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The box: 2023 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What's Buzzing: Fake cards, Super Bowl chatter, 2024 Topps, "comps" and more in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: Super Bowl chatter, investing in Mike Trout (now?), new pulls and more in this evening-drop edition.

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What's Buzzing: WrestleMania twists and turns have 'em talking, Corbin Burnes, big maildays, 2024 Topps, the Super Bowl and more.

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What: 2024 Topps Chrome UFC trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 28
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps returns to the Octagon after three years away with its heavyweight brand, Chrome, opening the new deal -- a release that's packed with insert sets, plenty of color and some long-odds chases, too.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

THERE WERE NO GUARANTEES ... BUT I'LL TAKE IT
The Card: Joe Namath 1973 Topps
The Reason Graded: It's almost Super Bowl time and while I don't really collect any of the names who are going to be in this year's big game, I do collect names who helped make the big game in the past ... and this freshly graded card is a big one in my eyes. It's Namath's final card made by Topps during his career and I found it raw on COMC with is razor-sharp everything -- especially compared to other copies out there -- and decided it was not only grab-worthy, it was also slab-worthy with centering and only one corner with lightness and color immensely minor spotting on the front being the only issues. This one looked very strong for a vintage card so I submitted it for immediate grading directly via COMC, too.
The Grade: CGC 7

Reality Check: I had visions of a higher grade, but the card backs here have dark ink and corners on the backs can be spotty ... and I think that's a reason this one graded lower than I had hoped. But, at the same time, it's a pop-six card with only five CGC 8s grading higher -- and nothing above that. That actually puts this card among the elite for graded copies of this one ... and that's not a bad thing with my total cost here under $30. (The slight spot on the bottom left corner of the card bugged me ... until I realized it's some funk on the surface of the plastic slab, not the card or inside the slab. That's something I hadn't run into with CGC's generally crystal clear and clean slabs.)

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What's Buzzing: UFC heads back to Topps, 2024 Topps Heritage chatter, Series 1 chatter and more in today's edition.

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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: 2021 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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What: 2023 Topps Luminaries baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 7, 2024
Box basics: One autograph or autographed Relic card per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line returns for a seventh campaign for MLB with every card a hit limited to no more than 15 copies and with a number of outrageous booklet cards in the mix.

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Buzz buys a lot of stuff these days and for a few reasons, really. Sometimes it's just bargain-hunting, sometimes it's just something that strikes me. And other times it's a lot -- a group of things -- and that has happened enough lately I figured I'd try something different as a regularly appearing item. Sometimes my lots will be wins, sometimes they won't be ... but I'll let you decide. 

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A LEGENDARY FIND?
The Lot: Seventeen 1979 Topps All-time Record Holders (subset) cards
The Price: $9.99

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What's Buzzing: Press Pass is back (already), Super Bowl chatter, 2024 Topps, strong Club blasters and more.

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What's Buzzing: Press Pass is returning, inside a Stadium Club case, an iconic Mike Trout RC, the Super Bowl is set and more.

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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: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: The Super Bowl will be set today, Luka Doncic's big night, new pulls, 2024 Topps and more.

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What's Buzzing: "Why prospecting is impossible," 2024 Topps, Josh Allen, NFL postseason chatter and more.

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What's Buzzing: New Stadium Club pulls, NFL chatter, talking Topps Gold, 2024 Topps MLB and more.

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What: 2023 Topps Five Star baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 21, 2024
Box basics: Two autographs per box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Five Star returns to the diamond once again with a familiar lineup of inclusions and nothing but ink for MLB stars from the past and present.

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What's Buzzing: C.J. Stroud, Joe Mauer, Victor Wembanyama, postseason NFL, baseball collector thoughts and talking 2024 Topps.

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What: 2023 Topps Diamond Icons baseball cards
Arrives: February 2024
Box basics: Seven autographed cards, two auto-Relic cards and one Relic per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: "One of the most-treasured releases every year from Topps" is back once again with the same format as previous years but with new players and plenty of hits -- in fact, it's once again nothing but hits.

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What's Buzzing: New Hall of Famers, new Stadium Club, Michigan cheating, 2024 Topps, NFL postseason, Kevin Durant and will Luka Doncic win a title?

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What: 2024 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 14
Box basics: One auto or Relic per 20-pack hobby box (12 per case) or one auto, one Relic & one manufactured Relic per 10-pack jumbo box (six per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The teases of the first Topps baseball card set of 2024 are here along with a checklist in advance of a full formal reveal to come soon before it arrives in collectors' hands next month.

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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: 2020 Topps Update baseball cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What's Buzzing: Chatter after a big NBA night, NFL postseason, WWE to Netflix, new Hall of Famers to come tonight, 2024 Topps and more.

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The box: 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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