What: The Monopoly Prizm NBA Edition game
Arrives: April 16 via Target ... Aug. 1 elsewhere
Box basics: Six four-card packs per box
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini Prizm NBA cards are branching out into the gaming realm with an edition of the Monopoly board game and booster packs of cards will be found as part of the project revealed today.

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The box: 2022-23 NBA Hoops Winter Edition basketball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview (standard set): Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for regular hobby/retail)

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What: 2022-23 Panini Court Kings basketball cards
Arrives: March 29
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 10-card box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Court Kings arrives with its artistic flair carrying some new looks as well as new approaches to ink and new looks at veterans and, of course, plenty of newcomers, too.

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

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What: 2021-22 Panini Eminence NBA cards
Arrives: March 29, 2023
Box basics: Nine autographs and one other card per box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Eminence is back for one more high-end run on the NBA court with delays, of course, but jam-packed with rookies, legends and some big cardboard possible in every super-premium box.

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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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What: 2022-23 Panini Contenders basketball cards
Arrives: March 22
Box basics: Two autographs per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders arrives for the NBA collector once again with a smaller box format but all of the new rookies as well as some new looks for the long-running brand.

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The box: 2022 Panini Prizm WNBA cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2022-23 Leaf Vivid basketball cards
Arrives: April 2023
Box basics: Six autos per hobby box (12 per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The colorful new brand in the Leaf lineup arrives on the basketball court with nothing but ink from stars from all eras -- past, present and future -- and another chance at one NBA legend's ink.

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The box: 2021-22 Panini Select basketball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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

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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's Buzzing: LeBron James is the NBA's all-time leading scorer, the Super Bowl and more in today's edition.

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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.
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What's Buzzing: NBA breaks, NFL chatter, Bowman University, a bad-ink issue, a new business twist and what if Patrick Mahomes retired tomorrow?

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What: 2022-23 Panini Origins basketball cards
Arrives: March 15
Box basics: One rookie jersey auto and one other auto or mem card per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Origins hits the hardwood for its fourth season with some new chases a new crop of rookies and plenty more.

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What: 2022-23 Topps Chrome McDonald's All-American basketball cards
Arrives: March 22
Box basics: Two autographs per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' presence on McDonald's All-American cardboard returns -- this time in pack form -- with the men's and women's stars and their ink all in one prospector-friendly product for basketball fans.

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What: 2022-23 Leaf Multigraphics basketball cards
Arrives: Late March
Box basics: Two multi-player autographs or one multi-auto and one Bill Russell on-card autograph per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf unveils another new brand that's all about basketball ink on Metal stock and this time it's all about multi-signed card with one legendary exception if you happen to get lucky. There are also some surprises in the midst, too, as you can see above.

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What's Buzzing: New MLB, NFL and NBA breaks plus shifting to vintage, Super Bowl and more.

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What's Buzzing: Showing off 1/1 NBA cards, Tom Brady, NFL player card control, a big development and some impressive new pulls.

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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 ...

WILD THING!
The Card: Ricky Vaughn (Charlie Sheen) 2014 Topps Archives Major League 
The Reason Graded: As you can tell by the green label, this one is an older submission of mine ... but since spring training will be upon us soon I figured I'd lead off with an oddball classic and a card that has been pretty pricey in recent years despite being from a set where they showed up one per blaster box (if I remember correctly). The challenge here? Now even finding blasters is not easy ... they got ripped. Why? There weren't just basic inserts for some of the stars of Major League who got carded ... they signed, too. (Roughly one auto per hobby case.)
The Grade: CSG 9.5 (now 10)

Reality Check: This one was clean so I knew I wanted to slab it -- the backs here have black borders that can be an issue -- and as it turns out this is the only 10 of a small bunch graded. That's a win for me.

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What's Buzzing: A big Saturday in WWE, a big Sunday coming in the NFL, new pulls and more in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: A big error, big questions, big pulls, Hall of Famers and is anything safe in the NBA bubble?

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