What: 2020 Topps Women of Star Wars trading cards
Arrives: March 25
Box basics: One autograph per seven-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps focuses on the female stars of the legendary science fiction franchise in a release that packs an autograph in every box and a sketch card in every sixth one.

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The box: 2018 Topps Stranger Things Season 1 trading cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one commemorative patch pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 71
Base set completion: 
57 of 100 (57 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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The box: 2019 Topps Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (mini blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Initially at Walmart for these -- BlowoutCards.com for hobby

Packs per box: 6 (five standard one three-card Battle Lines pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 33
Base set completion: 
20 of 110 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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What's Buzzing Today: MLB postseason chatter, new Star Wars breaks and other big pulls as Buzz waits for his caffeine to kick in on this Monday morning.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer blasters this year 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. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around there's a little bit of everything.

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BUZZ IS FINE WITH NINES
The Card: Nick Chubb 2018 Donruss Optic Blue Prizm (/149) Rookie Card parallel (BGS 9)
The Price: $14
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy was the top RB in the NFL in Week 4 with a monster game (and this one was purchased before that) but I'm thinking that he's among the better buys for last year's rookies right now because of where he's playing and the potential. If the Browns win big or at least improve impressively and have some moments, the 2018 RCs of Baker Mayfield and Chubb will arguably be the cards looked at first -- and Mayfield is already expensive so this guy might have more potential of the two. The basic versions of his cards are pretty easy finds, even when graded, so parallels are the way to go first in my mind. I grabbed this one since it was a tad cheaper than other versions but perhaps lower than it might be if it had been graded subgrades. (I'm fine with this type of BGS card as long as there's no obvious flaw showing to make you wonder.)
Grab a box right here: 2018 Donruss Optic NFL (a few formats)

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The box: 2019 Topps Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Black & White trading cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 56
Base set completion: 
41 of 150 (27 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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What: Star Trek Inflexions Starfleet's Finest trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 18
Box basics: Three autographs per three-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Star Trek gets a high-end release with an autograph in every pack and plenty of potential from throughout the legendary franchise -- both TV and film all in one place ... and sometimes on the same card.

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What's Buzzing Today: Postseason MLB is here, new pulls, Gardner Minshew, eBay drama and more 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 ...

The Card: Ronald Acuña Jr. 2018 Topps Chrome Update #HMT25 Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: I only opened a couple of mega boxes for this brand but did land this guy -- and, man, do I wish this card had used the bat-down photo. (What could have been?) I recently revisited a few of my boxes holding the finds of my buys last year and this one struck me as a clean example worth a slab, especially with him having had an elite season coming up just short of being the youngest member of the elite 40-40 Club.
The Grade: BGS 9.5

Reality Check: Turns out I was right, though this is a card that's heavily graded with a growing pop report since I submitted this one. There was a 10 grade right after mine in the serial-numbering line and there have been plenty of 9.5s graded since -- and even the 10s aren't all that rare for this one. There's plenty here to feed the demand for a guy who should be on collector radars for years. You'll see more of Acuña here.

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What's Buzzing Today: MLB chatter and pulls, NFL rookie QBs, stolen photo yields $6,000 eBay sale and inside 27 boxes of Pop Century.

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What's Buzzing Today: Highlights from 54 boxes of one brand and a number of other breaks from around the collecting world in today's edition.

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Have you seen the latest cool cards from a new release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a new arrival that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's six-pack: Iconic autographs to own ... I'll make my signer choices and show six examples from recent releases. (This is by no means a catch-all or top-of-them-all list ... just six on Buzz's mind.)

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PAST MEETS PRESENT 
The Card: Ronald Acuña Jr. & Hank Aaron 2019 Topps Tribute Tandem Autograph Booklets Red (/10)
The Price: $1,999.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: OK, maybe this is a Pick Seven this week, but this card is a perfect example of get it while you can when it comes to autographs. This card is super-rare and from a high-end brand and it includes autographs of one guy who you should have these days and one guy you need to have in your collection if you do baseball. Acuña is the autograph you should have as he's an emerging MVP-caliber talent -- a guy who came up just short of being the youngest member of the super-elite 40-40 Club at age 21 ... while mostly batting leadoff. The other is an MLB legend you need to own in some fashion, the former home run king who hit more home runs than anyone in history* (save for That One Guy*). This is the elite past meeting the elite future. Aaron is 85 and his handwriting has gotten rougher over time, while Acuña will have plenty of reasons to potentially not sign new autograph deals if he becomes more and more successful on the field. Aaron was the auto that came to mind first for me, but Acuña is perhaps the autograph to own for this season. Thankfully, I've pulled both of these guys' autos out of packs in the past, so I haven't had to chase them -- but they should both be in an MLB collection.

