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What's Buzzing: Project70, new breaks, WWE pulls and people pondering their collecting futures.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ...

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The Card: Dri Archer 2014 Panini National Treasures Rookie NFL Football & Lace (/4)
The Price: $25
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I've always thought these cards with big and bold pieces of event-used footballs from the NFLPA Rookie Premiere are cool regardless of who they are made for. (Archer last played in 2015 so not much interest in that way.) This was the second time I've grabbed one of these -- the last being years ago at this point -- as I haven't really seen them pop up as much in recent years. (Can't say I'm constantly looking but they aren't super-plentiful, either.) This is literally half of the laces on an NFL ball embedded into a card and three-dimensional cards like this aren't done as often as they should be if you ask me, especially for premium brands. Sure, they cost more to make as those big swatches could have gone to several cards but all of them combined don't have as much oomph as cards like this do.
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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: Show off your top five cards, A-Rod's new venture, Wander Franco, new pickups, new breaks and ... Walmart making a move?

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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: 2021 Bowman baseball cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview & Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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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: 2020 Topps WWE Women's Division wrestling cards (hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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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: 2020 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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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: Forgotten GOAT cards, big breaks, MLB chatter, UFC Prizm color and more in today's edition.

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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 pack: 2014 Topps Chrome WWE wrestling cards (value pack)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2021 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmet Platinum Edition
Arrives: June 30
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Hidden Treasures hits the gridiron once again with an autographed mini from either a current player or Hall of Famer every single time with some huge names to chase.

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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: 2020 Topps 206 Series 5 baseball cards
First Buzz Preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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YourDozen.com is back and we're predicting Sunday NBA playoff and MLB action this week -- and you have until 3:30 p.m. Eastern that day to get your picks in. (Keep in mind, though, that one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.)

This week's prize is a mystery for now. It could be revealed at any time between now and then -- or it may only be known to the winner, which could be you if you take the minute to make 13 simple predictions below.

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

How does it work? It's short and simple. Register and you'll get a dozen questions where your answers will be compiled and compared to others. Whomever gets the most correct gets the prize -- or at least a shot at it if there's a tie.

The goal with YourDozen.com? Have a little fun and get free stuff into some of your hands.

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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: Corey Kluber throws a no-hitter, Shohei Ohtani, MLB breaks, WWE breaks, big NBA cards and some NFL optimism?

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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: 2021 Bowman baseball cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2021 Leaf Greatest Hits Basketball
Arrives: late June
Box basics: Nine buyback cards per box
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Greatest Hits returns as "the highest-end buyback item Leaf has ever offered to market" with a loaded mix of legendary NBA buyback cards among the possibilities.

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What: 2021 Donruss Elite football cards
Arrives: July 9
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Elite arrives with a new look within its well-established formula, new Rookie Cards and plenty more for NFL collectors.

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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: Another no-hitter in MLB, Project70 repeats, big pulls and more in today's edition.

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What: 2021 Bowman Inception baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 15
Box basics: Two autographs per seven-card box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman Inception returns after some time off with this return noting players' first cards in a new way -- Inception Introduction cards. (The mock says "Initiation" ... so maybe it will be that by the time these arrive in November.)

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What: 2021 Panini Select UFC trading cards
Arrives: July 2
Box basics: Two autos and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Select gets in the Octagon for the first time with stars of the past and present all in play as part of the tiered format for the base set that's accented by a number of inserts in a brand that's fueled by plenty of color and energy. This one is also the home of the first autographed memorabilia cards for UFC from Panini.

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

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What: 2020-21 Panini Select basketball cards
Arrives: July 9
Box basics: Three autograph or memorabilia cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select hits the court with the same formula -- a tiered base set with plenty of parallels -- but a new rookie class and some other surprises from this colorful brand.

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

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This isn't the original Wild Card football ... this is a high-end football card experience.

That means plenty low-volume ink for recent NFL Draft Picks and college stars and plenty of big-money auctions over on eBay when it comes to singles for 2021 Wild Card Matte, a new release that dropped on Friday as the first of two editions this month. The Black (BLK) boxes arrived first and White (WHT) are set to show later this month with three autographs in every pack (full details here) and 18 packs per overall box.

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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: "Shohei Ohtani is the best player in baseball," Project70, NBA chatter and pondering NBA Prizm RC values long-term.

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What: 2021-22 Onyx Vintage Basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 24
Box basics: Two on-card autographs per four-card box (24 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Onyx hits the court for its first basketball release that includes ink from past and present greats, at least two WNBA superstars and a number of promising draft picks.

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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: 2021 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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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: 2020 Topps Chrome Formula 1 racing cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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Minor league cards can include some weird stuff ... stuff you wouldn't imagine to be found on a baseball card and here are five example of some oddities in this latest MiLB Madness series item. 

ABOVE THE FOLD
The Card: Chris Petrakis 2013 Choice Jupiter Hammerheads #27
The Buzz On This One: Equipment managers actually appear on baseball cards often in the sets made and sold down on the farm -- they're far more odd than those we see made for national release in pack form -- and that's a key part of this series' existence. However, I might venture that this card has the highest towel-to-subject ratio in the history of cardboard both on the front and the back where his apparently affinity for towels dominates both. I mean, just look at those stats. Only thing weirder I've seen among the laundry side of things (beyond memorabilia cards) might be this baseball card of a washing machine.

Keep reading for four more examples of weird baseball cards you can (almost) only find in MiLB.

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