What: 2024-25 Panini National Treasures basketball cards
Arrives: May 23
Box basics: Four autos, four mem cards and one base card per nine-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures arrives once again with a mix of hits that showcase active stars, rookies and stars from the past in slightly smaller boxes that are nearly all hits this time around.

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Panini America now has a pair of NFL-bound Buffaloes on its team.

Colorado quarterback and potential top NFL draft pick Shedeur Sanders and Panini have teamed up for an exclusive autographed trading card deal revealed on Wednesday and it comes on the heels of a similar deal with two-way star Travis Hunter that was revealed on Monday.

“We are proud to have Shedeur joining our team of exclusive athletes at Panini,” said Jason Howarth, Panini's Senior VP of Marketing and Athlete Relations, in a prepared statement. “He is an exciting player whom we have enjoyed getting to know, and we look forward to sharing his products with fans and collectors. Shedeur has a very unique perspective and we look forward to working with him to bring some of the key initiatives important to him to life.”

Panini Instant and other football releases going forward will feature Sanders, who, like Hunter, also will be part of selected Panini marketing programs.

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What's Buzzing: Minecraft cards, best pens for autographs on glossy cards, Ichiro Suzuki, sketch cards, WWE and more.

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1 -- New pulls are here

2 -- Talking WWE as Wrestlemania nears

3 -- Talking Minecraft cards ... get yours here

4 -- Sketch cards

5 -- Ichiro Suzuki card chatter

6 -- Talking autograph pens for glossy cards

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What: 2024 Wild Card Dino-Might baseball cards
Arrives: April 18, 2025
Box basics: Three autographed cards per case on average (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card's prehistoric-powered insert set gets a full baseball release packed with nothing but stars and prospects -- and sometimes they're found on the same card.

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Some call it the junk wax era, but it's a time where many fans were collecting, many more were stockpiling and everybody seemingly enjoyed some classic cardboard and memorable Rookie Cards for some of the biggest stars and record-breakers in modern baseball -- and it wasn't just MLB cardboard that entered the public consciousness, either.

Plenty of fans were interested -- and plenty of everything was made back then -- and, in the here and now of 2025, BlowoutCards.com is buying.

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What's Buzzing: March Madness, collecting vintage, new pulls, bad collation, Jac Caglianone and ... Cal who?

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1 -- One to see ...

2 -- "The Official Jac Caglianone Thread"

3 -- New MLB pulls

4 -- One last check-in on the March Madness thread

5 -- Pondering a vintage collection?

6 -- Bad collation or SPs?

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The box: 2022 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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Take a minute and make some predictions and sports picks -- and if you're at the top of the mountain when it's all over then you get some 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 p.m. on Sunday to get your picks and predictions in. (Do it now -- one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.) The prize remains a mystery item.

>>> CLICK HERE TO ENTER <<< 

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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WWE star Shotzi Blackheart revisits her old NXT stomping grounds on Oct. 18, 2022. (WWE photo)

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It's one step closer to match-used, but still not there -- yet it's still an iconic piece of a moment for a colorful WWE star.

That's how I'd describe the item in this third installment of a series with a tweaked name -- a tank-driven tangent in my Collecting Game-used series to be more specific -- and it's one that didn't take a whole lot of research time at all before I added this to my collection of memorabilia.

As should be obvious, it's once again from Shotzi Blackheart, who I collect rather seriously in the traditional realms involving Panini America and Topps cardboard, and this item, which came directly from her, also is one that's forever captured in TV history and beyond.

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures End Zone Autographed Football Memorabilia
Arrives: June 4
Box basics: Four autographed football items per case
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR once again offers up a big box of memorabilia for football fans with nothing but signed stuff inside every box of this one -- and the biggest chase this time showcases items from the newest Super Bowl champions.

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Panini America added a Heisman winner to its team.

Two-way Colorado standout and potential top NFL draft pick Travis Hunter and Panini have teamed up for an exclusive autographed trading card deal revealed on Monday.

“Travis is a singular talent who has performed incredibly both on and off the field,” said Jason Howarth, Panini Senior VP of Marketing and Athlete Relations in a prepared statement. “He has a bright future ahead, and we look forward to supporting him both as he begins his NFL journey and in the years to come.”

Panini Instant and other football releases going forward will feature Hunter, who also will be part of selected Panini marketing programs.

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The box: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Vladdy gets paid, Ovechkin passes Gretzky, March Madness, "investment" and more ...

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1 -- Vladdy gets paid 

2 -- Alexander Ovechkin is now the great one 

3 -- March Madness reactions ... 

4 -- "Investment"

5 -- Still talking torpedo bats

6 -- New pulls are here

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What's Buzzing: March Madness, NFL and MLB chatter, plus plenty more in today's edition.

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1 -- March Madness reactions ... 

