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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: Cards you wish you never sold, chatter for The National, big pulls, pondering an autograph and ... one blaster, two autos?

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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 Panini Prestige NFL cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 64
Base set completion: 
47 of 200 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Tom Brady, Baker Mayfield, Carson Wentz, Calvin Ridley, Jimmy Garoppolo, Sam  Darnold, Mark Ingram, Russell Wilson, Alvin Kamara, Mitchell Trubisky, J.J. Watt, Jared Goff, Derrick Henry

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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: Angels throw a no-hitter for Tyler Skaggs, important threads taking a turn, non-sports breaks, The National and more.

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This year's National Sports Collectors Convention is nearly here -- it's set for July 31-Aug. 4 in Chicago with a strong roster of autograph guests ready to sign for collectors who get a ticket and get in line for their moment beyond the ballpark.

Some signers are free if you attend the VIP reception on opening day of the show or buy a VIP ticket package -- a bonus for taking the time to hit every day of the show -- but other signers will take some planning to land the ones you want.

It's tough to see everything at The National -- it's that big -- and the time it takes to work through autograph lines is valuable in that it impedes your shot at seeing it all. With that said, here are my picks -- one per day plus a bonus pick this year -- to grab off the autograph list. (Keep reading for the full signers list in a gallery ... and, remember, times are always subject to change.)

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The NBA's biggest star will be getting into collectors' hands in miniature form next year.

He's Michael Jordan and a MAFEX collectible figure is on the way next spring via Sideshow Collectibles and Medicom Toy.

The highly detailed figure includes the Hall of Famer in his Chicago Bulls uniform wearing what appears to be Air Jordan XIs.

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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: Collectors react to the Russell Westbrook trade, Baker Mayfield autos on the way, The National and some big pulls from high-end boxes and cases.

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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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CARDBOARD THAT KICKS
The Item: Mike Piazza 2019 Topps Diamond Icons Preeminent Pieces cleat Relic (/10)
The Price: $449.95 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This is a game-used cleat card that has nine other cards similar to it in Topps' new high-end MLB brand that's all about the hits. They're not all like these but these are cards that have a distinct feel and look that's a lot different than the jersey or bat Relics that we've seen for years. That makes them always worth a look -- and this one seems a little under-priced even at that BIN. The fact that offers are being considered also indicates that the seller will take less -- both situations that work for me if I was a Piazza fan. This is also nowhere near the biggest finds in this release -- check out the autos link below.
Similar Pieces: 2019 Topps Diamond Icons autos 
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2019 Topps Diamond Icons boxes and cases

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

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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 Allen & Ginter baseball cards
Checklist & First Buzz preview: Click here 

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A FIRST-PITCH PHENOM 
The Card: Hailey Dawson 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter #154
The Price: Affordable for base -- autographs and Relics should be in demand.
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: She's a 9-year-old who has thrown out the first pitch at all 30 MLB ballparks, and, while that's impressive on its own, she's actually done that with a 3-D printed robotic hand -- she was born without three fingers and has two under-developed fingers since she has what's known as Poland syndrome. She completed the 30-park feat last September and it didn't take too long for her to get a baseball card. You can learn more about her adventures by following this Twitter account.

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

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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 Topps Series 2 (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)
Packs per box: 11 (10 plus patch pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 
77 of 350 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Freddie Freeman, Max Scherzer, Xander Bogaerts, Paul DeJong, Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa

Rookie Cards (5) – Kyle McGrath, Taylor Williams, Victor Caratini, Tim Locastro, Ryan Sherriff

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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: Collectors react to Jim Bouton's death, a thread for Michael Jordan fans, new breaks, new scanner tips, The National and more.

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It's a coming-of-age tale -- a hit series with a cosmic twist that's been hailed as an inclusive gem with Peabody Awards, Emmy nods and plenty of other honors you wouldn't necessarily expect from a Cartoon Network series.

But when it comes to the cardboard for Steven Universe, it's the autographs that are offering up the fun and some strong sales for those who have ripped into packs of the recent release from Cryptozoic.

A quick look at completed eBay sales for cards from the series show more than a 30 sales of autographs at $50 or more and half of those topped $100. (Asking prices range as high as $360 for some signers we'll look at later here.) One of these Matthew Moy autos, for example -- went for $100 helped by one of the unique inscriptions he added to several of his cards. It also doesn't hurt that he's been part of other hits like Two Broke Girls. (Hello again, Han.)

He's not alone -- and not even the priciest of the bunch.

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Cryptozoic will be at San Diego Comic-Con before you know it and there will be promo cards and show-exclusive packs to show for it.

Four upcoming products will have promo cards at the show, including this CZX Super Heroes & Super-Villains card featuring Ezra Miller as The Flash, and there will be three convention packs to be bought at the company's booth.

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What: 2019 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures 1969 Chicago autographed baseballs
Arrives: July 31
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand focuses on the 1969 Chicago Cubs in a limited release that will arrive just in time for The National this year in Chicago.

