What's Buzzing: Juan Soto to the Mets on a record-breaking deal, new Baseball Hall of Famers, Josh Allen, a Bowman Draft throwback thread, new pulls and more in this Monday edition.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less 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.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ...

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IT'S POGPOOL!
The Books: Deadpool No. 5 (2024) -- Dogpool from Deadpool & Wolverine variant
The Price: About $13 total
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This pair of books came in and went right back out to CGC for slabbing within hours. I may or may not land 9.8s ... but I don't care. I simply needed that movie star in a gimmick slab and I opted to send both as they were clean but perhaps not perfect ... just like Dogpool. Well, they're closer to perfect than Dogpool, but ... I'll have more to say when I get the slabs back. There are a lot of Dogpool books from the past -- and I've noted two previous pick-ups in this series (including his debut) -- but this one is most-tied to the hit movie. If there are more movie covers like this coming -- or they already exist -- they'll get a look from me. In fact, I need to go look after I finish this.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this ... but non-sports cards are here.

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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 14 is on their minds, Juan Soto, new pulls, collector thoughts and more in this Saturday edition.

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What's Buzzing: An Exquisite auction, a Superfractor pull, NFL trivia, fake MJ buybacks and more.

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What's Buzzing: Allegedly fake Michael Jordan buyback autos, Zion Williamson, Kobe Bryant Rookie Card thoughts, NFL chatter and more.

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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 pack: 2024 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (value)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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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: 2024 Topps Holiday baseball cards (tin)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Reactions to MLB's Golden At-bat idea, college football money, NFL chatter, Wemby, Ginter X and more.

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What: 2024 Topps Luminaries baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 3, 2025
Box basics: One encased autograph or autographed Relic card per box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line returns for an eighth time with every card a hit as it celebrates stars from the past and present via traditional autos/Relics and booklet cards.

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, a big Target shipping issue, Allen & Ginter X, rumors for sketch card fans and more.

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What's Buzzing: Josh Allen and NFL Week 13 chatter, new pulls, a PMG show and more in this Monday edition.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

STRONG SEASON ... WHAT'S NEXT?
The Card: Juan Soto 2018 Topps 582 Montgomery Club Set 1 -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: A big season that came up short of the goal ... but now it's time for a historic payday while still in his mid-20s. Soto's Rookie Cards (2018) aren't all that rare, really, but there's a lot of demand -- but they still might be good buys depending on where he goes next. (Mets? Watch out.) All those thoughts were in mind when I popped this one into a submission earlier this year along with other key names from this small set for Club members. It's not a traditional RC since it's from a small set, but it's still a good Soto to me ... so I slabbed it.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: Top grade of a small volume works for me. I'm sure there will be more and I'm sure the pops are higher elsewhere, but the range of the grades here shows it might not be the easiest kind of card to grade thanks to that retro stock.

Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.

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What's Buzzing: Victor Wembanyama, NFL Week 13, new pulls and more in this mid-week edition.

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Who's in your new box of baseball cards? This book knows -- and it might end up in your hands with an order from us this weekend.

The box is, of course, 2024 Bowman Draft and it's set to arrive next week and the annual prospecting staple is always the home of the top young names in MLB's ranks. As part of the action on this popular hobby-only release, Baseball America and BlowoutCards.com have teamed up to potentially give buyers a little more in their prospecting stash.

How's that? We will be giving away copies of the 2025 Baseball America Prospect Handbook to random customers shopping on our site this weekend.

The Handbook is a comprehensive look at the best in MiLB as it presents the top 30 names for all 30 franchises and is packed with all you need to know as part of a 500-plus page package. It's a book that Baseball America touts as "a must-have guide for those in the industry, super fans and a great gift for baseball fans across the globe."

A digital edition ($23.99) of the book will be available via Baseball America beginning next month with the print edition ($39.95) to follow.

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What: 2024 Bowman's Best baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 27
Box basics: Four autographs per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman's Best arrives for another year with its familiar format and plenty of colorful cardboard for fans of rookies and prospects.

Keep reading for more details and a gallery.

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What's Buzzing: A new NFL week, Derrick Henry, NBA markets, NFL grails, WWE chatter and new MLB pulls.

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What's Buzzing: Sidd Finch autographs, NFL reactions, Saquon Barkley, new pulls, C.J. Stroud and the MVPs.

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What's Buzzing: New MLB pulls, talking scanners, NFL Week 12, WWE and more in this Saturday edition.

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What's Buzzing: The most-coveted MLB autograph, Gilded Collection reactions, collecting defense, NFL chatter, the Hall of Fame waiting game and, of course, baseball's new MVPs.

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It's BBWAA Awards Week for Major League Baseball and one of the most-notable winners made his way into my game-used collection this year ... well, sort of.

This month's ball in the Collecting Game-used series is another that came to me via a blind grab bag where all I knew was the date of the game ... but this time that wasn't to my advantage as, well, the baseballs pitched by the now-reigning National League Rookie Of The Year, Paul Skenes, command a 15x premium price over the rest of baseballs from this day and this game. Despite that, I rolled the dice, hoping for a possible inventory error or something interesting from what was still a Skenes start ... and I got just that.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and the ball in action.

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What's Buzzing: MLB and MVP chatter, NFL Week 12, new pulls, the 76ers and more in this Thursday edition.

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What: 2024 Topps Definitive Collection baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 10, 2025
Box basics: Six autos and two Relics per eight-card box (two boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Definitive returns for an eighth edition for MLB fans with plenty of the high-end inclusions that collectors expect.

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

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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: 2024 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats when available)
First Buzz preview, odds & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Paige Bueckers to Panini reactions, NFL chatter, Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees, Bo Nix, MLB chatter and a "player breaks that don’t hit any cards question."

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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: 2024 Topps Update baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby & jumbo)

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