's next product includes a mix of everything beyond buyback cards for three major sports and more from elsewhere, too.
First Buzz: 2016 Super Break Hockey Deluxe
What: 2016 Super Break Hockey Deluxe
Arrives: Oct. 19
Box basics: Four blind-wrapped items per box.
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's first Hockey Deluxe offering includes cards and memorabilia and more all in one box.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Sept. 13)
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: New-product breaks, old-product breaks and a Super Break.
First Buzz: 2016 Super Break Baseball Deluxe
What: 2016 Super Break Baseball Deluxe
Arrives: Oct. 4
Box basics: Eight blind-wrapped items per box.
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's latest baseball offering includes cards and memorabilia all in one box.
First Buzz: 2016 Super Break Football Deluxe
What: 2016 Super Break Football Deluxe
Arrives: Sept. 20
Box basics: Five items per box.
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's latest football offering includes cards and memorabilia all in one box.
First Buzz: 2016 Super Break Super Charged National Edition
What: 2016 Super Break Super Charged National Edition
Arrives: July 28
Box basics: Five buyback cards and one memorabilia piece per box (three boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break Charged Edition features "some of the world's finest" from presidents, historical figures, athletes, celebrities and beyond. In some cases, there will be even more items than there should be for this multi-faceted brand.
First Buzz: 2016 Super Break Hybrid Extreme Edition
What: 2016 Super Break Hybrid Extreme Edition
Arrives: July 20
Box basics: Three buyback cards and one memorabilia piece per box (three boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break follows up its first Hybrid product with one that includes "some of the world's greatest throughout sports, history, and celebrity" -- a mix of everything with 50 categories of items.
First Buzz: 2016 Super Break Hybrid
What: 2016 Super Break Hybrid
Arrives: June 15
Box basics: Two buyback cards and two memorabilia pieces per box (three boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's next product includes a mix of everything -- literally 50 categories that the company will break down on a list in every box. Everything from The Bar to game-used and high-end buyback cards can be found.
First Buzz: 2016 Super Break Frozen Heirlooms Hockey
What: 2016 Super Break Frozen Heirlooms Hockey
Arrives: June 22
Box basics: Three autographed buybacks per box (25 boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: Super Break takes to the ice with a product that includes all teams and a healthy mix of unique items and key cardboard spanning 80 years of hockey history worked into the mix, too.