What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmets
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line arrives for a new year with a new assortment of football mini-helmets in the mix and some of the biggest names in the history of the game among them.

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It's got a special price today (click here) but that's no joke -- this one has big potential to go with that big discount.

The 2025 Topps Baseball MLB World Tour Tokyo Series Takashi Murakami set is one that's all about baseball but with art from the iconic pop artist in there, too, as it showcases the two teams that recently faced off in the Tokyo Series to start the baseball season.

It's one that's been in big demand because of that star power, the artistic touches that make this one unique and the rarities that are possible as part of a small package of 25 card with one bonus card guaranteed. Hundreds of eBay auctions have topped the $500 mark for boxes of this release, which was initially limited in its scope via Complex but hitting hobby channels now.

What's in it? Keep reading ...

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.

STARTING ON A SERIOUS NOTE ...
The Card: Will Ferrell 2015 Topps Archives Will Ferrell Inserts
The Reason Graded: Back in 2015 this comedy legend took to the field for 10 MLB teams and played 10 positions in a single day of real spring training action -- you can see his stats here -- as part of a project with a charity component called Ferrell Takes The Field. Collectors ended up chasing his autographs on 10 different cards in Archives that year -- roughly one per hobby case if I remember correctly -- but, alas, I went 0-for-1 there before those boxes got too pricy and/or vanished ... but I did hit the blasters. There, the regular Ferrell inserts were found one per box -- at least until all of those boxes disappeared, too. It's been a decade since this publicity stunt took place (March 12, 2015), so I figured we could start this new MLB season here on a serious note. These aren't his only cards -- he popped up a few times that year -- but this was the first set and this was the first card -- and one for my team.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: There's a small volume of stuff slabbed for this card -- roughly all cards here have no more than 10 slabbed copies across the entire set -- and this is among the top marks. This card has full-bleed back edges in bright blue just like in 1965 Topps and when I saw how clean this card was, well, it was a no-brainer. I previously slabbed one elsewhere years ago and this copy will go well with that and a slab of the same photo used on a magazine cover that ended up on a show promo card. A lot of those who likely weren't collecting back then seem to be interested here as asking prices can be steep -- raw or graded -- for Ferrell stuff.

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

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What's Buzzing: Whatever, whoever, whenever ... yada, yada, yada ... read them or don't in today's edition.

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1 -- Him?

2 -- Whoopee!

3 -- Whatever.

4 -- Who?

5 -- That guy?

6 -- Really? Only a blaster?

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