Black Friday is here and Buzz is adding to the Blowout contests here with the second Buzz Box of the day.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: The Black Friday thread you must read ... along with some breaks you must see (well, except not the one) on this day of turkey.

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If you hadn't noticed this month, there have been a number of boxes with discounted prices now over on the mothership as BlowoutCards.com's Black November has been rocking the hobby.

Now, though, we're prepping for Black Friday with a preview wave of what's to come.

Many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five options that caught this collector’s eye. (Be sure to click this link to see how much these will be discounted.)

2015 Bowman Chrome baseball hobby box
The rookie auto crop isn't what a lot of Chrome buyers scout first but the list of names found in this one is impressive -- Byron Buxton, Carlos Rodon, Francisco Lindor, Joc Pederson, Kris Bryant and Noah Syndergaard. There are, of course, then the prospects and plenty of rainbow potential that the Chromies are known to collect in bulk. A lower price on these boxes should entice more than a few rippers -- and cards like this Bryant auto could be in there with two autographs in every box.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks today -- with some surprises.

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We all know that Black Friday is a holiday of sorts in the hobby, but there's a completely official one to come between now and then.

And its that piece history is documented on a past baseball card from Upper Deck.

Why? Well, not that long ago we started seeing all kinds of weird things on cards.

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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: 2016 Topps Archives 65th Anniversary Edition baseball cards
Where to buy: Initially available at Walmart ($24.98)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 16
Cards in this box: 16
Base set completion: 
14 of 65 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Jackie Robinson, Steve Carlton, Ichiro Suzuki, Rod Carew, Ozzie Smith

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Another day of nothing but the breaks ... with some variety.

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What: 2016 Panini National Treasures Collegiate baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 4
Box basics:  Six autographs or memorabilia cards and two base/parallels per eight-card box (four boxes per case)

What’s buzz-worthy: National Treasures presence goes collegiate for baseball with top young stars and legends from the past all in one place in what Panini says is smaller than Immaculate Collection Collegiate, which it previously said was “the smallest case run in company history.” So now this one is the rarest.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.
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This year's Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been released by the Baseball Writers' Association of America with 19 new names as well as the players who appeared on last year's ballot but failed to get 75 percent of the vote.

Below is the list of names that all BBWAA members will receive. The writers can vote for as many as 10 players and those who appear on 75 percent of all ballots cast will go into the Hall. Your challenge here is different.

Unlike the writers, you don't get to pick 10. You get to pick just one player. 

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Topps has Trout hooked for a few more years.

An already existing exclusive autograph deal with the lone maker of MLB-approved baseball cards announced on Monday that it has signed an extension to its deal with American League MVP Mike Trout.

“Topps has been my home since I was drafted,” Trout said in a prepared release. “I’m so happy to be part of the Topps family and look forward to working with this innovative company for many years.”

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It's a leading candidate for the most-influential and most-innovative brand of the year and one dealer who took on the challenge of collecting the 2016 Topps Now baseball card set feels now might be the time to sell.

A collection of more than 665 standard Topps Now cards along with the All-Star and Off-season sets. It doesn't include the myriad of autographs and Relics that were offered throughout the year -- or any of the team sets or Cubs championship cards made on the side, but just building the standard set is challenge enough.

So, the million-dollar question is ... what's it selling for right now?

The auction will end tonight ... and we want to know how high you think it will go. Tell us in the poll below or with a comment here or on Twitter.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Impressive box breaks from a wide spectrum of collecting.

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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: 2016 Topps Holiday baseball cards
Where to buy: Initially available at Walmart ($19.98)

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 98
Base set completion: 
92 of 200 (46 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Alex Rodriguez, Justin Verlander, Carlos Correa, Clayton Kershaw, Yu Darvish, Javier Baez, Albert Pujols

Rookie Cards (13) – Corey Seager, Tyler Naquin, Kyle Schwarber, Jose Berrios, Julio Urias, Miguel Sano, Ross Stripling, Luis Severino, Nomar Mazara, Robert Stephenson, Aaron Nola, Byung-Ho Park, Blake Snell

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but a mix of interesting box breaks today.

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We're just days away from the newest high-end baseball card brand from Panini America and we've got a look at some of the final cards found in its high-end boxes.

