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 collections, big questions, big pulls, big goals and the biggest card show of them all.

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We've all seen the outrageousness of the cleat cards that 2016 Panini Flawless soccer brings to the hobby, but now that it's here we get to see some of the more standard results pulled from those shiny cases that have made their way onto eBay.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post 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: 2016 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 36
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 360
Base set completion: 
321 of 350 (92 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Stephen Strasburg, Prince Fielder, Yoenis Cespedes, Albert Pujols, David Price, David Ortiz, Francisco Lindor, Madison Bumgarner, Ichiro Suzuki, Steven Matz, Alex Rodriguez, Addison Russell, Yu Darvish, Byron Buxton.

Rookie Cards (44) – Notables include Adam Duvall, Kenta Maeda, Max Kepler, Raul Mondesi.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post 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: 2016 Topps Tier One baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 3
Cards in this box: 3
Base (Relic) set completion: 
1 of 76 (1.3 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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Maybe the MLB Home Run King doesn't know his market all these years later.

Barry Bonds offered a number of team-issued memorabilia pieces on his website on Tuesday afternoon -- a number of travel bags and a couple of warm-ups and a jersey -- and nearly all of the autographed items were gone in minutes.

Why?

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June 22 Update: The card sold 2,763 copies.

The No. 1 overall pick in this year's MLB Draft signed his first professional contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.

Today he has his first baseball card.

Mickey Moniak is among five players who have Topps Now baseball cards available now -- but only for 24 hours -- via Topps.com.

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The NBA season is over but the cardboard season just keeps going -- and the latest release from Panini America arrives tomorrow with plenty of high-end potential.

It's 2015-16 Panini Gala and every five-card box includes four autographs or memorabilia cards.

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What: 2016 Panini Absolute football cards
Arrives: Sept. 7
Box basics: One Rookie Premiere triple material autograph, one multi-piece memorabilia card, two other autographs and one other memorabilia card per three-pack box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: With five hits per box and only three packs Absolute promises to pack some heat that includes plenty of the Tools of the Absolute trade that collectors have expected for years.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2016 Topps UFC Museum Collection MMA cards
Arrives: Nov. 30
Box basics: One auto, one auto Relic and one Relic per 8-card box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: After several years as inserts, Topps brings its Museum Collection brand to UFC collectors with a new format for the brand with three hits in every single-pack box.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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He told the world that he was coming home in the pages of Sports Illustrated and now that he's accomplished his goal of landing Cleveland its first championship since 1964 it makes the most sense to find himself on the cover of the long-running magazine once again.

Not since his debut as "The Chosen One" has there been such a potentially coveted LeBron James SI cover.

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So, what's the best card of one of Major League Baseball's top two players worth?

You could find out soon as Mike Trout's Superfractor from 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft is on the auction block. The asking price? A mere $500,000 Buy it Now -- or best offer.

(No, seriously, go look.)

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What: 2016 Panini Prizm NASCAR cards
Arrives: July 27
Box basics:  One autograph and two memorabilia cards per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: NASCAR trading cards are back for the first time since 2014 with the first of four Panini America releases this year -- and this one starts off with a dazzling array of inserts and a Prizm rainbow perfect for auto racing.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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What: 2016 Bowman Draft baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 7
Box basics: Three autographs per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case). For Super-jumbos, there will be five packs of 120 cards in each box with a total of five autos (six boxes per case).

What's buzz-worthy: One of the hobby's heavyweights returns is back for another year with nearly 400 cards per box and "better autograph value, revamped MLB Draft content and additional autograph Refractors."

See a gallery and more ... below.

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The Flash is one of the newer comic book tales on television these days and Season 1 of the show is the latest that will come to trading cards soon from Cryptozoic.

The first autograph reveals for the set arrived on Monday from the company in advance of its release set for later this year (presently slated for a Sept. 30 release).

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With the first pitch he saw as a big-leaguer, Willson Contreras delivered and that might spark more future deliveries for collectors as he's not got that much cardboard just yet unlike all of those other young Chicago Cubs stars.

