Monthly Archives: April 2016
High-grade Babe Ruth 1933 Goudeys dominate in Heritage Auctions sale
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Four high-grade 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth cards sold for a total of more than $500,000 Thursday night as part of a Heritage Auctions sale.
Each had a PSA 8 NM-MT grade.
CM Punk, Silent Bob & more celebs in Upper Deck's next NHL set
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When Upper Deck first teased its High Profile Fans cards of celebrities in its forthcoming 2015-16 Upper Deck Contours set, there was one notable hockey fan who got the attention, Chicago Blackhawks fan CM Punk.Now, with the release of a final checklist, there are a few more.
Topps' Jackie Robinson Edition baseball sets from 2013 include shot at Superfractors, cut autographs
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Many of us can't afford to land a copy of Jackie Robinson's iconic 1952 Topps card -- his first Topps card that sells for hundreds in low grade and thousands in high grade -- but a Jackie Robinson Day special today from Blowout Cards gives us all a shot at the next-best thing.
Oh, and a shot at a cut autograph, too.
In 2013, Topps released a version of its flagship factory set with Chrome bonus cards of that Robinson card as well as rarer parallels and cut autographs in the mix. The set was one of a few options for those wanting to buy the set all at once rather than build it from packs.
What's the best way to start a Jackie Robinson card collection?
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Today's the day where everyone in Major League Baseball dons No. 42 as a tribute to the man who changed the game -- and America -- forever.
On this day back in 1947, Jackie Robinson became a baseball and social pioneer, breaking MLB's color barrier and helping change how the game was played. His actions undoubtedly helped with the civil rights movement, which had its landmark legal act nearly two decades later.
Collecting Robinson isn't easy on a budget, but there are a few options for fans.
First Buzz: 2016 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards
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What: 2016 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 28
Box basics: One autograph and one Relic per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: The players and teams down on the farm take a trip back to 1967 with this release that includes a first for Topps' Minor League Baseball license -- on-card autographs.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
Auction Gallery: Championship rings are the thing in current SCP sale
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The current SCP Auctions sale includes items from the personal collections of Baseball Hall of Famer Don Drysdale and collections of memorabilia that include plenty of other big names, but it's a selection of championship rings here that's highlight-worthy.
Below is a gallery of 18 rings up for sale now and ending on April 23. Click below to enter the gallery, get a closer look, see who's owned them and what the bidding sits at now.
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- Lot #516 Harmon Killebrew’s 1965 Minnesota Twins American League Championship Ring (Killebrew COA) — Opening bid: $20,000
- Lot #77 Don Drysdale’s 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers World Champions 14k Gold Ring (Drysdale Collection) — Current bid: $24,159
- Lot #67 Don Drysdale’s 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers World Champions 14k Gold Ring (Drysdale Collection) — Current bid: $24,159
- Lot #517 Harmon Killebrew’s 1987 Minnesota Twins World Series Ring in Original Presentation Box — Current bid: $10,000
- Lot #15 Don Drysdale’s 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers National League Champions 10k Gold Ring (Drysdale Collection) — Current bid: $13,310
- Lot #1143 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XLIIIChampionship Ring Presented to Player Dallas Baker – Only SB XLIII Ring Ever Offered Publicly! — Current bid: $32,157
- Lot #1133 1993 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXVIII Champions 10k Gold Ring Issued to Linebacker Godfrey Myles — Current bid: $14,619
- Lot #477 Duke Snider’s 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers National League Champions 10k Gold Ring (Snider COA) — Current bid: $12,081
- Lot #775 2009 New York Yankees 14k Gold World Series Championship Ring (Staff) — Current bid: $9.983
- Lot #1142 2007 New York Giants Super Bowl XLII Championship Ring Presented to WR Brandon London (London LOA) — Current bid: $16,081
- Lot #809 1969 New York Mets World Series Champions 10k Gold Ring Issued To Director of Player Development & Future Gm Bob Scheffing (Scheffing Collection) — Current bid: $10,721
- Lot #614 2010 San Francisco Giants World Series Champions 14k Gold Ring Presented to Vida Blue — Current bid: $14,272
- Lot #1118 1983 Los Angeles Raiders Super Bowl XVIII World Championship Ring Presented to Linebacker Tony Caldwell — Current bid: $7,321
- Lot #758 1978 New York Yankees World Series Championship 14k Gold Staff Ring — Current bid: $6,655
- Lot #1060 2010 Los Angeles Lakers NBA World Championship “A Version” Ring Presented to Scout (Boyson) — Current bid: $5,857
- Lot #1002 1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors World Championship 14k Gold Ring — Current bid: $4,235
- Lot #584 1997 Florida Marlins World Series Champions 10k Gold Staff Ring — Current bid: $4,659
- Lot #139 Don Drysdale’s 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Champions 14k Gold Ring (Drysdale Collection) — Current bid: $10,721
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (April 14)
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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.
