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The box: 2023 Topps Now Road To Opening Day Atlanta Braves team set
Where to buy: Sold via Topps ... BlowoutCards.com for other MLB

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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 ...

No. 1 GOES FIRST HERE, TOO ...
The Card: Bryce Young 2021 Onyx Vintage College Football Autographs
The Reason Graded: I collect Alabama guys but on the cheap so when a top talent arrives on NFL cardboard odds are I already found them ... if they had stuff. Generally, I try to have auto of all new big names and in the most-recent years thanks to NIL deals where active players can sign autograph deals that's been easier to do -- for both big names and guys who won't be top picks. In the case of this new Carolina Panthers QB, I pulled this one -- something I also did with Tua Tagovailoa -- so I don't have to chase new stuff after he was taken No. 1 in this year's NFL Draft. (But I will if I somehow find bargains.) This one is nice as it's on-card, has a clean retro design (I like that) and has a design/photo that doesn't showcase the fact that there are a couple small missing logos here that would come with full licensing. Atop that, his autograph on this card -- and the card itself -- is super clean and many of his autos are absolutely not clean in recent years. (In fact, I'd say that his auto is bad way more often than it's good ... and it's not that good visually to start with.) When I saw this one, I knew I needed to slab it for those reasons.
The Grade: CSG 9.5

Reality Check: I was a little worried about the surface here as the retro stock is definitely no-frills -- it doesn't even have a light gloss -- but it checked in with a grade I don't mind. I was happy with this and you'll probably see more of Young here in this series -- or at least Buzz Buys -- more once new NFL stuff starts popping up and the college colors fade away for some. Those colors won't fade away for me -- I like them a lot more than anything Carolina -- and he's always going to be the first Heisman-winning Alabama QB.

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What's Buzzing: More 2023 Bowman, NFL Draft chatter, talkin' baseball, new breaks, soccer cards and newsstand comics.

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What's Buzzing: NFL Draft chatter, even more NFL & MLB talk, 2023 Bowman, Kobe Bryant autos and more.

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What's Buzzing: A huge 2023 Bowman blaster, an insane pull, an odd thread and plenty of "yikes" in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: Ripping 2023 Bowman, awaiting the NFL Draft, sketch cards, NBA talk, grading chatter & more.

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What: 2023 Topps Tribute baseball cards
Arrives: June 23
Box basics: Three autographs and three Relics per six-pack box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Tribute drops for a new season with the familiar three-and-three format of the past but with new Olympus autos (above) a continuing tribute this time to Shohei Ohtani and more.

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What's Buzzing: 2023 Bowman breaks, 2023 Bowman chatter, new pulls, the NFL Draft 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: 2021 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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What's Buzzing: Aaron Rodgers, Jimmy Butler, new pulls, 2023 Bowman, photo-matching memorabilia cards and more.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... 

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ONLY 40 MORE OUT THERE ... 
The Cards: Rhea Ripley 2020 Topps Transcendent WWE (/50) -- Rookie Card
The Price: More than I'll admit
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Not all 10 of these are totally new pick-ups -- I showed off five of them awhile back right here in this series -- but with this run of super-premium RCs I wanted to show them off all together. It's not often that I have been able to track down 20 percent of a print run -- especially in a brand that carried such a massive price tag -- or, well, really even tried except for maybe my PC player. But, last year I made an effort to start amassing them and I'm not done yet. How many more might I grab? Depends on availability and price -- I can think of four I have missed on recently but things could slow here as I'm not going to overpay more than I did to get this far. If you don't know, Ripley is the new Smackdown women's champ after a classic win over Charlotte Flair at Mania and could be the title-holder on both shows at some point ... and since she's young she's got plenty of time to do even more in WWE barring any injuries. Her 2020 Rookie Cards and autographs should be worth a look ... raw or slabbed.
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What's Buzzing: NBA Playoffs chatter, new MLB talk, ripping 2023 Bowman, signed book, Disney cards and more.

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What's Buzzing: Monopoly wins, a CGC mailday, ripping new Marvel cases, a big NBA box and ... two case hits in one Prizm blaster?

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What's Buzzing: Collectors react to NFL gambling suspensions, 2023 Topps Heritage, a grading question, Wander Franco, the Las Vegas A's and more.

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The box: 2022 Topps Stadium Club Chrome baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What's Buzzing: Collectors react to 2023 Topps Heritage, a reality TV question, MadBum, NFL & MLB breaks ... and Monopoly breaks, too.

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The pack: 1987 Topps baseball (rack)
Where to buy: Check junk bins ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer MLB cards

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What's Buzzing: Monopoly Prizm NBA, a big Prizm box, NFL chatter, Cody Bellinger, eBay authentication and ... the Las Vegas Athletics?

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What: 2022-23 Topps Finest Overtime Elite basketball cards
Arrives: May 24
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box via two mini-boxes (eight display boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Overtime Elite turns to Finest for a new year of basketball cards with an autograph in every mini-box and with plenty of Refractor color for collectors to chase.

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The box: 2020 Topps Update baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview with checklist/SPs/more: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What's Buzzing: NBA Playoffs action, off-season NFL talk, a new MLB season has 'em talking and more.

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What's Buzzing: The Braves are off to a hot start, Adam Sandler at a card show, Jalen Hurts reactions, Jordan Walker, "the hobby needs a pitch clock" and more in today's edition.

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Simplicity might lead to popularity -- as long as there are still some chase elements.

That might be a reason that Topps UK baseball boxes -- particularly the 2022 set but also the 2021 version -- have been among the most-popular sellers of late in the shop with some big stuff possible in some relatively affordable boxes.

There isn't a hit in every box -- instead the autographs are rarer (one in every third box or so), which helps the value of the big names when you find them -- and the overall lineup of inclusions in the product is smaller. The 2022 base set, for example, is just 220 cards with key names from Series 1, Series 2 and Update all in one spot -- also a plus given the rookies in play in that last one -- with parallels and then a modest number of inserts (three sets and that's it). Boxes are 24 packs of 10 cards, too, giving one a decent statistical shot at any one player in there if just seeking base cards.

Throw in surprises such as the mystery short-prints of the royal family ... and there can be fireworks. (There are at least nine of them by my quick searches and some can have steep asking prices.)

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What's Buzzing: Jalen Hurts gets paid, NBA exclusives, Monopoly Color Blast and more in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: A Superfractor in a McDonald's blaster, NBA chatter, a question about Luka Doncic cards, vintage and more.

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