What: 2016-17 Panini Preferred basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 23
Box basics:  Two autographs and two memorabilia booklets per two-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Home of the Booklet Card includes powerful booklets, a variety of hits and the first Reggie Miller NBA autographs in more than a decade.

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What: 2017 Topps Luminaries baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 11 Nov. 8
Box basics: One autograph or autographed Relic card per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: A new high-end line features "the best the diamond has ever seen ... yesterday, today and tomorrow."

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What: 2017 Historic Autographs Celebrity Quads trading cards
Arrives: Late July
Box basics: One quad autograph  per box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs takes to Hollywood history with a release that will be limited to just 90 cases and feature some of the biggest names in entertainment history.

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What: 2017 Panini Unparalleled football cards
Arrives: Aug. 9
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per eight-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The sophomore season for this one doubles the amount of ink per box (at the expense of memorabilia) while once again packing plenty in every pack. There will also be the first base cards (Rookie Cards) for more than 60 NFL veterans in this one.

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What: 2017 TRISTAR Signature Series National Edition
Arrives: July 26
Box basics: One autographed item per envelope (10 envelopes per case).

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Signature Series returns with just 100 10-pack cases of authenticated autographed memorabilia just in time for the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago.

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What: Yu-Gi-Oh! Legendary Dragon Decks
Arrives: Oct. 6
Basics: Three decks (and more) per box (15 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: There will be three decks per box here -- Legendary Dragons of Atlantis, Cyber Dragons and Dimensional Dragons. According to Konami, each Legendary Dragon Decks set contains 153 cards -- two 40-card decks with 11-card extra decks along with one 41-card Deck with a 10-card extra deck. This one also includes variant art of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon and Starving Venom Fusion Dragon. Each deck also includes five foil cards. ... The suggested retail price on these boxes is $29.99.

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What: 2017 Leaf Signature Series tennis cards
Arrives: Aug. 15
Box Basics: 10 autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)

What's Buzz-worthy: Leaf Trading Cards takes to the court once again with a product that "features a very strong checklist including the addition of a number of elite new names" while also having a small print run.

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What: 2017 WNBA basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 23
Box basics:  Two autographs per 110-card factory set

What's buzz-worthy: The annual WNBA release from Rittenhouse Archives includes autographs from the newest No. 1 pick and one of two top stars in every box.

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What: 2017 Bowman Draft baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 6
Box basics: Three autographs per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case). For Super Jumbos, there will be five packs of 120 cards in each box with a total of five autos (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The year's first look at the newest draft picks in their MLB uniforms arrives in December with a Super Jumbo box that packs 600 cards inside with some new touches, too.

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What: 2017-18 NBA Hoops basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 25
Box basics: Two autograph cards per 24-pack hobby box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The NBA season tips off on cardboard with this release and we now have full details on what will be found at retail and hobby for this release as well as Donruss.

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What: 2017 Topps Triple Threads baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 13
Box basics: Four hits in every two-pack box (18 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Triple Threads returns for another season of high-end hits with two guys who just might get a little attention as their autographs are in there for the first time -- Aaron Judge and Derek Jeter.

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What: 2017 Leaf Best of Basketball Unopened Edition
Arrives: Aug. 25
Box basics: One unopened NBA wax box plus one new Leaf card per box (six boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The elite basketball brands from the past will be found here via unopened buyback wax boxes accented along with some new creations featuring notable players in the history of the game as the cherry on top.

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What: 2017 Donruss football cards
Arrives: Aug. 2
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 24-pack box (18 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Panini's Donruss football brand arrives for a new season with a new (not-retro) design that appears primed for Optichrome treatment later in the year, a new crop of Rated Rookies and another nod to 1980s Donruss via inserts.

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What: 2017 Panini Immaculate Collection Collegiate football cards
Arrives: July 26
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The college gridiron once again gets its own Immaculate Collection release with the stars of the past (and recent past) in this school-focused high-end brand.

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What: 2017 Leaf Wrestling Autographed Photograph Edition
Arrives: July 21
Box basics: Five autographed photos in every box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf focuses on wrestling stars of the past and present with nothing but signed photos in this new release.

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What: 2017 Topps Archives Signature Series Postseason Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 4
Box basics: One encased buyback autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
Player list: Click here to see who signed

What's buzz-worthy: Topps brings its buyback line to the collecting masses once again with a focus on the stars of MLB's postseasons of the past.

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What: 2017-18 In The Game Used hockey cards
Arrives: July 26
Box basics: Five memorabilia cards per box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again brings the legends of the ice to cardboard with a heavy memorabilia focus in this high-end brand that's about nothing but hits.

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What: 2017-18 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: One autograph per blaster box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on some of the retail inclusions to come in Panini America's first 2017-18 basketball product -- one that focuses on the college ranks and NBA hopefuls in advance of a new season.

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What: 2017 Topps UFC Museum Collection MMA cards
Arrives: Nov. 8
Box basics: One auto, one auto Relic and one Relic per eight-card box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: For a second year in a row, Topps brings its Museum Collection brand to UFC collectors as a standalone with three hits in every box of this hobby-only brand.

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What: 2017 Leaf Pop Century trading cards
Arrives: July 26
Box basics: Four hits per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's annual celebrity release returns with nothing but the hits from some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

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What: 2017 Topps WWE Then Now & Forever wrestling cards (aka 2017 Topps WWE Series 2)
Arrives: Nov. 1
Box basics: Two hits (one autograph guaranteed) in every 24-pack hobby box
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Once again, Topps' WWE flagship wrestling card set gets a second series with a second helping of all the big hits, too.

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What: 2017 Panini Certified football cards
Arrives: July 26
Box basics: Four autos or mem cards per 10-pack box (24 boxes per case via two inners)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Certified hits the gridiron once again with this year's rookie class getting the big focus in this one along with a new crisp look.

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What: 2017 Topps Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D Widevision trading cards
Arrives: June 6 ($99.99)
Box basics: One 44-card set and two autographs per box

What's buzz-worthy: The 40th anniversary of Star Wars continues on cardboard with a boxed set that offers an expanded look at the most-recent film with a chance at some big autographs.

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What: Yu-Gi-Oh! Code of the Duelist Special Edition
Arrives: Sept. 22
Basics: Three packs, one Super Rare card and one preview card per pack (12 packs per case)

What's buzz-worthy: According to Konami, "Code of the Duelist Special Edition is the ultimate value for Duelists" with one of two preview cards and one of two Super Rares in every pack. This 100-card booster set combines Fusion, Ritual, Synchro, Xyz and Pendulum with new Link Monsters while also introducing new Deck strategies where position of cards matters just as much as which cards played. ... The suggested retail price on these is $9.99 a pack.

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What: 2017 Topps Update baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 18
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 36-pack box (12 boxes per case); One autograph and two Relics per 10-pack jumbo box (six boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Update edition of the Topps baseball brand -- the flagship brand for the hobby -- caps things on cardboard with a look at the MLB All-Star Game and new faces in new places along with a new slate of cards we've seen in the first two series.

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