What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls dominate this all-breaks edition of Board Buzz with Topps Heritage, Museum Collection, Panini Contenders Draft and more found inside.
Next Big Bang Theory set will include autograph of comedy legend & more
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The fourth trading card set for one of the biggest sitcoms on TV today will include one of the biggest names from the past when it arrives later this month from Cryptozoic.
The Big Bang Theory is the show and Bob Newhart is the big name with more signers likely to be announced before the arrival of The Big Bang Theory Seasons 6-7 on
AprilJuly 27.Kobe Bryant's last game creates newest Kobe memorabilia
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Fans who attended Kobe Bryant's final game Wednesday night in Los Angeles received a 32-page KB20 book/program, which is now his newest piece of memorabilia lighting up eBay.
It's not 60-point finale hot, but it's not bad.
Need a 2016 Bowman baseball card checklist? Get it here ...
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This year's prospecting flagship brand, 2016 Bowman, arrives soon from Topps and the company released the final checklist today.
What will be found inside packs when it arrives on April 27?
First Buzz: 2016 Topps Archives Signature Series All-Star Edition baseball cards
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What: 2016 Topps Archives Signature Series All-Star Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 10
Box basics: One autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
What's buzz-worthy: The Archives Signatures line focuses on All-Stars with buyback cards from past Topps and Bowman releases signed and encased.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2015-16 Panini Anthology hockey cards
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What: 2015-16 Panini Anthology hockey cards
Arrives: May 4
Box basics: At least four hits guaranteed per six-card box (12 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: Panini returns to hockey for one final release with a all-hits brand with plenty of mystery as no images for the cards were released.
Keep reading for more.
Decision 2016 trading cards have look of landmark release
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Politicians have appeared on cardboard since the earliest years of trading cards -- you know, in packs of cigarettes back in the 1800s -- and they've appeared in countless non-sports, war and even sports sets of the last 30-plus years as collecting emerged upon the national psyche and flourished as part of the pop culture landscape.But the new Decision 2016 trading cards arriving this week include something that we haven't yet seen in a political release -- the chance at autographs and more advanced "hit" cards along with a healthy amount of traditional cardboard.
In the midst of one of the most-tumultous political seasons in years, this is a product that offers a promising start for a perhaps-expanding trading card genre of its own -- and the potential for something more.
It already appears to be a landmark release, but don't just take Buzz's word for it.
"The idea of a set that captures that drama of an election – that is compelling," said Rick Klein, who is ABC News' Political Director and also a long-time baseball card collector. "I feel like it’s something that could start as a novelty project but catch on. You’d be surprised by how many political junkies are also collectors. People love pins, hats, signs. I’ve seen autograph-seekers at obscure conferences for senators most people could never name."
Gallery: 2016 Topps Museum Collection baseball cards
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The latest high-end baseball card brand of the year arrives today in the form of 2016 Topps Museum Collection with a familiar format for boxes but what appears to be a little extra oomph in some cases.
Each four-pack box includes one on-card auto, one auto Relic, one jumbo Relic and one quad Relic with a checklist that includes past greats and today's stars.
