Have you seen the latest cool cards from a new release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a new arrival that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's release: 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards (arrives Wednesday)

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BATTING LEADOFF ... 
The Card: Boston Red Sox World Series Champions 2019 Topps Heritage Card No. 1
The Price: Affordable once they arrive
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Just like the original set this one is built on, 1970 Topps, this one leads off with the defending champs in a modern celebration photo that's miles beyond the stiff team shot of the 1969 New York Mets that led things off back in the day. This card gets my nod because you'll see dozens of new Sox cards throughout this release with base cards, All-Stars, postseason highlights, World Series highlights and plenty more once these arrive. You'll see more Soxy cardboard at the end of this pre-release Pick Six, too.

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The GoFundMe page for the family of a group-breaker who died in last week's shooting at the the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, Ill., has more than doubled its amount raised since Tuesday.

And now BlowoutTV has set up an auction-style case break of 2019 Topps Heritage with winning bids from the break being directed directly to the fund once they are final. It's one of a few efforts in the hobby helping an infant son and wife left behind.

Clay Parks was one of the five people who died during the shooting last Friday. The 32-year-old was the HR manager at the company and had joined that team last November. In the card world, he ran Sportszilla Breaks for the last couple years along with his wife, Abby.

The GoFundMe page is set up for their infant son Axel's college fund. So far, it has has reached $14,000 of its $20,000 goal. Blowout Cards is encouraging those who collect to get in on the breaks so we can all help them reach -- and top -- that goal. (E-mail Buzz at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com if you know of any other breaks benefitting this and we'll add them here.)

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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: This Michael Jordan card sold for $350,000, Zion Williamson's bad night and more.

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What: 2019 Leaf Valiant football cards
Arrives: Late April/early May
Box basics: Three autographs and one graded autograph card per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Valiant is back for another season with autographs from "the most elite names" entering this year's NFL Draft, including Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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A top prospect and the reigning National League MVP will be there ... and dealers and distributors out there should be, too.

Topps' second Industry Conference is set for next week at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., and registrations ($250) are still available for the event beginning on Sunday.

Set in the heart of the Cactus League, this event will include several speakers during the three-day duration of this one with San Diego Padres prospect Fernando Tatis Jr. a signing guest for the opening reception Sunday and Christian Yelich to be on hand Monday night. There also will be gifts for each day of attendance.

Keep reading for a breakdown of the schedule as provided by Topps.

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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: Old "found" cards are back from PSA, remembering Don Newcombe, big Fantastic Store pulls, best MLB pulls and a ton of new NBA and NFL box breaks to check out.

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We're just a week away from the hobby arrival of 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards -- the newest look back at a Topps MLB set of the past -- and we've got one of the last steps in the process that, this year, takes us back to 1970.

What's that step? We've got the checklist.

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting 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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SAN DIEGO'S NEW STAR?
The Item: Manny Machado 2010 Bowman Chrome Draft Gold Refractor Auto (/50, PSA 10-10)
The Price: $5,655 after 42 bids (seven hours remaining)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Manny Machado has a agreed to a fat contract -- 10 years, $3o0 million -- with the San Diego Padres and now there might be some new fans for his key cards like this one. Will it make him more or less popular? I'm not sure, but the action on this card is strong right now. It should be interesting to see how it finishes up tonight. Boxes of this one won't be found easily or affordably, either, so it's the singles route here -- and your best bet is to go graded for sure. He's got a good volume of autos -- far cheaper options than this -- so you can find his ink if you need it. Will he be signing more autos with such a big deal? The size of the contract suggests he won't need to unless he wants to.
Similar Pieces: Other Manny Machado autos on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for MLB boxes

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Make your picks with a click ... and free stuff could be yours. That's YourDozen.com in a nutshell, and up this week are a dozen questions for everything from the Oscars to college basketball.

Blowout Cards' new hot spot for your shot at free stuff -- store credit, boxes, memorabilia and other prizes -- is in its fourth week and the prize once again is $200 in Blowout store credit.

Did you get in on last week's event? Check the leaderboard and contact fish@blowoutcards.com to claim your prize if you're the winner.

How does it work? Keep reading ...

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The sports card community lost a friend last week.

