What:

What's buzz-worthy: Panini America launches its expanded 2019 baseball card lineup with Donruss, which will pack plenty of new and old looks into packs with the stars in play today being a prime focus.

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What: 2018 Topps The Walking Dead Autograph Collection trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 19
Box basics: One encased serial-numbered autograph card per box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' newest release for The Walking Dead is all about autographs -- and only autographs -- in this release set to arrive this month.

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What: 2018 Topps Brooklyn Collection
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: Five on-card autographs "featured on recently discovered lost Topps designs."

What's buzz-worthy: Members of 582 Montgomery Club have received their invites to buy their super-premium box as part of their subscription -- and they have to decide by tomorrow at 5 p.m. Eastern, according to an email sent to members.

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What: 2018-19 Topps Bundesliga Museum Collection soccer cards
Arrives: Spring 2019
Box basics: One autograph, one autographed Relic and one Relic per eight-card box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps unleashes Museum Collection for Bundesliga German soccer fans for the first time with plenty of hits chase inside its boxes.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Encased hits the gridiron for a third season with a new rookie class getting a lot of the attention while some NFL legends are also to be found.

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What: 2018 Leaf Pop Treasury memorabilia boxes
Arrives: December
Box basics: Three memorabilia pieces per box (three boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Trading Cards turns its attention to pop culture for its latest memorabilia product with just 66 cases of this one being made.

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What: 2019 Topps Stranger Things Season 2
Arrives: April 3
Box basics: Two hits (one autograph or sketch) per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The kids are back as the hit Netflix series and Topps team up for a second helping of Stranger Things cardboard all about the second season.

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What: 2019 Topps WWE Raw wrestling cards
Arrives: April 10
Box basics: Two hits (one autograph guaranteed) in every 24-pack hobby box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps makes a relatively dramatic change to its WWE flagship model separating its brands into specific card sets with Raw leading off the collecting year for the company.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Impeccable takes to the hardwood once again with "the return of the super-rare and highly sought-after 1/2 troy ounce gold and one-ounce silver bar cards" among its inclusions -- and every autograph is an on-card signature.

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What: 2018 Leaf Autographed Jersey Multi-sport Edition
Arrives: January
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again expands the collecting landscape for its newest autographed-jersey-in-a-box release with this one -- and it includes some team-signed and surprise inclusions once again.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Plates & Patches returns to the gridiron with a nearly hits-only approach with big names from the past and present as well as plenty of cardboard for the new rookie class.

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What: 2019 Donruss NASCAR cards
Arrives: Feb. 6
Box basics: One autograph and two memorabilia cards per 24-pack box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: A new season for NASCAR arrives soon with Optic cards worked into the Donruss lineup along with a few surprises that all help celebrate the past, present and future of racing.

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What: 2018-19 Donruss Optic basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 30
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Optic hits the hardwood for another NBA season with an insert card in every pack atop all of the star power and new rookie crop.

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What's buzz-worthy: This new brand takes an all-in-one approach -- a one-card pack -- while highlighting new players and big names from around the NFL as well as notables from the past.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Crown Royale takes to the hardwood with some new cardboard for a new season as Panini America adds a little Kaboom! to this one, too.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Big books, big names ... Limited is back with a new crop of Rookie Cards, plenty of ink and more for NFL collectors.

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What: 2019 Bowman baseball cards
Arrives: April 17
Box basics: Three autographs per 12-pack jumbo box (eight boxes per case); One autograph per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Bowman is back with another modern-looking design, some of the biggest prospects in the pipeline and some new touches that should keep prospectors busy as they chase the rainbow of Refractors and more that will be found in this one that also celebrates the 30th anniversary of Bowman's 1989 revival.

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What: 2019 Topps Star Wars Authentics Autographs
Arrives: Feb. 13
Box basics: One autographed photo and one serial-numbered trading card per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps brings its autographed photographs for this legendary franchise to pack form along with a new card set that lets fans chase those big autographs without paying a bigger price.

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What: Viceroy Space Series 2 trading cards
Arrives: March 27
Box basics: One over-sized sketch card, cut auto or oversized relic and 12 sketch cards per box (four boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Want a collecting experience with touches that are out of this world? This is a release that explores space and all of the interesting inclusions that can be found in the final frontier.

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What: 2017-18 Leaf Stickwork hockey cards
Arrives: Late December
Box basics: Four memorabilia cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This memorabilia-loaded brand focused on one of the key pieces of a hockey player's equipment arrives just in time to get a new dose of legendary names into collectors' hands.

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What: 2019 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards
Arrives: March 27
Box basics: Two autographs per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Gypsy queen will return for another season with a colorful retro look, some surprising and soxy Relics and some new inclusions and "unannounced hidden gems."

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The box: 2018 Topps Gold Label baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 33
Class 1 set completion: 
17 of 100 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Mike Trout, Mariano Rivera, Jacob deGrom, Justin Upton, Joey Votto, Ted Williams, Gary Sanchez, Yu Darvish, Francisco Lindor, Adrian Beltre, Matt Olson, Miguel Sano, Jackie Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr., Aaron Judge

Rookie Cards (2) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Clint Frazier

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What: 2018 Leaf Metal Sports Heroes trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 25
Box basics: One sealed autograph card per hobby box (20 boxes per case) or three sealed autos per jumbo box (12 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf tries a new format for its multi-sport, ink-driven release with a pair of box formats for collectors to choose from as it presents some of the biggest names across the sporting world all in one place.

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The box: 2018 Donruss football cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8 (seven Donruss, one 2017 Panini Illusions)
Cards per box: 61
Base set completion: 
36 of 300 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 3

Notables on base cards – Earl Campbell, Andrew Luck, Brett Favre, Kurt Warner, Amari Cooper, Jared Goff, Mitchell Trubisky, Odell Beckham Jr. (2)

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The box: 2018 Panini Prizm NASCAR cards (blaster box)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 7 (six standard and one Camo Prizm pack)
Cards per pack: 4 (three per Camo)
Cards in this box: 27
Base set completion: 
11 of 50 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Rusty Wallace, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Danica Patrick, Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman, Marcos Ambrose

Rookie Cards (1) – Hailie Deegan

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