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The box: 2018 Topps Museum Collection baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 20
Base set completion: 
11 of 100 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Ty Cobb, Chipper Jones, Roger Maris, Manny Machado, Miguel Cabrera, Yoenis Céspedes, Reggie Jackson, George Springer, Miguel Sano

Rookie Cards (2) – Rhys Hoskins, Victor Robles

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The box: 2018 Topps Archives Signature Series Active Player Edition baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 1
Base set completion: 
N/A

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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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THE ORIGINAL HOME RUN DERBY
The Item: 1959 Home Run Derby Mark Scott card PSA 4
The Price: $400 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This week's MLB All-Star Home Run Derby is a spectacle and one of the highlights of the season since it began back in 1985. But, 59 years ago this fall, there was a different Home Run Derby -- a television series that took us to an empty ballpark and showcased a number of Hall of Famers in one-on-one battles. The show's 26 episodes were filmed in the offseason of 1959 and they first aired in 1960 with Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew, Mickey Mantle, Eddie Matthews, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson and Duke Snider among the 19 stars who battled it out. The show's producer and host was Mark Scott and all of them appeared on this oversized promotional card set that was produced in 1959 and released with the show. They measure 3 1/8 by 5 1/4 inches and they have all -- except for Scott -- been reprinted in the past. (Graded is a safer buy if you're paying big money here, while the reprints are fun and affordable.) Scott died in the summer of 1960 of a heart attack at age 45 and the production company canceled future episodes the show. Is this card particularly valuable? I'm not sure, but this copy -- not a high-grade one -- is the only Scott card on eBay. Oddly, I think I'd want the host card first -- you can watch episodes on YouTube as well as on DVD if you're curious about these.
Similar Pieces: Other 1959 Home Run Derby cards on eBay
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What: 2018 Bowman Draft baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 14
Box basics: Three autographs per 12-pack jumbo box (eight boxes per case); for Super Jumbos, there will be five autos -- one per pack of 120 cards (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The year's first look at the newest draft picks in their MLB uniforms once again arrives in December with the formats used last year but some new touches inside those packs.

See a gallery and more ... below.

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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: Busting 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter and 2018 Donruss Optic, NSCC chatter and more.

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Finn has come to Allen & Ginter? Yep.

Star Wars star John Boyega's Topps Allen & Ginter autographs that were apparently made last year but not signed in time for last year's release are among the surprises found so far in 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter, which officially arrives today.

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The box: Fanatics Texas Rangers game-used baseball mystery box
The cost: $39.95

What's inside this box? Keep reading ...

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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: Kawhi Leonard, Manny Machado and MLB All-Star Game chatter as well as NSCC prep and big pulls in today's edition.

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There was just one event on the MLB calendar on Monday and Bryce Harper stole the show -- and Topps Now has the baseball cards to reflect that.

This year's MLB All-Star Home Run Derby champ will be sitting down to sign a rainbow of autographs showing his victory, while four other players from that event will have their used socks make their way into memorabilia cards reflecting the exhibition.

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Even before last night's MLB All-Star Home Run Derby was over, the gems were on the block via MLB Auctions. 

This pink and white bonus ball? It was the final one that Bryce Harper smacked out of Nationals Park Monday night in Washington, D.C., to win the whole thing.

After 31 bids, it sits at $1,970 with more than six days remaining in the auction -- and it's not alone on the block as there are more than 100 auctions from this week's events already live and there are probably even more to come.

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You never know what you might find in a TRISTAR bonus bag at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention. 

The autographed memorabilia company is once again readying bonus bags for those who opt to open its packaged memorabilia products at the company's booth during the show in Cleveland set for Aug. 1-5.

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What: 2018 Bowman's Best baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 19
Box basics: Four autographs (two per mini-box) per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman's Best returns with its mini-box format that delivers two autographs in just six packs with nods back to 1998 and nothing but on-card autographs.

Keep reading for more details and a gallery.

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The box: 2018 Donruss baseball cards (hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 60
Set completion: 
42 of 270 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – The San Diego Chicken, Giancarlo Stanton, Andrew Benintendi, Bryce Harper, Nolan Ryan, Jose Altuve, Trea Turner, George Brett, Max Scherzer, Josh Donaldson, Aaron Judge, Dave Winfield, Joey Votto, George Brett, Wade Boggs, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Jim Palmer

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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: NSCC chatter, awaiting Allen & Ginter, Daisy Ridley ink, an interesting collecting question and other big pulls.

