What: 2023 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards
Arrives: July 26
Box basics: Two autos and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Select gets in the ring for a rematch with WWE collectors offering up plenty of color, ink and other surprises for them to fight for.

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, 2023 Topps Series 2 reactions, Josh Gibson, wrestling cards, storage materials and, of course, the NBA Playoffs.

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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 Cards: Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) 2023 Topps Throwback Thursday Star Wars Wave 4 (/3,039)
The Price: About $40 for lot of nine
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: A lot of the online small-set releases from Topps have tempted me the last few years, but at times when I have bit the actual finished product isn't as appealing for my main reason I'd grab something -- issues that hurt if you're grading. This line has been tempting but instead of buying a bundle for a card that jumped out at me (like this one) I instead picked off a singles lot from a re-seller. Why? Again, grading. I was looking back at all of the 1952s for this brand and this one was by far the best of the bunch with the colors and photo. The centering here? About as flawed as the times that annoyed me in the past, but one or two here were decent enough that I'll send one in for grading at some point. They probably won't land top marks but I'd still be fine with a slabbed copy of this one as Dawson is a relative newcomer to Star Wars cards and in a lot of memorable past roles elsewhere.
Grab a box right here: No boxes for this but ... Star Wars boxes are here.

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What's Buzzing: Picking "beautiful" baseball cards, Jasson Dominguez, Eury Perez, crazy times, MLB debuts and a not-so Wanderful 1/1 problem.

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What: 2023 Panini Select baseball cards
Arrives: July 19
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select hits the diamond with the familiar tiered approach for standard cards -- this time just prospects and retired MLB stars, though -- and then plenty of what collectors have come to expect elsewhere.

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What: 2022-23 Panini Noir basketball cards
Arrives: July 19
Box basics: Four autographs and three memorabilia cards per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Noir once again arrives with the nods to shoes, moody hues and, of course, new Rookie Cards and plenty more within these high-end boxes.

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The box: 2022 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby)

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What's Buzzing: 2023 Topps Series 2 reactions, MLB short-timers, 2023 Bowman breaks, new Optic NBA pulls, interesting finds inside a Star Wars blaster case and more.

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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: 2022 Topps Stadium Club Chrome baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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The pack: 1987 Topps baseball (rack)
Where to buy: Check junk bins ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer MLB cards

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What's Buzzing: A ton of newer non-sports breaks, inside a new USA Baseball box, Topps Chrome NHL stickers, MLB chatter and pondering the greatest 1990s NBA set.

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What: 2023 Topps Chrome Star Wars trading cards
Arrives: June 3
Box basics: One autograph per 24-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: Star Wars hits Chrome once again with an autograph in every box and plenty of focus on the memorable characters from the franchise.

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What: 2022-23 Bowman University Chrome basketball cards
Arrives: June 2
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps will be taking the college stars from men's and women's basketball -- and apparently some international club members, too -- to Chrome with the debut Bowman University basketball release.

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What's Buzzing: New breaks, NFL chatter, MLB expansion, Corbin Carroll and Cards you should be able to find ... but can't.

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What: 2021 Topps Chrome tennis cards (Yes, solicited as "2021.")
Arrives: May 17, 2023
Box basics: 18 packs per hobby box (12 boxes per case); 16 packs per LITE box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome arrives for tennis collectors after having been previously planned as a 2021 release with a pair of box formats and exclusive finds in either version.

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What: 2022-23 Bowman U Inception sports cards
Arrives: May 19
Box basics: Two autographs per seven-card box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Inception takes to the college ranks with a multi-sport release that includes stars from football and basketball (men's and women's stars) in the first edition -- so that means we'll find a mix of recently drafted stars, current college stars and future draft picks such as Victor Wembanyama, Bryce Young, Caitlin Clark and Caleb Williams all in one spot.

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If you're a regular reader here, then you know that Ballers has had a place in this Collecting Game-used series with other event-used pieces shown off here a few times -- in fact this is not the first time I have typed something like that.

Yes, I realize that "the game" there isn't reality, but the items used in production are, and, this time, it's for an item I bought cheap and on a whim -- 100-percent without research. And ironically the piece turned out to be the lynchpin to an entire scene and it was all there all along ... I just had to go to the tape.

Some quick background -- there was unique auction for a number of props from the HBO series via Heritage Auctions and Screenbid a few years ago and then the remaining props and other pieces went off to a company that burns that stuff from all kinds of production companies over time for this and other shows. Some items can be sold on the serious cheap because the company doesn't necessarily have the time to match things up to specific episodes or moments like you're about to see, though some items come with more detail than others.

If not, keep reading to see the details this time.

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What's Buzzing: NBA Playoffs, a big throwback break, offseason NFL chatter, MLB talk and more in today's edition.

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With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? One from deep in the box ... an MLB mystery revealed.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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Take a minute and make some predictions and some picks and some free cards could be yours.

It's that simple.

YourDozen.com returns with free cardboard up for grabs to one lucky winner -- this time it's a mix of picks for Sunday MLB action and Majority Rules hot-take questions to go with them.

Majority Rules questions are simple -- whatever gets the most votes is the winning answer -- and we've sprinkled in those along with the traditional picks. The end result is still the same -- whomever has the most correct answers once the dust settles wins free cards.

You have until 11 a.m. on Sunday to get your picks and predictions in. (Do it now -- one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.) The prize this time is a mystery item.

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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 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 High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Remembering Vida Blue, YouTube pushers' latest move, non-sports, MLB chatter and plenty 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: Showing off Tiger Woods cards, Jay & Silent Bob, sketch cards, new pulls, MLB chatter and "What's the best comic book con for actual comic book fans?"

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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 breaks, MLB and NFL talk, big pulls and "sometimes you get really lucky."

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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: Arch Manning cardboard, MLB chatter and 2023 Bowman pulls, reacting to an NBA move and more in today's edition.

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