What: 2022 Panini Contenders Optic football cards
Arrives: July 31
Box basics: Two autographs per six-card box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Contenders Optic drops for a new year with some new inclusions, new stars, some new looks and plenty of colorful autographs with big-pull potential.

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What: 2024 Wild Card AutoMania American Football Edition football cards
Arrives: July 12
Box basics: Eight numbered autographed and encased cards per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card adds some patriotic themes to its football autograph chase for nearly 180 players of the past, present and future with an encased 1/1 auto in every box and with everything else limited to no more than 25 copies.

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What's Buzzing: Fun Face, NBA Finals, Tom Brady Rookie Cards, The National, new pulls and more.

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What: 2024 Panini Luminance football cards
Arrives: July 19
Box basics: Three autographs and one memorabilia card per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Luminance hits the NFL gridiron for a seventh time with a familiar photo-driven approach but with some new looks, new players and more in store.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... 

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DOGPOOL'S DEBUT
The Book: Prelude To Deadpool Corps No. 3 -- first Dogpool appearance
The Price: Under $8
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This was an impulse/curiosity buy once I saw Dogpool -- a character that I'm admittedly not that familiar with -- on this cover of Empire in advance of the Deadpool & Wolverine movie to come as well as in a preview trailer. Why? Well, one reason I grabbed this was that the lone graded copy of this book on eBay at that time had an asking price of $400-plus. While I know that's high, you never know what people might grab if the that pup steals the show or at least picks up some headlines alongside Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds when this one hits. (Weird thing have happened with Baby Yoda and Star Wars' Porgs in recent years.) This comic cover isn't exactly the same as what we're getting on the big screen dog-wise, but with the movie figuring to generate a lot of buzz and perhaps include a lot of cameos I've been looking at stuff here and there ... and I really need to go find that magazine, too. It's actually got higher asking prices on eBay than this book and has sold for more than $20. (It's a UK mag ... so it's perhaps not as easily found just yet.) The comic has had CGC 9.8 sales of $85 and $299 in recent months, too, so there's definitely some speculating ... and there should be. This movie will be huge.
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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Fun Face will be a chase in Series 2, Ethan Salas, off-season NFL chatter, new pulls and NBA Finals chatter.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Awaiting NBA Finals Game 2, Topps flagship chatter, Jayson Tatum, fake slabs, grading fees and 2024 Score NFL reactions.

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What: 2023 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: Aug. 2
Box basics: Four autographs per four-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini revisits Prizm Draft once again with current college stars greats of the recent past in their school colors with an autograph in every pack and more.

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What: 2024 Score football cards
Arrives: July 10
Box basics: Four autographs per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Score once again kicks off Panini's 2024 NFL lineup soon with new rookies, plenty of stars, all those familiar inserts and more in a meaty big box of everything for football collectors.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: NBA Finals reactions, Topps Series 2, a big pull, "true," on-card AEW ink and more in this Friday edition.

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What: 2024 Pro Set Metal football cards
Arrives: July 31
Box basics: Seven autos per 11-card box  (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Pro Set's Metal once again returns with "the top young college and pro talent on the gridiron" as well as "some of the greatest legends and superstars in the game" with a new twist -- one lenticular-stock autographed card per box.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: MLB bans, NBA Finals, Justin Jefferson, a Hall of Fame question and more in today's edition.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Larry Allen, the NBA Finals, pondering the NFL's GOAT on defense, a C.J. Stroud question and more.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: New pulls, the NBA Finals, waiting for the NFL season, Luis Arraez and ... seeking logic in sales trends?

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

GRADE LIKE A BUTTERFLY ...
The Card: Muhammad Ali 2021 Topps Muhammad Ali The People's Champ Collection Black parallel (/56)
The Reason Graded: When I spotted this card (ungraded) at about the price of a blaster, I bit as that was a good number for a parallel from this set that was released week by week for a year on Topps' site. Since it was both a rarer parallel and, if you ask me, one of the better-looking cards in this retro-styled set with that exposure photo, I also opted to slab it. Why? Well that stock and color is a grading challenge -- but it was one I was willing to take as this one looked strong.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: I was right and it graded actually better than I had hoped (I figured a 9.5)  making this a win atop of a win.

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What's Buzzing: Autographs are flowing, NBA Finals, Caleb Williams vs. Patrick Mahomes, new pulls, NFL chatter and Midnight reactions.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Gunnar Henderson, offseason NFL chatter, the NBA Finals, hunting Wembanyama and more.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The pack: 2022 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (value)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2023 Panini Select football cards
Arrives: TBD 2024
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select hits the gridiron once again with a big set that's tiered still very much in play along with plenty of color and inserts showcasing NFL stars.

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What: 2023 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: July 16, 2024
Box basics: Five autographs (one on-card) per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders arrives for NFL fans once again with it familiar approach but a smaller box size that helps showcase ink and inserts in virtually every pack.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: New pulls, hot NFL takes, MLB chatter, busting a Chronicles WWE case and more in this Saturday edition.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The lot: 2023 Donruss NFL cards (two retail packs ... part of a repack box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: MLB disappointments, new pulls, Action Packed, Prizm WWE reactions, a loaded Victor Wembanyama box and The National.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Bobby Witt Jr., college football, pondering QBs, waiting on a Paul Skenes start, Boys Of Summer and more.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2023 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks football cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

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