What: 2016 Topps Gold Label baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 31
Box basics: One framed autograph per seven-pack box (16 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The short-lived Topps Gold Label brand from the late 1990s and early 2000s returns with an autograph in every box and multiple classes to collect -- each with parallels.

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What: 2016 Certified football cards
Arrives: July 27
Box basics: Four autographs or memorabilia cards per 10-pack box (24 boxes per case via two inner cases)

What's buzz-worthy: This one will be the home of The Peyton Manning Collection, a five-card insert set that will have game-used jerseys and autographs, while every box will include one Rookie Patch Auto.

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What: 2015-16 Panini Preferred basketball cards
Arrives: July 27
Box basics:  Two autographs and two memorabilia booklets per two-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Playbook gets a slight revamp to include an auto and a booklet in each pack, while continuing to include game-specific memorabilia booklets and a massive autograph set that is free of stickers.

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What: 2016 Leaf Muhammad Ali Immortal Collection
Arrives: June 29
Box basics: One hit per nine-card box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: One of the world's greatest athletes returns to cardboard with a high-end 30-card set that guarantees a hit in every box and at least one cut autograph in every case.

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What: 2016 Donruss Optic baseball cards
Arrives: July 20
Box basics:  Two autographs per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini's promise of bringing Optichrome into its baseball lineup begins here with a Prizmatic take on the Donruss baseball brand that will include 10 parallels to the basic Donruss set you've seen before with some added touches.

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What: 2016 Super Break Super Sixer Mixer
Arrives: May 6
Box basics: Between eight and 16 hits per six-pack box

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's newest product includes a mix of baseball, football and basketball packs loaded with nothing but big cards in raw and graded form.

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What: 2016 Topps Bunt baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 17
Box basics: Seven cards per pack, 36 packs per box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The first physical Topps Bunt set will be a low-end release with a digital component alongside traditional cardboard -- a 200-card set that will have a full array of inserts and hits.

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What: 2016-17 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards
Arrives: Sept. 7
Box basics: No guaranteed hits per 32-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: A meaty base set with retro style enhanced with plenty of modern-day features and collectable options continuing what we've seen in recent years from Upper Deck will help fuel the interest here without an overabundance of "hits" in a case.

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What: 2016 Leaf Rookie Retro sports cards
Arrives: June
Box basics: One graded buyback Rookie Card and one Leaf Throwback card per box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's latest buyback product takes memorable Rookie Cards from throughout the sports world and adds a new touch in a two-card box packing plenty of potential.

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What: 2016 Panini Gala football cards
Arrives: July 20
Box basics: Four autographs or memorabilia cards and one base card per five-card box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Gala comes to the gridiron with the same formula seen with basketball -- the most-notable trait being short-printed Rookie Cards limited to only eight copies.

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What: 2016 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Prime Slime Trashy TV trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 5
Box basics: One hit per Hobby Collector box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Garbage Pail Kids return with a second helping of Americana this year, but this time it's all about what's found on TV.

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What: 2016 Topps Five Star baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 28
Box basics: Two autographs per box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Every autograph is on-card or a cut signature and once again there are just two cards per pack to help make it a more-affordable high-end option for collectors.

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What: 2016 Panini Clear Vision football cards
Arrives: July 13
Box basics: One autograph or memorabilia card per six-pack box (18 boxes per case via two nine-box inners)

What's buzz-worthy: The all-acetate show that is Clear Vision returns with four autographs per 18-box case (twice as many as last year) in a product where all hits are limited to no more than 99 copies.

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What: 2016 Topps Dynasty baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 2
Box basics: One autograph per box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: "The greatest high-end brand in baseball is back for another season," according to the sales materials for this one as Dynasty returns with the same formula as previous years.

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What: 2015-16 Panini Gala basketball cards
Arrives: June 29
Box basics:  Four autographs or memorabilia cards and one base card per five-card box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The second edition of Gala arrives with a new batch of Rookie Cards limited to only eight copies, while all autographs and memorabilia cards are limited to no more than 60 copies.

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What: 2016 Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces trading cards
Arrives: June 29
Box basics: one sketch per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Marvel Masterpieces brand is back with a featured artist -- Joe Jusko -- and an array of insert cards and buybacks that make the small box feel like something big.

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What: 2015-16 Panini Black Gold basketball cards
Arrives: June 29
Box basics:  Four autographs or memorabilia cards per two-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: After two years on the gridiron, Black Gold comes to basketball bringing its acetate- and gold-laden lineup to the international game with some looks back at the ABA, too.

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What: 2016 Rittenhouse Star Trek: The Next Generation Portfolio Prints Series 2 trading cards
Arrives: July 27
Box basics: Three autographed cards per 24-pack box.

What's buzz-worthy: The second of two series of Star Trek cards with art from Juan Ortiz revisiting The Next Generation includes one sketch card per 12-box case and a deep roster of autographs including plenty of notable first-time signers.

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What: 2016 Donruss Elite football cards
Arrives: June 29
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: On-card autographs will be found in every box while prime materials will have a strong presence here within a new-look take on a hobby staple.

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What: 2015-16 Panini Spectra basketball cards
Arrives: June 8
Box basics:  Seven autographs or memorabilia cards per 10-card box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Spectra combines memorabilia with ink on every autographed card in the brand with jumbo memorabilia pieces to be found elsewhere in a package that's nearly all about the hits and a rainbow of color.

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What: 2016 Super Break 8x10 Celebrity Signed Photo Edition
Arrives: May 18
Box basics: One signed 8-by-10 per box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's newest release includes autographed photos from stars of pop culture -- actors, singers, musicians, presidents and beyond. The company promises A-listers, icons, stars of hit TV shows, movies and more.

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What: 2015-16 Upper Deck Portfolio hockey cards
Arrives: Aug. 10
Box basics: Two autographs or memorabilia cards per 20-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The short-printed subsets are a star here, which build upon a 200-card base set with a variety of looks and approaches while presenting the stars you'd expect and plenty of Rookie Cards from this year's talented class to build a 364-card collection.

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What: 2016 Topps Star Wars Road to Rogue One trading cards
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: Two hits in every 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The next Star Wars movie gets a preview trading card set with a throwback design and Heritage-style stock in advance of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on Dec. 16. The film will story will focus on rebel spies on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star.

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What: 2016 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 28
Box basics: One autograph and one Relic per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The players and teams down on the farm take a trip back to 1967 with this release that includes a first for Topps' Minor League Baseball license -- on-card autographs.

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What: 2016 Topps Archives Signature Series All-Star Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 10
Box basics: One autograph per box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Archives Signatures line focuses on All-Stars with buyback cards from past Topps and Bowman releases signed and encased.

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