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What's Buzzing Today: Bowman Mega Box madness, big pull in one pack, NSCC preparations, Solo Star Wars sketches, chasing Mookie Betts ... and winning.

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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: 2018 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7 (six standard, one bonus)
Cards per pack: 5 (three in bonus)
Cards in this box: 33
Base set completion: 
23 of 100 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Joe Jackson, Lou Gehrig Buster Posey, Roger Maris, Mookie Betts, John McGraw, Justin Verlander, Anthony Rizzo

Rookie Cards (6) – Shohei Ohtani, Anthony Santander, Victor Robles, Tyler Wade, Dillon Peters, Anthony Randa

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The box: 2016 Topps WWE NXT wrestling cards
Where to buy: Click here
Checklist: Click here to view

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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 Panini Golden Age (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24 (plus one box-topper pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 148
Base set completion: 104 of 150 (69 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Tatum O'Neal, Bo Derek, Jackie Earle Haley, Grace Kelly, Bowie Kuhn, Seabiscuit, Abraham Lincoln, Knute Rockne, Lana Turner, Branch Rickey, Mario Andretti, Curly Neal, Pete Rose, Jim Rice, Elizabeth Montgomery, Joe Frazier, Henry Winkler, Donna Douglas, Stan Lee, Red Grange, Grantland Rice, Bigfoot, John Belushi, Darrell Waltrip, Evel Knievel, Mike Schmidt, Brooks Robinson, The Three Stooges, Yogi Berra, Jimmy Carter, Hack Wilson, Johnny Carson, Rocky Marciano, Sparky Anderson, Bob Denver, Bobby Hull, Mel Ott, Stan Musial, George Brett, Fred Biletnikoff, Tris Speaker, Dale Murphy

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The pack: 1985 Topps Cyndi Lauper wax pack
The cost: $2

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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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 pulls in today's rundown ... some fun stuff from around the collecting world.

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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 boxes: 2017-18 Panini Threads NBA cards
Where to buy: Initially only at Target ($19.99 apiece)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of two boxes.

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The box: 2013 Panini The Beach Boys
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 194
Base set completion: 
120 of 120 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 21

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What: 2018 Topps Stranger Things trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 17
Box basics: TBD for hobby -- see below for three retail formats
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Netflix and Topps team up for Stranger Things cardboard to arrive this fall with autographs and more to come from the young stars of this hit series.

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Have you seen the latest crazy items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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THE NEW 2018 BOWMAN MEGA BOX MYSTERY
The Item: A redemption for a Shohei Ohtani 2018 Bowman Chrome auto from a 2018 Bowman Mega Box (What?)
The Price: $2,075 after 23 bids with six-plus days remaining
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: What is this? The only Shohei Ohtani card on the checklist for these Target-exclusive boxes is a ROY Favorites insert -- and he's not even listed as having an auto there. Could this just be that? It's not noted that way, meaning ... could it be one of his standard autos? Could it be a Kanji auto? Could it be (somehow?) the Superfractor hiding in the mix of cards set aside for these boxes? Maybe, maybe not ... (Update: Topps has announced that these are only for his standard Chrome autos and "a limited number are available.")
Similar Pieces: Check out these Shohei Ohtani Bowman autos
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2018 Bowman boxes

Keep reading for four more interesting items in this week's roundup ...

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In addition to our $100,000 offer for Shohei Ohtani's 2018 Bowman Superfractor autograph, BlowoutCards.com is now offering $25,000 for his Red Refractors (/5) and for his autographs signed using Kanji, which are rare -- and still a bit mysterious -- inclusions in the product.

Blowout Cards is located at 11 Acacia Lane in Sterling, Va. For more details, you can contact us via email at support@blowoutcards.com.

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What: 2018 WNBA basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 1
Box basics:  Two autographs per 110-card factory set
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The annual WNBA release from Rittenhouse Archives includes autographs from the newest No. 1 pick and one of two top stars in every box.

Keep reading for more info.

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The box: 2017 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 35
Base set completion: 
19 of 100 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Roger Maris, Ty Cobb, Chipper Jones, Bryce Harper, Don Mattingly, Honus Wagner, Anthony Rizzo, Justin Verlander, Madison Bumgarner

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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, 2018 Bowman Mega Boxes, big pulls and NSCC prep.

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What: 2018 Onyx Baseball Clubhouse Collection Authentic Game-used Batting Gloves
Arrives: July
Box basics: One pair of game-used batting gloves per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This MLBPA-approved product includes batting gloves from top young names as well as established veterans -- a group that includes Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts, Gary Sanchez, Mike Trout, Miguel Cabrera, Ronald Acuna, Miguel Andujar and a number of MLB hopefuls.

Keep reading for more info, including a full checklist.

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TRISTAR will be busy with the autographs at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention Aug. 1-5 in Cleveland, Ohio, but there will be plenty more to look for from the company at the show.

The company has teased its plans for both collectors and for others in the industry.

