What: 2021 Super Break 'We Talkin' 'bout Playoffs' Basketball Edition
Arrives: July 7
Box basics: One graded buyback card per box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break takes to the hardwood with a slab in every box of this one and with the biggest names in modern NBA history in play.

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What's Buzzing: Big pulls, last-blaster heat, The National, inside a case of Crown Royale and "the Angels should have traded Mike Trout."

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What's Buzzing: NBA Playoff reactions, MLB chatter, new NFL and NBA breaks as well as some new wrestling cards on the way.

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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: 2020-21 Panini Contenders NBA (jumbo pack)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What's Buzzing: Big pulls, NBA flipper worries, Johnny Manziel's NCAA-dodging ink, The National and more.

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Panini America has a new team member.

Likely top-five pick and NBA G League standout Jalen Green has signed an exclusive card and autographed card deal with the company, according to an announcement released on Thursday.

“Jalen is the kind of exciting, offensively gifted young player that fans and collectors alike clamor for and we’re excited to partner with him for such a meaningful relationship,” said Panini CEO Mark Warsop in a prepared release. “He will absolutely be a key figure in our products not just during his rookie season, but for years to come. He’s a bright part of our future and the future of licensed trading cards.”

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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 ...

PLAYING KETCHUP ... ERR, CATCH-UP
The Card: Patrick Mahomes 2017 Panini #104 -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: I've had all of my rookie-year Mahomes cards sitting in a "perhaps-grade" stack for some time and this is the first of them from my stash to head down to Florida for a slab from the new company on the block for sports cards. I think most of my bigger Mahomes RCs were slabbed long ago (see one here), but I'm playing catch-up on the other ones now. This is a relatively clean card from a lower-end retail-only brand that is definitely worth the slab -- raw cards are around a couple-hundred but Gem Mint cards can push or even top the $1,000 mark on eBay. I'll take the equivalent from what is looking like a strict grader.
The Grade: CSG 9.5

Reality Check: The pop report is still to come* from CSG -- they say it's in the works -- but I knew this one looked good enough to slab now and I was right. The paper stock here from this basic brand is definitely chippy (more on the backs) and those corners could easily get a lift or nick in packaging but this one checked out as a 9.5 ... not bad for what was probably from a bargain-bin blaster. CSG grades pretty tough from what I have seen so far, so a 9.5 felt good.

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What's Buzzing: Ripping 2021 Bowman, new Court Kings pulls, NBA market worries, NFL breaks and baseball chatter in this holiday edition.

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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The Item: Willie Mays 2021 Topps Sterling Bat Knob Relics (1/1)
The Price: $17,999.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This huge pull is an example of the possibilities in this new high-end arrival from Topps, though I'm not sure it will get that much. (But the best offer feature is there for a reason.) The number of full Mays bats out there is perhaps not what it used to be -- at least for those available on the auction block -- but they're probably not going quite that high for the full item ... but anything seems possible these days. Sterling boxes aren't cheap but they include big stuff every time and this one is among the bigger possible finds with bat barrels, jersey letters and more possible. Check out the link below and grab your box after that if it's a brand for you.
Similar Pieces: 2021 Topps Sterling 1/1s on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2021 Topps Sterling boxes and cases

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What's Buzzing: Big cases, the Javier Baez play, NBA chatter, pondering the soccer market and more.

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, Project70, a big collecting question, pondering the markets and ... get your popcorn out for one thread. (Or, actually, don't.)

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NBA and NFL collectors will have new stuff to chase thanks to a new agreement between Panini America and Funko.

Funko Pop! Trading Cards will be on the way later this year beginning with basketball and football and "incorporate Panini’s globally popular Prizm trading card brand for both the NBA and NFL. Similar to the very popular Pop! Albums and Pop! Comic Covers," according to a company announcement.

"We are excited to enter into this collaboration with Funko," said Jason Howarth, Panini's VP of Marketing. "The success of our Panini trading cards in the collectible space along with the success that Funko is experiencing in the vinyl figure collectibles space makes this the ideal collaboration for sports fans and consumers."

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What's Buzzing: Project70 teasers, Sabrina Ionescu, MLB cheaters, MLB chatter and more in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: Project70, new breaks, WWE pulls and people pondering their collecting futures.

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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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A PIECE OF THE GAME
The Card: Dri Archer 2014 Panini National Treasures Rookie NFL Football & Lace (/4)
The Price: $25
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I've always thought these cards with big and bold pieces of event-used footballs from the NFLPA Rookie Premiere are cool regardless of who they are made for. (Archer last played in 2015 so not much interest in that way.) This was the second time I've grabbed one of these -- the last being years ago at this point -- as I haven't really seen them pop up as much in recent years. (Can't say I'm constantly looking but they aren't super-plentiful, either.) This is literally half of the laces on an NFL ball embedded into a card and three-dimensional cards like this aren't done as often as they should be if you ask me, especially for premium brands. Sure, they cost more to make as those big swatches could have gone to several cards but all of them combined don't have as much oomph as cards like this do.
Grab a box right here: National Treasures boxes (all years)

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What's Buzzing: Corey Kluber throws a no-hitter, Shohei Ohtani, MLB breaks, WWE breaks, big NBA cards and some NFL optimism?

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What: 2021 Leaf Greatest Hits Basketball
Arrives: late June
Box basics: Nine buyback cards per box
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Greatest Hits returns as "the highest-end buyback item Leaf has ever offered to market" with a loaded mix of legendary NBA buyback cards among the possibilities.

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What's Buzzing: Another no-hitter in MLB, Project70 repeats, big pulls and more in today's edition.

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What: 2020-21 Panini Select basketball cards
Arrives: July 9
Box basics: Three autograph or memorabilia cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select hits the court with the same formula -- a tiered base set with plenty of parallels -- but a new rookie class and some other surprises from this colorful brand.

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What's Buzzing: "Shohei Ohtani is the best player in baseball," Project70, NBA chatter and pondering NBA Prizm RC values long-term.

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What: 2021-22 Onyx Vintage Basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 24
Box basics: Two on-card autographs per four-card box (24 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Onyx hits the court for its first basketball release that includes ink from past and present greats, at least two WNBA superstars and a number of promising draft picks.

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What's Buzzing: Next year's Basketball Hall of Famers, football breaks, Project70, Xander Bogaerts and "Trout is struggling."

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What's Buzzing: Ripping new golf, Albert Pujols to the Dodgers, Target sales, WWE chatter, alleged falling NBA prices and ... a loaded 2021 Bowman format?

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What's Buzzing: Taking a look at new WWE breaks, some "insane" 2021 Bowman results, Jasson Dominguez, big pulls and "baseball players are soft now."

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There are plenty of everyday kinds of game-used items out there that never show up on the auction block en masse, are rarely cut up and put into sports cards and rarely get autograph or authentication treatment or other attention.

But they are out there -- and they can pop up on the auction block often. Sometimes they can surprise you with how much they sell for -- stuff like champagne corks and bottles have been authenticated and stickered by some teams after championships. Then there are displays using confetti, pieces of floors, dirt, turf, nets ... they've nearly all shown up in cards, too.

But not this one? Nothing like my game-used Gatorade bottle ... at least that I know of. (Tell me if I missed those cards!)

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