What: 2016 Super Break Baseball Deluxe
Arrives: Oct. 4
Box basics: Eight blind-wrapped items per box. 

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's latest baseball offering includes cards and memorabilia all in one box.

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Panini Eternal isn't just about the NFL -- it's about the NBA, too.

Panini America's second offering in its high-end real-time cardboard program and the 2016-17 Panini Eternal set was released on Friday with an NBA Finals jersey of Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving being the showcase piece.

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The box: 2016 Topps Archives Signature Series baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 1
Base set completion: 
N/A

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What's Buzzing Today: Breaking new products, Superfractors that never were and ... is Trevor Siemian the new Tom Brady?

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You may have seen a hint of him during last night's game in one commercial's montage, but Bo Jackson is back in the game.

Rather than say much ... this is just one you need to watch. Keep reading to see two videos.

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The NFL season is here and Panini America has the bonus cards for you to show for it.

Its 2016 NFL Kickoff packs will be tied to two upcoming products -- 2016 Panini Phoenix and 2016 Panini Prizm -- and will be allocated to dealers for those product purchases. The packs are not to be sold but instead are intended to be bonus items for collectors.

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We're less than a week away from the arrival of 2016 Panini Spectra football cards and Panini America has disclosed a few features that might entice more collectors into trying the high-end brand.

For example? Every case will include a rookie patch auto for Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Ezekiel Elliott or Dak Prescott -- or include a dual rookie patch auto of Goff and Wentz.

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The feel of 1991 Pro Line is back in packs of 2016 Panini Absolute football cards -- but with a modern-day twist.

This time, the NFL gear seen in players' portraits on the cards is inside the cards as memorabilia swatches.

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Panini Instant is here for the NFL.

Panini America revealed the design for 2016 Panini Instant NFL and launched the real-time card set on Thursday with a card of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton just hours before his team's season-opening rematch with the defending-champion Denver Broncos.

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It was 50 years ago tonight, that "boldly going" became a thing and, while there have been plenty of commemoratives for Star Trek released in this anniversary year, some of the newest pieces won't cost you much at all.

They're the Star Trek postage stamps -- and they're just 47 cents each.

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If you're been to a Walmart, you've probably seen these -- and if you're on the Blowout forums you've probably seen how they've been delivering pretty well.

They're $19.99 blister repacks of 2015 Topps Finest football -- hobby packs from a brand that has an autograph in every six-pack mini box and that can be found even cheaper per pack right here.

But for those without a hobby shop (or the patience for shipping) finding these at retail offer a small surprise. But with the results being interesting, here's one more break.

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The box: 2016 Cryptozoic Gotham Season 1 trading cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com 

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 106
Base set completion: 
72 of 72 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 2

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Upper Deck's next NHL release is nearly here, but the company has offered up a serious amount of preview images to hold us over as well as a final checklist as the days count down before its arrival.

It's 2015-16 Upper Deck Premier and it's set to arrive on Sept. 21.

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The newest Topps soccer product arrives next week and 2016 Topps Apex will include on-card autographs for the first time as well as three hits per box.

Who'll be signing? Well, we know that now as Topps has revealed the final checklist for the product.

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From the New York Jets to the New York Mets.

That's the headline this morning as Tim Tebow has been signed by the Mets to a minor-league deal.

The 29-year-old hasn't played baseball since high school and hasn't taken a meaningful snap in the NFL since he was a Jet in 2012.

But, hey, now he'll be eligible to appear on baseball cards. (The real question is how soon will they arrive?)

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If you're still digging into boxes of 2013 Topps Five Star, you've lost your shot at this gem -- a Babe Ruth bat barrel Relic that can currently be found on eBay.

You won't believe the price, either.

The price tag is lofty, but it got Buzz wondering what you think this card is worth.

Or better yet ...

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The wait for 2016 Topps Triple Threads baseball cards is almost over as the popular memorabilia-focused brand is set to arrive for the 11th time in hobby history next week

The wait for the checklist is over, too, as Topps released it on Wednesday.

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Update (Nov. 18): The dress sold for $4.81 million.

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Is it entertainment memorabilia? Yes. Is it political memorabilia? Maybe.

It's Marilyn Monroe's "Happy Birthday Mr. President" dress, and it's up for auction via Julien’s Auctions.

On May 19, 1962, she sang to John F. Kennedy and forever etched herself into pop culture even more just three months before her untimely death.

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Peyton Manning SB50 Football - 2016 Panini Eternal Memorabilia Card #PE-PM1 - 1/1 – September 7 $2,499.99

First there was Panini Instant. Now there's Panini Eternal.

Panini America has a new take on real-time cardboard and the program was officially unveiled today with the announcement that a Peyton Manning Super Bowl 50 card coming on the heels of the teams' rematch tomorrow night.

“Just as trading cards themselves continue to evolve, so, too, do the ways in which they’re brought to market. Panini Eternal is on the cutting edge in both regards,” said Mark Warsop, Panini America CEO. “Panini Eternal is about capturing history — game-specific memorabilia from the milestone moments in sports – and sharing it directly with fans and collectors. There’s nothing else quite like it in the NFL collectibles arena and we’re excited to begin this landmark journey with a tribute to Peyton Manning, the Denver Broncos and Super Bowl 50.”

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This year's Bowman Chrome baseball card set arrives today with two new formats -- one being a Finest-style mini-box format with an autograph guaranteed in each and the other being a vending box format with three autos inside.

And that prompts a simple question ...

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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 breaks and big cards ... and that's it.

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What: 2016-17 Panini Prizm basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 2
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm returns for its fifth season with some new additions to the rainbow as well as new inserts and parallels

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

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One of The Greatest's greatest belts is on the auction block this week.

It's Muhammad Ali's WBC heavyweight championship belt from his win over George Foreman during the "Rumble in the Jungle" fight and it's being sold by Heritage Auctions.

"The historical significance of the piece, arguably the most significant boxing award ever made available at public auction, is quite simply immeasurable," reads the Dallas-based auction house's listing. "Far more than just a trophy of elite athletic achievement, this belt serves as a mute witness to Muhammad Ali's undaunted pursuit of justice itself, and as a symbol of the myriad complexities of race, religion and patriotism that challenge all of us to this day. It is a truly priceless artifact of the American experience."

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What: 2016 Topps Archives Snapshots baseball cards
Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph per 12-card box

What's buzz-worthy: The latest online-exclusive arrives with an autograph and a parallel inside every pack along with a selection of base cards.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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Vin Scully has been in baseball as the voice of the Dodgers for the last 67 years.

That's longer than Topps baseball cards have been regularly around. That's just a few years after the NBA was founded. That's longer than 14 MLB teams -- nearly half of of the majors  -- have been around.

With the 88-year-old's broadcast career in its final stretch, some collectors might be looking to grab one of his few certified autographs -- it won't be easy.

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