Keep reading for more and a gallery of what's in this one.

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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: The National, a "crazy Target run," NFL breaks, 1990s rarities, 1980s busts and your next prospect to watch is ...

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A record-setting MLB All-Star Home Run Derby means a monster day for baseball cards.

The Topps Now lineup for today includes more than 50 cards between standard cardboard, autographs and Relics from last night's big event won by New York Mets rookie Pete Alonso but with nods to the fireworks generated by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Joc Pederson and others in the event in advance of tonight's All-Star Game.

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The World Cup-winning team and its highlights have new cardboard ... Instantly.

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is the subject of new Panini Instant cards -- both a new championship set and a standalone cards, too.

They'll all be printed to order after one week after the ordering window closes, while the a number of the autographed cards made available via Panini America are already sold out.

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Here's a look at the top five players on this week's Baseball America Top MLB Prospects Hot Sheet and their seasons so far. It's a little something to help those who might want to dabble with prospecting -- some basics on their baseball cards alongside a highlight line from those more scouting-minded. We may not do this every week, but we'll check in on BA's top crop from time to time for the remainder of the season.

1. Joey Wentz, LHP, Braves — Double-A Mississippi Braves
Baseball America’s highlight line: “While his Mississippi rotation-mates have soared, Wentz has found Double-A to be a little more difficult. But lately there have been some very positive signs. His velocity has ticked back up to the 91-94 mph range, which helps his changeup play as the above-average and even plus pitch it can be at its best. Wentz tied his career high in strikeouts with nine on July 1 and then set a new career high with 10 strikeouts on July 6."

CARDBOARD BASICS
Approximate card total (so far): 225
First Chrome auto: 2018 Bowman
One auto to consider: 2015 Leaf Perfect Game
Buzz’s card take: That BA blurb didn't seem all that sold on him but the reason he's here might be his overall stats -- 19 strikeouts in 12-plus innings with just two runs and five walks in his last two starts. A 1.42 ERA ain't shabby, either. He doesn't have a lot of cards in general -- and just under 100 autographs -- despite arriving back in 2015 Leaf Perfect Game releases. His first Chrome autos arrived just last year so check those boxes if you were busy chasing Shohei Ohtani this time last year. The Braves are going to be getting plenty of looks from collectors with all their young talent ... so he's worth a look, too.

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PSA will have a number of things for fans to check out and dig into at The National this year.

First, it will be giving away a graded Michael Jordan 1986-87 Fleer Rookie Card during three days of the show -- and if you aren't going you can still enter to win one of them by clicking right here. Up first will be a PSA 8 on the Thursday of the show, a PSA 8.5 on Friday and a PSA 9 on Saturday of the event that begins in Chicago on July 31.

There also will be show-exclusive promo cards and even more going on -- a card-grading contest for starters -- if you visit the authenticator's booth.

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They can't all be the longballs.

In fact, most game-used baseballs that arrive into collectors' hands are far from that. They're often the near-anonymous pitch in the dirt or an even worse (unless you collect pitchers) swing-and-miss that touched absolutely nothing but leather.

But this one from Curtis Granderson? It's a bit different -- and the video I found researching this one shows you nearly every step in the life of this baseball.

You can keep reading to see the details ... and the ball in action.

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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: Vladdy puts on a show in the Home Run Derby (but loses), big pulls, The National and plenty more in today's edition.

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A Chicago Cubs fan you know might need a loan.

That's because the fielding gloves used by Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo when they fielded the final out in the 2016 World Series to end 108 years of heartache are headed to the auction block on Aug. 1 in Chicago via a Goldin Auctions event coinciding with the National Sports Collectors Convention.

The opening bid? A cool $250,000 -- and they are being sold together.

Both gloves are signed and inscribed by the players to note their historic status with documentation from both MLB Authentication and Fanatics, which handled autograph signings with the championship team. The items have been seen on countless pieces of memorabilia given their significance, of course, with the Bryant glove seen on one of his 2017 Topps Heritage cards and both on the cover of Sports Illustrated being just two examples.

"Goldin Auctions is proud to offer at auction two significant pieces of history involving that monumental play," reads the auction listing. "Two truly remarkable pieces of baseball history offered in one lot."

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 8.

The box: 2003 Topps 205 Series II baseball cards (hobby box)
The cost: Varies when found -- click here for new MLB boxes

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

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 7.

The box: 2018 Topps Holiday Box baseball cards
Where to buy: Click here

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

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Move over, Bryce Harper ... it's time for Francisco Lindor to make some baseball cards.

The newest Topps X set is here -- 2019 Topps X Lindor -- and it's a release crafted by the Cleveland Indians shortstop. It's up for grabs now at Topps.com or via the company's booth at MLB Play Ball Park as part of the All-Star Game fan festivities.

Each $49.99 set includes an autograph or a memorabilia card and the hit subjects aren't limited to the name on the box. In fact, it can include ink from some of the biggest names in the game today and from the past.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 6.

The box: 2018 Donruss Elite football cards (blaster box)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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

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