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 10

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.

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What's Buzzing: Whatever, whoever, whenever ... yada, yada, yada ... read them or don't in today's edition.

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1 -- Him?

2 -- Whoopee!

3 -- Whatever.

4 -- Who?

5 -- That guy?

6 -- Really? Only a blaster?

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The box: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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The box: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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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

2 -- More MLB chatter here

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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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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The box: 2023 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (retail Super Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (other formats)
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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

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
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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)
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What'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."

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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 

4 -- Baseball breaks are here

5 -- Checking in on Shohei Ohtani chatter

6 -- Still talking Heritage High Number ... and bots

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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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The box: 2024 Topps Finest UFC trading cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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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

2 -- The March Madness thread

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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What: 2025 Topps Tribute baseball cards
Arrives: April 23
Box basics: Three autographs and three Relics per six-pack box (four boxes per case)
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What'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.

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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

2 -- Talking Star Trek cards

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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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)
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What'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.

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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?

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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

5  -- Pondering price points

6 -- Reactions to the $1.1M Paul Skenes card

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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
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What'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.

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What: 2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome football cards
Arrives: April 16, 2025
Box basics: 20 packs per hobby box (12 boxes -- four autographs -- per case)
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What'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.

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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

2 -- Inside a Star Trek case

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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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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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)
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What'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.

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (retail Super Box)
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