What: 2025 Topps Diamond Icons baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 22
Box basics: Nine autographs and one Relic per 11-card box (two boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
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What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line arrives once again with a base card in every box this time along with plenty of hits.

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What's Buzzing: Big Dumper homers twice to reach 60, NFL Week 4, Aaron Judge, Kyle Schwarber, Phillies Karen and more.

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1 -- Big Dumper joins the 60-homer club

2 -- Readying for NFL Week 4

3 -- Checking in on the Aaron Judge thread (two homers there, too)

4 -- Kyle Schwarber is also having a year

5 -- More NFL chatter is here

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands for a few more days

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What: 2025 Topps Chrome Disney trading cards
Arrives: Sept. 24
Box basics: Four serial-numbered cards per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); one serial-numbered card per 15-pack mega box (20 per case); seven packs per blaster box (40 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Topps Chrome show arrives with all the Disney flair for another year.

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What's Buzzing: NFL and MLB chatter, Russell Wilson, Phillies Karen and remembering Rudi Johnson.

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1 -- Readying for NFL Week 4

2 -- Talkin' baseball

3 -- LOL

4 -- Collectors remember Rudi Johnson

5 -- More NFL chatter is here

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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What: 2025 Topps Holiday baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 22
Box basics: One autograph, Relic or Chrome variation in mega boxes -- TBD on other two formats, advent calendar or tin (also with three-tin hobby & retail boxes ... full details below)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: The annual Holiday version of Topps baseball cards is on its way with some variety on formats -- each with some exclusive parallels -- and some new looks.

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The pack: 1988 Topps football cards
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer football cards

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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 4, Jasson Dominguez bust chatter, Phillies Karen, Leaf Trinity and ... Judge or Big Dumper?

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1 -- Readying for NFL Week 4

2 -- Pondering the AL MVP

3 -- Is Jasson Dominguez a bust? (Or was he overrated to start?)

4 -- Breaking down some Leaf Trinity

5 -- More NFL chatter is here

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, Big Dumper homers again, new NBA topics, a Kenny Lofton story and more.

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1 -- Reactions to NFL Week 3

2 -- And many more NFL discussions are here

3 -- Big Dumper homers again -- 58 on the year

4 -- Plenty of NBA talk

5 -- A Kenny Lofton story

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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What's Buzzing: A big day of WWE and AEW, readying for a new NFL week, Big Dumper homers again, Topps Holiday and more.

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1 -- Readying for NFL Week 3

2 -- Wrestling chatter after a big Saturday for WWE & AEW

3 -- Big Dumper's homer passes Griffey for Seattle record

4 -- Nothing.

5 -- Reactions to Topps Holiday

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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What's Buzzing: Juan Soto, Nick Kurtz, Phillies Karen, Clayton Kershaw, NFL Week 3 and a big day for AEW & WWE.

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1 -- Checking in on the Juan Soto chatter

2 -- Readying for NFL Week 3

3 -- Talking Nick Kurtz

4 -- Wrestling chatter for a big Saturday for WWE & AEW

5 -- Clayton Kershaw is retiring

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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The packs: 1991 Topps Stadium Club NFL (two)
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... BlowoutCards.com for other Retro Rips

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What: 2025 Topps Disney Wonder trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 15 for hobby/blaster ... Nov. 15 for Winter Mega
Box basics: One serial-numbered card per 20-pack hobby box (12 per case); seven packs per blaster (40 per case); 15 packs per Winter Mega (20 per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps introduces a new Disney line coming soon that has "magic in every pack" as this one "brings the entire Disney universe to life in stunning new designs" in an "enchanting collection features a 190-card tiered base set across specially designed Tier 1, Tier 2, Villain and Princess tiers."

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Corbin Carroll shows off some big pulls for the MLBPA Players Collection.

What's Buzzing: Collecting regrets, a big pull from an old box, NFL chatter, Phillies Karen and more in this Thursday edition.

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1 -- "No ragrets"

2 -- Eugenio Suarez and Cooperstown?

3 -- A win from an old box

4 -- Readying for NFL Week 3

5 -- Reactions to the MLBPA Players Collection 

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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Minor league baseball cards from the past can include some weird stuff ... sometimes stuff you wouldn't imagine to be found on a baseball card. Here are some some new fun cards and oddities in this latest edition of MiLB Madness. 

WELL BEFORE PHILLY
The Card: Kyle Schwarber 2015 Topps Heritage Minor League
The Buzz On This: This MiLB card isn't one that came from a team set since Heritage is an in-pack brand of the past (it was killed off in recent years) and it was one that revisited old MLB designs with today's printing and today's stars. This is a re-do of the 1966 Topps set showing Schwarber after his first season as a minor-leaguer. Schwarber has got plenty of prospect cards showing him in a Cubs uniform and his college colors as well -- those arrived the year before this one and his USA Baseball stuff actually arrived two years before this. In short, he's got a lot of cardboard -- and that's a good thing for collectors who like his slugging ways (I do). He doesn't have as much cardboard in actual MiLB uniforms, so that's why I picked this off on the night of his All-Star Game heroics. This was my first target but you'll see more of him on his few minor-league cards here in the future.

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Cleveland Guardians prospect Travis Bazzana shows off one of his big pulls teased by the MLBPA Players Collection project.

What's Buzzing: NFL Week 3, Joe Burrow, NBA licensing, sketch card chatter, Phillies Karen and reactions to the MLBPA Players Collection.

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1 -- Readying for NFL Week 3

2 -- Joe Burrow injury reactions 

3 -- Talking NBA licensing ... 

