What: 2018 Topps Archives Snapshots baseball cards
Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph per 12-card box
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What's buzz-worthy: This online-exclusive arrives for a third season with an autograph and a parallel inside every pack along with a selection of base cards.

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What: 2018-19 Panini Prizm basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 21
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Prizm rainbow hits the hardwood once again with a boatload of Prizms in every box along with ink and color for NBA veterans and a new rookie class.

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What: 2018 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: Dec. 19
Box basics: Five autographs per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Contenders takes the field with a new twist on its famed Tickets that now include "stubs" and plenty of rookie energy in this new release.

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What: 2018-19 Panini Dominion basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 19
Box basics: Three autographs and one memorabilia card per six-card box (six boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Dominion takes the court once again with

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What: 2018 Historic Autographs Kings Multi-sport autographs
Arrives: Dec. 28
Box basics: Two autographs per box (four boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs follows up its first Kings release with a new one that packs ink from legendary players from the past from baseball as well as some legends from elsewhere.

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What's buzz-worthy: Contenders hits the hardwood for another season with new stars, new inclusions and a preview of what's to come later in the season, too.

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What: 2018 Topps Transcendent Collection Japan Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 21
Box basics: 11 autographed cards -- and plenty more -- per box
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' biggest high-end baseball brand gets a Japanese edition with a sole focus on two of the biggest MLB stars from the country -- Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani.

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What: 2018 Donruss Optic football cards
Arrives: Dec. 12
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Optic takes to the gridiron for another season with an Optichromed take on basic Donruss with plenty of ink and parallels for fans.

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The box: 2017 Leaf U.S. Army All-American Football Vault
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Boxes per box: 2
Cards per pack: 4 in bonus box; varies in standard box
Cards in this box: 16
Base set completion: 
N/A
Duplicates: 0

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What: 2018 Panini Playbook football cards
Arrives: Dec. 5
Box basics: Four autograph or memorabilia cards (including one booklet) per four-card box (16 boxes per case via two inners)

What's buzz-worthy: Playbook is back after some time on the bench and it's back with some big, bad possibilities like the creation you see above called Vault.

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What's buzz-worthy: Rookies & Stars hits the field for Cyber Monday with a new array of Rookie Cards and hits as well as a ton of inserts and more per box.

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What: 2018-19 Panini Revolution basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 5
Box basics: Six on-card autographs per case (16 boxes per case via two inners)
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What's buzz-worthy: Panini's colorful pattern-filled brand hits the hardwood for another season with plenty of energy and interesting inclusions on tap.

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What: 2018 Panini Playoff football cards
Arrives: Nov. 21
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per 12-pack box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Playoff takes the field again with a meaty base set of 200 veterans and 100 rookies and a wide selection of newcomers as hits that can offer a tease of what's to come later in the year.

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What: 2018 Leaf Valiant baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 25 (2019)
Box basics: Four autographs and one graded autograph card per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Valiant returns for a new season on the diamond with a slabbed card in every box as well as some of the biggest prospects in the game today.

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What: 2018 Star Trek Enterprise Archives Series 1
Arrives: Dec. 12
Box basics: Three autographs per set
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What's buzz-worthy: Star Trek Enterprise gets a new run on cardboard with a set that includes a run of Quotables cards, autographs and more.

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What: 2019 Topps Opening Day baseball cards
Arrives: March 13
Box basics: No hits guaranteed per 36-pack box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Opening Day returns for its 20th season with an insert in every pack, autographs and Relics in the mix -- and things even get a little dirty again, too.

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What: 2018-19 Panini Absolute Memorabilia basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 30
Box basics: Two autos, two memorabilia cards and two "uncirculated" cards per two-pack box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Absolute returns with nothing but hits and encased cards in its three-card packs for another season as Panini also celebrates a decade in the NBA game.

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What: 2018 Leaf Best of Football
Arrives: Jan. 25
Box basics: One buyback card or redemption plus one new Leaf card (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The elite cards from the past -- but that's not all -- will be found in this one as Leaf is "celebrating everything amazing about football cards" with this buyback release.

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What: 2018-19 Topps Chrome Bundesliga soccer
Arrives: Jan. 16
Box basics: One autograph per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps unleashes Chrome for the Bundesliga German soccer fans for the first time with all of the Refractor rainbows one would expect and plenty of ink to chase.

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What: 2018 Elite Extra Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 5
Box basics: Eight autographs and two memorabilia cards per five-pack box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Elite once again arrives with a heavy emphasis on future stars and the hits -- with case cards that are limited to no more than 999 copies with 10 parallels apiece just like last year.

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What: 2019 Topps Inception baseball cards
Arrives: March 20
Box basics: One autograph or one autographed patch Relic per seven-card box (16 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps Inception gets another ride for a new baseball season with a number of new stars and colorful looks for the hit-per-pack brand.

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What: 2019 Onyx Baseball Icons Collection
Arrives: Nov. 23
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (three boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Only 100 sealed cases will be made for this one and there will be nothing but Hall of Famers and "baseball legends" found in this one.

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What: 2018 Signed Investments HOF Premium Pack Baseball Edition
Arrives: Oct. 8
Box basics: Two Hall of Famer autographs
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What's buzz-worthy: Signed Investments arrives with a repack featuring nothing but autographed cards from Hall of Famers inside.

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What: 2018-19 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League soccer
Arrives: Feb. 20
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps brings Finest to the Champions League with a mini-box format that guarantees ink every time -- and that's a good thing because there's some international star power teased as being this one.

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What: 2019 Topps Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Black & White trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 23
Box basics: One autograph or sketch card per seven-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps brings its a black-and-white brand to Empire, the legendary second Star Wars film, for its sophomore release.

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