What: 2021 Pro Set Memories hockey cards
Arrives: Aug. 27 
Box basics: Two autographs and two buyback cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Pro Set takes to the ice for the first time since the early 1990s with nothing but ink and low-volume stamped buybacks in every 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: Dare to compare grading companies, iconic NBA sets, WWE Living Set errors, Auston Matthews, new Project70 teasers and ... is The National on your radar this year?

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What: 2021 Topps Five Star baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 20
Box basics: Two autographs per box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Five Star hits the field once again with a familiar lineup of inclusions and nothing but ink featuring stars from the past and present.

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What: 2021 Topps Finest WWE wrestling cards
Arrives: March 11, 2022
Box basics: Two autographs in every 12-pack master box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Finest hits the WWE ring for a second time with a new batch of signers, colorful parallels and some tributes to past stars all in one spot.

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What: 2021 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Chrome trading cards
Arrives: Aug. 24
Box basics: 24 packs per box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The Kids are back on Chrome cards with this one bringing the original Series 4 kids to plastic stock with a full array of Refractor rainbows and more to chase.

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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: John Means throws a no-no, get the juiced balls ready, Project70, pumping in the wrestling section and more in today's edition.

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YourDozen.com is back and we're predicting Sunday NBA and MLB action this week -- and you have until 4 p.m. Eastern to get your picks in.

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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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 NXT wrestling cards (hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available) 

Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this one.

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What: 2021 Historic Autographs Written Word POTUS The First 36
Arrives: June 9
Box basics: Two cards per box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs continues its look at early presidents with a release that includes handwriting samples this time around along with some other hits.

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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: Best MLB players by jersey number, new baseball chatter, big NFL pulls, one for the animals and ... got a bot?

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What: 2020-21 Panini Mosaic UEFA Euro soccer cards
Arrives: June 30
Box basics: One autograph per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Mosaic hits the pitch for this one with plenty of star power, color and more that collectors have come to expect from this brand.

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What: 2021 Leaf Autographed Football Helmets
Arrives: Summer 2021
Box basics: One autographed full-size replica helmet per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings a new batch of autographed helmets to collectors with legends of the past and present as well as some surprises in the mix ... like Tiger Woods.

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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 Topps Heritage baseball cards (Target mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was 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: Topps Chrome Formula 1 Sapphire Edition revs its engines, some lies perhaps exposed throughout a thread, Russell Westbrook, card aisle rumors, Tim Tebow & more.

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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. 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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LATE-SEASON MAGIC
The Item: Tua Tagovailoa 2020 Panini Chronicles Score Rookie Red Zone Autographs (/20)
The Price: $989.99 Buy-It-Now 
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This is a big card -- on Optichome stock -- from a new arrival on the hobby side recently and it's a sample of a number of fun and expensive cards that can be found in the season catch-all NFL release that combines several brand names into one. It's been a long time since I found new NFL out in the retail wild (the 5 a.m. campers win) -- so much so I thought this was from the release giving us a new go at 2021 draft picks in their school colors. (That's still to come.) Nope, it's the release giving us another crack at the strong rookie crop that was ... in new NFL gear images with a little less Photoshop than during the season. It seems like it wasn't that long ago I was ripping into Chronicles Draft Picks boxes for these same guys ... but the NFL version is perhaps in a little stronger demand from more collectors. I've been a big fan of Chronicles for pretty much all sports and formats for a couple years now ... it's worth the look.
Similar Pieces: 2020 Panini Chronicles autos 
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2020 Panini Chronicles boxes

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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: New arrivals and big pulls, NBA chatter, A&E shows and pondering the top iconic MLB sets.

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What: 2021 Topps 1989 Bowman x Keith Shore baseball cards
Arrives: Wave 1 live now via Topps.com
Box basics: 10 cards per pack
Order: Click here when available

What's buzz-worthy: Artist Keith Shore takes on the 1989 Bowman set -- at least in the pose of the Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Card -- with a four-wave set released online beginning today.

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What: 2021 Historic Autographs 1945 The End of WWII
Arrives: June 23
Box basics: Three or four relics per 20-pack hobby box (20 boxes per case); One relic per six-pack blaster (50 blasters per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs looks back at the end of World War II with a release packed with various relics -- hair cards, dog tags, cut autos, autos, coins and more.

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What: 2021 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 27
Box basics: Two autos per 19-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Collectors can turn back the clock to 1972 once again this fall with this trip down to the minor leagues where baseball's hopefuls get a big-league look on this popular line -- and this year there are two autos per box, but no Relics.

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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: A new MLB drop from Topps, Aaron Rodgers, Luka Doncic, big pulls and "direction of the hobby" for NBA collectors?

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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 ... a mix of buys/submissions over the last few months.

MY RAINBOW IS COMPLETE ... I THINK
The Card: Nick Swisher 2015 Panini Prizm USA Baseball Black Finite Prizms #6 (1/1)
The Reason Bought: So, Buzz hasn't gotten his hands on as much wax as normal out there in the retail wild these days -- I'm just not camping out at 5 a.m. -- so that's actually been a good thing for when rarer cards present themselves. One example is this 1/1 card that popped up slabbed recently and I grabbed it because I think it completes my rainbow (I'm not organized enough yet to know for sure but I'm 99-percent sure) and, more importantly, it's one of a few instances where I own game-used memorabilia seen on a card. That jersey? It's in my stash ... though he didn't play a lot that summer. (The No. 11 jersey was sold via Hunt Auctions in a bulk lot of USA stuff from several years in several groups long ago and I found it a few years after that.) Oddly enough, there's a decent chance that this card cost me around the same amount as the jersey ... actually, the jersey might have been cheaper.
The Grade: BGS 9.5

Reality Check: It's the only card that's in existence so the pop report shows that and won't ever change. What I'm not sure of is whether any of the autographed cards for him on the checklist from this release were ever actually made -- or are they might all be out there in a box or two mis-packed. Not one has ever surfaced. (You never know.)

Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.

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