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Making the Grade (April): Shohei Ohtani, Will Ferrell, Dogpool, Hank Aaron, Halle Berry, WWE stars ... and a Superfractor?

Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.
STARTING ON A SERIOUS NOTE ...
The Card: Will Ferrell 2015 Topps Archives Will Ferrell Inserts
The Reason Graded: Back in 2015 this comedy legend took to the field for 10 MLB teams and played 10 positions in a single day of real spring training action -- you can see his stats here -- as part of a project with a charity component called Ferrell Takes The Field. Collectors ended up chasing his autographs on 10 different cards in Archives that year -- roughly one per hobby case if I remember correctly -- but, alas, I went 0-for-1 there before those boxes got too pricy and/or vanished ... but I did hit the blasters. There, the regular Ferrell inserts were found one per box -- at least until all of those boxes disappeared, too. It's been a decade since this publicity stunt took place (March 12, 2015), so I figured we could start this new MLB season here on a serious note. These aren't his only cards -- he popped up a few times that year -- but this was the first set and this was the first card -- and one for my team.
The Grade: CGC 10Grade 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 P10 Total Population 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 7 Reality Check: There's a small volume of stuff slabbed for this card -- roughly all cards here have no more than 10 slabbed copies across the entire set -- and this is among the top marks. This card has full-bleed back edges in bright blue just like in 1965 Topps and when I saw how clean this card was, well, it was a no-brainer. I previously slabbed one elsewhere years ago and this copy will go well with that and a slab of the same photo used on a magazine cover that ended up on a show promo card. A lot of those who likely weren't collecting back then seem to be interested here as asking prices can be steep -- raw or graded -- for Ferrell stuff.
Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.
Bored Buzz: Maybe-click threads on Blowout Forums (April 1)
Buzz Break: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number MLB (blaster)

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The box: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was found in this one.
Buzz Break: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)
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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (March 31)

What's Buzzing: The New York Yankees' torpedo bats, MLB pulls and chatter, WWE, LeBron vs. Stephen A. Smith and more.
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1 -- Talking Yankees torpedo bats
3 -- WWE chatter as Mania nears
4 -- Make it stop?
5 -- New pulls in the baseball section ...
6 -- Still talking Heritage High Number--
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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (March 30)

What's Buzzing: New pulls, Heritage High Number chatter, Mookie Betts, Topps Now and more in this Sunday edition.
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1 -- New pulls in the baseball section ...
2 -- Talking 2025 Topps Now MLB
3 -- Checking in on the Mookie Betts chatter
4 -- Moving on from these names? I dunno ...
5 -- Consolidating and upgrading?
6 -- Still talking Heritage High Number--
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Buzz Break: 2023 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (Super Box)

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The box: 2023 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (retail Super Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (other formats)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2021 Topps WWE Slam Attax (Smart Pack)

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The Box: 2021 Topps WWE Slam Attax (Topps India Smart Pack)
Where to buy: Will take some looking -- get standard WWE boxes here
Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery of highlights.
Buzz Break: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)
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First Buzz: 2023-24 Topps Motif basketball cards (updated)

What: 2023-24 Topps Motif basketball cards
Arrives: April 25, 2025
Box basics: Five autos and one Relic per eight-card box (three boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Topps brings its colorful high-end brand to the court for the first time with a selection of "some of the best veteran, rookie and retired players."
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (March 27)

What's Buzzing: Opening Day is here ... so we've got nothing but baseball in this one.
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1 -- Opening Day is here
2 -- Collecting pitchers?
3 -- Sapphire vs. Chrome
5 -- Checking in on Shohei Ohtani chatter
6 -- Still talking Heritage High Number ... and bots--
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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (March 26)

What's Buzzing: MLB chatter, Cam Smith is a big-leaguer now, Heritage High Number bots and more in today's edition.
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1 -- All your MLB chatter as we await Opening Day
2 -- Checking in on the March Madness thread
3 -- Still talking Heritage High Number ... and bots
4 -- New pulls are here
5 -- Talking checklists
6 -- Cam Smith makes the Astros--
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Buzz Break: 2024 Topps Finest UFC trading cards (blaster)

