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: 2021-22 Panini Prizm NBA cards (hanger pack)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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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 packs 2018 Pearl Jam Seattle trading cards
First Buzz preview: N/A
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... (click here for non-sports boxes)

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What: 2022-23 Donruss Elite basketball cards
Arrives: March 3
Box basics: Two autographs per 20-pack box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Elite continues its run in the Panini America NBA lineup with some new touches, the rookies and superstars of yesterday and today and even more in the familiar package.

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What's Buzzing: Eagles and Chiefs advance in NFL Postseason, 2023 Topps reactions and more in this Sunday edition.

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What's Buzzing: Reacting to 2023 Topps, new breaks, NBA chatter, NFL Postseason and more in today's edition.

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What: 2022-23 Leaf Signature Series basketball cards
Arrives: Late February
Box basics: One 1/1 autographed card per box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf unleashes a new autographed set where everything is a 1/1 creation with stars of the past, present and future all in play here.

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What's Buzzing: Chewing on 2023 Topps, the World Baseball Classic, slabbing some MiLB classics, NFL redemption packs, deactivated slabs and NBA chatter in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: NFL postseason chatter, "comps," Brock Purdy, Jay Briscoe and plenty more in today's edition.

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What: 2022-23 Leaf Exotic Basketball cards
Arrives: Late February
Box basics: Three autographed cards per box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf goes wild for basketball cards with an ink-only product where every card is limited to only 15 copies and is jam-packed with color and designs that are wild.

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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 ... a mix of recent finds and some from throughout last year.

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LEADING OFF WITH A BARGAIN ... 
The Item: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. autographed 2019 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby 8-by-1o photo (Topps Authentics)
The Price: Around $80 (regularly $130)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This autograph is one I've never bothered with on cardboard mostly for how it typically looks (it's not the greatest sig) but also because the stock-pilers have stayed busy grabbing them up as he's one of MLB's better young hitters today and he's not cheap. I landed this with a sale combined with some discount certificates on one of the sites that Fanatics populates and went here since that price was strong and the image isn't bad -- it's from his dominating Derby showing where he didn't win but wowed many. This was cheaper than most if not all autos from where I typically buy most often ... and those were sticker autos. I'll probably go this route for ink of notables (or singles in some instances) vs. ripping to chase 'em with pack prices these days. Pro tip: Just because a box is old doesn't mean the autographs just vanish ... hunt him from 2016 prospect stuff forward and Rookie Cards/ink in 2019 forward.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this one but MLB cards are here.

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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: 2021-22 Panini Prizm NBA cards (hanger pack)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was 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: NFL postseason chatter, new breaks, J-Rod, talkin' baseball, cardboard lawsuits and ... graded counterfeit reprints?

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What's Buzzing: Collecting "obscure players," MLB and Fanatics chatter, inside a National Treasures box, new NBA Hoops and "What is your one investment idea that will last a decade?"

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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: Carlos Correa signs (again), MLB and WWE chatter, NFL collectors ready for the postseason, Ja Morant and 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: Georgia wins big, some Aaron Rodgers questions, Zion Williamson, new pulls and will one set ever arrive?

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What: 2022-23 Donruss basketball cards
Arrives: Feb. 17
Box basics: One autographed card per 10-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss hits the court with the same 30-card pack format as previous years but with only one hit per box guaranteed this time around -- just ink -- but also with a boatload of inserts and parallels in every box.

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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: MLB and NFL chatter, inside a Prizm case, a big baseball pull and more in this Saturday edition.

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What: 2021-22 Panini Flawless basketball cards
Arrives: Feb. 15
Box basics: One diamond card and nine autos or mem cards per 10-card briefcase (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless NBA returns to the high-end collectors' courts with plenty of 75th anniversary nods, plenty of legends and, of course, big-time memorabilia cards for rookies and stars that get chased.

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What's Buzzing: Damar Hamlin is on collectors' minds, NFL and MLB chatter, eBay Vault, Giannis and a question for NBA collectors.

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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 ...

LEADING OFF WITH THE RECORD-BREAKER
The Card: Aaron Judge 2017 Topps Archives 1960 Rookie Stars
The Reason Graded: He has been an established slugger since his 52 homers as a rookie in 2017, but to a degree he'd fallen off card-wise (and power-wise) the last few years until smacking 39 in 2021 and his Yankees team record (and American League record) 62 homers this year.  I got rid of pretty much all of my RCs in 2017 -- no regrets -- to turn them into stuff I actively wanted (I'm still working rather glacially on some of those Clerks autograph runs) but some of my late-year Judge pulls and some inserts were saved along with my lone autograph. While I haven't yet slabbed my ink -- I probably will here at some point once I figure out what box I put it in -- this insert modeled after the memorable-but-overbearing 1960 Topps design was one that jumped out at me. Why? It was soooo clean.
The Grade: CSG 10

Reality Check: I was right and that pop shows me I'm not alone -- but it is surprising given how skinny the stock is here.

Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.

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What's Buzzing: New WWE pulls and wrestling chatter, Donovan Mitchell, MLB and NFL chatter 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: Donovan Mitchell has a monster night, Damar Hamlin, new pulls and a Superfractor autograph find that's out of this galaxy.

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What: 2022-23 Leaf Optichrome basketball cards
Arrives: March 31
Box basics: Five autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new line from Leaf using chromium stock will showcase basketball players of the past and present on a number of looks -- and with autographs on every card.

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What's Buzzing: Big pulls, big rumors, MLB chatter, a completed collection from Japan and more in this 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: Collectors react to the Pelé news, new pulls, MLB chatter and more in this Friday edition.

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