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The box: 2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold soccer cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 120
Base set completion: 
90 of 150 (60 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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The box: 2018 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 35
Longevity base set completion: 
30 of 100 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Alex Rodriguez, Alex Faedo, Jake Burger, Seth Beer, Tanner Houck, Jon Olsen, Taylor Walls, Tyler Holton, K.J. Harrison, Ethan Hankins, Brice Turang, Jarred Kelenic, Triston Casas, Michael Siani, Mason Denaburg

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Major League Baseball is a global game -- and Topps knows it with two versions of Shohei Ohtani's first Topps Now baseball card.

The card is one one 15 available today and it's got one in English and one with kanji to commemorate his MLB debut Thursday in Oakland. He recorded a hit in his first big-league at-bat and that's the play captured on both cards.

The cards will only initially be available via Topps for 24 hours and will be printed to order after that ordering window closes. He previously set a new sales record for the real-time card platform and this one could spark another.

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The box: 2016-17 Donruss Optic NBA cards (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 12
Base set completion: 9 of 200 (5 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Stephen Curry, Tony Parker, Frank Kaminsky, Harrison Barnes, Chandler Parsons, Will Barton

Rookie Cards (3) – Tyler Ulis, Jakob Poeltl, Damian Jones

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The box: 2018 Donruss baseball cards (hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 60
Set completion: 
49 of 270 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Kris Bryant, Buster Posey, Max Scherzer, George Brett, Harmon Killebrew, Paul Goldschmidt, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Piazza, Clayton Kershaw

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Giancarlo who?

That might be the question for some baseball fans -- particularly if they are Chicago White Sox-minded -- after Opening Day as Matt Davidson and his Sox made a little history on Thursday, despite the two-homer debut of that other guy on some team somewhere.

Davidson became just the fourth player in MLB history to hit three home runs on Opening Day and his team tied the MLB record with six longballs on the day as part of a 14-7 win over the Kansas City Royals.

Davidson joins George Bell (1988), Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes (1994) and Dmitri Young (2005) in the Opening Day club, while the only other team to go yard that often was the 1988 New York Mets. The good news here for collectors? Unlike that guy in pinstripes, Davidson's certified autographs are relatively plentiful and available -- and he's been appearing on cards just as long.

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What's Buzzing Today: Opening Day chatter, Giancarlo Stanton's big debut & big baseball pulls.

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: April 25
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line tries on jerseys for another go with a lineup of past and present greats from the gridiron as well as some new stars from this year's NFL Draft.

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Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends: Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

And then they end up in 2018 Topps Archives.

The 25th Anniversary Collector Edition Blu-Ray of The Sandlot is in stores now and it has a set of Topps baseball cards inside with the nine starters from the iconic squad, but it also includes a bit of a scoop for the not-even-announced-yet product.

The scoop? There's even more to come ...

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The box: 2018 Topps Series 1 (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all formats)
Packs per box: 11 (10 plus patch pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 
80 of 350 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Alex Bregman, Ichiro Suzuki, Gary Sanchez, Clayton Kershaw, Willson Contreras, Buster Posey, Yankees team card (Aaron Judge), Dansby Swanson, Francisco Lindor, Miguel Cabrera, Nolan Arenado, Ian Happ

Rookie Cards (10) – Luiz Gohara, Ryan McMahon, Garrett Cooper, Tyler Mahle, Zack Granite, Cam Gallagher, J.D. Davis, Raudy Read, Andrew Stevenson, Parker Bridwell

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The box: 2017 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for collector's box)

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard & Artist Proof pack)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 33
Base set completion: 
23 of 150 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Jose Altuve, Kenta Maeda, David Price, Stephen Strasburg, Javier Baez, Josh Donaldson, Yu Darvish, Paul Goldschmidt

Rookie Cards (7) – Josh Bell, Christian Arroyo, Jake Thompson, Brett Phillips, Ty Blach, Mitch Haniger, Paul DeJong

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The box: 2018 Donruss baseball cards (hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 60
Set completion: 
47 of 270 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Kris Bryant, Kirby Puckett, Eddie Mathews, Wade Boggs, Buster Posey, Trea Turner, Max Scherzer, George Brett, Harmon Killebrew, Paul Goldschmidt, Miguel Cabrera

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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: Nothing but baseball post and breaks highlights in this Opening Day edition.

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What: 2018 Super Break Cards & Bars Basketball
Arrives: May 21
Box basics: One premium buyback card and one The Bar 5-by-7 limited piece per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's next release will be one that focuses on the NBA with a mix of old and new -- and some new The Bar creations.

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The box: 2018 Topps Wacky Packages Go to the Movies (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 192
Base set completion: 
90 of 90 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 41

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What: 2018 In The Game Used hockey cards
Arrives: May
Box basics: Five memorabilia cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf is back with the legends of the ice and their memorabilia inside new cardboard with another hits-only edition of this one -- and it's got a 30-percent lower print run than last year and new Chosen Few redemption cards, too.

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

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Panini promises a "return to the essentials of collecting" with this one with "cards printed on stunning holographic card stock" and a product "loaded with colorful inserts and parallels."

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of what's to come.

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The box: 2018 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard, one five-card parallel pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 47
Base set completion: 
39 of 320 (13 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Cody Bellinger, Andrew Benintendi, Albert Pujols, Trevor Story, Felix Hernandez, Yasiel Puig, Joey Votto, Willson Contreras

Rookie Cards (4) – Dillon Peters, Walker Buehler, Miguel Gomez, J.P. Crawford

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One of baseball's biggest sluggers is set to sign at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention this August in Cleveland, Ohio.

TRISTAR announced on Tuesday that Los Angeles Angels designated hitter and future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols will be among the autograph guests for this year's show.

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If you haven't already grabbed your copy of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Blu-Ray, then there may be a collectable twist for you to consider with copies of the movie at one major retail chain.

The chain is Walmart and the simple marketing extra here is a set of six extra "interchangeable covers" -- but I'll simply call them jumbo bonus cards.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Dominion debuts for the NBA in this return to the Panini portfolio with almost nothing but the hits -- a mix of top rookies and memorable veterans and past stars.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of what's to come.

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The wait is killing me, Smalls.

While the 25th Anniversary Collector Edition Blu-Ray of The Sandlot arrives in stores this week with a few bonuses collectors might want, they're not alone in terms of new stuff for the memorable movie as six stars from the movie will be soon found in toy form thanks to Funko and its Funko Pop! vinyl toys.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Panini brings NT to soccer fans for the first time with autographs from past and present greats -- and some boxes will include a ninth hit.

Keep reading for more info as well as a gallery of early images.

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The box: 2012 Panini Americana Heroes & Legends trading cards (100-pack lot)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (this lot and other options)

Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this lot: 800
Base set completion: 
125 of 125 (100 percent)
Duplicates: Yes -- between one and 11 extra copies per card (only one set in this particular lot)

Notables on base cards – George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, Barbara Bush, Kerri Strug, Carly Patterson, Lisa Fernandez, Cat Osterman, Bruce Jenner, Dan Gable, Hope Solo, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sally Ride, Scott Carpenter and many more

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If you've wanted a Shohei Ohtani autographed jersey, Topps Authentics is on it -- and it's now the only place where you'll be able to land the new Los Angeles Angels rookie.

Autographed baseballs and seven different autographed jerseys were among the first wave of signed pieces up for grabs from the company's memorabilia division with prices starting at $399.99 after their first signing -- and now he's an exclusive as of today.

“I’m excited to be part of Topps Authentics because Topps has a long history in baseball and partnering with its players,” Ohtani said.

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