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What's Buzzing Today: Fan Cave showcases, glimpses inside collections and big pulls to start the work week.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Reactions to 2019 Topps, Mike Trout's bubble, big pulls and busting WWE Undisputed by the case.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Vintage additions, pondering NFL money guys, big breaks and more.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 11.

The box: 2018 Topps Heritage WWE wrestling cards (blaster
The cost: Click here for hobby

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 3.

The box: 2018 BenchWarmer Hot For Teacher Series 4
The cost: Click here

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: An "unreal" day of ripping, seeking The Sandlot's stars, Mandy Rose, Peyton Manning and more in today's edition.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Pondering big vintage card investments, chasing Mookie Betts RCs, busting a WWE Undisputed case, notable NFL pulls and more.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Huge pulls like this Tom Brady 1/1 autograph lead the way as we work toward the weekend.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2018 Topps Heritage WWE wrestling cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 140
Base set completion: 54 of 110 (49 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable names pulled on base cards – A.J. Styles, Randy Orton, Triple H, Sasha Banks, Braun Strowman, Paige, Kurt Angle, Natalya, Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns, Shinsuke Nakamura, Brie Bella, Mickie James, Elias, Maryse, The Miz, Alexa Bliss, Shane McMahon, Matt Hardy, Mandy Rose, Chris Jericho, Lana, Becky Lynch, Natalya

NXT Future Stars/All-Star Rookies (10) – Ruby Riott, Killian Dain, Ember Moon, Peyton Royce, Nikki Cross, Oney Lorcan, Aleister Black, Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Velveteen Dream

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, National chatter and is Lonzo Ball's autograph evolving again?

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, big games, big trades in this National Baseball Card Day edition.

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One of the unusual inclusions in packs of Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards this year is the 15-card The World's Hottest Peppers set, which is precisely what it's name indicates.

The Carolina Reaper you see here? It's apparently a modern-day Babe Ruth of heat, a Slambino of the Stomach  with its Scoville Heat Units mark at 1.6 million according to its card. But that's just its average score -- apparently it can reach a world-record high of 2.2 million and it broke its own record. Meanwhile, another pepper in the set reportedly tops it but hasn't been recognized by Guiness World Records just yet. (What does really it all mean? Buzz is no expert -- I don't dare go beyond some spicy barbecue sauce -- but "pain" simply comes to mind first.)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2018 Topps Heritage WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 12 (10 standard, one Relic/Shawn Michaels pack -- plus one coin in this box)
Cards per pack: 6 in standard
Cards in this box: 63 (62 plus a coin)
Base set completion: 25 of 110 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable names pulled on base cards – Liv Morgan, John Cena, Chris Jericho, The Rock, Undertaker, Seth Rollins, Nikki Bella, Nia Jax, Asuka, Carmella, Bobby Fish

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Via @joeorlandoPSA ... This might be the coolest story of the #nsccshow so far. While live on the #GA_Collectibles show, Leighton Sheldon opened a PSA-certified 1955 Bowman baseball pack. Inside he found this beauty. It graded a PSA Mint 9. Incredible.

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What's Buzzing Today: National post-show chatter, big pulls and more as Buzz recovers from the NSCC.

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Note: A break from The National coverage for this month's Making the Grade as Buzz preps to be at the show later today. Look for plenty more from Cleveland here soon.

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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 ...

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: National wrapper redemption basics and other discussions, a funky Trout and other big pulls.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big WWE (retail) and hockey (The Fantastic Store) pulls, NSCC chatter, a look at tonight's Ted Williams documentary & more.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: NSCC chatter, Rick and Morty delivers big, The Mick's Optic gem and this freshly pulled Tom Brady autograph.

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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THE ORIGINAL HOME RUN DERBY
The Item: 1959 Home Run Derby Mark Scott card PSA 4
The Price: $400 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This week's MLB All-Star Home Run Derby is a spectacle and one of the highlights of the season since it began back in 1985. But, 59 years ago this fall, there was a different Home Run Derby -- a television series that took us to an empty ballpark and showcased a number of Hall of Famers in one-on-one battles. The show's 26 episodes were filmed in the offseason of 1959 and they first aired in 1960 with Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew, Mickey Mantle, Eddie Matthews, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson and Duke Snider among the 19 stars who battled it out. The show's producer and host was Mark Scott and all of them appeared on this oversized promotional card set that was produced in 1959 and released with the show. They measure 3 1/8 by 5 1/4 inches and they have all -- except for Scott -- been reprinted in the past. (Graded is a safer buy if you're paying big money here, while the reprints are fun and affordable.) Scott died in the summer of 1960 of a heart attack at age 45 and the production company canceled future episodes the show. Is this card particularly valuable? I'm not sure, but this copy -- not a high-grade one -- is the only Scott card on eBay. Oddly, I think I'd want the host card first -- you can watch episodes on YouTube as well as on DVD if you're curious about these.
Similar Pieces: Other 1959 Home Run Derby cards on eBay
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Keep reading for four more interesting items in this week's roundup ...

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: NSCC chatter, awaiting Allen & Ginter, Daisy Ridley ink, an interesting collecting question and other big pulls.

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If you're a collector and you don't know the name Oliver Luck, that's OK -- you didn't miss any past Topps football cards

Luck doesn't appear on any standard cards from the past -- not even with his son who you should know (he's been pretty good) -- but he was a quarterback for the Houston Oilers for parts of four seasons in the mid-1980s. His best year was his rookie campaign in 1983 when he started six games and threw for 1,375 yards and eight touchdowns (and 13 interceptions). It was all downhill after that for this second-round pick.

But a Rookie Card? That will come only if we get new XFL cards in 2020.

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The card you see above doesn't exist ... but what if it did?

Buzz has been wondering for some time now what kind of demand there might be if one of the biggest names in the world could be found in new packs of football cards. Armed with Photoshop, Buzz chose 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks, a set that includes stars from the past as well as new pros, to present the question.

Everywhere you look, it seems that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is there -- Apple and Ford commercials, countless blockbuster movies, Ballers on the small screen, on Under Armour shoes and clothing, as People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" ... we could go on and on here, but the point is that he's a global household name. For collectors, you'll find him on cardboard in a number of WWE sets, of course, and in a few non-sports releases, too, complete with some of his only certified autographed cards from when he was just getting his global-dominance career started.

But it all began long before that at the University of Miami -- and that's where his cardboard started, too.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 9.

The packs: 1991 Topps American Gladiators (10 wax packs)
The cost: About $3 total in a bulk lot ... originally 55 cents a pack (when not marked down to a nickel)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2010 Topps WWE Platinum wrestling cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 
27 of 125 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 4

Notables on base cards: Rocky Johnson, Peter Maivia, Curt Hennig, Harley Race, Edge, Dusty Rhodes, Goldost, Melina, Freddie Blassie, Road Warrior Animal, Theodore Long, Bam Bam Bigelow, Sgt. Slaughter, Ricky Steamboat

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2015 Topps WWE wrestling cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 11 (10 packs plus a Relic pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 71
Base set completion: 
45 of 100 (45 percent)
Duplicates: 4

Notables on base cards: The Rock, Bruno Sammartino, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Undertaker, Stephanie McMahon, Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam, Randy Orton, Batista, Roman Reigns, Jerry Lawler, Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar, Daniel Bryan, Nikki Bella, Triple H

Rookie Cards (3) – Rusev, Xavier Woods, Emma

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