4 -- Chatter and rumors about sketch cards

5 -- Reactions to the MLBPA Players Collection 

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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What: 2024 Topps Chrome Dune trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 10, 2025
Box basics: Three serial-numbered Refractors per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case) -- four autographs per case
Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' mission to Chrome the entire universe -- real or fictional -- reaches the planet of Arrakis next month.

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The Roy Hobbs prop baseball card seen in The Natural is heavily faked and all over eBay. The real one as seen here does not have a printed back. Robert Redford died today at age 89.

What's Buzzing: Robert Redford, NFL chatter, C.J. Stroud, The Boys, Phillies Karen and the MLBPA Players Collection are today's topics.

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1 -- All your NFL chatter is here

2 -- What goes up ... 

3 -- Robert Redford dies at 89

4 -- Inside a case of The Boys

5 -- Introducing the MLBPA Players Collection 

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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Auction Buzz is a monthly look at some of the variety found out there on the auction block ... check 'em out.

It's going to be a busy end of the year for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions with a number of regularly scheduled events as well as some showcase auctions with high-profile stuff all on the calendar. This time, we look at a few things from a few active sales this month.

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ANOTHER BIG JORDAN
The Item: Michael Jordan Oct. 26, 1984 (NBA Debut) Chicago Bulls season-ticket stub (PSA 4)
The Price: $65,000 after 25 bids (ends Sept. 27)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Last month, a Michael Jordan (and Kobe Bryant) card sale via auction re-wrote some hobby history and, while we're confident this one won't fetch $12.9 million, this one is in some rare air. It has already hit its estimated price from the auction house and while its grade is low there are only three higher. "The most important athletic debut of the post-war era?" asked Heritage in its listing. "A strong argument could be made. Perhaps only Wayne Gretzky could challenge Michael Jordan in balloting seeking to identify the most dominant figure of his respective major sport, but once you step outside the sports arena and into the wider popular culture, M.J. leaves The Great One in his dust. He remains one of the most recognizable humans on the planet two decades after his retirement from the NBA." Jordan scored a modest 16 points in a 109-93 win over the Washington Bullets on this night and only 14 of these have been grade overall.

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What's Buzzing: Introducing the MLBPA Players Collection, if Mike Trout and Aaron Judge retired tomorrow, chatter about an error, NFL Week 2, Joe Burrow is hurt, there's a new Phillies Karen baseball offer and more.

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1 -- Introducing the MLBPA Players Collection 

2 -- If Aaron Judge and Mike Trout retired now ...

3 -- Dom Canzone, anyone? ... Big Dumper keeps homering

4 -- All your NFL Week 2 chatter ... Joe Burrow is hurt

5 -- Much ado about ...

6 -- Phillies Karen: The new offer stands

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What's Buzzing: Aaron Judge moves up the Yankees home run record book, Phillies Karen, an NBA commissioner comment, non-sports cards and more.

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1 -- Opening some Impeccable baseball

2 -- Checking in on the Aaron Judge chatter after a two-homer night

3 -- A non-sports update

4 -- A thought from the NBA commissioner?

5 -- Readying for NFL Week 2

6 -- Phillies Karen: The offer still stands

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What: 2025 Topps T205 baseball cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: Four packs per 40-card box ... one autograph in every four boxes
Checklist: Click here
Order: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps revisits old-timey tobacco cards with a T206 companion that carries a little more color, the T205 series, but with the same general approach of past editions.

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GOING FOR THE GOLD
The Card: Shotzi Blackheart 2022 Panini Select WWE Gold Wave Prizm (/10)
The Price: Around the price of a blaster box at arrival
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This brand is my favorite of the Panini years for WWE, and in the case of this star who I collect I have seemed to found her rarities on the affordable side at times with this release. This is a perfect example of that with it being one of the rarest parallels in there but it cost me not much more than the price of a retail box. It was arguably underpriced, so I grabbed it quickly when I spotted it. Will I grade it? It's a possibility, though this release's centering issues can create some surprises (that aren't totally surprises) as I found out with a different parallel of this card. Poke around in Making The Grade last month for an example.
Grab a box right here: WWE cards are here.

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What's Buzzing: Topps Chrome boxing, Nick Kurtz, NBA chatter, NFL Week 2, Phillies Karen and ... Pro Debut?

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1 -- Breaking down a Topps Chrome boxing case ... see more in gallery here

2 -- Nick Kurtz

3 -- All your NBA card chatter is here

4 -- Pondering Pro Debut this year ... 

5 -- Readying for NFL Week 2

6 -- Phillies Karen: The offer still stands

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What's Buzzing: Anthony Rizzo retires as a Cub, Kyle Schwarber joins the 50 Homer Club, NFL chatter, MLB pulls, Phillies Karen and more.

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1 -- Anthony Rizzo calls it a career

2 -- Kyle Schwarber joins the 50 Homer Club

3 -- Already pondering this year's NFL MVP? (Yep.)

4 -- New baseball breaks are here

5 -- Readying for NFL Week 2

6 -- The offer still stands

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What's Buzzing: Week 2 in the NFL is coming, our offer to Phillies Karen, Allen & Ginter signers, wrestling chatter and more in this Tuesday edition.

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1 -- Readying for NFL Week 2

2 -- Wrestling chatter is here

3 -- Some good hockey threads to see

4 -- Known 2025 Topps Allen & Ginter signers so far

5 -- Talking production calendars vs. season calendars (or something)

6 -- The offer still stands

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