What: 2024 Panini Select baseball cards
Arrives: March 21, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Select hits the diamond once again with some legendary signers in the mix as well as plenty of star power from today in both selected veterans and promising prospects.

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LEGENDARY INK
The Card: Ichiro Suzuki autographed 2001 Topps Rookie Card (BAS 10 auto)
The Price: Not as much as you might think ... but also not that cheap.
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Clean copies of this iconic Topps flagship Rookie Card are not easy finds in general with the boxes and sets likely bricked now if they remain unopened -- that means the gloss will be snowy if you're lucky to peel the cards apart at all -- and then the dark green border and high-gloss on soft stock here is always going to be problematic. When I spotted this card among many where Suzuki has signed for literally years (Mill Creek Sports) without a premium price, I bit on this just before his Hall of Fame results hit. (We all knew he was going in ... but I didn't know if his prices were going to rise.) This copy is super clean vs. many cards out there with some very light roughness on maybe one edge and a light touch on the bottom-left corner ... but some of what's seen in my photo is just how the light is reflecting. I generally don't do a ton of bigger buys for my collection, but this one's cost wasn't that much more than some of the hot and plentiful new release hobby boxes. I went with a safe and iconic bet for my (for me) premium spend and went with the sure thing on an iconic card for a living legend. I pulled his ink once from an unlicensed release -- and it was in one of my earliest Making The Grade posts here -- but a signed RC means I'll likely never need to sweat his stuff again. (Might window shop, though, or bite if price is right for a nice certified.) One more fun part of my card? If that label had a simple added line of Beckett/Fanatics witnessed instead of signed for Mill Creek and then slabbed, the price likely would be double what I paid. I wouldn't pay that -- and this one is a win in my book.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this ... but MLB cards are here.

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The box: 2024 Topps Heritage baseball cards (giant)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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What's Buzzing: Roki Sasaki arrives throwing heat, NFL Draft chatter, fake cardboard alert, predicting future NBA "bigs," Cheers cards and more.

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1 -- NFL Draft thoughts ...

2 -- Talking Spring Training ...

3 -- Fake cardboard: A thread to know

4 -- Predicting future NBA "bigs"

5  -- Chrome WWE chatter

6 -- Talking Cheers cards ...

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: WWE has 'em talking heading to Wrestlemania, Starting Lineup, basketball chatter, Cheers cards and more in this Tuesday edition.

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1 -- MLB: The Hall of Very Good

2 -- Some international non-sports ...

3 -- Talking Cheers cards ...

4 -- All your basketball chatter is here

5  -- I'm not

6 -- WWE still has 'em talking ... about a few things

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What: 2025 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes baseball cards
Arrives: April 18
Box basics: Seven autographs or memorabilia cards per eight-card box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: USA Baseball's cards drop for a new year with a one-pack box once again that's almost nothing but hits as it showcases a deep crop of aspiring stars and young standouts.

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What: 2024 Wild Card Metallix baseball cards
Arrives: March 28, 2025
Basics: Six encased autograph cards per six-card box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card goes ink-only with its next baseball release that's heavy on its parallels to chase but also includes a few other notable potential finds like the dual-auto above.

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures New York Pinstripes Autographed Baseballs
Arrives: April 30
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures brand hits the diamond for another year with its focus on one of MLB's most-historic franchises, the New York Yankees.

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What's Buzzing: New football breaks, a new thing to watch out for, Shedeur Sanders, John Cena, Pete Rose and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- Must-read: A new kind of scheming

2 -- Did you know?

3 -- Collectors have their thoughts

4 -- Nope

5  -- New football breaks are piling up

6 -- Nope, it wasn't Cody Rhodes ... John Cena sold his soul

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What's Buzzing: John Cena sells his soul, new pulls, NFL & MLB chatter, Joel Embiid and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- Nope, it wasn't Cody Rhodes ... John Cena sold his soul

