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The box: 2019 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby and blasters)

Packs per box: 12 (10 standard, two parallel packs)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
57 of 300 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ronald Acuña Jr., Juan Soto, David Price, Rhys Hoskins, Edwin Diaz, Paul Goldschmidt, Javier Baez, Byron Buxton, Joey Votto

Rookie Cards (10) – Daniel Poncedeleon, Kolby Allard, Kyle Wright, Michael Kopech, Kyle Tucker, Justus Sheffield, Josh Rogers, Aramis Garcia, Chris Shaw, Chance Adams

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What's Buzzing Today: Cards you could never sell, cards with potential, original artwork mailday, MLB breaks and "I'm not complaining."

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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 box: 2019 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one bonus)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 88
Set completion: 
35 of 150 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 4

Notables on base cards – Shohei Ohtani, Alex Bregman, Albert Pujols, Joey Votto, Victor Robles, Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw

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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 Donruss baseball cards

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A CONTINUING LEGACY
The Card: The San Diego Chicken (aka Ted Giannoulas) 2019 Donruss autographed memorabilia card (/85)
The Price: $99.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This fine feathered friend of baseball has had a place in Donruss packs since the early 1980s and this new set includes the latest in fowl ballcards. This particular six-piece looks to include a couple wings, a thigh and three jersey swatches plus the autograph from the man behind the beak, who has been signing meticulously for years despite having one of the longest names in cardboard history. I grabbed one of his memorabilia cards in recent years but these are always worth a look.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big baseball pulls for a new season, some interesting discussions and some big new buys for one returning collector.

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What's Buzzing Today: Fernando Tatis Jr., an eBay coupon code and big breaks from around the collecting world.

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The box: 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 71
Base set completion: 
63 of 400 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Yasiel Puig, Kyle Schwarber, Josh Donaldson, Dansby Swanson, Rafael Devers, Cody Bellinger, Max Muncy, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Christian Yelich

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Rookie Cards (5 cards, 11 rookies) – Framber Valdez, Josh James, Dean Deetz, Chad Sobotka, Bryse Wilson, David Fletcher, Taylor Ward, Corbin Burnes, Nate Orf, Ryan O'Hearn, Meibrys Viloria

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What's Buzzing Today: Conor McGregor retires, pondering memorabilia card futures and big pulls in today's edition.

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Topps Now is now in pack form -- with a predictive fantasy twist.

Topps revealed on Tuesday the Topps Now Future program, which will include packs with cards where World Series winners at season's end will mean prizes.

"This is an exciting way to follow your team all the way to the World Series," said David Leiner, Topps Global GM of Sports & Entertainment. "These exclusive cards can’t be found anywhere but on Topps.com. Topps Now continues to push the envelope with its innovations year-after-year."

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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 box: 2019 Topps 582 Montgomery Club Stickers (Set No. 2 in membership)
Where to buy: Only part of membership

Base set completion: 
20 of 20 (100 percent)

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Cooperstown is celebrating baseball cards a little more beginning in May.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's Shoebox Treasures exhibit will celebrate the stuff that collectors dedicate their time to every day. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the exhibit with some Hall of Famers on hand on the morning of May 25 before the Hall of Fame Classic game.

"The exhibit, spanning more than 700 square feet of space on the Museum’s third floor, will examine the history, design and production of cards, the 1980s boom that turned a child’s hobby into a multi-million dollar industry, and the joy and camaraderie that so many collectors have found in the hobby," reads an announcement from the Hall.

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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A CAREER IN A CARD ...
The Item: Ichiro Suzuki 2017 Topps Triple Threads Jumbo Patch Combo Relic booklet (1/1)
The Price: $29,999 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: First and most importantly I don't think that price is ever going to be hit, but we'll lead off with some powerful window-shopping as the legendary MLB career of Ichiro Suzuki has come to an end. This piece shows him with the only three MLB teams he ever played for and it includes some impressive jumbo patches, too. This is the kind of magic that has been somewhat commonplace -- yet still not easily pulled -- in boxes of Triple Threads since it arrived back in 2006.
Similar Pieces: Ichiro Suzuki cards on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for Triple Threads boxes (all years)

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What's Buzzing Today: Rob Gronkowski retires, big pulls from new releases and one ripper "smashed some odds."

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The box: 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 16 (15 standard, one Chrome)
Cards per pack: 9 per standard (three per Chrome)
Cards in this box: 138
Base set completion: 
121 of 400 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Freddie Freeman, J.D. Martinez, Max Scherzer, Yasiel Puig, Dansby Swanson, Felix Hernandez

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Rookie Cards (6 cards, 13 rookies) – Kyle Tucker, Lionel Perez, Francisco Arcia, Ty Buttrey, Williams Jerez, Heath Fillmyer, Brad Keller, Jacob Nix, Luis Urias, Blake Trahan, Jesus Reyes, Jeffrey Springs, Jose Trevino

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What's Buzzing Today: Mangled Michael Jordan Rookie Cards, big pulls from new boxes and more in this Sunday edition.

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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 box: 2019 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one bonus)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 88
Set completion: 
45 of 150 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Juan Soto, Mike Trout, Rhys Hoskins, Aaron Judge, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Ozzie Albies, Kyle Schwarber, Madison Bumgarner, Victor Robles, Albert Pujols

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls and batting hobby cliches are all we have time for in today's edition.

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David Robertson will soon take the mound for just his third big-league franchise as the closer on a Philadelphia Phillies team that includes one of MLB's biggest stars as well as a number of young players all looking for one thing.

A World Series ring.

Robertson got one of those a decade ago when he was in just his second year with the New York Yankees. Since then, he's racked up 137 saves (11th-best among active players once Craig Kimbrel re-signs) and despite that success he's not the easiest player to collect. Want a certified autograph card of him in any MLB uniform? It doesn't exist. That alone should be enough to have you reacting like this.

But that's where a little collecting game-used comes in ... at least for my collection.

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (two hanger boxes)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby and blasters)

Cards per box: 35
Cards in this lot: 70
Base set completion: 
62 of 200 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – None

Rookie Cards (12) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Gleyber Torres, Austin Meadows, Dylan Cozens, Shane Carle, Garrett Cooper, Tyler O'Neill, Andrew Suarez, Tyler Beede, Dereck Rodriguez, Ryan Yarbrough, Nick Kingham

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, four of a 1/1 kind, Lionel Messi appearances and more in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 14
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: All those big moves and big rookies of the season so far will be found in the second installment of 1970 Topps to come this year -- Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Yusei Kikuchi for starters.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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What's Buzzing Today: Ichiro Suzuki's final game, big pulls, Deadpool, Eloy Jimenez and more in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Leaf Autographed Baseball Bat Edition
Arrives: June 28
Box basics: One autographed baseball bat per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf gets out the lumber for this newest blind-box release -- an autographed baseball bat in every box with stars form the past and present all in play.

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A new MLB season is officially here with the Opening Series in Japan and the star of the show is the focus of the first Topps Now cards reflecting that regular season offered this year.

A total of 14 cards -- including autographs and game-used memorabilia -- make up the first day's offerings and 11 of them are for future Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki.

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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 box: 2017 Topps Series 1 baseball cards 
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)
Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one patch pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 
78 of 350 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Mookie Betts, Jose Altuve, Madison Bumgarner

Rookie Cards (11) – Alex Bregman, Yoan Moncada, Yulieski Gurriel, Alex Reyes, Jacoby Jones, David Dahl, Joe Musgove, Robert Gsellman, Jake Thompson, Chad Pinder, Matt Strahm

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