It's 2016 Panini Pantheon and you can see a massive gallery of its inclusions after the jump.

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices now over on the mothership as BlowoutCards.com's Black November Wave 10 hits today.

Many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five boxes that caught this collector’s eye.

2013 Panini Beach Boys hobby box
This box is admittedly probably off the radar of many collectors but that doesn't mean that it can't deliver. In fact, these can deliver well if you pull the right ink. This Brian Wilson card here? It sold for more than you might think and he's not alone when it comes to autos in there that have topped the $100 mark. Like the Panini Country release, there are non-traditional collectors chasing cards here to build sets or chase stuff they like with no regard for what something "should" cost based on what it is or its scarcity. Meanwhile, they may not know where to buy boxes -- or not want to. Those things can lead to some surprising results -- and that's not the only surprise. Check out the price on this box.

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MLB's two best players autographs' on one new card.

Mike Trout and Kris Bryant, aka the American League and National League MVPs took home their new crowns on Thursday night and less than 24 hours later that honor appears on cardboard alongside their autographs.

That's thanks to Topps Now, the real-time cardboard platform that's sold plenty of cards this season.

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It's still the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards and there will be a new set at Walmart to prove it.

It's 2016 Topps Archives 65th Anniversary Edition and it will include one autographed reprint of a past Topps card along with 15 cards from a set revisiting the past MLB releases from the company in each $24.98 box.

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What: 2016 Super Break Multi-sport Hybrid Edition
Arrives: Nov. 25
Box basics: Three buyback cards and one memorabilia piece per box

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's next product includes a mix of everything beyond buyback cards for three major sports and more from elsewhere, too.

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices now over on the mothership as BlowoutCards.com's Black November Wave 9 hits today.

Many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five boxes that caught this collector’s eye.

2016 Panini Classics football hobby box
Just because it's not expensive doesn't mean it isn't one of the best releases of the year so far -- and if you ask this collector Classics is a contender for just that. You'll find one autograph per box and memorabilia cards atop the ink in others. There also is one buyback auto per 20-box case with some big names to be found. This one's retro-styled but brand-new design (with a nod to 1983 Topps) is strong with some quirky variations and touches that also add to the oldschool feel. You can see more of those and a gallery in past Buzz stories here. Aside from the hits, the printing quality and design here on retro stock make this a fun rip no matter what. Had Buzz not jumped on some cases in Black November previously, this would be in the ol' cart.

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What: 2016 Historic Autographs Friends-N-Foes Holiday Edition
Arrives: Dec. 20
Box basics: One dual-autograph cut booklet per box (13 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs' second release with booklets is here pairing players with common ties or opposing ones. The Friends cards will include family members, teammates and memorable pairings, while rivalries will be found on the Foes cards.

See a gallery and more ... below.

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We're a week away from the arrival of 2016 Topps High Tek baseball cards and there is one name that comes to mind first for some autograph collectors.

Who is it? We's previously reported it here on The Buzz and we have even more for you now as Topps has released the final checklist.

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What: 2016 Onyx Baseball Premiere Gear Collection
Arrives: Dec. 6
Box basics: One autographed or game-used premium item per box

What's buzz-worthy: Only 100 sealed boxes will be made for this one, which includes game-used or autographed memorabilia pieces from some of the top names in the game -- and promising prospects, too.

Keep reading for more info, including a checklist.

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The Rookie of the Year award winners Now have more cardboard.

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager and Detroit Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer picked up the NL ROY and AL ROY honors on Monday night -- and tonight they pick up the Topps Now honors.

Seager is the first player to have a game-used jersey Relic in the line, while Fulmer will be signing autographs for his award-winner card in the program.

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The Captain's autographs are coming back to Topps packs.

Former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has signed a multi-year autograph deal for his ink to appear in Topps baseball products. His first ink for the company since 2001 will be found in 2016 Topps Dynasty and 2016 Topps Transcendent Collection as well as 2017 Topps products. Dynasty arrives on Dec. 7, while Transcendent arrives two days later.

"Adding Derek Jeter autographs to our trading card products will be thrilling for collectors,” said David Leiner, Vice President and General Manager of North American Sports & Entertainment at Topps. “He is one of the most-prolific and well-known players of our time, and his addition is one collectors will be clamoring for.”

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