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: The National, big pulls, new Olympic cardboard, fake NBA cards and more in today's edition.

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What: 2021 Donruss football cards
Arrives: Sept. 1
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 18-pack hobby box (18 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss' format stays the same as it hits the gridiron once again with plenty of Rookie Cards, inserts and more in every box.

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What: 2021 Panini Black football cards
Arrives: Aug. 25
Box basics: One rookie patch auto, one auto and one memorabilia card per five-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Black returns for another season on the gridiron with its familiar look but also with "new and improved content" with "more rookies and more inserts than ever before" as well as some new chase elements.

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What: 2021 Panini National Treasures college football cards
Arrives: Aug. 18
Box basics: Seven autographs or memorabilia cards per eight-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures goes back to school for another season with some added color in the design as it showcases a new crop of stars.

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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: 2021 SAGE Low Series football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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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: The NBA Finals, the MLB Futures Game, the MLB Draft, The National and more in this 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: Ronald Acuña Jr. is out for the year, a huge first-box pull, showing off Gold Refractors, new MLB breaks, The National and checking in on The Giannis Thread.

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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: 1993 Classic Pro Line Live football cards
Where to buy: Will take some hunting ... BlowoutCards.com for newer NFL boxes

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What: 2021 Pro Set Metal football cards
Arrives: Sept. 24
Box basics: Six autographed cards per 12-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Pro Set's football card arrival in boxes comes with some extra flash in the form of Metal with a release that's not solely about signed cards for this debut.

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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: The National, Shohei Ohtani Rookie Cards, MLB busts this year and big pulls 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: Big pulls, Project70, The National and more in today's edition.

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What: 2021 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Photo Football Edition
Arrives: Aug. 18
Box basics: One autographed football photo per pack (15 packs per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line arrives once again with NFL legends and stars of today all in one place -- and with the possibility for autographed memorabilia, too.

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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: Football cards that never happened, Shohei Ohtani keeps on smacking home runs, The National, NFL and MLB breaks, 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: The National, a collecting question, Project70, soccer breaks and big MLB pulls in today's edition.

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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 ...

VG THE MVP (SO FAR)
The Card: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2019 Topps Stadium Club #301 -- Rookie Card 
The Reason Graded: In my first bulk sub to CSG, which I recently got back -- 80 working days, by the way -- I worked in a few recent-year Rookie Cards just to see how some different kinds of stock are handled by the veteran grading company that has just turned its attention to sports cards starting this year. I sent this in before the season started, of course, but it looks like a smart slab now as Vladdy is demolishing things in MLB and is on pace for a monster season if he keeps at it.
The Grade: CSG 9

Reality Check: There's no pop report yet -- they say it's coming* -- but this one comes in at my anticipated mark, though I would have been happy to get a higher one. (You'll see those in the coming months.) This one has some high gloss and somewhat softer stock -- not the easiest grading combo -- but I think it's the backs here that are the key. This one not getting a higher grade made me wonder what might be holding it down -- a deal where I'd want to see subgrades, but not for $10 more. I do think, based on my results, that CSG is grading to a stricter standard (like BGS) vs. others (at least historically until recently) so I'm also OK with cards not checking in at 9.5s or 10s in bulk. My second bulk sub -- hopefully back soon, too -- included more stuff like this.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2021 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What's Buzzing: Kyle Schwarber, The National, Project 70, Trevor Bauer and big pulls lead the way.

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New unis and new cards, who dis?

Panini Instant has the answer for 42 NFL rookies who took part in the 2021 Rated Rookie Showcase with their new cards available now over on the Panini Instant site.

Each player has a standard card available and printed to order after their window closes via Panini America. Parallels include Blue (/25), Versicolor (/5) and 1/1 Black and those are available while they last -- and many are gone after last night's launch.

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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: Kyle Schwarber can't stop smacking home runs, The National, new breaks, All-Star finalists and Project70.

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What: 2021 Panini Certified football cards
Arrives: Aug. 25
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per 10-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Certified hits the gridiron once again with the same hits volume as last year and plenty of the familiar foilboard feels for the long-running brand that will include new rookies' memorabilia cards, ink and more.

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What's Buzzing: MLB and NFL breaks, The National, Vladdy, Project70 and ... what if Matt Stafford can win a ring?

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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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A RARE ROOKIE CARD PARALLEL 
The Card: Calvin Ridley 2018 Donruss Jersey Number parallel (/18) -- Rookie Card parallel
The Price: $37.50
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This was more of a premium pick-up for me yet still felt like a steal, too, as this is one of those rarer parallel type of cards where if you pass on one copy you might not see another again as it's a super-rare card in a release with a meaty, multi-format print run -- meaning some of the cards might never be found. It's relatively clean and I also had my eye on it for possible grading but there's a minor wrinkle or surface indent that could get a low mark (maybe). I probably won't risk that but it's no big deal as this one is staying in my school ties part of my stash. It doesn't hurt that he could have an even more dominating kind of season with future Hall of Famer Julio Jones on the move, though.
Grab a box right here: 2018 Donruss NFL (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: Another no-hitter in MLB, The National, new Star Wars cards, Project70 and more.

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What: 2021 Panini Elements football cards
Arrives: July 30
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per five-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The fourth season of Elements arrives with some energetic new looks, some legends from the past alongside today's greats and, of course, plenty of new rookies.

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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, old classics, The National, NBA pulls and the NBA Playoffs, the bubble and ... Wander Franco, Wander Franco, Wander Franco

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