2 -- Plenty of MLB chatter is here

3 -- Still talking Luka and the Lakers

4 -- Reactions to Joel Embiid

5  -- Check out all of the new pulls here

6 -- Postseason NFL chatter is here

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

CLOSE TO PERFECT
The Card: Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: Ohtani's historic 2024 season had me assessing all of my cards from my 2018 stash -- mostly lower-end stuff that's heavily graded -- but not graded by me. Why? I don't grade the heavily submitted stuff because a lesser mark wouldn't be as worthy of going through the process and, really, in most instances a card can always be found already graded if it's needed. But, with his 50-50 season being so big, I opted to slab a few basics and this is one that made the cut. The stock used in 2018 is almost as thin as it gets and all that dark ink definitely showcases flaws, but I picked a pair of cards I thought were perfect from my stash and sent them in.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: I don't know where I missed a perfect mark here but I'll still take a 10 ... less than half check in there and I think it's really harder than that -- people are examining their stuff harder before sending them in. The fact that these have checked in as low as a seven show how this one isn't easy sledding when it comes to slabbing. And as for my perfect aspirations? Well, it doesn't exist.

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What's Buzzing: Heritage High Number chatter, new pulls, Travis Hunter's wants, all about that pencil bat and more.

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1 -- Heritage High Number has 'em talking today

2 -- New MLB pulls are here

3 -- It's a goal, but ... 

4 -- All about that pencil bat

5  -- Inside a box of Spectra NFL

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2025 Onyx Vintage baseball cards
Arrives: April 4
Box basics: Five autos per Base Series box (30 packs per box, six boxes per case); 10 autos per Mega Series box (10 packs per box, six boxes per case)
Checklist: See gallery
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What's buzz-worthy: Onyx's Vintage brand takes the field with a two-format approach once again -- a big box or a box with autos in every pack -- while showcasing young stars of the game in a retro-styled fashion.

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What: 2025 Pulse Meridian Baseball cards
Arrives: May
Box basics: Four encased autographed cards per six-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: See early players list in gallery
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What's buzz-worthy: A newer player in the prospect realm hits the diamond once again with a set packed with ink from some young stars of right now on cardboard as well as some past greats.

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What's Buzzing: Inside a new UFC case, offseason NFL chatter, best and worst cards, 2025 Topps and ... Roger Maris and the Hall of Fame?

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1 -- Inside a new UFC case

2 -- Plenty of offseason NFL chatter is here

3 -- Roger Maris and the Hall of Fame?

4 -- Best & Worst ...

5  -- New MLB pulls are here

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps ... and its new formats

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The box: 2023 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)
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What's Buzzing: Talking fake football cards, Jayden Daniels, 2025 Topps Series 1, 2024 Topps Chrome football and more.

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1 -- Talking fake football cards

2 -- Checking in on Jayden Daniels ...

3 -- New MLB pulls are here

4 -- Inside a case of Topps Chrome football mega boxes 

5  -- The end of Rookie Tickets?

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps ... and its new formats

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, a 2025 Topps surprise, Topps Clear parallels, an old food issue set and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- "Decent" pull ...

2 -- Talking Topps Clear parallels 

3 -- A look at an old food issue baseball set

4 -- Still legit

5  -- A 2025 Topps seeding surprise in here

6 -- An interesting move

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What's Buzzing: 2025 Topps chatter, Wembanyama, WWE chatter heading toward Wrestlemania, hot takes and ... the Yankees beard rule?

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1 -- Inside a 2025 Topps case

2 -- Yankees beard rule reactions

3 -- Hot takes on the health of the hobby and more 

4 -- The Rock wants Cody Rhodes' soul ... Chrome WWE chatter

5  -- Victor Wembanyama reactions

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps

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What's Buzzing: The Rock returns to WWE, Chrome WWE chatter, more Victor Wembanyama reactions, 2025 Topps and more in this Saturday edition.

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1 -- The Rock wants Cody Rhodes' soul ... Chrome WWE chatter

2 -- Some juicy NFL headlines here

3 -- Still talking Luka and the Lakers

4 -- All your Victor Wembanyama reactions are here

5  -- New MLB pulls

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps

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The box: 2024 Topps Heritage baseball cards (giant)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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What's Buzzing: Victor Wembanyama reactions, predicting MLB stats, Spring Training pumping, ESPN dumps MLB, 2025 Topps chatter and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Forecasting elusive MLB clubs

2 -- New MLB finds are here

3 -- Spring Training pumping

4 -- All your Victor Wembanyama reactions are here

5  -- MLB dumps ESPN

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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