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The box: 1995 Signature Rookies Signature Blitz sports cards
Where to buy: Where you can find ($28 shipped this time)

Packs per box: 4 (plus one expired autographed memorabilia voucher)
Cards per pack: 15 (13 base, one insert, one autograph, according to box -- incorrect)
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 
N/A (47 base cards from nine 1994 and 1995 sets across all four major sports)
Duplicates: 2

Notables on Base cards – Marshall Faulk, Nolan Baumgartner, Cliff Floyd, Wesley Person, Errict Rhett, Alex Ochoa, Gary Trent, Travis Best, Zack Crockett, Frank Sanders, C.J. Nitkowski, Todd Hollandsworth, Paul Spoljaric

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The box: 2018 Topps Big League baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 6 (five standard, one Blue bonus parallel pack)
Cards per pack: 10 in standard four in bonus
Cards in this box: 54 (plus one more on the box)
Base set completion: 
43 of 400 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Ted Williams, Mookie Betts, Corey Seager, John Smoltz, Jose Altuve, Buster Posey, McCovey Cove, Stan Musial Statue, AL Hits Leaders, NL Slugging Percentage Leaders, NL Home Runs Leaders, 2017 AL Batting Average Leaders,

Rookie Cards (4) – Shohei Ohtani, Parker Bridwell, Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres

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The Futures Game indicates things might be bright for the Cincinnati Reds in the future.

With the bat it was 20-year-old outfielder Taylor Trammell who took home MVP honors Sunday after a day that included a home run and a triple in his two at-bats, while last year's No. 2 overall draft pick Hunter Greene scorched from the mound with his first seven pitches of the All-Star event topping 101 mph and one hit 103.

Trammell, who ranked 48th on Baseball America's Top 100 entering this season, is hitting .295 with six homers and 29 RBI in 78 games this season for the Advanced-A Daytona Tortugas, while the 18-year-old Greene was 29th on that list but has a prominent spot with collectors appearing on boxes of Bowman products. He's 3-7 with a 4.69 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 63 innings this season for the Class-A Dayton Dragons.

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The box: 2013 Panini America USA Baseball boxed set
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1 (set and inserts/hits)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 93
Base set completion: 
63 of 63 (100 percent)

Notables on base cards – Alex Bregman, Matt Chapman, Michael Conforto, Carlos Rodon, Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, Bradley Zimmer, Mickey Moniak, Andrew Vaughn (and plenty of other MiLB prospects and young MLB stars)

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What's Buzzing Today: NSCC dealer tips and general chatter, big pulls, Topps' Washington Post baseball cards (what?), Panini's NBA free agent, big pulls & more.

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The box: 2017 Donruss Optic baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 30
Base set completion: 
12 of 100 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Kris Bryant, Frank Thomas, Yadier Molina, Justin Verlander, Trea Turner, Andrew McCutchen

Rookie Cards (3) – Alex Bregman, Teoscar Hernandez, Joe Musgrove

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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 NSCC chatter and highlights from breaks in this Sunday 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: Visiting the set of Wonder Woman 1984, pondering young MLB debuts, big pulls, NSCC chatter & more.

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As the clock counts down to the MLB All-Star break, the countdown clock ticks for a number of Topps Now All-Star offerings, too.

They come with and without autographs on the set side and they come with a bonus offer for the set for those in the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby -- and they're all available now for a limited time initially only via Topps.com.

There are eight set options for the MLB All-Star Game's participants alone with a nine-card American League set, an eight-card National League set, a 25-card NL reserves set and a 24-card AL reserves set. The starters are $29.99 a pop, while the reserves are $59.99. There are autographed versions of all sets (one auto per set) with prices from $99.99 to $199.99 due to the rosters of guaranteed signers seeded into them.

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The box: 2018 Topps Big League baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 6 (five standard, one Blue bonus parallel pack)
Cards per pack: 10 in standard four in bonus
Cards in this box: 54 (plus one more on the box)
Base set completion: 
41 of 400 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Honus Wagner, Anthony Rizzo, Willson Contreras, Addison Russell, Anthony Rendon, Matt Olson, Didi Gregorius, Frank Thomas statue, B&O Warehouse, Chase Field swimming pool, NL wins leaders, AL walks leaders, NL WHIP leaders, NL doubles leaders, NL runs leaders, NL strikeout leaders

Rookie Cards (5) – Clint Frazier, Felix Jorge, Brandon Woodruff, Jordan Hicks, Harrison Bader

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Onyx Authenticated is celebrating its new big signing by giving away that future star's autographs at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland.

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