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The box: 2020 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards (blaster box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2020 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jersey Edition Series 2
Arrives: July 3
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line puts on jerseys for a second time this year with some new names, legendary inclusions and some other surprises.

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What's Buzzing Today: Ken Griffey Jr., Jasson Dominguez, Star Trek, Jim Kiick and soccer cards get the nod in today's edition.

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What: 2020 Leaf Autographed Football Mini-Helmets
Arrives: September
Box basics: One autographed mini-helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings a new batch of autographed mini-helmets to collectors in blind-box form with Hall of Famers, rookies and veterans all in one place.

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What's Buzzing Today: New pulls, future college football match-ups, PSA developments, an un-necessary cardboard debate and Project 2020 chatter in this Saturday edition.

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What: 2020 Panini Obsidian Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: TBD (online release)
Box basics: Four autographed cards per six-card box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Obsidian gets an online-first release for this year's football draft picks with plenty of ink and parallel potential to be found inside its small boxes.

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The box: 2020 Score football cards (blaster box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, 2020 Bowman heaters, Project 2020, are XRCs Rookie Cards and more in today's edition.

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This one is a quick idea for a new department here on The Buzz ... Fast Five -- a quick list under a simple topic that might offer a basic starting point for a themed collection. It's a basic list of five items that could be fun for a starting collector or a new way to add to a stash that might already seemingly include everything when it comes to cardboard. For some of you, it's probably common sense. For others of you out there, it's something to think about.

This time? Five things I'll be exploring in 2020 Score NFL.

ALTERNATE TEAMS
The Cards: Jalen Hurts in Alabama colors
This year's version of Score includes some players who played for more than one notable team in their college careers and that's something that you don't see all that often for college cardboard -- typically it's tied to their final team. No. 1 pick Joe Burrow can be found on both Ohio State and LSU cardboard, while No. 53 pick Jalen Hurts can be found with both Alabama and Oklahoma cards. These all have ink and parallels making the chase of something a little easier than some single-card SP variation but also more challenging if you want to do a comprehensive player rainbow. This one will be something I look for in my collecting experience with this new NFL release, which is out now for hobby boxes and should be arriving out at retail everywhere else any time now. (Hit that link up top for hobby boxes, which include a boatload of everything.)

Keep reading for four more making up the list this time.

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What's Buzzing Today: New breaks, Giannis' collection has 'em talking and discussing early years of Finest and Chromium cards with a print company guru who was a key to it all.

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What's Buzzing Today: Showing off autograph sets, first-box Mega Box magic and "baseball's biggest problem."

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, case breakdowns and PSA makes a price change.

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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: 2020 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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THE BASIC BIG ONE
The Item: Zion Williamson 2019-20 Panini National Treasures NBA Rookie Patch Autograph (/99)
The Price: $76,700 after 128 bids (two days remaining)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This was the first NT Zion Williamson card to hit eBay from this premium brand and it's one that's, believe it or not, not even the priciest card to hit the auction site. Hit that link below to see the rarer six-figure version of a Williamson card already up for grabs ... the first of many to come from this release. Is there hype here? Yep. Is there the money being paid for cards like this? Yep. Is there risk? Yep. Is there big-reward potential if he dominates the NBA for years? Yep. The boxes aren't cheap but the potential for life-changing cards is real ... in case you missed this here it is again. There are a lot more than 99 people out there around the world who would want this card and the price is in part a reflection of that. How it ends will be interesting to watch -- and I also wonder if the bidding would be helped by a better-looking photo (I had to clean things up to present it here) but that's probably a topic for a different time.
Similar Pieces: Zion Williamson National Treasures cards on eBay
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What's Buzzing Today: Jasson Dominguez's Superfractor has been pulled, the half-million Zion Williamson bounty, Project 2020, 55 Bowman Mega Boxes ripped from one store (left none for the kids) and more in today's edition.

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What: 2020 Panini Certified football cards
Arrives: Aug. 19
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per 10-pack box (24 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Certified returns for another foilboard-focused season on the gridiron with some new touches, a new rookie class (last year's rookies seen in mocks here) and plenty of the familiar for this long-running brand.

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What's Buzzing Today: Your "fan cave" needs one of these, 2020 Bowman breaks, Chrome soccer, Project 2020, NFL breaks and ... is Tom Brady's replacement a sleeper?

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, big predictions, Project 2020, banking on Derek Carr (?!?!) and MLB Draft chatter will be picking up soon.

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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: 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football (blaster box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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What's Buzzing Today: Surprises from new releases, sketch cards, big breaks, Court Kings and more Project 2020 chatter.

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What's Buzzing Today: Pondering MLB's most-overrated player, new pulls, Project 2020 lulls and more in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing Today: "I realized I had a Kobe collection," a big 2020 Bowman pull, BGS 9.5 vs. PSA 10, Project 2020 flippers flipping out and more in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Panini NFL Five trading card game
Arrives: Aug. 21
Box basics: 24 10-card packs per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini brings TCGs to the gridiron for a sophomore season with this one packing new NFL rookies, plenty of stars and being fully compatible with its debut edition.

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What: 2020 Panini Elements football cards
Arrives: Aug. 14
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per four-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The third season of Elements includes some new inclusions, some short-printed parallels to chase and "more on-card autographs," according to Panini.

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What's Buzzing Today: Inside a 2020 Bowman case, Drew Brees, big pulls, NBA return and virtual Rookie Premiere players.

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