Clay Parks was one of the five people who died during the Henry Pratt Co., shooting in Aurora, Ill., on Friday. He was the HR manager at the company and had joined that team last November. In the card world, he ran Sportszilla Breaks for the last couple years along with his wife, Abby.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for their son Axel's college fund. It has reached $7,000 of its $20,000 goal in the first two days. Blowout Cards offers its support and condolences, encouraging those who collect to help the family at this unfortunate time.

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What: 2019 Leaf Flash football cards
Arrives: April
Box basics: Five autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Flash takes to the field for a second season and this time there's a late inclusion -- Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray will be in the lineup.

Keep reading for more and 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: Chasing complete print runs, revisiting the card shop, big pulls and more.

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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, pondering cards that never existed and Ted Williams' missing years, a 1/1 auto from an NBA blaster and plenty more.

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A number of classic films are getting Funko Pop! toys this year after they were teased at Toy Fair New York.

Among the movies? Caddyshack, Jaws, Ghostbusters, Forrest Gump and Men In Black -- and that's not even all of them.

Keep reading for a look at these and a full gallery.

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What's buzz-worthy: Onyx takes to the baseball card field with a past design and feel for the future stars of the game.

Keep reading for more info and a checklist.

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Some of the biggest sports stars of the past and some of NASCAR and MLB's biggest names of today will all be appearing on Funko Pop! toys this year.

Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali get things going in a legends line, while Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt lead the pack for new NASCAR toys revealed just as the Daytona 500 and a new racing season starts today.

Joining them will be a huge lineup of MLB stars and mascots -- and for NFL fans a two-pack for Shaquem and Shaquille Griffin of the Seattle Seahawks.

Keep reading for a rundown of them all.

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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, fantasy cards, NBA All-Star chatter (maybe) and more in today's edition.

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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 the appeal of Topps Heritage and Alvin Kamara's hobby status, a big Michael Jordan card at auction, new football leagues and big pulls in this Saturday edition.

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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: Baseball Power Cube baseball repack (MJ Holding)
Where to buy: Retail outlets ($19.99)

Packs per box: 5 ... and plenty more
Cards per pack: Varies by brand

Notables on base cards – See gallery for key pulls

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What: 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards
Arrives: July 17
Box basics: Three hits in every 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Allen & Ginter returns with a new more minimalist look but the same feel as with recent years of celebrating the 1880s style of baseball cards -- but with today's stars and inclusions.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2019 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards
Arrives: June 26
Box basics: Two autographs per 16-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Stadium Club is back with its focus on strong photography some modern inserts and some new big inclusions -- jumbo box-topper autos are possible this year.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2019 Topps baseball card factory sets
Arrives: July 3
Box basics: 700 cards plus one bonus parallel pack per set (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The full factory set of Topps baseball cards arrives with 2019 Topps Series 1 and Series 2 all in one spot -- with a few extras, too.

Keep reading for more.

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Topps Now has started a new baseball card season.

With the first signs of spring training upon us, the 2019 Topps Now Road to Opening Day team sets have arrived on Topps.com and checklists will soon start fill out in real time as the highlights arrive this spring

The first set to show a card so far? The Seattle Mariners and their first card for Yusei Kikuchi as part of a lineup of more than 40 different sets, depending on whether you want to chase autographs.

And, yes, Kikuchi will be a signer -- and there's an added twist for rookies this year.

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What: 2019 SportKings Originals 1/1 Art Masterpieces
Arrives: Feb. 15
Box basics: One original piece of SportKings artwork per pack (10 packs per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Want a one-of-a-kind piece original trading card history? This new release brought to the market by Blowout Cards gives collectors just that in every single pack.

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

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More than a dozen past and present hit TV shows are coming to the toy aisle soon after Funko revealed more than 60 new Pop! figures set to arrive this year.

The lineup? The Big Bang Theory, Rick & Morty, Cheers, Sanford and Son, Hercules, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Addams Family, Community, The Office, Dawson's Creek, Billions, Jeopardy! and even Wheel of Fortune.

The Big Bang lineup, for example, includes new looks for Leonard, Sheldon, Howard, Rajesh, Amy, Bernadette, Stuart and even a memorable one where Penny becomes addicted to online gaming -- a figure complete with Cheetos in her hair.

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