What's Buzzing: Talking Topps Chrome boxing, showing off autographed Funko Pop! figures, comic book icons on U.S. coins, preseason NFL and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- Showing off autographed Funko Pop! figures

2 -- Talking Topps Chrome boxing

3 -- Comic book icons meet U.S. coins

4 -- All your preseason NFL chatter is here

5 -- eTopps' finale is not going well

6 -- Checking in on the Roman Anthony thread

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What's Buzzing: Bubba Chandler arrives, eTopps' finale isn't going well, fake cards, learning the ropes and more.

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1 -- eTopps' finale is not going well 

2 -- Learning the MLB Authentication ropes ...

3 -- Bubba Chandler arrives 

4 -- A money statement

5 -- Buyer beware ... an eBay account full of counterfeit cards

6 -- Checking in on the Roman Anthony thread

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What: 2025 Topps Triumphant tennis cards
Arrives: Sept. 26
Box basics: Three serial-numbered autographs per five-card box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps hits the courts once again with "a premium new brand that brings the elegance, energy and emotion of tennis into the hobby spotlight."

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What: 2025 Leaf Metal Halloween autograph cards
Arrives: Late September
Box basics: Three autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The Metal holiday releases take a turn with this one -- carrying a wider distribution beyond just online -- with fewer than 450 cases made for a release that teams the pop culture stars of this holiday with icons from the sports realm.

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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 packs: 2007 Topps Update baseball cards (two hobby)
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... BlowoutCards.com for other Retro Rips

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What's Buzzing: Roman Anthony rakes, Samuel Basallo gets paid, Nick Kurtz, Greg "Toe" Nash dies at 43, a 1990 Upper Deck autograph tip and ... what's the point?

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1 -- Checking in on the Roman Anthony thread

2 -- Orioles make a big move

3 -- Greg "Toe" Nash dies at 43

4 -- What's the point?

5 -- Talking Nick Kurtz

6 -- Something to know

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What: 2025 Pulse Retail Baseball Series 2 autograph cards
Arrives: Oct. 23
Box basics: One encased autograph card per pack (36 packs per case)
Checklist: See a partial player list in gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Pulse revisits some recent releases with some of those cards also found here -- an autograph every time -- and with some notables in today's game among the possibilities.

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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? Some action on the diamond 14 years ago today.

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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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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The box: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview, odds & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Cactus Jack WWE, grails, Kyle Schwarber, Shohei Ohtani, Cal Raleigh and more.

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1 -- Cactus Jack WWE on their minds

2 -- Talking grails ... 

3 -- Still pondering Kyle Schwarber and Cooperstown

4 -- Talking Ohtani

5 -- Big Dumper is nearing a record and 50 homers

6 -- A licensing development?

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What: 2024-25 Panini Prizm Black NBA basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 1
Box basics: Five autographs per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm Black NBA arrives soon with a boatload of parallels and hits in every box and some rare inserts to chase.

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Buzz buys a lot of stuff these days and for a few reasons, really. Sometimes it's just bargain-hunting, sometimes it's just something that strikes me. And other times it's a lot -- a group of things -- and that has happened enough lately I figured I'd try something different as a regularly appearing item. Sometimes my lots will be wins, sometimes they won't be ... but I'll let you decide. 

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A PC THROWBACK
The Lot: 225-plus cards of former MLB player Nick Swisher (mostly cards from 2004-2010)
The Price: Not much more than a Chrome blaster box in the retail wild (with tax) -- check out Retro Rips here

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It's not from The Big Guy, but it's not a bad baseball for the price ... and I've actually pulled this move off twice.

This month's ball in the Collecting Game-used series is another that came to me via a grab bag where all I knew was the date of the game. The baseballs from this game that were thrown by the reigning National League Rookie Of The Year (and future Cy Young winner) Paul Skenes command a big premium price over the rest of baseballs from this day, so I knew I wouldn't land one with his name attached. But ... I didn't get some meaningless ball in the dirt as this one was a hit in support of the phenom and part of a pretty solid day for the batter.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and the ball in action.

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What's Buzzing: Collecting football Hall of Famers, Aaron Judge, Big Dumper MLB chatter, a licensing rumor and ... ESPN adding MLB.TV?

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1 -- ESPN adding MLB.TV next after just adding WWE?

2 -- Talking Aaron Judge

3 -- All your MLB chatter is here

4 -- Picking off football Hall of Famers

5 -- Big Dumper is nearing a record and 50 homers

6 -- A licensing development?

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What: 2025-26 Topps Premier League soccer cards
Arrives: Sept. 17
Box basics: Three autographs or Relics (at least one auto) per nine-pack box
Checklist: TBD
Odds: TBD
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A flagship line arrives next month with a deep mix of everything for the Premier League with 25 cards per pack.

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What: 2025 Topps Tier One baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 17
Box basics: Two autos and one Relic per four-card box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A new year of Tier One arrives soon with "no fluff, just hits" -- and with one base card in there each time, too, as it delivers "serious weight" as part of what Topps says is "a high-end dive into the heart of the hobby."

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What: 2025 Panini Turn Four NASCAR cards
Arrives: Sept. 26
Box basics:  Two encased autographs and one encased memorabilia card per four-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The One approach hits NASCAR for the first time with three hits per box and a shot at a new take on a familiar favorite in other sports among the insert chases.

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What: 2024-25 Panini Immaculate Collection basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 24
Box basics:  Three autographs and two memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate arrives for a new season with some new looks -- and plenty of teased books -- as it documents the stars of the NBA on cardboard.

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What's Buzzing: Samuel Basallo arrives, three-pitcher cards, MLB alignment, new pulls, Dig Dumper and a spicy licensing rumor.

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1 -- Samuel Basallo arrives ... but Orioles collectors' minds are elsewhere

2 -- Talking three-pitcher auto cards

3 -- MLB realignment?

4 -- All your new pulls are here

5 -- Big Dumper is nearing a record and 50 homers

6 -- A licensing development?

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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: 1988 Fleer baseball cello pack
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... BlowoutCards.com for other Retro Rips

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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 weekend NFL 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 noon on Saturday to get your picks and predictions in. (Do it now -- one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.) The prize remains 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 gaets 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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What's Buzzing: Big Dumper closes in on record, Rafael Devers, NFL chatter, one card from every sketch card set ever, wrestling cards and ... a licensing development?

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1 -- Big Dumper is nearing a record and 50 homers

2 -- A licensing development?

3 -- Rafael Devers ... "so last month"

4 -- "Looking for one of EVERY licensed sketch card ever"

5 -- Talking wrestling cards

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What: 2025 Pieces of the Past Villains Edition trading cards
Arrives: Sept. 15
Box basics: Four memorabilia cards per 16-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past turns its attention to "the most notorious villains the world has ever seen" in a release that keeps with the ongoing waves of focused series within an overall set.

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What: 2025 Super Break Supercharged Series 2
Arrives: Oct. 15
Box basics: At least three items per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break offers up a second helping of its new memorabilia blind-box product this year with a mix of some of the biggest names in the game from the sports realm and even more from pop culture possible among the finds.

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