What: 2018 Leaf Autographed Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: June-July
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again brings the fabric of the game to the blind-wrapped football memorabilia market with "an incredible mix of Hall of Famers, fan favorites, the biggest stars in the game today plus the hottest young players in the game."

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What: 2018 Twin Peaks trading cards
Arrives: Aug. 22
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This iconic TV show once again gets a card set as part of the quest to decipher who killed Laura Palmer -- and it's a rather comprehensive one, too, as she's among the signers.

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What: 2018 Topps Star Wars Masterwork trading cards
Arrives: Sept. 12
Box basics: Four hits in every four-pack hobby box with two autographs guaranteed (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' high-end Star Wars brand arrives for the fourth time with its high-end approach to the entire legendary franchise with new characters and new signers.

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What: 2018 Topps Archives baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 15
Box basics: Two autograph cards per 24-pack box (10 boxes per case)
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Checklist: Click here
Hobby checklist: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: As reported here previously, Topps Archives returns with the stars of The Sandlot and plenty more nostalgia from the real world of baseball, too, inside its packs this year.

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What: 2018 Historic Autographs Art of Baseball
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: Three slabbed autograph cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The biggest names in the game arrive here with a mix of signed Exhibit cards, signed Perez Steele cards and Hall of Fame plaque postcards.

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What: 2018 Topps Legends of WWE trading cards
Arrives: Sept. 26 Dec. 21
Box basics: Four hits (three autos) per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The biggest names in WWE history get a set of their own for a second year in a row with a product that once again uses the mini-box format and includes on-card autos.

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What: 2018 Topps Gold Label baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 5 Oct. 12
Box basics: One framed autograph per box (16 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' Gold Label returns with the familiar format for another season with Shohei Ohtani and plenty more among the possibilities.

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What's buzz-worthy: The beefy stock and colorful rainbow of Panini Spectra is back on the hardwood for another season with some twists to the formula.

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What's buzz-worthy: A new NASCAR line brings some new textures to the track with cards with holographic stock, etched metalized stock and one called C2S.

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What: 2018 Historic Autographs HOF Inductees (baseball & football)
Arrives: May 9
Box basics: Three slabbed & authenticated autographs per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: A mix of Hall of Famers from both baseball and football are found in this one, which is all about authenticated cards in slabs -- not cuts.

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What: 2018 Leaf Greatest Hits basketball cards
Arrives: late June
Box basics: At least four buyback cards and one Leaf Original autograph per box (two boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Greatest Hits is back with some of the biggest cardboard from the past on buyback cards, but possibly some of the biggest cards of the future, too. Who might that be?

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What's buzz-worthy: Collectors can turn back the clock to 1969 for a second time this year with the arrival of Heritage High Number, which continues with the what's-old-is-new-again tradition that began back in 2001.

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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' new high-end brand that includes "the best of the past, present and future" is back for another season of "the ultimate pack-breaking experience" that includes top names like the guy you see above as well as cut autographs in every other box.

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What: 2018 Panini Luminance football cards
Arrives: June 6
Box basics: Three autographs and one memorabilia card per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This new brand from Panini will arrive with on-card Draft Day Signatures in every other box and a whole lot of new looks.

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: April 25
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line tries on jerseys for another go with a lineup of past and present greats from the gridiron as well as some new stars from this year's NFL Draft.

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What: 2018 In The Game Used hockey cards
Arrives: May
Box basics: Five memorabilia cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf is back with the legends of the ice and their memorabilia inside new cardboard with another hits-only edition of this one -- and it's got a 30-percent lower print run than last year and new Chosen Few redemption cards, too.

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What's buzz-worthy: Panini promises a "return to the essentials of collecting" with this one with "cards printed on stunning holographic card stock" and a product "loaded with colorful inserts and parallels."

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What's buzz-worthy: Dominion debuts for the NBA in this return to the Panini portfolio with almost nothing but the hits -- a mix of top rookies and memorable veterans and past stars.

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What's buzz-worthy: Panini brings NT to soccer fans for the first time with autographs from past and present greats -- and some boxes will include a ninth hit.

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What: 2018 Topps Archives Signature Series Active Player Edition baseball cards
Arrives: July 11
Box basics: One encased autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
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Signers list: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps brings its buyback line to the collecting masses once again with a focus on MLB's younger stars and iconic current veterans for another season.

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What's buzz-worthy: Encased comes to the NBA with "a plethora of stunning autograph and memorabilia content."

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What's buzz-worthy: Classics returns for another season with a new retro look for a meaty base set comprised of veterans, rookies and retirees.

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What: Yu-Gi-Oh! Battles of Legend -- Relentless Revenge
Arrives: June 29
Box basics: 24 five-card packs per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: According to Konami, this 100-card set "combines often-requested cards from each of the Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series" and "high-demand cards used in current competition and cards targeted at duelists who want to play with deck strategies and themes released over the past year and into the next." ... Each pack includes four Ultra Rares and one Secret Rare card. ... Packs carry a suggested retail price of $3.99.

What: 2018 Topps Stadium Club MLS soccer cards
Arrives: Aug. 29
Box basics: Two autographs per 16-pack box (16 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' take on Stadium Club for American soccer is back once again with the stars of MLS and what collectors have come to expect from this photography-focused brand.

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What: 2018 Topps Star Wars Galactic Files trading cards
Arrives: Aug. 8
Box basics: Two hits (one autograph guaranteed) per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Galactic Files returns once again with a comprehensive look at the Star Wars universe all in one place.

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