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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: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (five jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per pack: 4 (three standard packs, one Camo parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 35 (10 per standard, five in Camo pack)
Cards in this lot: 175

Set completion: 
43 of 100 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 43 of 150 (29 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
30 of 150 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Juan Soto, Dylan Cozens, Nick Senzel, Alex Faedo, Bryce Harper, Kris Bryant, Mike Trout, Giancarlo Stanton, MacKenzie Gore, Luis Robert, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Gleyber Torres, Cal Quantrill, Nick Gordon, Jeren Kendall, Jo Adell, Gleyber Torres, Fernando Tatis Jr.

Rookie Cards (23) – Notables include Shohei Ohtani, Rhys Hoskins, Amed Rosario, Rafael Devers, Clint Frazier, Walker Buehler

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The box: 2017 Donruss NFL cards (jersey hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 50
Base set completion: 
30 of 300 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Carson Wentz, Andrew Luck, Troy Aikman, Mark Ingram, Jameis Winston, Von Miller

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The box: 2008 Upper Deck Football Heroes cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby when available)

Packs per box: 9
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 54
Base set completion: 
53 of 266 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 1

Notables on base cards: Chad Johnson, DeMarco Ware, Eli Manning, Wes Welker, Bo Jackson, Dan Marino, Fran Tarkenton, Franco Harris, Michael Johnson, Steve Vai, Tom Morello, Justin Hayward, Rulon Gardner, Tony Iommi

Rookie Cards – Andre Woodson, Ben Moffitt, Brian Brohm, Calais Campbell, Chevis Jackson, Derrick Harvey, Dwight Lowery, Early Doucet III, J. Leman, Joe Flacco, Jonathan Stewart, Limas Sweed, Ray Rice, Rashard Mendenhall, Tashard Choice, Terrell Thomas

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2018 Topps WWE wrestling cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 packs plus a two-card Relic/bonus pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
43 of 100 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 1

Notables on base cards: Jerry Lawler, Mr. McMahon, Jim Ross, Stephanie McMahon, Elias, Carmella, John Cena, Maryse, Paige, Peyton Royce, Daniel Bryan, A.J. Styles, Big E

Rookie/First NXT Cards: Asuka, Kyle O'Reilly, Adam Cole (2), Montez Ford, Pete Dunne, Sonya DeVille

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One of baseball's biggest prospects this season arrived on the national stageMonday night with a bang -- and now we have to deal with the explosive interest in his very low number of baseball cards for such a heavily watched player.

His name? Juan Soto and he's a 19-year-old outfielder for the Washington Nationals who hit a three-run homer off the first pitch he saw in his first start. He finished the game 2-for-4.

"I didn't think it was going to go out of the park," Soto told ESPN.com. "I just run hard, the same I do in the minor leagues. Then I heard the noise, and I know it was gone."

In the minor leagues, Soto hit .362 with 14 homers and 52 RBI for three teams this season. He had never hit more than five homers in his two previous MiLB seasons.

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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: New old wax stashes, Vladdy 2.0's dominance, big breaks, CFL news & more.

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Forty top NFL rookies were busy signing plenty of cardboard and wearing their pro gear for the first time this weekend and the cardboard to prove it is here already.

Or, rather, Instantly.

Panini Instant had first many of these players' first cards on draft night and it already has three cards per player for those who were on hand at this year's NFLPA Rookie Premiere. While you'll have to wait for many of the cards that were created and signed this weekend to arrive in packs later in the year, these cards are available right now on the company's website.

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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 packs: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (six jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per pack: 4 (three standard packs, one Camo parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 35 (10 per standard, five in Camo pack)
Cards in this lot: 210

Set completion: 
49 of 100 (49 percent)
Duplicates: 1
Prospect set completion: 40 of 150 (27 percent)
Duplicates: 14
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
31 of 150 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 5

Notables on base/prospect cards – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jake Burger, Gleyber Torres, Eloy Jimenez, Luis Robert, Pete Alonso, A.J. Puk, Nick Senzel, Jo Adell, Nick Gordon, Kyle Wright, Cristian Pache, D.J. Peters, Dansby Swanson, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Gary Sanchez, Carlos Correa, Buster Posey, Manny Machado, Albert Pujols, Andrew Benintendi

Rookie Cards (18) – Notables include Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies (2), Rhys Hoskins, Walker Buehler, Miguel Andujar

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Memorabilia cards have captured the attention of many collectors in many brands through the years, but there's one type of card that NBA collectors often look to first.

It's the Logoman, that single logo patch that appears on just once every jersey, that Jerry West homage that's been around for decades but only made it into cardboard more recently.

Sometimes these cards can capture thousands of dollars in eBay auctions and other times they can fetch new-car money for the 1/1 autographed versions of top rookies and other NBA icons.

This year's National Treasures set recently arrived from Panini America with a total of 231 different Logoman cards -- and there's one that BlowoutCards.com has its sights set on.

Keep reading for more on these elite basketball cards.

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