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The box: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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What's Buzzing: LeBron James got McDonald's, Drake Maye's future, Bobby Witt Jr. and more in this Thursday edition.

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1 -- Check out this notable McDonald's 1/1 pull ... 

2 -- Future forecast for Drake Maye?

3 -- Off-season NFL chatter is here

4 -- Still legit

5 -- Thoughts on 2025 Topps Tribute

6 -- A long story from a galaxy not so far, far away ... 

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Cactus Jack is headed to Wrestlemania 41.

No, not the WWE Hall of Famer known as Mick Foley -- this Cactus Jack is the brand from entertainer and WWE superfan Travis Scott and will arrive as part of Wrestlemania weekend beginning tomorrow at WWE World, the multi-day fan interactive experience before the big show this weekend.

Beginning at noon Pacific time, 2025 Topps Chrome WWE Cactus Jack x Wrestlemania will be live.

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What's Buzzing: Nico Iamaleava and college football's mess, Aaron Judge, Heritage, Chrome WWE, MLB chatter and more.

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1 -- Still talking 2024 Topps Heritage High Number

2 -- Checking in on the Aaron Judge thread

3 -- Topps Chrome WWE chatter as Mania nears

4 -- College football is on their minds

5 -- Inception with a big initialgraph

6 -- Plenty of MLB chatter here

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What: 2025 Bowman baseball cards
Arrives: May 7
Box basics: One auto per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case), Three autos per 12-pack jumbo box (eight boxes per case)
Odds: Click here
Checklist: Click here
Mega Box Checklist: Click here
Sapphire Edition Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Early teasers for 2025 Bowman are here in advance of its pre-order coming next week.

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What: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards
Arrives: April 23
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: It's time to turn back the clock a few years with Topps Heritage taking on 1976 ... and it's penciled in to arrive this month.

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What's Buzzing: NFL and MLB chatter, Heritage High Number, new NFL pulls and a new twist for Wrestlemania.

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1 -- All your baseball chatter is here

2 -- WWE chatter as Wrestlemania is this weekend

3 -- Opening some Optic NFL

4 -- Inside a box of Spectra

5 -- Heritage High Number still on their minds

6 -- Talking football

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What: 2024 Topps Resurgence football cards
Arrives: May 9, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs and one auto-Relic per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new Chromed-out line in the Topps football lineup is one that showcases a select number of newcomers and all-time greats with plenty of colorful parallel power in the mix -- "the most electrifying athletes in all of football."

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What's Buzzing: The Masters, awaiting Wrestlemania, Nick Kurtz, non-sports, football and more.

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1 -- Masters chatter as Rory McIroy finally wins it

2 -- WWE chatter as Wrestlemania is this weekend

3 -- Too early to talk Nick Kurtz?

4 -- There is no ratio

5 -- Off-season football chatter

6 -- A non-sports update

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What's Buzzing: Elly De La Cruz, MLB chatter, a name to watch, new pulls and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- Checking in on the Elly De La Cruz thread

2 -- Talkin' baseball

3 -- A name to watch?

4 -- A new soccer break

5 -- Inception delivers well -- that one card shop owner

6 -- Inside a new college basketball break

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What's Buzzing: Wrestlemania is a week away, MLB chatter, real or fake MJs, showing off Ovechkin cards and more.

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1 -- Plenty of MLB chatter here

2 -- Real or fake?

3 -- WWE talk with Mania a week away

4 -- Showing off Ovechkin cards

5 -- Heritage blaster for the win

6 -- Offseason NFL chatter is strong

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The latest might be the greatest -- so far -- but there are plenty of past VeeFriends to collect if one decides to go there ... and it appears that quite a few of you do.

This newest release, Topps VeeFriends Chrome 2025, is packed with flashy characters and sets -- we'll get to those later -- and it's been a near-instant sellout at that link. But, there are two previous sets that paved the way for this one that might be worth looking at before exploring this new one.

The O.G. was VeeFriends x zerocool Series 1, a collection that arrived in 2022 with 268 characters and 15 sketches that introduced Series 2 characters. It "was designed to bridge the gap between NFTs and real-world collectibles, allowing collectors to own physical versions of their VeeFriends Series 1 NFTs," per the company.

That first one was in a premium format and a limited release of only 1,000 boxes (250 cases) showcasing characters drawn and created by the guru behind it all, Gary Vaynerchuk, while the second series introduced them as "fully personified and colored characters" in a collection of more than 250 characters and also almost 100 additional other cards. It took on more of a modern gaming trading card game form. Both series have NFT counterparts and include rarer finds among the various tiers and autographed cards from Vaynerchuk. (You also might want to see this box in the Blowout store for a different option.)

What is VeeFriends some might ask? It "combines stories, games, events, collectibles, and technology to build a community around a movement of kindness and accountability," the company said, using their "characters and their attributes to create a better world. These characters foster a sense of community and inspire creativity, self-discovery, accountability, and personal growth."

What kind of interest and demand was there for these sets? Well, anybody who was at the National Sports Collectors Convention in recent years likely remembers their colorful and busy booth -- at a sports card show -- but don't take our word for it. Just click here for a look at eBay sales. There's big interest.

And now, this newest set introduces something into the mix that wasn't there before -- the power of Chrome. Let's take a look at what's in there this time.

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What's Buzzing: Talking Topps Heritage, new pulls, Minecraft cards, new Chrome pulls and ... a Frozenfractor in a blaster?

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1 -- A Frozenfractor in a blaster? Yep ...

2 -- Inside some Panini Select

3 -- A strong Chrome mega box

4 -- All your MLB chatter is here

5 -- A new twist with Heritage High Number

6 -- Still talking Minecraft cards ... get yours here

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What's Buzzing: Predicting the MLB market, some Heritage High Number developments, Jayden Daniels, buy-sell-trade section and more.

