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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls and the NSCC in today's edition.

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Your next big-name New York Yankees rookie to arrive in The Big Apple will face big expectations -- but he doesn't have nearly as much cardboard as those who arrived before him.

Unlike the arrivals of Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge -- guys who had plenty of baseball cards and plenty of certified autographs when they hit The Show -- shortstop Gleyber Torres doesn't.

And that could bode very well for collectors who own them.

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The rookies' first Rookie Cards in their NFL uniforms are here in an Instant.

That's the case this Sunday afternoon as the first images from the NFLPA Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles have already hit cardboard via Panini America's real-time sports card platform, Panini Instant.

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What's Buzzing Today: Pondering MLB investments, big pulls, impressive NBA finds and other collecting questions.

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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: 2017 Topps UFC Knockout
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 23 of 100 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Anderson Silva, Rashad Evans, Ronda Rousey, Nate Diaz, Miesha Tate, Arianny Celeste, CM Punk

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A future NHL star's autographed hockey cards will only be found in one place in future years thanks to a new deal announced on Friday.

It's Nico Hischier and he'll only be signing for Leaf Trading Cards. 

"Working with Nico, along with Allain and Jordan from RSG Hockey, has been an exciting and rewarding process," said Leaf CEO Brian Gray. "To see an agency thinking outside the box and aggressively marketing their athletes is refreshing in a traditional sport like hockey. Nico is now part of that movement in the hockey world."

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What: 2017 Topps Five Star baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: Two autographs per box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Every autograph is on-card or a cut signature with "more case-level hits" this time around on "new high-end designs."

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

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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 a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Bowman Mega Boxes are apparently on the way along with a look at some big pulls in WWE and non-sports releases and some collecting questions.

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It's a simple idea -- a comic book take on an iconic album cover -- and it's going straight outta comics to the bookshelf once again this fall.

Set to drop in September is Marvel: The Hip-Hop Covers Vol. 2, a hardcover collection of past variant comic book covers all in one place. It's a virtual visual checklist of sorts for comics that are slightly tougher finds with nods to pop culture that give them some extra appeal beyond the comic shop.

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What's Buzzing Today: Legendary maildays, NFL Draft scenarios, big pulls & more.

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NFLPA Rookie Premiere kicks off today in Los Angeles and the first glimpses of the autographing action are in.

Your first signer of those images teased so far from Panini America is former Tennessee and future New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara.

We've also got our first glimpses at 2017 Panini Origins, which will have Photoshopped action images of players in NFL uniforms that will be signed during this weekend's event. Keep reading for a look.

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This is one of those black days for music fans.

Soundgarden and Audioslave singer Chris Cornell -- one of the iconic voices of grunge music in the 1990s and a successful performer in all the years since -- has died at 52.

Known for his intense guttural sound but also dramatic range, Cornell was part of six studio albums with Soundgarden and three with Audiosoave as part of a career that spanned more than 30 years and included two Grammy awards.

“For me to make a connection with music it has to either have a visceral nature, whether it’s anger or aggression or that kind of passion which shows up in rock music, or there has to be some sort of melancholy and introspection, something about it that makes you feel your own pain,” he once told Rolling Stone.

But, when it comes to cardboard, there's not a lot to go around to note his lengthy career.

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It's been some time since we gave away a Buzz Box right here ... but it's time.

What's a Buzz Box? How can it be yours?

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"Hit the bull, win a steak" now has a baseball card.

Topps released the final checklist for 2017 Topps Pro Debut on Wednesday and the first card release of the year for Minor League Baseball includes some surprises thanks to a set of Relics that have included some unusual pieces of memorabilia in past years.

The "Fragments of the Farm" are no different this year and one includes a piece of the game that's paid off for some players in the past.

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What's Buzzing Today: Bobblehead madness, the NSCC, collecting superstitions, the Rookie Premiere and results from ripping.

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The Captain didn't top Ichiro Suzuki's single-card Topps Now sales record, but an array of cards for the New York Yankees' retirement of Derek Jeter's uniform number did sell more total cards than any other player in a single day.

More than 17,000 Jeter cards were sold by Topps on Monday, including a number of autographed Relics and Relics along with his two standard cards -- one for his Monument Park plaque and one for his retired number.

The record for the most copies of a single card is still Suzuki's 11,550, which came after his 3,000th career hit last season.

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What: 2017 Panini Select NASCAR cards
Arrives: July 5
Box basics:  Two autographs and three memorabilia cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Select comes to the NASCAR circuit with a colorful array of autographs, memorabilia and two insert cards in nearly every pack.

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

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What: 2016-17 Panini Grand Reserve basketball cards
Arrives: June 28
Box basics: Two autographs and one more auto/mem per three-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: This new brand delivers a hit in every pack and a new look and energy for the hardwood.

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

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If you're a bargain hunter who's awaiting some new NBA cards to arrive but needs something right now and on the cheap, there's one option out on the retail front that's delivering pretty well for some collectors.

These Fast Break NBA repacks include three hobby packs for around $12 depending on the chain and they typically include one of each of the packs shown on the box -- all prime places to find some Giannis Antetokounmpo Rookie Cards and autographs. And it's been done, according to users over on the Blowout NBA breaks section of the forum. 

Here's one example that did OK on that front. Here's one that did much, much better.

And here's another. And another one. And a bulk buyer's results.

But this is the 12-box bust that first got my attention with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ink in the mix.

Out of sheer curiosity, this collector has bought two -- at two different times and two different chains -- and each has delivered an autograph. Keep reading to see the notable cards from the latest one.

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This year's NFLPA Rookie Premiere kicks off on Thursday with signings, photo sessions and more all planned to help you get NFL cards of the league's newest stars in their new uniforms as soon as possible.

Besides the NFL's exclusive card-maker, Panini America, the 40 players at the event also will work with other companies and sponsors -- a roster that includes Fanatics, Fanatics Authentic, Nike, EA SPORTS, Pepsi and New Era among others -- during the event that will run into the weekend.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for our players and partners to interact in an intimate setting," said Ahmad Nassar, the president of NFL Players Inc. "For 23 years, NFLPA Rookie Premiere has been the foundation of players learning about the business and benefits of their union, as they begin their journey into the league. Putting their personalities and passions on display in front of the right brands, allows their stories to spread to a wider audience, while reinforcing what the NFLPA is about – benefitting the players."

Most-important to collectors here? The NFLPA released the formal list of players expected to be at the event.

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The newest big-name Chicago Cubs prospect arrived on Saturday and made his presence felt immediately in his first game with a two-run homer.

So far, Ian Happ is hitting .429 in his first two games, further helping bolster a mostly home-grown lineup that is watched closely by collectors.

Happ is not a surprise for prospectors as the defending World Series champs took him with the ninth pick in the 2015 MLB Draft out of the University of Cincinnati-- and he's been watched on cardboard ever since -- but sales of his cards, at least so far, are showing some room for growth.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls from around the collecting world as we start a new week.

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You may not know the name of too many umpires in Major League Baseball -- at least you shouldn't -- but one should be known for his story away from the diamond.

His name is Steve Palermo.

Palermo died on Sunday after losing a fight against cancer at age 67 but it was his battles after a night in 1991 that changed his life.

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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 a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Derek Jeter & Topps Heritage, big pulls, Ian Happ & more.

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