Monthly Archives: August 2024
Buzz Break: 2021-22 Panini Illusions NBA cards (blaster)
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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: 2021-22 Panini Illusions basketball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...
First Buzz: 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome soccer cards
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What: 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome soccer cards
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: One autograph per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)What's buzz-worthy: Merlin once again gets more Chrome time on the pitch with a fourth edition in this popular line that has nods to the past cards and stickers under the mystical name while showcasing stars from UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.
Keep reading for more as well as a gallery of images.
Buzz Break: 2021-22 Panini Contenders NBA cards (blaster)
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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: 2021-22 Panini Contenders basketball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2024 Wild Card Decades National Promo Pack
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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 pack: 2024 Wild Card Decades National Promo Pack
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview: TBD ... this is for a future release.Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Aug. 22)
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What's Buzzing: Preseason NFL chatter, new NBA pulls, inside a case of Topps Finest, Bryce Harper, newbie tips and ... Is Joey Votto a Hall of Famer?
First Buzz: 2024 Panini Origins WNBA basketball cards
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What: 2024 Panini Origins WNBA basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 16
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 10-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)What's buzz-worthy: Origins hits the WNBA hardwood for a sophomore campaign with all the new, big rookies and plenty of star power inside its boxes and some new stuff, too.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.
First Buzz: 2024 Panini Prestige football cards
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What: 2024 Panini Prestige football cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: TBD on standard box; 10 packs per H2 box (20 boxes per H2 case)
Order: Click here (live soon)What's buzz-worthy: Prestige will drop at some point soon, but for now we have some early details for H2 boxes and overall inclusions for this annual release that meshes the NFL with the best in college football on some of their earliest pro cards.
Keep reading for more info.
First Buzz: 2024 Panini Certified football cards
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What: 2024 Panini Certified football cards
Arrives: Sept. 20
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per 10-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Certified is back with its familiar foilboard for a new NFL season with plenty of flash and plenty of inserts in the mix.
Keep reading for more info.
First Buzz: 2023 Leaf Perfect Game Bonus Boxes
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What: 2023 Leaf Perfect Game Bonus Boxes
Arrives: Aug. 30, 2024
Box basics: Eight 1/1 autographs per hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)What's buzz-worthy: Some notable prep stars from the annual showcase will be arriving in collectors' hands soon with nothing but 1/1 cards in every box of this one.
Keep reading for more.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Aug. 21)
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What's Buzzing: NBA and NFL chatter, new pulls, Aaron Judge, the future of baseball cards and ... bounty.
First Buzz: 2024 Onyx Clubhouse Collection Batting Gloves
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What: 2024 Onyx Authenticated Baseball Clubhouse Collection Authentic Game-used Batting Gloves
Arrives: Sept. 26
Box basics: One pair of game-used batting gloves per box (12 boxes per case via four mini-cases)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: This MLBPA-approved product returns to collectors' hands once again with every box including a pair of used batting gloves from top young names, established All-Stars and even Hall of Famers.
Keep reading for more info, including a full checklist.
First Buzz: 2024 Super Break Signed Jersey Edition
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What: 2024 Super Break Signed Jersey Edition
Arrives: Oct. 16
Box basics: One signed jersey per display hanger box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Super Break turns the mystery box into a mystery display with full jerseys from around the sports world placed into display cases that are ready-to-hang items once the packaging is opened.
First Buzz: 2023 Topps Motif football cards
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What: 2023 Topps Motif football cards
Arrives: Sept. 13, 2024
Box basics: Six on-card autos per eight-card box (three boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Topps takes the field in the unlicensed realm with this high-end line that includes almost nothing but hits in every box with "a high-class art style theme."
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2024 TRISTAR Signature Series Live Edition
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What: 2024 TRISTAR Signature Series Live Edition
Arrives: Sept. 27
Box basics: Four autographed item per case
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Signature Series vault-style big box is back with a wide array of sports finds all in one spot and with four items in every box.
