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: Jayson Tatum puts on an All-Star show, new 2023 MLB pulls and even more 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: Mac McClung puts on a show in the dunk contest, Marvel cards, WWE chatter, 2023 Topps and more.

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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: Ripping 2023 Topps, NBA All-Star Weekend, new Marvel cards and plenty more in this new edition.

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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: 2023 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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What: 2022 Topps Stadium Club Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: March 29, 2023
Box basics: One autograph per 14-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Stadium Club hits Chrome once again with throwbacks to the original 1991 Club release as well as plenty of the fun inclusions that collectors have come to expect from both versions of the brand.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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Sure, today and this week is about the newest of the new in 2023 Topps, but Wheatland Auction Services has some of the biggest of the big cards up for grabs in an auction ending on Sunday.

Everything from iconic Hall of Famer tobacco cards like Ty Cobb above -- a card presently at $7,500 -- to slabbed Rookie Cards of the Super Bowl QBs, Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts are all presently on the auction block beginning at just $5 with the sale ending this Sunday evening (7 p.m. Eastern).

Keep reading for a look at some of the pieces and details on even more that's up for grabs -- cards, lots, memorabilia and more -- via the Lancaster, Pa.-based company.

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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: Busting 2023 Topps Series 1 jumbos and hobby, all your 2023 Topps talk, Michael Harris, pondering MLB's break-out stars this year and more.

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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: All your 2023 Topps Series 1 chatter, J-Rod, Tim McCarver, NFL breaks and more are what's cooking today.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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 packs: 2022 Choice Delmarva Shorebirds MiLB team sets (2)
Where to buy: Via the team (while available) ... hit BlowoutCards.com for in-pack MiLB

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one along with a gallery of images.

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The release of 2023 Topps Series 1 baseball cards is just days away ... and there's a lot to like.

The industry's flagship set looks to be one of the more-exciting releases in recent years with a stacked crop of Rookie Cards and other newcomers as well as packing a variety of inserts that include multiple levels of parallels, plenty of autographs for past and present stars and then a roster of Relics that should impress.

One that stands out for The Boss for example? The All Aces insert set that showcases impressive pitchers (at right). Meanwhile, Buzz likes him some Rookie Cards of the reigning National League Rookie Of The Year Michael Harris II.

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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: It's almost all about 2023 Topps Series 1 today ... but that's not all.

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What: 2023 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 15
Box basics: One auto or Relic per hobby box (12 per case) or one auto, one Relic & one manufactured Relic per jumbo (six per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The full info for the flagship release of Topps baseball cards arrives with a similar approach to the past but also plenty of new looks and new stars on cardboard.

Keep reading for more info.

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What: 2023 Topps Series 1 1st Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Today via Topps.com
Box basics: 24 packs per box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: For those who can't wait a day for this year's Topps set -- or love parallels -- there's a pared d0wn preview edition of the flagship release that has some ink as the apparent sole chase here.

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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: Ripping 2023 Topps Series, Jeter's new job, NBA chatter and more in today's edition.

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Minor league baseball cards from the past can include some weird stuff ... stuff you wouldn't imagine to be found on a baseball card. Here are some some new oddities in this latest edition of MiLB Madness. 

"WINNER OF A PIG PICKIN' CONTEST"
The Card: Parker 2011 Grandstand Richmond Flying Squirrels
The Buzz On This One: The back of this card pretty much says it all (click for a closer look) and I think that makes this Parker's "Rookie Card." Is it the only baseball card for a team pig? Believe it or not ... no. Parker had a pretty good run with this team and a few baseball cards after this one and there are others. Why a ballpark pig? Read the card ... and welcome to Minor League Baseball. This isn't a "deep" post per se ... just some prime oddity cardboard, which is what this series is all about.

Keep reading for more examples of some weird or fun baseball cards you can (almost) only find in MiLB.

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What: 2022 Bowman's Best baseball cards
Arrives: March 8, 2023
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 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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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: Autographed comics, Super Bowl chatter and picks, new Hall of Famers, new pulls 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 box: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (mega box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was found in this one.

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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: Kevin Durant to the Suns, Ja Morant, breaking LeBron James' record, new breaks and NFL talk as we await the Super Bowl.

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What: 2023 Wild Card Five Card Draw baseball cards
Arrives: March 10
Box basics: Five encased autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card applies its Five Card approach to baseball prospects with another numbers-based presentation for autographs with a 1/1 in every single box and every card in the release limited to no more than five copies.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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Blowout Cards' bounties giving big rewards for those who find big cardboard have captured the attention of the masses and generated hobby headlines plenty of times in the past -- for years really at this point -- and we're still warming things up for a new one to come starting next week.

Call this piece your head's up ... your tip that it's coming.

In the past we've offered a $5,000 reward to collect all 50 states in Allen & Ginter -- that one was way back in 2011 before Buzz was even a thing. More recently, we've had a newer Ginter ink chase for those who reeled in something big and in the pandemic era Blowout's Most Wanted has offered $500,000 for an iconic Zion Williamson card. It wasn't alone as well as other calls for cardboard that we simply needed were made. Before that, we offered $100,000 for a Shohei Ohtani Superfractor auto and that one looks like it has since become an absolutely legendary piece of modern cardboard. These are the tip of the iceberg, really, as Blowout bounties have been around for years via BlowoutTV channels, too.

All those past bounties are firmly filed away in the history books, though, as we're ready to embark upon the next big chase in the hobby with a new arrival. Next week, Blowout will officially unveil and announce the full details for one of its most-exciting bounty promos ever.

Be here ... be ready.

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What: 2022 Bowman Draft Sapphire Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Today via Topps.com
Box basics: Two parallels per 32-card box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Sapphire gets another run here with eight-pack boxes that offer up new chances at notable newcomers from Bowman Draft.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2022 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Edition baseball cards
Arrives: July 28, 2023
Box basics: One autograph per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); No autos guaranteed per 16-pack hobby LITE box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The famed 1953 Topps set gets a go on Chrome in this one as Topps decides to "let the celebration continue" from last time but with a slightly smaller 500-card checklist in play this time.

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

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What: 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: March 1, 2023
Box basics: One autograph per case -- 18 four-card packs per hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Allen & Ginter's Chrome counterpart returns for a third season with autos still being rarer pulls but with plenty of color to chase and some strong newcomers creating the big chase.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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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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END OF AN ERA
The Item: Sasha Banks autographed 11-by-14 photo (BAS Witnessed)
The Price: $60
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: She's back in the ring but not in WWE -- and she's known as Mercedes Moné now -- and those are reasons why it looks like an industry mega-dealer that did a witnessed signing is moving these at a bit lower than they might normally be over on WWE Shop. (Since she's not with WWE, they can't be sold there now.) I have her auto on a number of cards and she's typically a pricier sig, but I couldn't pass on this striking kind of photo with its size and big, bold sig. I suspect she'll be back at some point and she'll still be high-profile elsewhere, though, and all that starts later this month with her first match in New Japan Pro Wrestling. If her other past ink dips more, I'll be looking.
Grab a box right here: Click here for WWE boxes

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