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What's Buzzing Today: BlowoutTV's big Flawless pull, other big breaks & even more breaks.

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The box: 2016 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24 (plus one box-topper)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 216
Base set completion: 
190 of 200 (95 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Jurickson Profar, Justin Upton, Daniel Murphy, Steven Moya, Matt Wieters

Rookie Cards (52) – Julio Urias, Willson Contreras, Michael Fulmer, Albert Almora, Lance McCullers, Taylor Motter, Jake Barrett, Matthew Bowman, Chad Kuhl, Tim Anderson, Jabari Blash, Colin Moran, Shawn Morimando, Matt Reynolds, Matt Purke, Matt Bush, Matt Buschmann, Tyler Goeddel, Luis Cessa, Lucas Giolito, Alen Hanson, Jeimer Candelario, Tim Adleman, Carlos Estevez, Mike Clevinger, Cody Reed, Tommy Joseph, Ryan O'Rourke, Tyrell Jenkins, Johnny Barbato, Whit Merrifield, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Joe Biagini, Michael Ynoa, Tony Barnette, Pat Dean, Joey Rickard, Keon Broxton, Edwin Diaz, Tony Kemp, Jameson Taillon, Zach Eflin, Derek Law, Ji-Man Choi, Sean Manaea, Ben Gamel, Tyler White (SP), Seung-Hwan Oh (SP), Byung-Ho Park (SP), Max Kepler (SP), Kenta Maeda (SP), Ross Stripling (SP)

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The Blue Jays' big win yesterday means big cardboard from Topps Now today.

Edwin Encarnacion's extra-innings homer is the key for today's newest baseball cards available for only 24 hours via Topps' online card program. He'll be signing cards for the moment and there is a Relic also available from the American League Wildcard win.

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One of Topps' high-end baseball brands arrives today in the form of 2016 Topps Five Star which includes some big ink and a few surprises with every box having a smaller price than a few years ago.

And there's nothing but ink.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks and chasing ink ... and the start of Flawless to come.

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One of Japan's biggest stars finally has signed.

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka hasn't had a certified autograph since he came to MLB but that all changes on Nov. 23 with the arrival of 2016 Topps High Tek.

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The 2016 Topps baseball card set has evolved once again -- and this time there are bonus cards.

Topps revealed its 2016 Topps Mini baseball set on Tuesday and it's an online-only offering that includes some extras that could spark added interest. These cards are the smaller format used for the release in recent years and tested back in 1975.

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The wait is nearly over for the latest five-star product from Topps.

We'll start seeing boxes of 2016 Topps Five Star bring ripped tomorrow and now we know what might be in them with the arrival of the final checklist.

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MLB's postseason begins tonight ... and we simply want to know who you think wins it all.

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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 impressive and oldschool breaks.

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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: Big breaks from Triple Threads, Immaculate, Star Wars, SP Authentic and more.

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There's no formal record book, but Honus Wagner and LeBron James are helping write it.

A pair of sports cards set sales records Saturday night in a Goldin Auctions event -- a PSA 5 (MC) copy of Wagner's iconic T206 baseball card and a modern-day Upper Deck creation from King James' rookie year also graded and slabbed by PSA.

"The demand for rare, high-grade vintage cards has exploded so we were confident that there would be some eye-popping results and new record prices established," said Ken Goldin, the founder of Goldin Auctions. "Every time one of these rare collectibles is offered for auction, serious collectors realize that it may be the last time for a long time. The booming market for high-grade rare trading cards, coupled with the limited supply, created the perfect storm for these remarkable prices."

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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: Big pulls and big questions to get you thinking on this Sunday.

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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: Ben Simmons' injury, big breaks, Heritage High Number and Heritage Minors and ... what about David Ortiz's past PED allegations?

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What: 2017 Topps Opening Day baseball cards
Arrives: March 15
Box basics: No hits guaranteed per 36-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view.

What's buzz-worthy: Opening Day returns for another season with an insert card in every pack, all the things collectors have come to expect and a few new surprises -- among them will be cards for notable bobblehead giveaways and Incredible Eats at the ballpark.

(So, in other words, the Dodger Dog should get a Rookie Card.)

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

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What's Buzzing Today: Two Triple Threads packs, two Deca booklets ... and all to the Cubs in a group break. (And four other posts that can't compare.)

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The newest Topps Now team set brings Big Papi along for the ride and so much more.

With the Boston Red Sox clinching the American League East title, Topps has unveiled a new take on its real-time baseball card program with another team set.

The Red Sox are the sixth postseason-bound team to get a set released as an extended part of the program with the sets costing $49.99.

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A trio of charities will be helped by fans of three Boston guys who are pretty well-known there.

And everywhere else, too.

A fund-raising initiative between New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, Ben Affleck (Batman!) and Matt Damon (Jason Bourne!) is ongoing giving the chance for someone to hang out with the three to talk some football, movies & more as part of a trip to Boston.

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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: Big breaks, big card sales and ... new laws?

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Topps Heritage arrived today for the guys down on the farm but the 2016 Topps Heritage Minor League set and its autograph checklist are loaded with some big-league talent thanks to a talented crop of newcomers.

And that means there are some good variations and autographs to chase.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks today and a single Spectra box above leads way.

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What: 2016 Onyx Baseball Clubhouse Lumber Edition
Arrives: October
Box basics: One autographed or game-used bat per box

What's buzz-worthy: This MLBPA-approved product includes bats from top young names as well as established veterans -- a roster that includes Corey Seager, Mike Trout, Gary Sanchez, Miguel Cabrera and Miguel Sano to name a few.

Keep reading for more info, including a full checklist.

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It's another Topps Now first.

Cleveland Indians star Francisco Lindor is the first player to sign a Relic card for the real-time platform with an American League Central clincher the highlight moment for the year.

There's also a standard Relic of the card among the seven cards for the day.

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More than 300 items from the collection of New York Yankees great Don Larsen are on the auction block via Steiner Sports but they're not all glorious tributes to the man who pitched a perfect game in the World Series.

Some include some real talk -- like this letter to Larsen from former Kansas City Athletics General Manager Frank Lane.

Larsen, of course, went on to pitch into the 1967 season before retiring at age 37.

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The newest Topps Now team set is all about The Tribe.

With the Cleveland Indians clinching the American League Central title last night, Topps has unveiled a new take on its real-time baseball card program with another team set.

The Indians are the fifth postseason-bound team to get a set released as an extended part of the program with the sets costing $49.99.

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