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The box: 2024 Topps Finest UFC trading cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (March 25)

What's Buzzing: JuJu Watkins and March Madness chatter, Heritage High Number, MLB's best card guys and more.
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1 -- All your basketball chatter is here
3 -- Still a no
4 -- They've got the fans talking ...
5 -- Still talking Heritage High Number ...
6 -- Assessing MLB's best baseball card guys--
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First Buzz: 2025 Topps Tribute baseball cards (updated)

What: 2025 Topps Tribute baseball cards
Arrives: April 23
Box basics: Three autographs and three Relics per six-pack box (four boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Tribute is up next in the Topps MLB lineup with its familiar high-end approach the same but it having a smaller case size this year.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (March 24)

What's Buzzing: Heritage High Number odds and checklist prompt fresh chatter, new pulls and more in this Monday edition.
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1 -- The late-arriving Heritage High Number has 'em talking
3 -- Spring Training chatter as it winds down
4 -- New pulls are piling up here
5 -- "Rookie Card"
6 -- Reactions to Cosmic Chrome football--
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First Buzz: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number MLB (updated)

What: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards
Arrives: March 26, 2025
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Topps will turn back the clock to 1975 one last time with this one -- an end-cap to the throwback series that arrived last year with plenty of colorful duality on every card.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
Evan Longoria's Pokemon power coming to cardboard soon

Evan Longoria's playing days might be winding down, but his cardboard will be powering up this year.
As teased on his Instagram today, he signed a batch of baseball cards for Topps and the knob off one of his Charizard-powered baseball bats will have a spot in 2025 Topps Tier One, which will arrive later this year.
"A few beautiful hits I just signed from this years @topps @fanatics Tier One Baseball," the 16-year veteran wrote here. "I inscribed a few for you all. Whoever finds the Charizard bat knob, please hit me up! Happy hunting!"
So, what's the deal with the Pokémon appearance?
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (March 22)

What's Buzzing: George Foreman dies at 76, NFL Draft chatter, Cosmic Chrome, winning with Prizm and more.
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1 -- George Foreman dies at 76
2 -- Talking NFL Draft
3 -- Reactions to Cosmic Chrome football
4 -- Winning with Prizm
6 -- Reactions to the $1.1M Paul Skenes card--
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First Buzz: 2024-25 Topps Midnight Bundesliga cards

What: 2024-25 Topps Midnight Bundesliga soccer cards
Arrives: April 9, 2025
Box basics: Three autographs per seven-card box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Topps brings its overnight array of cardboard known as Midnight to the soccer field for the first time with a mix that's heavy on the hits.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome football cards

What: 2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome football cards
Arrives: April 16, 2025
Box basics: 20 packs per hobby box (12 boxes -- four autographs -- per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome goes intergalactic for football for the first time with a mix of flashy Refractor colors and patterns and plenty of star power that includes some newcomers and a number of all-time greats.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (March 21)

What's Buzzing: Reactions to the big Paul Skenes auction, new pulls, a wall of Bo Bichette and more.
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1 -- Reactions to the $1.1M Paul Skenes card
3 -- Bichette Happens on that wall
4 -- New basketball breaks here
5 -- Interesting yard sale find
6 -- Heritage High Number ... the mystery remains--
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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (March 20)

What's Buzzing: Chasing the Dodgers' big names, March Madness, The Living Set, new pulls and a Kobe question.
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1 -- Talkin' baseball ...
2 -- Shohei Ohtani is still on their minds ... Roki Sasaki is, too
3 -- March Madness
4 -- A Kobe question
5 -- So ... The Living Set missed a day?
6 -- New pulls are popping here--
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First Buzz: 2024 Topps UFC Royalty trading cards

What: 2024 Topps UFC Royalty trading cards
Arrives: April 4, 2025
Box basics: Five autographs and three Relics per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Topps takes UFC high-end with a release that's nearly all about the hits as it showcases big names in the sport in a premium way.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Buzz Break: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (Super Box)

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 1 baseball cards (retail Super Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.