His first pitch resulted in a pinch-hit two-run homer -- and that's resulted in his first MLB Rookie Card, a Topps Now card available right now and only for the next 20-plus hours.

But it's not his only card -- or his only card to come.

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It's no secret that Arnold Palmer is among the greats in golf history, but what's been kept a secret over the years is his treasure trove of golf history that he's held on to.

Callaway Golf calls it "The King's Castle."

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The Vampire Diaries may be in its eighth season, but it's Season 4 that's in the spotlight this week when it comes to cardboard as the show's new trading card set arrives on Wednesday from Cryptozoic.

Every box of The Vampire Diaries Season 4 will include at least one autograph and one memorabilia card with a pretty deep roster of signers that includes some of the series' longest-running stars.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers' first NBA championship means there will be plenty of new commemorative pieces to come -- and two of the team's biggest stars' autographs will only come from Upper Deck Authenticated.

They are LeBron James and Kevin Love -- and there are already six autographed items available.

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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: The NBA Finals sparked a flurry of posts and opinions. Check out the chatter from Blowout's collecting community with the small sampling of links below.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are your NBA Champions -- and on Monday Panini America will have the cardboard to prove it.

The first real-time Panini Instant basketball cards will document the NBA Finals and the Cavs' unlikely and historic championship beginning on Monday.

The company teased the images above shortly after Game 7 on Sunday night, confirming the previously teased cardboard and giving us all a hint of what's to come.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post 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: 2016 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (blaster box)
 Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 10 (plus one medallion pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 
79 of 350 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Stephen Strasburg, Prince Fielder, Yoenis Cespedes, Albert Pujols, David Price.

Rookie Cards (10) – Kenta Maeda, Pedro Severino, Guido Knudson, Miguel Almonte, Scott Alexander, Luke Maile, Keith Hessler, Jorge Lopez, Ariel Pena, Ramon Cabrera.

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You probably know him as the host of Inside the NBA, the postgame show for NBA on TNT broadcasts, but there's a lot you may not know about Ernie Johnson that are perfect for this Father's Day.

Those around the Atlanta area may know that he's the son of a former Milwaukee Braves pitcher and long-time Atlanta Braves announcer, Ernie Johnson Sr., who, after a nine-year MLB career, covered the team for more than 30 years. He's one of 29 members of the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame after he was inducted in 2001.

The father appears on nearly 30 baseball cards with his Rookie Card coming in the 1954 Bowman set and his final regular-issue card in the 1960 Topps set. The son appears on just two cards -- one in the 1990-91 Hoops Announcers set, which is a rare card for its era, and the 2014-15 Panini Threads Voices of the Game autograph above.

But all of this isn't why Father's Day is the perfect time to learn more about a broadcaster and three-time Emmy Award winner we've heard plenty from since 1989.

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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: Nothing but breaks ... and The National.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post 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: 2016 Panini Classics football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby) 

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 64
Base set completion: 
56 of 300 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players found on base cards – Roger Staubach, Emmitt Smith, Lawrence Taylor, Mike Singletary, Eric Dickerson, Thurman Thomas, Terry Bradshaw, Jim Kelly, Brett Favre, Len Dawson, Barry Sanders, Julio Jones, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Josh Norman, Drew Brees, Cam Newton.

Rookie Cards (8) – Connor Cook, Pharoh Cooper, Jonathan Williams, Glenn Gronkowski, Leonard Floyd, Kolby Listenbee, Brandon Doughty, Brandon Allen.

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Eric Biunno
Also known as: Cyber Warrior on Blowout
Email: cyberwarrior2099@gmail.com
Location: New York
Work away from comics: Owner/operator medical transporter service
Collecting since: 2002

Main focuses: J. Scott Campbell, Adam Hughes & Artgerm comics, Sideshow Premium Format statues.

Favorite artists/publishers: J. Scott Campbell, Adam Hughes & Artgerm and Marvel, DC, Image

Current collecting projects: Hard to find Campbell variants.

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