We've seen autos. We've seen Relics. We've seen auto Relics. We've seen double autos. But today's lineup of Topps Now cards spotlighting Game 6 of the World Series is something we have not seen before.

There are double auto Relics -- and they are cards of the Chicago Cubs' biggest bats from last night, Kris Bryant and Addison Russell.

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What: 2016-17 Panini National Treasures Collegiate basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 4
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards along with two base cards or parallels per box (four boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures hits the college ranks with an offering that Panini says is "tailor-made for the high-end hoops collector."

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2017 Leaf Masked Men hockey cards
Arrives: January/February
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf celebrates goaltenders with a mix of hits and Metal cards as part of a print-to-order release.

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

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A previous card company owner is getting back in the trading card business.

Brian Price, the former owner of In The Game who sold the company to Leaf Trading Cards nearly three years ago announced on his blog Tuesday that he's back in the game with the launch of a new venture called President's Choice Trading Cards.

And they'll potentially be arriving very soon.

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The MLBPA has approved a licensing deal for a new fantasy baseball game to arrive this spring that will utilize packs of cards as part of the action.

It's Honus Bonus Fantasy Baseball and it's being launched by Rittenhouse Archives president Steve Charendoff, who is also at the helm of Honus Bonus Partners.

"As a lifelong baseball card collector and long-time fantasy game player, it made perfect sense to combine these two overlapping passions in this unique series of cards," Charendoff said in a prepared release. "We're extremely pleased to partner with the MLBPA, particularly at this time when so many of its players are enjoying unprecedented popularity."

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What: 2016 Topps Limited baseball cards
Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: 700 cards in factory set

What's buzz-worthy: Topps brings back its Limited version of its flagship baseball card set for another season.

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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 Update baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 36
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 356
Base set completion: 
300 of 300 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 19

Notables on base cards – Anthony Rizzo, Clayton Kershaw, Nolan Arenado, Francisco Lindor, Buster Posey, Jackie Bradley Jr., Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Josh Donaldson, Mike Trout, David Ortiz, Kris Bryant, Aroldis Chapman, Jake Arrieta, Ichiro Suzuki

Rookie Cards (95; includes duplicates) – Notables include Aledmys Diaz, Michael Fulmer, Julio Urias, Willson Contreras, Tyler Naquin, Kyle Schwarber, Corey Seager, Kenta Maeda, Nomar Mazara, Trevor Story

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David Ross' final Game at Wrigley Field came with a serenade from Eddie Vedder on Sunday night, and as he marches toward retirement there's one thing for sure about the Chicago Cubs' 39-year-old catcher.

He's easily among the toughest autographs on the team when it comes to certified cardboard.

That's something worth noting as his career comes to an end -- and potentially in the biggest way possible with a World Series win for the historically downtrodden team.

"I've had a storybook year, honestly. There are so many things I can talk about that have happened to me over this year," Ross told The Associated Press. "Everybody was looking at me like, dude, Eddie Vedder just dedicated the whole seventh-inning stretch to you and I'm like, my mind's blown. I'm thinking about being out of the game and he's a quality individual. He's just a good person, rock star, everybody knows who Eddie Vedder is. He says my name -- it's a huge compliment."

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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: 2016-17 NBA Hoops basketball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 11
Cards in this box: 110
Base set completion: 99 of 300 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Andrew Wiggins, Dwight Howard, Jahlil Okafor, Damian Lillard, Kawhi Leonard

Rookie Cards (12) – Kris Dunn, Kay Felder, Brandon Ingram, Timothy Luwawu-Carbarrot, DeAndre' Bembry, Michael Gbinije, Damian Jones, Malik Beasley, Henry Ellenson, Caris LeVert, Thon Maker, Chinanu Onuaku

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The second series of 2016 Topps WWE trading cards -- dubbed 2016 Topps WWE Then Now & Forever -- arrives tomorrow with a new crop of cardboard and some first-time signers.

We know this because we now have the final checklist as released by Topps.

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