We're exactly two weeks away from the arrival of the hobby's longest-running and most heavily collected release, the Topps flagship set, and we've got the biggest piece of info that's necessary for collectors so far.

It's the checklist for 2019 Topps Series 1.

What's in store for this one? Keep reading.

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What: 2019 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards
Arrives: April 10
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (24 boxes per case via two inners)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Diamond Kings is back for another season with stars of the past and present included as well as nods to the rich past of DK baseball cards and a glance at what might have been if they were around long ago.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls in today's edition -- including this gem from a single bargain-bin pack.

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What: 2018 Topps MLB Sticker Collection
Arrives: Feb. 28
Box basics: 50 four-sticker packs per box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The stickers are back for a new baseball season with a new assortment of stars and some new inclusions from the game -- but also with a new big collectable cardboard twist.

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What: 2019 Topps Pro Debut baseball cards
Arrives: May 22
Box basics: Two autographs and two Relics per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Minor League Baseball's stars get the big-league treatment for another year with the 2019 Topps flagship design reflecting the colors and energy of the teams they play for before the big leagues.

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

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks and related chatter in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Topps Tier One baseball cards
Arrives: May 15
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This hit-driven brand is back for another season on the diamond with a new look and plenty of hits just like past years.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but highlights from breaks in this start-the-week edition.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Pondering Kyler Murray in the NFL, showing off one Hall of Famer's cards as well as big pulls from MLB, NFL and the wrestling world.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but a new year's resolution just might be to rip fewer blasters this year and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around they're not all on-the-cheap additions.

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HISTORIAN CARDBOARD HISTORY
The Card: John Thorn 2018 Topps Archives Purple Fan Favorites Autographs (/150)
The Price: $10
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Buzz first knew his name back in 1989 when the massive book Total Baseball was a key way to look up past MLB players' stats -- you know, before the Internet -- and you could find a bit of everything else from the rules of the game, baseball history and more inside. Thorn has a ton of credits since then, including a consultant on the landmark Ken Burns documentary Baseball, and he is a winner of the Henry Chadwick Award, which is the top honor from SABR. Since 2011, Thorn has been the official historian of Major League Baseball and he has credited baseball cards as one way his interest in the game was sparked when he was young. He's also a collector. Believe it or not, he has a past card appearance in the 1990 Little Sun Baseball Writers set (an obscure release that's tough to find), but his cards in Archives can be landed somewhat easily despite there not being a lot to go around. He only appears on autograph cards -- a standard card and then Purple (/150), Silver (/99), Blue (/25) and 1/1 Gold parallels. The stock on these cards is way too thin, so you will see flaws easily -- especially on bold-colored versions -- but I grabbed this one because it was about adding the ink. Archives has included a number of unusual autographs with ties to the game in recent years and this one was on my to-get list from the start.
Grab a box right here: 2018 Topps Archives

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls and breaks highlights in today's edition.

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Have you seen the latest cool cards from a recent 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 set that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's set: 2018 Panini Chronicles baseball cards

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AN AFFORDABLE INCLUSION
The Set: 25-card Panini Status set
The Price: $29.99 Buy-It-Now 
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Ok, this isn't a new brand, but with a bunch of new baseball cards on the way this year starting soon, one of last year's crazier brands in terms of a wide array of inclusions gets my nod this week. Leading off? This small set from Chronicles -- not one of the more complicated ones in the release -- that's an affordable one to collect with some good names. Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Rhys Hoskins, Rafael Devers Gleyber Torres and Ozzie Albies are just a few of the players in this one, which is heavy on rookies but also includes a few other young players such as Corey Seager and Paul Goldschmidt. If you want a challenge beyond just the basic Status set there are Black, Blue, Gold and Red parallels and then an autograph lineup that includes standard, Black (1/1) and Gold (/3) autos. The rarer autos appear to have a full lineup while just four guys (nobody big) have standard ink. I wasn't that impressed with this different but familiar approach for the NBA but something about these I just like -- at least when there's a strong photo used like with the Acuña.

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

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Pondering prospects, two top rookie autos in just one NFL pack and other big pulls in today's edition.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, big redemption bummer (via a bad delivery), pondering Hall of Famers and more.

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We're just a few weeks away from the arrival of the hobby's longest-running and most heavily collected release, the Topps flagship set, and we've got the first glimpse at some info related to that one that should get some collectors stirring.

It's the checklist for the 2019 Topps Series 1 silver promo packs that will arrive with boxes from selected dealers.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Huge pulls, mystery autos and two 1/1s in one box of Panini Playbook.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

 What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but baseball stuff today as Buzz is already ready for a new year of baseball cards to arrive.

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What: 2019 Topps Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: July 31
Box basics: Two autographs in every 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); Five autographs in every 12-pack jumbo box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome and its jumbo boxes return once again with a rainbow of on-card rookie autographs and plenty more inside both formats.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Showing off Atlanta Braves cards, fan cave displays and big pulls in today's edition.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls to be found right here in today's edition.

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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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GONE FISHING ... CAUGHT THE BIG ONE
The Item: Mike Trout 2018 Topps Transcendent Collection Emerald autograph (/15)
The Price: $599 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy is one of the big names found in not one but two 2018 Transcendent Collection releases from Topps last year and he's the star of the VIP party that high-rollers will attend this year, too. While everything is low-volume in this ultra-high-end brand, there are a few guys who can be found more than others -- Trout, Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki for sure as Trout is the main star in the standard version's extra inclusions, while the two Japanese stars are the only players found in the Asian edition.
Similar Pieces: Check out Topps Transcendent autos here
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for Transcendent boxes and sets

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Just 10 of the most-notable items in the sports world that were sold in 2018 totaled more than $8.4 million, ranging from a $2.8 million 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card to a baseball signed by the first class for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

And they all had one thing in common -- PSA or PSA/DNA authentication.

The Newport Beach, Calif.-based company recently took the time to examine the markets last year and touted its Top 10 for 2018. Keep reading to see everything on the list.

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A school with one of the richest traditions in college football history is now on Panini America's team.

The University of Notre Dame signed an exclusive multi-year trading card agreement with Panini that will begin in April, joining more than 200 colleges and universities to appear on trading cards and potentially be showcased on products solely featuring past stars from the school's athletic programs.

“The ability to finally be able to welcome Notre Dame into the Panini America fold is something we’re extremely proud of," said Panini America CEO Mark Warsop. "There is such a rich history with Notre Dame and we look forward to producing unique trading cards for the Fighting Irish faithful, some of the most passionate fans in the world.”

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Cautionary threads, meandering hot takes, big pulls and more in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Onyx Preferred Players Baseball Collection autographed baseballs
Arrives: Feb. 15
Box basics: One signed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This MLBPA-approved product arrives with "a checklist of stars" that includes top prospects as well as "current and future All-Stars on the path to the Hall of Fame."

Keep reading for more info and a checklist.

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