Make your MLB picks + more to win cards at YourDozen.com
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Take a minute and make some predictions and picks -- and if you're at the top of the mountain when it's over then you get free cards.
It's always that simple.
YourDozen.com is back with more free cardboard up for grabs to one lucky winner -- this time it's for Sunday MLB action as well as some Majority Rules questions. Those 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 1:30 p.m. on Sunday to get your picks and predictions in. (Do it now -- one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.) The prize is once again a mystery item.
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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Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
First Buzz: 2024 Futera World Unique Football soccer cards
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What: 2024 Futera World Unique Football soccer cards
Arrives: Sept. 21
Box basics: Four hits per four-pack box (six boxes per mini-case, 18 boxes per overall case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Futera hits the pitch with a premium brand once again that includes either an autograph, a memorabilia card, a 1/1 card or a 23-karat gold-plated frame card in every pack.
Keep reading for more info.
First Buzz: 2024 Pulse Baseball Futures Edition baseball cards
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What: 2024 Pulse Baseball Futures Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: One encased/numbered Futures auto and four other Pulse autos per five-card box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: A new player in the prospect realm, Pulse Trading Cards, takes the field for a second time this year with an all-auto release that includes limited (/99 or less) ink every time and more inside its boxes.
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.
Buzz Buys: A few cardboard debuts, new autos, early TV items, bonus cards, Tiffy Time, old stuff & more for familiar names
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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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GOING HIGH-END ...
The Card: Bo Bichette 2020 Bowman Transcendent (/100) -- Rookie Card
The Price: Less than some retail mega boxes ...
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: While this comes from one of the most-expensive brands ever made and he's a past All-Star, a bad season apparently prompts easy sell-offs these days and in this case I was a buyer. While I'd like his RCs from these releases in slabs (the frames and Chome-like surfaces here can show smaller flaws easily) this one was too cheap to pass up in comparison to slabbed cards that weren't even in elite grades. This cost me half or even a third of common asking prices for the graded cards with no obvious, blatant flaw to make it feel like it would check in lower ... though it's not perfect. It's a perfect start for me here -- I'll likely add more if The Big Bo Slide of 2024 keeps going. Why? I collect Bichette.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this one, but MLB boxes are here.Keep reading for more interesting items ...
First Buzz: 2024 TruMystery Going For Gold Buyback Edition
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What: 2024 TruMystery Going For Gold Buyback Edition
Arrives: Sept. 25
Box basics: One slabbed buyback card per box and one memorabilia redemption per case (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: TruCreator's blind-box line keeps the Olympic spirit going next month with a buyback release that puts a slabbed card in every box and a little more once per case.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Buzz Break: 2024 Panini Caitlin Clark Collection cards
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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: 2024 Panini Caitlin Clark Collection basketball cards
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Keep reading to see a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Aug. 19)
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What's Buzzing: Preseason NFL, Jackson Chourio, Bobby Witt Jr., Prizm WWE and more in this Monday edition.
First Buzz: 2022-23 Topps Dynasty UEFA Champions League
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What: 2022-23 Topps Dynasty UEFA Champions League soccer cards
Arrives: Aug. 21, 2024
Box basics: One encased autographed card per box (TBD boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)What's buzz-worthy: Topps' high-end line takes to the soccer realm for the first time with a deep roster of signers, everything game-used and plenty of flashy rarity in every card.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Aug. 18)
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What's Buzzing: Fanatics Fest, Bobby Witt Jr., crunching numbers on a Topps Now record-setter, plenty of Chrome and more in this Sunday edition.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Aug. 17)
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What's Buzzing: Star Wars Chrome, MLB Chrome, Fanatics Fest, three boxes yields six 1/1s, Bobby Witt Jr. and more in today's edition.
Buzz Break: 2024 Wild Card Decades National Promo Pack
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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 pack: 2024 Wild Card Decades National Promo Pack
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview: TBD ... this is for a future release.Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.