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What's Buzzing Today: Shohei Ohtani pulls, a former big-leaguer's perspective on signing (video), big pulls and plenty more.

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We're just days away from the arrival of 2018 Bowman with the first Chrome autographs of Shohei Ohtani and plenty more.

But there's been one unknown thing leading up to the release next week that collectors haven't known in advance since its unveiling last year -- the parallels.

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What: 2018 Topps Luminaries baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 8 Sept. 7
Box basics: One autograph or autographed Relic card per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line returns for a sophomore season with every card encased and numbered to no more than 15 copies.

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What: 2018 Leaf Metal U.S. Army All-American Bowl football cards
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: Eight autographs per box (15 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's Metal take on the All-American Bowl is back for another season with an array of possibilities that includes inscriptions, patch cards and more for this prep all-star showcase event.

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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: 2010 Press Pass The Legend of KISS (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 
56 of 100 (56 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Eric Carr

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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 big pulls in today's edition -- and how's this first Star Wars box find?

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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: 2013 Press Pass Parks and Recreation (retail box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 16
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 80
Base set completion: 
64 of 90 (71 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Aziz Ansari, Rashida Jones, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Chris Pratt, Fred Armisen, Megan Mullally, Paul Rudd

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Football Mini Helmets
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures is back on the gridiron for another year with some new NFL names and some of the biggest names from the past all inside its boxes.

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Long before the days of Hulk Hogan took professional wrestling to cable TV and beyond, it was one man who owned New York City and held Vince J. McMahon's company in his hands for years.

He was Bruno Sammartino -- an Italian immigrant who won the World Wide Wrestling Federation championship for nearly eight years and then held it for three more when he got a second run. He was a strongman known worldwide and dubbed "The Living Legend." He died on Wednesday at age 82.

"Devastated to hear the passing of a true icon, legend, great, honest and wonderful man," wrote WWE Executive VP of Talent Paul Levesque, aka Triple H, on Twitter. "A true friend and one of the toughest people I've ever met. My thoughts are with his entire family."

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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 1/1 pulls leading the way in today's edition.

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The box: 2011 NFL Collector's Box (Fairfield repack)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Imagine a repack that's mostly about hits ... this is it.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Elite returns with a new crop of NFL rookies in their pro uniforms, a new look at veterans and a full array of inserts and hits with the familiar feel collectors expect for this brand.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Grand Reserve gets re-named for its sophomore season with some new stuff in the mix and a tweaked format.

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

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What: 2018 Topps Clearly Authentic baseball cards
Arrives: July 25 Aug. 8
Box basics: One encased autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps will take notable cards from today's game and iconic cards from the past and present them both on acetate with autographs in this hits-only product.

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Depending on your age, you might not know the name Jack Smalling -- but he wrote the book on through-the-mail autograph collecting back in the day when most autographs weren't just a click away.

While The Baseball Autograph Collector's Handbook is up to its 19th edition today with addresses for more than 90 percent of known living major leaguers, coaches and umpires inside, it's the fruits of his publishing passion -- his autographs -- that are on the auction block in one single lot coming to the auction from Heritage Auctions next month.

"Many, if not most, of Smalling's greatest successes came from trails long since gone cold, but when Smalling first took up his hobby in 1962, quite a few Dead Ball Era legends still walked the Earth," said the auction listing. "And if not the players themselves, then their children or grandchildren, pleased in that pre-Internet age that somewhere, someone still remembered the man. They were all too happy to drop a cancelled check or a clipping from an old lease into the supplied self-addressed, stamped envelope in fulfillment of Smalling's request. More than a half century later, Smalling's collection of autographs numbers in the six figures."

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The box: 2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 
26 of 100 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players found on base cards – Marshall Faulk, Lawrence Taylor, Amari Cooper, Brett Favre, Odell Beckham Jr., Dak Prescott, J.J. Watt, Russell Wilson, LaDainian Tomlinson, Aaron Rodgers, Tim Tebow, Eric Dickerson, Rob Gronkowski, Julio Jones, Barry Sanders, Red Grange

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There's no word on whether there's a McDonald's Szechuan sauce tie-in, but fans of Rick and Morty will have plenty to salivate over with the upcoming release from Cryptozoic.

Set to arrive later this year (June as of now) will be Rick and Morty Season 1 trading cards and they'll include autographs from some of the zany animated series' notable voices as well as sketch cards and plenty more to represent the Adult Swim series.

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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 players and a few other surprising threads.

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What: 2018 Leaf Autographed Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: June-July
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again brings the fabric of the game to the blind-wrapped football memorabilia market with "an incredible mix of Hall of Famers, fan favorites, the biggest stars in the game today plus the hottest young players in the game."

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Update (April 19): After 21 bids, the card stood at $2.88 million as it entered the extended bidding window (30 minute sessions).

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The Mick is about to take on the record books once again.

A PSA 9 copy of Mickey Mantle's iconic 1952 Topps baseball card is on the auction block via Heritage Auctions and its bidding is already in seven figures as we count down the minutes until its close later this week.

Just five other copies of the card have graded this high among more than 1,500 slabbed by PSA and just three have scored higher. It's estimated to sell for more than $3.5 million by the auction house, given recent demand for lower grades, and that would put it atop the list of best-selling baseball cards -- atop even top sales of Honus Wagner's T206 tobacco card.

"This card is a towering symbol of American exceptionalism, from its celebration of our national pastime to the fearless ambition of creator Sy Berger's vision to the exaltation of a culture that could elevate a poor kid from the Oklahoma coal mines to the pinnacle of fame and acclaim," said the auction house's listing. "It is 10 square inches of the American dream, preserved virtually flawlessly for eternity. It is a commodity recognized and coveted by millions, yet available to only a tiny handful of the most-sophisticated collectors."

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One of the greatest players in Philadelphia 76ers history is gone.

Hall of Famer Hal Greer, a 10-time All-Star, member of the NBA at 50 team and guard on the team's 1966-67 NBA championship squad, has died. He was 81.

"Greer was the first player to have his number retired by the 76ers organization when the team retired his No. 15 in 1976. To further celebrate his place in team history, Greer also became the first player to be honored with a sculpture on 76ers Legends Walk," said a statement from the team. "In addition to his historic contributions on the court, Greer will forever be remembered as a true gentleman who used the tremendous platform of basketball to uplift and inspire others."

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What: 2018 Twin Peaks trading cards
Arrives: Aug. 22
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This iconic TV show once again gets a card set as part of the quest to decipher who killed Laura Palmer -- and it's a rather comprehensive one, too, as she's among the signers.

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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: Ozzie Albies arrives, Shohei Ohtani's key Rookie Cards, pondering "high-end" and big pulls to start the week.

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

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 56
Base set completion: 
39 of 195 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Short-prints (Nos. 1-45; Diamond Kings & Rated Rookies) (1) – Masahiro Tanaka

Notables on base cards – Buster Posey, Manny Machado, Francisco Lindor, Frank Thomas, Anthony Rizzo, Ryne Sandberg, Paul Goldschmidt, Giancarlo Stanton, Cal Ripken Jr., Kirby Puckett, Mookie Betts, Willie Stargell

Rookie Cards – None

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The box: 2018 Topps The Walking Dead Road to Alexandria trading cards (Walmart-version blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one hit pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 61
Base set completion: 
35 of 100 (34 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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