Buzz's Pick Six: 2019 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards

Have you seen the latest cool cards from a new release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a new arrival that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's release: 2019 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards

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A BIG CHALLENGE
The Set: 2019 Topps Stadium Club jumbo box-topper set
The Price: Moderately challenging
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: A new inclusion this year are box-topper cards and the challenge is that there are 50 of them -- one per box. Do the math and you'll need somebody ripping into four cases to land them all, assuming clean collation. Why do I like these? The larger size (roughly 4-by-6) give you a little better look at some cards that just don't read as well at standard size. One example? The Jackie Robinson you see here -- note the details with the dugout, the faces in the crowd and more -- and then think about how getting an autograph might have been different back then, especially with this being from Robinson's first day at spring training with the team on March 6, 1948, according to Getty Images. With 50 jumbo cards in the set and a lot of classic images -- and it not being an impossible project -- this could be popular. While the prices should drop over time, they may not always be immediately available, so I'd recommend picking off what you think are the best ones early.

Keep reading for five more interesting items in this week's roundup ...

A BIGGER CHALLENGE
The Set: 2019 Topps Stadium Club jumbo box-topper autographs
The Price: Very, very challenging 
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This might be one of the biggest challenges of all in the release as 35 players have autographed cards limited to just 10 copies apiece in this one. In place of some box-topper cards will be signed versions. This Jose Altuve carries a meaty price of $199 Buy-It-Now (or best offer) on eBay and while he's popular I don't see him as being one of the pricer autos in this one. It's a list that includes Aaron Judge, Bo Jackson, Chipper Jones, Clayton Kershaw, Derek Jeter, Hank Aaron, Ichiro Suzuki, Mike Trout, Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani and Sandy Koufax to name a few. If you decide to take the challenge -- and that won't be many of you -- you'd better jump on them when you see them. Cool pulls may get tucked away ... if ever even pulled.

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BARGAIN-PRICED AUTOS 
The Card: Ramon Laureano 2019 Topps Stadium Club autograph
The Price: Affordable -- between $15 and $30 BINs right now
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This photo may make you think it's a Rickey Henderson card at initial glance, but it's of a rookie who's been an All-Star caliber outfielder where Rickey once roamed. "Laser Ramon" has put on a show at times with his arm and glove in center field while hitting .262 with 12 homers and 37 RBI this season. Also helping this one? He still doesn't have 100 different auto cards. He's got just five here and ink in a handful of other Topps releases and four from Panini America. I could see more interest if some of his highlight-reel moments get All-Star Break attention. (Could he end up as a reserve? We'll see.)

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BIG-NAME ROOKIE AUTOS
The Card: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2019 Topps Stadium Club autograph
The Price: $399.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This photo may not appeal as much to some collectors -- I prefer a cap, myself -- but it having  a different look could help it stand out from the pack in the future. This set is stacked with big-name autos -- past and present -- and he's among the biggest in the present when it comes to rookie ink. 

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RETRO INCLUSIONS -- BUT NOT THE 1950s
The Card: Ken Griffey Jr. 2019 Topps Stadium Club Instavision
The Price: $20.50 after three bids (four days remaining)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This insert is found one per case and like a lot of things in Stadium Club has a very 1990s throwback feel in both its look and its subject. These Chromed cards were made for just 10 players and they have Red (/50), Black (/25), Orange (/10) and 1/1 Gold Rainbow parallels. Joining Griffey in this one are Cal Ripken Jr., Javier Baez, Justin Verlander, Mark McGwire, Manny Machado, Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Aaron Judge and Ichiro Suzuki. The basic ones may not be all that pricey but they could surprise as standard cards. The parallels could be more impressive. They also make me wonder what they'd do if there were autos possible here. 

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CHROME GOLD MINTED ... ONE OF THE ONE-PER-CASE PARALLELS
The Card: Chipper Jones 2019 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Gold Minted parallel 
The Price: $49.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: These cards are found just one per case -- just like the Members Only standard-card parallels -- and they are inevitably rarer than you might think though are not numbered. Why do I say that? There are 90 cards in this set so that's a lot of cases. Ironically, while people may chase these Chromes -- they look good in Gold -- the 300-card set of Members Only cards are likely rarer per card as that one-per-case version parallels the entire set. Short-term these types of cards may not be as dominating attention-wise but over the long term they very much could be, especially for notable names -- key RCs and Hall of Famers. Commons also could be tougher to find for those opting to try and build a team set or the whole set if they don't pick them off now while most of the wax is ripped. 

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