2 -- New pulls are here

3 -- MLB is on their minds

4 -- Still talking NFL

5 -- Reactions: Alexander Ovechkin ties Gretzky

6 -- Checking in on the signed music thread

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What's Buzzing: Alexander Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky, showing off all Ginter non-MLB ink and more.

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1 -- Alexander Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky's goals record

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here

3 -- Showing off all Ginter ink -- but not baseball -- since 2006

4 -- Still talking football

5 -- Reactions to new WWE drama

6 -- Check out this vintage NFL piece

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What: 2024-25 Panini Noir basketball cards
Arrives: May 21
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 hits the court with nods to shoes, moody hues and, of course, new Rookie Cards and plenty more within its high-end boxes.

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What's Buzzing: A Costco find, MLB chatter, plenty of Heritage, NFL chatter and ... is Joey Votto a Hall of Famer?

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1 -- Costco for the JuJu Watkins win

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here

3 -- Ripping some Heritage 

4 -- Football season never stops here

5 -- Is Joey Votto a Hall of Famer?

6 -- Collation issues on Heritage High Number?

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What's Buzzing: Kristian Campbell has 'em talking, possible collation issues, new pulls, NBA, MLB and showing off vintage.

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1 -- Red Sox fans are talking Kristian Campbell after his new deal 

2 -- Opening a Celebration box

3 -- Showing off vintage (and vintage player) pick-ups here

4 -- Even more MLB chatter here

5 -- Basketball is on their minds

6 -- Collation issues on Heritage High Number?

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What: 2024 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: May 21, 2025
Box basics: Five autographs (one on-card) per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Contenders NFL drops once again with an autograph almost in every pack and with its "trademark arsenal of collection-making content headlined by Rookie Ticket autographs, a spectacular array of parallels, must-have inserts and so much more," according to Panini.

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What: 2025 Donruss NASCAR cards
Arrives: May 16
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per 16-pack box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Donruss hits the NASCAR track once again with a release that's a smaller box this time around, packs an Optic card in every pack and showcases some new stars in its familiar lineup of inclusions.

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What: 2025 Pieces of the Past 1700s Edition
Arrives: May 1
Box basics: Four hits per four-pack, 16-card box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past turns back the clock too the 18th century for a look at the notables of the 1700s with a new twist in play -- Hot Boxes and Hot Cases -- for its products.

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Here's this month's roundup of items that have recently caught my eye as a buyer ...

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The Card: Rhea Ripley 2020 Topps Chrome WWE Refractor autographed Rookie Card parallel (BGS 9, 10 auto -- BAS & Fanatics Witnessed)
The Price: Less than a 2025 Topps Chrome WWE retail mega box these days
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: She's one of WWE's top stars and this was a key card at a somewhat-modest price considering it's a RC parallel with ink attached -- and it's fully graded, too. Sure, that's not the "Mami" mode/look of Ripley in the here and now -- her hair and look changed a lot while in NXT and early on -- but that different does reinforce "rookie" in a visual way along with that gear. I'm sure I have a copy of this card in my stash unsigned somewhere -- and I know I have a couple colors of her certified auto here -- but this was still an easy addition and an easy choice to lead things off this month. Why? Since it's Wrestlemania season (the big one is on April 19-20). Oh, and there might be (intentionally) a little more wrestling this time vs. my norm, too. Ripley has a lot of cardboard but is among the safest bets there is to grab bargains and stash them away. Why? She's only 28 and has been in the game more than a decade and there figures to be plenty more to come for her in WWE. Interestingly, this one is also graded and in the BGS pop report, so it could have led off Making The Grade this month. It's a pop-three card with one lower and one higher, a 9.5, with five total copies graded.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this ... but WWE cards are here.

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What's Buzzing: Val Kilmer dies at 65, Jackson Merrill gets paid, talking Topps Heritage, autographed books and more.

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1 -- Batman, Iceman & Jim Morrison all in one: Val Kilmer dies at 65

2 -- Jackson Merrill gets paid

3 -- New pulls are here

4 -- All your MLB chatter is here

5 -- Checking in on the autographed books thread

6 -- Still talking Heritage High Number

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For years now, autographed books coming direct from the publishers -- or direct from the authors themselves -- have been an affordable way to collect ink from notable names in all realms of pop culture.

It's not a perfect system with stamped autos, fakes and autopens sometimes in the mix -- a problem for publishers to catch as they are not authenticators -- but thanks to dedicated collectors on the Blowout Cards Forum and elsewhere, those problems often get caught and fixed ... or at least become well-known enough to avoid if it's an issue that goes uncorrected.

Getting ink in-person is always best -- book tours still happen, of course -- but landing autographed editions from publishers, online sellers or celebs themselves via their websites or other appearances are common.

Our latest subject and autograph in this ongoing series? Comedian and actor George Lopez.

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What: 2025 Topps Chrome Black baseball cards
Arrives: April 30
Box basics: One autograph in every box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: This brand returns for a sixth time with the same approach of the past -- an encased autograph and more in every box -- and some new looks and signers in play.

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