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 Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2023 Leaf Art of Sport trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 26, 2024
Box basics: Four "premium hits" per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings some artistic flair to collectors once again with a follow-up to its debut art release -- and this time it "expands on that artistic endeavor with new and exciting athletes, artwork and designs" in a release that "is truly a work of art."

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What: 2023 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Full-size Helmets Series 2
Arrives: Sept. 27
Box basics: One autographed full-size authentic helmet per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This part of TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures brand of autographed memorabilia line arrives for a second time this year with a new batch of full-size signed authentic-model helmets that are inked by some of the game's greatest players of today as well as top newcomers.

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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: Lawsuit reactions, MLB chatter, Pac-12 football, knowing the Rookie Card definition and more.

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What: 2023 Topps Pristine baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 23
Box basics: Two autographs and one Auto Relic per six-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The surprise return of last year -- it came back after more than a decade on the bench -- gets another run in the Topps MLB lineup using its colorful combo approach of encased hits and more in every box.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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What: 2023 Super Break Supercharged Series 3
Arrives: Sept. 18
Box basics: Three items per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break offers up a third version of a memorabilia vault type of offering this year with some of the biggest names in the game (all sports) and other notables from pop culture and elsewhere all possible -- "GOATs, GOATs and more GOATs," according to the company.

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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 MLB pulls, 2023 Topps Chrome, pressure of a big pull, Matt Olson, The National 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 packs: 1984 Donruss Baseball Champions
Where to buy: Check throwback spots ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer MLB cards

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What: 2023 Onyx Authenticated Baseball Clubhouse Collection Authentic Game-used Batting Gloves
Arrives: Oct. 20
Box basics: One pair of game-used batting gloves per box (12 boxes per case via four mini-cases)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: This MLBPA-approved product returns to collectors' hands with every box including a pair of used batting gloves from top young names, established veterans or all-time greats.

Keep reading for more info, including a full checklist.

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What: 2023 Leaf Trinity Football cards
Arrives: October
Box basics: Five autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Trinity is back on the field with a mix of recent past college greats as well as future pros, too, in a release that's nothing but hits of three basic types.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.

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What: 2022-23 Topps Chrome UEFA Women's Champions League soccer cards
Arrives: Aug. 11
Hobby box basics: One autograph per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The UEFA Women's Champions League gets its second Chrome card set with a relatively simple lineup that's packed with color parallel power and plenty of potential.

Keep reading to learn more and see a full gallery of images.

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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 boxes: YuMe Toys Stranger Things Series 1 Upside Down Capsule Mystery Pack (two)
Where to buy: Will take some looking in toy realm ... BlowoutCards.com (for cards)

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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: 2022 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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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 trade deadline headlines, following up on The National again, young NBA stars, MLB pulls, NFL chatter and a good question.

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What: 2023 Topps Archives Signature Series Retired Player Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 16
Box basics: One encased and numbered buyback autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' buyback line brings more autographs from retired MLB stars to the masses with this one, which will be a "limited production" run, according to the company, with one added touch to indicate legendary greatness among the cards this time.

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There's a glove story attached to this one.

My latest ball in this Collecting Game-used series is again one that I picked up just like others in this run lately -- a blind grab bag buy of sorts just picking by date -- with the same teams involved, too. But, this time it's not any of the three names attached to this ball that makes it a bit cooler when one goes to the tape.

This time, it's all about the defense -- and a near-miss that could have had this one end up on SportsCenter.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and the ball in action.

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With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? A pair of no-frills tickets to what turned out to be a crazy game a decade ago.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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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 trade deadline deals, following up on The National and favorite finds at the show, new pulls, Arch Manning and more.

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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 ...

SHINE LIKE MINI-DIAMONDS ...
The Card: Ronald Acuña Jr. 2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Edition Rose Gold Mini-Diamond Refractors (/75)
The Reason Graded: Generally, I only do Chrome stuff in any kind of volume when it gets cheap -- and in this case they were as I found a run of mega boxes of this one priced less than blasters and that got me to bite. (They're all Buzz Breaks so go check the archives.) One of my better finds in those boxes was this card, which is a super-sparkly take on the 1952 Topps design that, in my mind, does work while a lot of the basic Chrome takes found in this set just don't. (There were a lot of quality control issues with this release.) In this case, since it's a top name, a rare card and a crisp and cleanly centered copy I put it into a bulk sub. Why? I like it and the player ... and I felt like it had some good potential.
The Grade: CSG 9.5

Reality Check: It's the lowest of two copies graded by CSG (now CGC) with the other one checking in where I had hoped to be. No biggie ... I like this card no matter what and all of his stuff -- Rookie Cards, hits and rarities -- should be getting looks as he could become baseball's newest 40-40 Club member -- and might even push higher if he gets really hot with the bat in the second half. With him you never know.

Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.

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Take a minute and make some predictions and picks ... and if you're right you might have some free cards coming your way.

It's that simple.

YourDozen.com competition returns with free cardboard up for grabs to one lucky winner -- this time it's a mix of picks for Saturday action and hot-take questions for some names in the headlines.

Majority Rules questions are simple -- whatever gets the most votes is the winning answer -- and we've sprinkled in those along with the traditional picks. The end result is still the same -- whomever has the most correct answers once the dust settles wins free cards.

You have until 7 p.m. on Saturday to get your picks and predictions in. (Do it now -- one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.) The prize is once again a mystery item.

>>> CLICK HERE TO ENTER <<< 

Did you get in on last week's action? Check the leaderboard and contact fish@blowoutcards.com to claim your prize if you're the winner.

How does it work? It's short and simple. Register and you'll get a dozen questions where your answers will be compiled and compared to others. Whomever gets the most correct gets the prize -- or at least a shot at it if there's a tie.

The goal with YourDozen.com? Have a little fun and get free stuff into some of your hands.

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What: 2022-23 Topps Finest Bundesliga soccer cards
Arrives: Aug. TBD
Box basics: Two autos per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Bundesliga's Finest run is back for a third campaign with the familiar mini-box format that includes an autograph each time and plenty of colorful parallels and other highlights.

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What: 2022-23 Topps Merlin Chrome soccer cards
Arrives: Aug. 16
Box basics: One autograph per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Merlin gets another run on the pitch with a third edition in this popular line that has nods to the past cards and stickers under the mystical name while showcasing stars from UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.

Keep reading for more as well as a gallery of images.

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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 trade deadline deals, missing hits, Topps Chrome, Elly De La Cruz, a thread worth a look and following up on The National.

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Via @Leaf_Cards ... @leafceo⁩ with Leaf exclusive athlete Angel Reese. An amazing day and we celebrated it with her fans.

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The final day of this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention is upon us in Chicago and Booth No. 743, the home of BlowoutCards.com, should be one of your first stops before the show closes.

How big has it been? This year's show has set the all-time attendance record, breaking the mark set in 1991, according to show officials. More than 100,000 people attended the show this year.

But there's plenty more to be seen at this one ... and you will see a sampling of it and some cardboard finds right here until the show comes to an end.

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Via @PaniniAmerica ... Crazy in the Panini booth @nsccshow right now with ? @BarrySanders pulling some ? and that dude @aidanhutch97

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The fourth day of this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention is upon us in Chicago and Booth No. 743, the home of BlowoutCards.com, should be one of your first stops at the show between now and show close tomorrow.

But there's plenty more to be seen at this one ... and you will see a sampling of it and some cardboard finds right here as the show goes on today.

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