Bryzzo Souvenir Co. ... authenticated with their bats
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Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo are going into the memorabilia business (sort of) with the Bryzzo Souvenir Co.
Click here to check out their video from the MLB Network. Buzz figured a collector or two might enjoy -- and there's got to be come potential real-world marketing memorabilia -- Bryzzobilia? -- to come here.
Right?
Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (April 13)
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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.
What's Buzzing Today: One overloaded Museum Collection box, The New Nomar, the next Trevor Story, discussing Topps Now & more.
Connor McDavid Precious Metal Gems power 2015-16 Fleer Showcase hockey cards (gallery)
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The recent arrival of 2015-16 Fleer Showcase hockey cards from Upper Deck included a mix of styles from the rich history of 1990s Fleer cards applied to the ice.
Like past years and other sports, the Precious Metal Gems cards have captured the attention of buyers on eBay with the card of Connor McDavid above fetching a pretty penny, despite not having one dollop of autograph ink or a jersey swatch anywhere on the card.
How much did it sell for?
Rock Hall feuds ain't got nothin' on Garbage Pail Kids' Hall of Lame
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The clock is winding down on Topps' latest Garbage Pail Kids release -- a 20-sticker collection of spoofs for notable acts tied to this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The set is dubbed the Rock & Roll Hall of Lame and the 10 pairs of stickers as well as a complete set are found only on Topps.com until the already filmed ceremony airs on HBO. At that time, they will no longer be available.
Gallery: 2016 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards
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Buzz was gone fishing last week when 2016 Topps Gypsy Queen arrived, but the retro brand is clearly well-stocked with Trout and plenty of other stars from the past and present that make it a box worth considering.
Unlike other retro brands, here every box includes a mix of two autographs and two Relics with even more possible.
Making the Grade IV: Joe Namath, my first Ichiro Suzuki autograph, young WWE stars & legendary ink
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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 the fourth grading diary here on The Buzz ...
First Buzz: 2016 Leaf Trinity football cards
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What: 2016 Leaf Trinity football cards
Arrives: Late May
Box basics: Five autographs per box (12 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: Leaf offers "the introduction of Clear technology autographed cards with the goal of improving the overall card grade quality for its customers" in this one while including the biggest autographs from players in the NFL Draft. It's also the final Leaf draft picks release of the year.
Keep reading for more.
In the Now: 2016 Topps Now baseball cards changing game (checklist & ongoing gallery)
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Topps' new program creating real baseball cards in real time documenting the highlights of the here and now have caught on with some collectors as this season has begun with some historic starts and impressive debuts for MLB rookies.
It's 2016 Topps Now and the cards are only available for a 24-hour window. After that, the population reports are released and the next day's cards are unveiled -- all in made-to-order, real-time fashion.
First Buzz: 2016 Fanatics Authentic Under Wraps autographs
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What: 2016 Fanatics Authentic Under Wraps autographed baseballs
Arrives: April 15
Box basics: One signed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: This MLB-approved product is a first for the growing show promotor with this first brand including some of the biggest names in the game as well as a mix of chase baseballs -- all signed -- and the potential for experiences including the chance to meet stars at shows.
Keep reading for more.
Kobe Bryant's final game coincides with Panini America tribute set
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As the Black Mamba prepares for his final game, Panini America is offering a timely tribute.
The "Zircus" -- a zoo and a circus -- happens on Wednesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles as Kobe Bryant plays his final NBA game, and that's the same day that a "HeroVillain" boxed set will begin shipping.
Topps & Carlos Correa join forces to help Houston Children's Charity
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The reigning American League Rookie of the Year wants to help some future stars sleep well and a new charity program will them help do that via a limited edition baseball card and other possibilities that could get the attention of collectors.
Carlos Correa and Topps have joined forces to create a card for the Restless for the Cause initiative through Houston Children's Charity. The program will provide beds, blankets and pillows to kids who don't have them in the Houston area.