Shaquille O'Neal took his place among the newest members of the Basketball Hall of Fame this past weekend and it's his shoes, which are now available via Steiner Sports, that show he's still one of the biggest.

A limited run of O'Neal's size 22 Reebok "Shaq Attaq" Pumps are available via Steiner and the sheer novelty of a shoe that large is a big part of the selling point.

So much so, Steiner also is selling them unsigned.

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Stephen Curry NBA Finals Jersey - 2016 Panini Eternal Memorabilia Card #PE-SC1 - 1/1 – September 12 $1,499.99

The MVP's jersey gets the nod this time.

Panini America's third offering in its high-end real-time cardboard program and the 2016-17 Panini Eternal set was released on Monday with an NBA Finals Game 4 jersey of Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry being the showcase piece.

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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, unusual ink, older wax and the poverty mailday.

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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 day the game was canceled, big breaks and ... fake Kobe Bryant Rookie Cards?

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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 in this weekend edition.

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Panini Eternal isn't just about the NFL -- it's about the NBA, too.

Panini America's second offering in its high-end real-time cardboard program and the 2016-17 Panini Eternal set was released on Friday with an NBA Finals jersey of Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving being the showcase piece.

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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: Breaking new products, Superfractors that never were and ... is Trevor Siemian the new Tom Brady?

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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 and big cards ... and that's it.

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What: 2016-17 Panini Prizm basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 2
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm returns for its fifth season with some new additions to the rainbow as well as new inserts and parallels

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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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: Carson Wentz, surprising finds, Donruss Optic, Gotham & 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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Busting 2016 Bowman Platinum, Big Macs, Donruss soccer, Prizm NBA and some birthday non-sports action.

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Panini America recently caught up with NBA MVP Stephen Curry to get all of his outstanding redemptions signed and catch up on other signing that needed to be done.

There's not much to say here -- but plenty to show.

Keep reading to see it all ...

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Panini America is getting into the Olympic action with USA Basketball's stars coming to the real-time card platform beginning today.

The cards will showcase memorable moment's from this year's events and will only be available for 24 hours.

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The Class of 2010 when it comes to Bowman baseball cards continues to be a deep one as new stars emerge atop the top arrivals of the past.

Back then it was Stephen Strasburg all day long -- well, at least until his injury -- and since then names like Aroldis Chapman, Max Kepler, Miguel Sano, Shelby Miller and now Gary Sanchez have emerged.

All of those autos and more can be found inside cases of 2010 Bowman Chrome baseball cards and it's one of a few cases that can be found as part of a weekend flash sale over on the mothership.

How much? Keep reading.

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What: 2016 Panini Black Gold Collegiate basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 19
Box basics: Two or three autographs and two memorabilia cards per two-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The revamping of Black Gold Collegiate from a multi-sport brand to single sports continues here with the stars of the hardwood getting their due in this basketball-only release.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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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: Breaks of Star Wars Chrome, Topps Strata , Immaculate Collection, Panini Preferred and much 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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Impressive 2016 Topps The Mint breaks, 2017 Topps Heritage debuts, 2015-16 Panini Preferred breaks, Dansby Swanson & more.

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When 2015-16 Panini Preferred arrives next week with just four cards in a box, there will be the potential for cardboard inside that continues to push the envelope and provide the simplest touch that keeps collectors comfortable and as close to the game as they can get.

How?

Game-dated cards.

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What: 2016-17 NBA Hoops basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 12
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The NBA season tips off on cardboard with this release, which arrives a week after Panini America's Contenders college brand gets collectors started on the hardwood.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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What: 2016 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 5
Box basics: Five autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The stars of the college game get their first runs on cardboard here with a mix of the top names for the upcoming season as well as looks back at NBA stars in their school colors.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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While many collectors were focused on Atlantic City, N.J., and the National Sports Collectors Convention the last few days, this year's Panini NBA Rookie Photo Shoot tipped off on Sunday, giving us all a glimpse at the ink to come and the league's newest names in their new uniforms.

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Via @TRISTAR1: HOFer, 2x AL MVP, 3x All-Star, 3,000 Hit Club Robin Yount at #TRISTAR Autograph Pavilion

Today is the final day of this year's National Sports Collectors Convention inside the Atlantic City Convention center -- the finale after some busy days you can see in a gallery here, can see in a gallery here and also can see in a gallery here.  (Oh and there was plenty of prep and a preview night that you can see here, too.)

Keep reading for more and to see a gallery that will grow throughout the day as the doors have just now opened for everyone.

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Now that the National Sports Collectors Convention is completed for today, the spotlight selectively turns to this year's Panini VIP Party, which will include some big-name guests, big-name signers and some big-name cardboard.

Black boxes, Gold packs, autographs and more are the mementos of the event, but the memories are made with the interactions between the collectors and the stars.

We'll help take you behind the rope virtually right here with a gallery of images from tonight's event.

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Pulled from Breakers Rowe at Blowout booth on Saturday at the National Sports Collectors Convention.

Today should be the busiest day of this year's National Sports Collectors Convention inside the Atlantic City Convention center after a pair of busy days you can see in a gallery here and also in a gallery here.  (Oh and there was plenty of prep and a preview night that you can see here, too.)

Now it's time for Day 4, which has the largest slate of signers and plenty of action. Joe Namath, for example, is set to sign at 11 a.m.

Keep reading for more and to see a gallery that will grow throughout the day as the doors open soon.

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Who's the newest Panini VIP Party guest? Looks like we have an answer.

Panini America revealed that new Basketball Hall of Famer and former Philadelphia 76ers great Allen Iverson will be in attendance at tonight's event in Atlantic City, N.J. He's the sixth star announced for the event.

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