Who will be signing for 2015 Bowman Draft? That's a question that's been on the minds of many collectors the last few months and Topps provided two answers on Thursday morning.

The first two signers will be Dansby Swanson and Brendan Rodgers.

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We're less than three months away from the arrival of the industry's longest-running and most-heavily collected baseball card brand of the year seemingly every year.

It's 2016 Topps.

And among the unusual inclusions in that one is the honeycombed creation you see above.

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What: 2015 BenchWarmer Holiday Past & Presents
Arrives: Dec. 11
Hobby box basics: Box breakdown is TBD (16 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: This upcoming product is a combination of new cards and "ultra-low numbered archive cards" and, according to the company, there will be only 65 cases produced.

See a gallery and more ... below.

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Mike Trout is among MLB's active elite and his first standard Bowman Chrome autograph is topped by only one card in the Chrome world -- a much-rarer Albert Pujols 2001 auto limited to only 500 copies.

So, naturally, one question comes to mind seeing this Refractor parallel of Trout's debut card, which is on eBay right now. Just how much can this sell for?

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Buzz hasn't yet seen how a typical box breaks down or the odds, but the first wave of 2015 Topps WWE Undisputed cards on eBay say one thing -- it looks like an instant classic.

With an autograph in every pack, a massive checklist of signers, a ton of on-card autos from past and present greats, the first high-end release in WWE card history could be one that prompts many to collect 'em all.

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We're 10 games into the NBA season and Andre Drummond is a player who hasn't been out-performed by any other on the court this year.

Or the last 40.

The Detroit Pistons center is off to a start that definitely should have collectors considering his cardboard, which can be found beginning with 2012-13 products -- you know, the year of Panini America's high-end rookie back then, Flawless. (Yep, he's in there.)

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David Ortiz has been the face of the Boston Red Sox lately and he's the only player with the team for all three of its World Series wins in the last 11 years. He'll be retiring after the 2016 season and there's ultimately one question on the minds of many baseball fans (and probably a few collectors) out there.

Is he a Hall of Famer?

Tell us what you think with our poll below or by leaving a comment.

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Uncle Drew has schooled a few players on the small screen.

Now it's time for him to do it on some Panini America cardboard, which the company teased online on Tuesday.

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Star Wars is a force. We all know that it's a behemoth at the box office, a trailblazer in the toy aisle and just about everywhere else these days in advance of The Force Awakens' arrival next month.

But the sales figures estimates for the toy sales alone so far are staggering.

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Add Ichiro Suzuki to the list of signers for 2015 Topps Dynasty.

Topps teased the inclusion of the Japanese icon and future Hall of Famer on Tuesday with the three 1/1 cards seen here highlighting each of the teams the 15-year MLB veteran has played for.

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They've been the reigning Rookie of the Year award-winners for less than 24 hours, but there are already six new collectibles noting their wins.

They are Kris Bryant and Carlos Correa -- and they are the National League and American League winners who already have Topps prints commemorating their new-found status.

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What: 2016 The Walking Dead Season 4 Part 1
Arrives: February 2016
Hobby box basics: 24 packs of five cards, 12 boxes per case (hits TBD)

What's buzz-worthy: The latest Walking Dead set will include autographs, prop and wardrobe memorabilia cards and sketch cards along with a selection of cardboard chronicling what has been TV's top show for the last few years.

Keep reading for more.

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What: 2016 Big Bang Theory Seasons 6-7
Arrives: March 2016
Hobby box basics: 24 packs of five cards, six boxes per case (hits TBD)

What's buzz-worthy: The sixth and seventh seasons in this long-running series will be captured in a 72-card base set with foilboard parallels and three insert card sets.

Keep reading for more.

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What: 2015 Topps Tribute Special Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 16
Hobby box basics: Each pack contains at least two autographs and two Relics and every box (case) includes 12 packs. 

What's buzz-worthy: Remember 2015 Topps Tribute -- the early season release that was recalled because of issues with autograph quality due to problems with printing? Well, it's back with a new configuration. Every autographed card has been "inspected, treated, re-signed and slabbed" and new autographs of Kris Bryant and Carlos Correa have been added to the lineup. Every case will include 24 autographs and 30 Relics.  On top of this, there will be Hot Boxes (cases) that have up to 36 memorabilia cards inside.

Keep reading for more.

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Sometimes you'll run across an eBay auction that makes you stop and look because it features something unique, something you just haven't seen in a long time or a deal where you have to stop and wonder.

Sometimes you just notice the number of the items sold.

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Autograph appearances aren't just for baseball players -- they're also for the Rookie of the Year.

And that's exactly who's showing up for an Indiana signing on Sunday -- Thomas Ian Nicholas, the Rookie of the Year. You know, Henry Rowengartner ... the guy who once struck out home run king Barry Bonds?

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We've seem something similar from Panini America with the laces for the tops of NHL players' sweaters making their way into hockey cards and the laces of footballs in National Treasures cards.

But this? This has got to be a football card first.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

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She's one half of The Bella Twins, one of the stars of the Total Divas reality show on E! and the longest- reigning WWE Divas champion in history

She's Nikki Bella and her new piece unveiled on WWEShop.com today also includes something we've not seen in recent years -- maybe not ever.

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The Fistograph -- a combination of a hand print and an autograph -- was first found in 2012 Topps UFC Knockout and handprint cards have been made for other sports, too.

They're just one of the inclusions in 2015 Topps WWE Undisputed, which is the first high-end card brand in WWE card history and arrives on Wednesday.

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It's inevitable that the shocking demand for Holly Holm's Topps UFC cards will come down a bit after her knockout of UFC women's powerhouse Ronda Rousey on Saturday night, but Holm's biggest card -- and one of her rarer ones, too -- is still available.

It can be yours for just $25.

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Michael Jordan's final jersey worn for a regular-season home game as a member of the Chicago Bulls netted a new record for a piece of Jordan memorabilia with a sale price of $173,240 this weekend after 17 bids in Goldin Auctions' latest sale.

It wasn't the only six-figure sale of the weekend, either.

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Awards week is here as the Baseball Writers' Association of America begins its postseason honors this evening with the Rookie of the Year winners revealed.

Among the candidates for tonight's awards are Kris Bryant, Matt Duffy and Jung Ho Kang in the National League and Carlos Correa, Miguel Sano and Francisco Lindor in the American League.

Who's Buzz picking? Find out and get a rundown of each player's basic stats after the jump.

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Jeremy Langford might not be the Bears rookie that many thought would be stirring things up in Chicago, but in Week 10 he was just that with 20 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown as well as seven catches for 109 yards and a score. On the season, the fourth-rounder out of Michigan State has four rushing touchdowns and 225 yards -- most of that in the last two weeks. when Matt Forte has been out due to injury. Could the Bears have a new option here on offense? Sure seems like it.

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He's not the only Chicago Bear who generated some buzz on the field this week.

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