Will Ferrell's baseball career may be over, but his baseball card career isn't.

The big-league comedian who played a big-leaguer for a day in spring training this year will have at least one more baseball card appearance to come, and it will be in 2015 Topps Dynasty.

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We knew the big hits from 2015 Panini Playbook would be buzz-worthy when we first saw them, but a quick search of eBay takes that notion and amps it up a little more as we've seen plenty of cards pulled by collectors since the product's release last week.

From the Down & Dirty to the autograph books, the Armory cards and the mandatory rookie showcases, there's plenty of drool-worthy material in this one.

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LeBron James became just the 20th player in NBA history to score 25,000 points for his career, and he's done it faster than any other player -- at age 31. Including ABA stats, just 25 players in history have reached that mark.

We all know James' cards are among the priciest in the hobby but we should consider that he'll potentially be in the Top 10 by season's end. It makes one wonder if James under-appreciated when it comes to his value on cardboard.

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Topps Bunt is a phone app where plenty of collectors buy virtual packs of cards and then wheel and deal to land the ones they want. Some are easy to find, others are not.

This Bryce Harper Signature Card was an award -- given out to those who completed a collecting challenge in the game -- and it's limited to only 16 copies.

Just like real cardboard with Harper's autograph on them, there's big interest in rare cards of the likely National League MVP. This card commanded a few bucks as the rights to the card were sold on eBay -- something that's been a pretty common occurrence in the last couple of years as more and more baseball fans try out the app.

How much did it go for? You wouldn't believe it unless you saw it. (The actual amount paid was $299 less than that posted price, but ... still.)

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With the final out of the 2015 World Series coming less than 24 hours ago, Topps has 12 more postseason prints available to collectors commemorating the Greatest Moments of this fall.

Whether you're a fan of the world champion Kansas City Royals and their cast of young stars or the runner-up New York Mets and their powerful young arms, there are options for you. There are six prints -- six Silvers limited to just 25 serial-numbered copies for $34.99 and six 1/1 Golds  that are $199.

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What happens when a WWE Superstar turned UFC hopeful writes a comic book series featuring a character made famous on the big screen by a former WWE Superstar turned Bond villain?

Clobberin' time, maybe?

With apologies to Ben Grimm (aka The Thing), we're about to find out this week as Drax #1 arrives from Marvel Comics with a story penned by Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) focusing on Drax The Destroyer from Guardians of the Galaxy. Drax, of course, was played in the 2014 movie by Dave Bautista (aka Batista in WWE) who is Hinx in Spectre, the newest Bond movie, which opens in theaters on Friday.

Get all that? Now it's time to get the details on the books.

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The final set of Sons of Anarchy trading cards is coming early next year from Cryptozoic and the teasers for the autographs from Sons of Anarchy Seasons 6-7 have been popping up online in recent days.

The final two seasons for the show will be found in one series along with memorabilia cards and even more when it arrives on Dec. 23.

Keep reading for all of the autos teased so far by the company along with more details.

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The showdown between the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants turned into an old-fashioned huck-it-chuck-it shootout that fueled more than a few fantasy teams and probably more than a few searches for football cards online.

But it was St. Louis Rams rookie running back Todd Gurley who made history Sunday with an NFL-leading 133 rushing yards and a touchdown to become the first rookie to run for more than 125 yards in his first four starts. Meanwhile, the Rams are 4-3 -- and that's a team that hasn't finished a season with a winning record in 12 years.

The 10th overall pick in this year's NFL Draft can be found throughout all 2015 football products and his rarer premium cards like the Certified patch auto above from Panini America have been scorchers. That one's pushing $200 on eBay right now with plenty of time remaining. Meanwhile, there have been more than 250 sales of Gurley autographed cards to top $100 in recent times on eBay and asking prices for active auctions are even more stout.

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Keep reading for nine more players who generated some buzz on the field -- and why -- this week.

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What: 2015-16 Upper Deck Star Rookies hockey cards
Arrives: February
Hobby box basics: 25-card boxed set -- 20 sets per case 

What's buzz-worthy: The NHL's No. 1 overall draft pick Connor McDavid will drive sales here along with 24 other newcomers from the latest NHL rookie crop all found inside. The main draw? One autographed parallel card per case.

See images of the autographs below.

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The Kansas City Royals are your World Series champions with a cast of younger veteran players who have all-around skills but perhaps not one overall superstar who is a hobby darling.

But thanks to Eric Hosmer's hustle on a ground ball in the ninth to tie it and a five-run rally in the 12th, the Royals wear the crown this year in MLB.

Hosmer has arguably the most potential in the hobby with a good amount of 2008 USA Baseball and other prospect cards predating his MLB card arrivals in 2011. Overall, he has more than 1,500 unique cards and more than 300 certified autographs for collectors to chase. They're not overly plentiful like some stars from that timeframe, but they are out there. If you can't land some of his USA ink, look for the affordable autos in 2008 Razor Signature Series. He's there because he was a Razor exclusive before his Topps autos arrived in 2011.

Keep reading for five more Royals to know.

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