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: A super-sized helping of nothing but NFL links as we wait for Super Bowl LII.

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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 NFL stuff today as we await the Super Bowl.

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Even if Tom Brady doesn't get his sixth Super Bowl ring on Sunday, his Rookie Cards from 2000 will remain the hottest cards in the hobby as it's become abundantly clear that he's The One to those who target the all-time elite on cardboard.

The biggest challenge to chasing Brady RCs isn't really finding them -- you can, but they're not cheap -- the biggest challenge of them all might be finding wax boxes where you can pull one yourself.

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What: 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: April 11
Box basics: Six autographs per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The hit-per-pack approach to NFL Draft hopefuls' new cardboard continues with this one, which will also include past college greats.

Keep reading for more info as well as some early images.

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When Tom Brady or Nick Foles touch a football for the first time on Sunday in Super Bowl LII, they won't be the first to handle them.

Beyond game preparations and handling each ball for the biggest NFL game of the year will have been "tagged" by PSA/DNA with synthetic DNA ink. There are approximately 100 footballs prepped to be used at some point during the game and those aren't the only items authenticated by the company, which has been doing this for the Super Bowl for more than a decade.

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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 NFL, NFL and NFL today as we try to survive a Sunday without football. (Does the Pro Bowl count?)

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What: 2017 Panini Flawless football cards
Arrives: March 21 April 4
Box basics: Two gems, six autographs and two memorabilia cards per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless returns for another ultra-high-end season with some new touches and some new signers from NFL's recent past.

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Platinum autographed baseballs
Arrives: Feb. 21
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand is back for another season with a new batch of stars and legends along with some new specialty balls guaranteed per case that help add variety to the chase.

The biggest chase of them all this year? Keep reading for that and a gallery of what's in this one.

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A Super Bowl LI ring issued to a member of Tom Brady's family is up for grabs right now via Goldin Auctions.

The size 10.5 world champions ring weighs 77.3 grams and is identical to the one issued to the quarterback who led his New England Patriots to a shocking come-from-behind overtime victory against the Atlanta Falcons a year ago. It's a 10 karat white-gold ring with 260 diamonds worked into the design.

It's believed to be the first ring or award tied to Brady to be hit the open market, and bidding opened at $20,000 -- and there's already action with the bidding.

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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: The Super Bowl is set but the board buzz is just building up, meanwhile big pulls are popping up from around the collecting world.

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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: 2017 Donruss Optic NFL cards (Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 16 of 100 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Derek Carr, Philip Rivers, Russell Wilson, Julio Jones, Marshawn Lynch, J.J. Watt

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It's not perfect, but it's the only one that exists -- and it's on the auction block right now.

It's the 1/1 Masterpiece Edition parallel of Tom Brady's 2000 Fleer Ultra Rookie Card and it's hit eBay with a Buy it Now price that just needs to be seen to be believed.

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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: Cards that don't exist, Tom Brady's hand injury, big pulls & 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: 2015 Topps Chrome NFL (Relic blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard, one Relic)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 29
Base set completion: 
18 of 200 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Tony Romo, Teddy Bridgewater, Jason Witten, Philip Rivers, Colin Kaepernick, Jimmy Graham

Rookie Cards (7) – Brett Hundley, Leonard Williams, Josh Harper, Tyler Lockett, Duke Johsnon, Matt Jones, Jalen Collins

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What: 2017 Panini Select football cards
Arrives: Feb. 21
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case).

What's buzz-worthy: Once again, the colorful rainbow and prime memorabilia cards that Select is known for return to the gridiron with more than one insert card per pack -- and the first cards of 2018 NFL Draft hopefuls, too.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.

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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: 2016 Donruss football Mega Box
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 9 (seven 2016 Donruss, two 2015 Gridiron Kings)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 72
Donruss Base set completion: 
42 of 300 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Eric Dickerson, John Riggins, Kurt Warner, Amari Cooper, Ron Jaworski, Khalil Mack, Dez Bryant, Ray Lewis, Richard Sherman, Jameis Winston, Gale Sayers, Tom Brady

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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: Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees? That and more ...

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 11.

The box: 2016 Score football blaster
The cost: $14.99 (BlowoutCards.com if/when available)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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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: 2017 Playoff NFL cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 96
Base set completion: 58 of 200 (29 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Matt Ryan, Bo Jackson, Odell Beckham Jr., Marcus Allen, Barry Sanders, Steve Young, Adrian Peterson, Morten Andersen, Dak Prescott, Marshall Faulk, Warren Moon, Jim Brown, Dan Marino, Gale Sayers, Fran Tarkenton, Deion Sanders, Tony Romo, Randall Cunningham, Andrew Luck

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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: 2017 Panini Illusions NFL (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard packs and one encased card box-topper)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 51
Base set completion: 
40 of 100 (40 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards (naming the current player only) – Ezekiel Elliott, Carson Wentz, Russell Wilson, Matt Ryan, Cam Newton, Jameis Winston, Tom Brady, Antonio Brown, J.J. Watt, Andrew Luck, Marcus Mariota, Ben Roethlisberger

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What: 2017 Panini Plates & Patches football cards
Arrives: Feb. 7
Box basics: One autograph, one memorabilia card and one printing plate per five-card box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Plates & Patches is back with two hits and a printing plate in every single box and there's more to be found beyond that. Oh, and there will be autographed printing plates found one per case.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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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: 2017 Playoff football cards (hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 60
Base set completion: 42 of 200 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Russell Wilson, Derek Carr, Antonio Brown, Odell Beckham Jr., Carson Wentz, Tom Brady, Marshall Faulk, Fran Tarkenton, Deion Sanders, Fred Biletnikoff, Michael Irvin, Steve Largent, Troy Aikman, Jerry Rice, Brett Favre, Howie Long

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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: 2017 Panini Prizm football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for all formats)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 
16 of 200 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Derek Carr, Russell Wilson, Julio Jones, Andrew Luck, Blake Bortles, Tyrod Taylor, Kirk Cousins, Davante Adams, Carson Palmer

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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: 2017 Panini Football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 
64 of 100 (64 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Julio Jones, Rob Gronkowski, Ezekiel Elliott, Antonio Brown, Todd Gurley, Dak Prescott, Tom Brady, Richard Sherman, Odell Beckham Jr., Dez Bryant, Cam Newton, Larry Fitzgerald, Carson Wentz, Marcus Mariota, Von Miller, Aaron Rodgers, Jameis Winston, Russell Wilson, Eli Manning

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What: 2017 Panini Rookies & Stars football cards
Arrives: Nov. 27
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per six-pack box (14 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Rookies & Stars arrives on Cyber Monday, giving NFL fans their first new product to rip after the big Black Friday blowout.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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