What: 2023-24 Panini Prizm Draft Picks basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 25
Box basics: Four autographs per four-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm arrives for draft picks once again with the newest names and some top prospects to know all in one spot -- and with more than one format to pack even more colorful variety into the brand.

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What: 2023 Topps Chrome McDonald's All-American basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 27
Box basics: Two autographs per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' presence on McDonald's All-American cardboard return for a second time this season and this one includes the first autographed cards of LeBron James' highly touted son, Bronny, as seen above.

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What's Buzzing: Julio Rodriguez is still hot, NFL chatter, a winning NBA repack, reeled in a big Trout and continuing talk about big industry headlines.

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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 FOOTBALL SEASON ... 
The Item: Paul "Bear" Bryant cut autograph (BAS authenticated)
The Price: Less than a lot of new hobby boxes.
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This pricier (for me) pick-up actually came in the last week of last year but I decided to hold onto posting it here until it's the right time -- and since football season is upon us, well, that means now's the time. In the fall of 2019, I bought a starter auto of this legendary Alabama Crimson Tide coach who before Nick Saban was easily the greatest in school history (right now, it's perhaps a toss-up) -- that one was an inscribed nickname-only auto -- for a lot less as it was a cut from a paperback book. This one? It's signed on thick, red paper (almost a light cardboard stock) and I know exactly where it came from -- a 1975 copy of his autobiography, Bear: The Hard Life and Good Times of Alabama's Coach Bryant. I have a clean-but-ratty copy of that book somewhere in my stash from an antiques store find 20-some years ago, but when this popped up from a West Coast mega-dealer of vintage (and selected modern-player) autographed stuff and plenty more I bit. I actually prefer the cut auto feel here in its case vs. the full book as it can be viewed when you find it vs. tucked behind a cover. A lot of Bryant autographs are found these days -- 40 years after his death -- are on signed copies of this book or on a style of autographed photo or two that is nearly always found inscribed and dated to fans or boosters from back in the day. While a photo (preferably slabbed) would be nice, this is a better, simpler item. Authenticated photos can cost less but look iffier depending on condition. I like this one -- and it's card-like feel -- and, heck, I might even do more. They are out there and findable.
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That first auto being a redemption now has a redeeming quality.

Topps revealed on Friday plans for the The Ultimate Collector Experience -- an event where any collector who pulled one of the 99 redemptions for the Victor Wembanyama Green Refractor autograph card from packs of 2022-23 Bowman University Chrome can attend an event on Sept. 23 in San Antonio where they will have a shot at receiving the inscribed first signed card.

Those who already redeemed their codes will be notified by Topps and a deadline for any newer pulls to be redeemed is Sept. 8. One person who attends in-person or virtually with a card will get the one-of-a-kind inscribed copy.

"After you’ve submitted your Wemby redemption card code, you will be invited to attend the live in-person Ultimate Collector Experience by Topps, where you will then be eligible to be randomly selected to receive the 2022-23 Bowman U Chrome Victor Wembanyama Green parallel '1st card I ever signed' inscribed auto," read the Topps reveal. "If you are unable to join us in person, you will still be eligible to receive the 2022-23 Bowman U Chrome Victor Green parallel '1st card I ever signed' inscribed auto as your redemption by participating virtually."

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What's Buzzing: NFLPA pulls plug on Panini deal, new pulls, comic books, other lawsuits and ... LeBron James with Fanatics?

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What: 2023 Panini Origins WNBA basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 25
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 10-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Origins hits the WNBA hardwood for the first time bringing with it top autographs and memorabilia cards and plenty more.

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What: 2022-23 Panini Flux NBA cards
Arrives: Oct. 18
Box basics: One autographed card per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Flux returns as a standalone release with plenty of color and flash as it celebrates the NBA game with a meaty 250-card base set and more to chase.

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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: That Ja Morant cameo card has others, new pulls, eBay Authentication blunders, lawsuit reactions and more.

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, showing off monster money cards, NFL cards, lawsuit chatter and more in this Friday edition.

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What's Buzzing: A charity fundraiser, new MLB pulls, lawsuit reactions, improving The National, card trimming and ... "Can Bowman U take over?"

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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: New pulls, NFL and MLB chatter, funny NBA cards, lawsuit reactions and collecting Pistol Pete.

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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: More lawsuit reactions, new pulls, more V-Dub cards coming soon and plenty more chatter as we enter the weekend.

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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: Lawsuit reactions, MLB chatter, Pac-12 football, knowing the Rookie Card definition and more.

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What's Buzzing: MLB trade deadline headlines, following up on The National again, young NBA stars, MLB pulls, NFL chatter and a good question.

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What's Buzzing: MLB trade deadline deals, following up on The National and favorite finds at the show, new pulls, Arch Manning and more.

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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 ...

SHINE LIKE MINI-DIAMONDS ...
The Card: Ronald Acuña Jr. 2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Edition Rose Gold Mini-Diamond Refractors (/75)
The Reason Graded: Generally, I only do Chrome stuff in any kind of volume when it gets cheap -- and in this case they were as I found a run of mega boxes of this one priced less than blasters and that got me to bite. (They're all Buzz Breaks so go check the archives.) One of my better finds in those boxes was this card, which is a super-sparkly take on the 1952 Topps design that, in my mind, does work while a lot of the basic Chrome takes found in this set just don't. (There were a lot of quality control issues with this release.) In this case, since it's a top name, a rare card and a crisp and cleanly centered copy I put it into a bulk sub. Why? I like it and the player ... and I felt like it had some good potential.
The Grade: CSG 9.5

Reality Check: It's the lowest of two copies graded by CSG (now CGC) with the other one checking in where I had hoped to be. No biggie ... I like this card no matter what and all of his stuff -- Rookie Cards, hits and rarities -- should be getting looks as he could become baseball's newest 40-40 Club member -- and might even push higher if he gets really hot with the bat in the second half. With him you never know.

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What: 2023 Panini Prizm WNBA basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: WNBA fans get Prizm for a fourth time with a familiar lineup of colorful inclusions and a mix of past and present stars all in one spot.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of what's to come.

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What: 2022-23 Panini Spectra basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 16
Box basics: Four autographs per four-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Spectra returns for another run on the NBA court with all those hot rookies, legends from the past and an autograph in every pack -- and plenty of color and texture, too.

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What's Buzzing: The National nears, Topps Now, Shohei Ohtani, new pulls and more in today's edition.

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What: 2022-23 Panini Mosaic basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 25, 2023
Box basics: One autograph per 10-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Mosaic arrives with its familiar high-energy look and format for basketball collectors once again with plenty of flash and color in store with rookies and stars from the past and present all in there.

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What's Buzzing: Tribute delivers, The National nears, MLB's second half begins, collectors' thoughts and more in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: These two cards from a blaster, a big Ohtani find in a blaster, The National and more.

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What: 2023 Topps Chrome National Basketball League basketball cards
Arrives: July 14
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The stars of Australia's Hungry Jack’s NBL get a follow-up set to their first packed-out card release (after an ongoing run on Topps Now) -- and this one is coming in Chrome.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of what's to come for this one.

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What's Buzzing: The National, WWE pulls, Elly De La Cruz, Heritage heat and more in today's edition.

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