What: 2019 Panini Elite football cards
Arrives: June 26
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Elite is back with this year's new crop of NFL rookies in their pro uniforms and plenty of firepower inside for the long-running and popular brand.

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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: 2019 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 10
Cards per box: 240

Set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
72 of 150 (48 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
45 of 150 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Ronald Acuña Jr., Jose Altuve, Kris Bryant, Mookie Betts, Ozzie Albies, Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton, Victor Victor Mesa, Nico Hoerner, Carter Kieboom, Alex Faedo, Brady Singer, Jo Adell, Fernando Tatis Jr., Nick Senzel, Casey Mize, Nolan Gorman, Eloy Jimenez, Ryan Costello, Edward Cabrera, Logan Webb, Ronny Mauricio, Roberto Ramos, Orelvis Hernandez, Keegan Thompson, Blaze Alexander, Noelvi Marte, Brewer Hicklen

Rookie Cards (40) – Notables include Kyle Tucker, Michael Kopech, Touki Toussaint, Jonathan Loaisiga, Ramon Laureano, Christin Stewart

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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.

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What: 2019 Topps WWE Money In The Bank wrestling cards
Arrives: Nov. 13
Box basics: Four hits (three autographs) in every 12-pack master box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps continues its revamp of WWE releases with a new line named after a popular pay-per-view in a mini-box format.

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What: 2019 Topps Art of TMNT trading cards
Arrives: July 31
Box basics: Two hits per 100-card box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps brings the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to cardboard for the first time under a new deal, giving fans an old and new look at the ageless tale of turtle power.

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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 collecting questions and issues, Nick Senzel's arrival and some new breaks today.

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What: 2019 Topps Star Wars The Skywalker Saga
Arrives: Aug. 28
Box basics: One autograph guaranteed in every two-hit box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: A new entry into the Topps Star Wars lineup will be this one, which focuses solely on the family that has been at the core of the film franchise's universe.

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What: 2019 Topps Star Wars Journey to Episode IX
Arrives: Oct. 4
Box basics: One autograph guaranteed in every two-hit box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The next Star Wars movie is coming later this year and this will be the first set of cards in packs telling us the story that leads toward The Rise of Skywalker.

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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 breaks from around the collecting world -- MLB, NBA, NFL -- in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Topps Clearly Authentic baseball cards
Arrives: July 24
Box basics: One encased autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps will take notable platers from today's game and iconic designs from the past and present them both on acetate with autographs in this hits-only product -- and this year there are plenty of new features to chase, including the biggest new rookie in MLB today, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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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: Peter Mayhew, MLB attendance, Big Heritage pulls, alleged card-trimming 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: Buzz is on the DL but that won't stop him from bringing you a few links.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

The Card: 2018 Donruss Optic Red & Yellow #153 Baker Mayfield (RC parallel)
The Reason Graded: I found this one in a Mega Box and it was by far the best highlight of the bunch there so that's why you see it here. Mayfield has shown himself to be a spark plug among a good rookie crop since back when I pulled it, so that's another reason. A third? This brand is one that I like more than others. The color scheme of this card, a retail-exclusive, also looked good, so I figured I'd slab it up and see how it looked when it came back. These were very pricey when they first started arriving on eBay but I'm sure they have settled down by now -- still an impressive card to me either way and I'll be tucking this one away in my stash alongside my Bowman Chrome Tom Brady RC for the simple long-term appreciation. (Mine, not financial.)
The Grade: BGS 9.5

Reality Check: At the point I submitted this one, there was at most one graded and I'm still surprised that there are so few slabbed. I also was surprised with the grade figuring I'd check in at a likely BGS 9 but I'll take it. I think high-grade copies of retail-only parallels found in certain formats could be tougher future finds than people might think.

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