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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks in today's edition -- check 'em out.

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What: 2017 ITG Superlative hockey cards
Arrives: Oct. 6
Box basics: Four autographs or memorabilia cards per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's newest ITG release is about nothing but hits with some of the biggest names in hockey history.

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

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What: 2018 Topps Garbage Pail Kids We Hate the 1980s trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 17
Box basics: One hit per Hobby Collector box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The Garbage Pail Kids take on the 1980s with their satirical sights set on cartoons/toys such as MASK, presidents such as Ronald Reagan, video games, fashion, TV, films and plenty more from the decade where the GPKs were born.

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

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As WWE prepares for its second-biggest pay-per-view weekend of the year -- SummerSlam -- this weekend in Brooklyn it will be tag-teaming with another New York entity to give wrestling fans something extra.

The WWE is tagging with Topps for a number of free signing appearances around the area at Toys R Us stores.

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Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis' comeback from cancer on Monday night didn't net a victory in the record books -- but the cardboard just might help do that.

Topps' newest batch of Topps Now cards includes autographs from the right-hander and the proceeds from the sales of his cards will go to Stand Up to Cancer.

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The newest member of the Miami Dolphins has a famous family, but it's likely you don't have his first football card.

He's Trey Griffey -- the son of baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. -- and no matter how his NFL career goes he's already got a Topps football card.

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What: 2017 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: Early December
Box basics: One autograph or memorabilia card per five-pack blaster box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on what you should expect to find in blaster boxes and other formats at retail for this one.

Keep reading for more info as well as some early images.

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If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices this weekend and for the next week or so over on the mothership and they were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of them.

So much so here's another of a few "picks" to come in the next few days.

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What: 2017 Panini National Treasures Collegiate football cards
Arrives: Sept. 13
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards per seven-card box (four boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures returns to the college gridiron for a third year with notable college stars from the past showcased with plenty of ink and memorabilia.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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You'll have to wait until 2018 for his official Rookie Cards, but, don't worry, he's got plenty you can collect for now.

His name is Rafael Devers and he's also got six home runs in his first 62 at-bats for the Boston Red Sox and, most importantly, three of those have come in his last two games against the New York Yankees.

The 20-year-old third baseman is hitting .339 with 12 RBI, 11 runs and a stolen base in his first 16 games -- and he's got to be among the league leaders in pre-RC cardboard, too.

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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: Pondering future Hall of Famers, debating NBA legends, a collecting quest done after nine years, Superfractors & big pulls and a booklet in a blaster box.

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Topps revealed its newest non-sports product on Monday, 2017 Topps Warcraft -- and it's a hits-only, online-only affair that documents characters from the 2016 film.

Originally teased back in December 2015 as a full product before it was scrapped in May 2016, many of the pieces had clearly been put together for this one and collectors get to reap the benefits.

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We don't yet have 2017 Topps Update yet, but we know a few rookies who won't make the cut because Topps has begun teasing its inclusions in next year's set.

Eight rookies -- and one promotional nugget of news -- were released by the company on Monday.

Among the rookies will be New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier, who has 27 hits in his first 28 games along with 17 RBI since his debut. Who else will we expect to find in 2018 Topps Series 1?

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What: 2017 Panini Spectra football cards
Arrives: Sept. 13
Box basics: Four autographs and seven memorabilia cards per four-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: We'll have another season of the high-end Prizmatic rainbow with plenty of autographs and memorabilia in this brand.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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When Toronto Blue Jays rookie Chris Rowley made his debut on Saturday he became the first graduate of the United States Military Academy to pitch in MLB.

He's also the first Army product in nearly a century to set foot on a big-league field for an official game as he's just the second MLB player ever overall to come from West Point.

What he doesn't have right now? Any type of in-pack baseball card (or even a Topps Now card), meaning his only options for military-minded collectors or Blue Jays fans are just a few team-issue minor league cards.

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What: 2018 Topps WWE Road to WrestleMania wrestling cards
Arrives: Jan. 24
Box basics: Two hits (one auto guaranteed) in every 24-pack hobby box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The Road to WrestleMania kicks off the year in WWE cardboard with this one being the first 2018 release and a continuation of the colorful reboot for the brand that started this year.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The Fanatics Authentic Team now has a new member.

It's New York Yankees rookie slugger Aaron Judge and he'll be joining a team that already includes reigning National League MVP Kris Bryant and Los Angeles Dodgers rookie slugger Cody Bellinger. It doesn't mean he won't be signing for fans or baseball card companies -- they just now know the place he signs for directly when they can't land him at the ballpark or in a pack.

“I love signing for fans, especially Yankee fans, they are the best in the world,’’ Judge told the New York Post. “Now that I’m with Fanatics, I’ll really be able to get my autograph out. They got some pretty cool pictures of me, I’m not going to lie, I’m looking forward to getting those out.’’

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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: Big pulls & big (fake?) autograph finds to start a new week.

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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: Big breaks, big questions and a big Hall of Fame acquisition.

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If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices this weekend and for the next week or so over on the mothership and they were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of them.

So much so here's another of a few "picks" to come in the next few days.

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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 Donruss Optic baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 30
Base set completion: 
13 of 100 (13 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Kris Bryant, Frank Thomas, Giancarlo Stanton, Yadier Molina

Rookie Cards (3) – Yoan Moncada, Braden Shipley, Alex Reyes

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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: Big pulls and pondering the Aaron Judge bubble as the clock ticks down on Topps National Baseball Card Day.

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WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is cleaning out his closet for a cause.

The man who had an ear torn off during a match, was thrown off the roof of a steel cage to the floor in one of the most-shocking moments in WWE history, and made multiple personas household names around the world is also a big supporter of RAINN. He has helped that group with more than $500,000 in donations and support generated by wrestling fans through auctions like the one running for the next few days.

Among nearly 50 items up for grabs now? The boots worn in his last match and the chance for Foley to come to your Raw or Smackdown watch party anywhere in the continental United States.

What else is there? Keep reading for a visual rundown of some notable items and experiences in the auctions as well as direct links to them so you can see how much they're going for now.

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The question in the headline is a simple one -- what's a personalization worth to you?

Some collectors would pay more for an item with a message to them, while others would opt for an autograph without anything extra as it would be easiest to sell without a personalization.

WWE is testing that market with a series of five autographed photos available via its auction site for a price -- and a limited time.

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Topps National Baseball Card Day is this Saturday -- and it's a day to make some memories. That's exactly what collector/blogger Ben Aguirre Jr. got when he took his kids, Alexa (age 7) and Antonio (age 5) to South Bay Sports Cards in Sunnyvale, Calif., last year.

Today's the day -- it's Topps National Baseball Card Day.

Now is your chance at some free baseball cards that you won't find anywhere else other than at your local card shop. That's because today is an annual event that helps draw new fans into the hobby and gives veteran collectors some new stuff to check out.

There are six-card packs of NBCD baseball cards available free with a visit to a participating store, while a $10 purchase will yield a Mike Trout bonus card. The full checklist for this promotion can be seen here -- spoiler -- and it includes Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper and Carlos Correa autographs in some packs. (Topps also will be using the hashtag #ToppsBaseballCardDay on social media for those who go and want to show off their new baseball cards, too.)

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