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1 -- Predicting the MLB card market in six months

2 -- A new twist with Heritage High Number 

3 -- Hold or sell on Jayden Daniels?

4 -- Yep, you can buy-sell-trade in this section 

5 -- Vintage cards are on their minds

6 -- Still talking Minecraft cards ... get yours here

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Some call it the junk wax era, but it's a time where many fans were collecting, many more were stockpiling and everybody seemingly enjoyed some classic cardboard and memorable Rookie Cards for some of the biggest stars and record-breakers in modern baseball -- and it wasn't just MLB cardboard that entered the public consciousness, either.

Plenty of fans were interested -- and plenty of everything was made back then -- and, in the here and now of 2025, BlowoutCards.com is buying.

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What's Buzzing: March Madness, collecting vintage, new pulls, bad collation, Jac Caglianone and ... Cal who?

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1 -- One to see ...

2 -- "The Official Jac Caglianone Thread"

3 -- New MLB pulls

4 -- One last check-in on the March Madness thread

5 -- Pondering a vintage collection?

6 -- Bad collation or SPs?

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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: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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What's Buzzing: Alexander Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky, showing off all Ginter non-MLB ink and more.

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1 -- Alexander Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky's goals record

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here

3 -- Showing off all Ginter ink -- but not baseball -- since 2006

4 -- Still talking football

5 -- Reactions to new WWE drama

6 -- Check out this vintage NFL piece

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What's Buzzing: A Costco find, MLB chatter, plenty of Heritage, NFL chatter and ... is Joey Votto a Hall of Famer?

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1 -- Costco for the JuJu Watkins win

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here

3 -- Ripping some Heritage 

4 -- Football season never stops here

5 -- Is Joey Votto a Hall of Famer?

6 -- Collation issues on Heritage High Number?

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What's Buzzing: Kristian Campbell has 'em talking, possible collation issues, new pulls, NBA, MLB and showing off vintage.

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1 -- Red Sox fans are talking Kristian Campbell after his new deal 

2 -- Opening a Celebration box

3 -- Showing off vintage (and vintage player) pick-ups here

4 -- Even more MLB chatter here

5 -- Basketball is on their minds

6 -- Collation issues on Heritage High Number?

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Here's this month's roundup of items that have recently caught my eye as a buyer ...

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'TIS THE SEASON
The Card: Rhea Ripley 2020 Topps Chrome WWE Refractor autographed Rookie Card parallel (BGS 9, 10 auto -- BAS & Fanatics Witnessed)
The Price: Less than a 2025 Topps Chrome WWE retail mega box these days
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: She's one of WWE's top stars and this was a key card at a somewhat-modest price considering it's a RC parallel with ink attached -- and it's fully graded, too. Sure, that's not the "Mami" mode/look of Ripley in the here and now -- her hair and look changed a lot while in NXT and early on -- but that different does reinforce "rookie" in a visual way along with that gear. I'm sure I have a copy of this card in my stash unsigned somewhere -- and I know I have a couple colors of her certified auto here -- but this was still an easy addition and an easy choice to lead things off this month. Why? Since it's Wrestlemania season (the big one is on April 19-20). Oh, and there might be (intentionally) a little more wrestling this time vs. my norm, too. Ripley has a lot of cardboard but is among the safest bets there is to grab bargains and stash them away. Why? She's only 28 and has been in the game more than a decade and there figures to be plenty more to come for her in WWE. Interestingly, this one is also graded and in the BGS pop report, so it could have led off Making The Grade this month. It's a pop-three card with one lower and one higher, a 9.5, with five total copies graded.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this ... but WWE cards are here.

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What's Buzzing: Val Kilmer dies at 65, Jackson Merrill gets paid, talking Topps Heritage, autographed books and more.

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1 -- Batman, Iceman & Jim Morrison all in one: Val Kilmer dies at 65

2 -- Jackson Merrill gets paid

3 -- New pulls are here

4 -- All your MLB chatter is here

5 -- Checking in on the autographed books thread

6 -- Still talking Heritage High Number

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For years now, autographed books coming direct from the publishers -- or direct from the authors themselves -- have been an affordable way to collect ink from notable names in all realms of pop culture.

It's not a perfect system with stamped autos, fakes and autopens sometimes in the mix -- a problem for publishers to catch as they are not authenticators -- but thanks to dedicated collectors on the Blowout Cards Forum and elsewhere, those problems often get caught and fixed ... or at least become well-known enough to avoid if it's an issue that goes uncorrected.

Getting ink in-person is always best -- book tours still happen, of course -- but landing autographed editions from publishers, online sellers or celebs themselves via their websites or other appearances are common.

Our latest subject and autograph in this ongoing series? Comedian and actor George Lopez.

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What: 2025 Topps Chrome Black baseball cards
Arrives: April 30
Box basics: One autograph in every box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: This brand returns for a sixth time with the same approach of the past -- an encased autograph and more in every box -- and some new looks and signers in play.

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It's got a special price today (click here) but that's no joke -- this one has big potential to go with that big discount.

The 2025 Topps Baseball MLB World Tour Tokyo Series Takashi Murakami set is one that's all about baseball but with art from the iconic pop artist in there, too, as it showcases the two teams that recently faced off in the Tokyo Series to start the baseball season.

It's one that's been in big demand because of that star power, the artistic touches that make this one unique and the rarities that are possible as part of a small package of 25 card with one bonus card guaranteed. Hundreds of eBay auctions have topped the $500 mark for boxes of this release, which was initially limited in its scope via Complex but hitting hobby channels now.

What's in it? Keep reading ...

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