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What: 2020 Topps Star Wars: Return of The Jedi Black & White trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 22
Box basics: One autograph or sketch card per seven-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps brings its black-and-white brand to Jedi, for its latest release with the familiar oldschool format taking on the tale with Ewoks and (spoiler!) the end of the Death Star all included.

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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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TWO BIG ROOKIES ... 
The Item: Kyler Murray and Daniel Jones 2019 Panini Spectra dual-patch auto 1/1
The Price: $2,025 after 12 bids (two days remaining)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This card is a shiny shining example of how you can't predict legitimate NFL cardboard heat until we're a few games into a season -- and we're still not exactly there. One guy here was the No. 1 overall pick and the other was the No. 1 surprise in the first round -- and it's the surprise that arguably might be winning the battle right now after just taking over the job for the Giants. Murray has had some good stats at times but is winless. I'm not sure who might be powering the demand for this one just yet but it is a rarity from a high-end brand that, while unusual and colorful in the past, looks more appealing this year.
Similar Pieces: 2019 Panini Spectra autos 
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2019 Panini Spectra boxes

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The box: 2017 Topps Journey to Star Wars The Last Jedi (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com for other Star Wars releases

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard packs plus one patch pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 61
Base set completion: 
20 of 110 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but pulls from around the collecting world as we wait for Buzz's caffeine to kick in.

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What's Buzzing Today: Gardner Minshew, scouting the Arizona Fall League, a Walking Dead case delivers and more break highlights from around the collecting world.

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The box: 2017 Topps The Walking Dead Season 7 trading cards (Walmart-version blasters)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one hit pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 61
Base set completion: 
34 of 100 (34 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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What: Cryptozoic Rick and Morty Season 3 trading cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: TBD -- previously one autograph and one sketch card per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Pre-order: Click here (available soon)

What's buzz-worthy: There aren't a lot of details yet, but Rick and Morty will get a third run on cardboard as Cryptozoic has teased the box image and released promo cards for this one.

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What's Buzzing Today: Ginter's non-MLB autos, 2019 Bowman Chrome arrives and big pulls in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Cryptozoic CZX Super Heroes and Super Villains trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 22
Box basics: One autograph, one sketch, one film cel, one CZX STR PWR, one parallel and one base card per six-pack box (six boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Cryptozoic brings DC's biggest characters and the actors who played them on the big screen to high-end cardboard with everything from Batman Begins in 2005 to the recent releases like Aquaman and Shazam! and includes autographs from some of the biggest names in the franchises, too.

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What: 2019 Lost in Space Season 1 trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 4
Box basics: Two hits per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: This sci-fi franchise's Netflix reboot comes to cardboard in a release that's jam-packed with autographs and plenty more and limited to only 250 cases.

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What's Buzzing Today: Collectors react to NFL injury news, weird graded cards, defying the odds and big pulls in today's edition.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer blasters this year 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. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around there's a little bit of everything.

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A BEGINNER BEAR ... 
The Slab: Paul "Bear" Bryant -- nickname autograph cut (BAS-certified)
The Price: $90
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I'll be the first to say that this is perhaps not my ideal autograph situation, but when it comes to Alabama football, Bryant is about as big as it gets -- still above Nick Saban for now -- and landing an authenticated signed photo or slabbed cut of the legend known as "Bear" will typically cost at least $275 and often more. Bryant was one of the autographs that had been on my want list for years but because of the price I'd never really considered it because the quality of autos that can be iffy even for $275. So, when this one presented itself earlier in the year, I opted for a beginner 'graph -- something in a slab and enough to say I have one. I grabbed it and held onto it for here until football season arrived so here we are. Bryant won six national championships in his legendary career and when Saban wins another that will set a new NCAA record. Even then, Saban will still be coaching in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Paul W. Bryant Drive down the road from the Paul W. Bryant Museum -- all named after the coach who died in 1983 less than a month after he notched his record 323rd career win. Bryant's autographs aren't super-tough finds -- they're just pricey. He's had a handful of cut autographs in football releases in recent years but I've never gotten in on the chase there -- also pricey.
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What's Buzzing Today: An unbelievable 1880s vintage find -- in bulk -- and plenty of new stuff, too, in today's edition.

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