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What's Buzzing: New breaks, ranking young NFL QBs, NFL chatter, rare 1990s NHL inserts, Undisputed delivers a "boom" and more.

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What: 2021 Panini Fortnite Series 3 trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 16
Box basics: 24 six-card packs per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The gaming franchise hits cardboard for a third time with Optichrome cards part of the chase in every box.

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What: 2022 Break King Basketball Premium Edition
Arrives: February
Box basics: At least one graded buyback card per two-card box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Break King hits the hardwood for its latest buyback release and it will include the biggest names in NBA history along with plenty of young stars and other premium finds all in one spot.

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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: Wander Franco, NFL chatter, Steph Curry, Michael Jordan's new pulls, WNBA 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, an autograph question, non-sports chatter, 2021 Bowman's Best and more.

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What's a Bulk Break? Well, it's basically a Buzz Break -- but with a lot of packs or something that's found in volume but not in box or case form. 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: 2017 Topps WWE wrestling cards (36 jumbo packs)
Where to buy: Click here (single packs and lots)

Keep reading to see what was in this simple lot that delivered pretty well.

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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 Wander Franco chatter isn't letting up, new pulls, the Cleveland Guardians, AEW cards 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: 2021 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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YourDozen.com is back and we're predicting the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship and NFL Week 18 action this weekend -- and you have until 4 p.m. Eastern Sunday to get your picks and predictions in. (Keep in mind, though, that one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.)

This week's prize is a mystery once again and it could be revealed at any time between now and then. Or, it may only be known to the winner, which could be you ... if you take the minute to make 13 simple predictions below.

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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: 2021 Panini Playbook football cards
Arrives: Feb. 25
Box basics: Two autos, two mem cards and one book (auto or mem) per four-card box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Playbook returns for another go on the gridiron with a book card in every box, which gives this one sone big potential, as well as plenty of autographs from NFL newcomers as well as veterans.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The first Thursday of 2022 is here and that means we've got the first chapter of the Topps #TBT set for this year -- and it's a release that will continue month-long looks at the past via new cardboard

Back are the photo variations and parallels -- and a smaller set that will have a theme carrying over more than one week.

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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: Rookie Card chatter, 2022 Donruss reactions, The Jonathan Taylor Question, new breaks 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: Wander Franco's Rookie Card, collectors continue to react to the Fanatics-Topps deal, about Logan Paul's Pokemon case, new breaks and ... what changes should Fanatics make?

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What: 2022 Donruss baseball cards
Arrives: April 13
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 24-pack hobby box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss takes to the diamond for another year as the season-opener for Panini America's baseball offerings with plenty of hits and inserts in every box.

Keep reading for a gallery and more info.

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What: 2022 Donruss NASCAR cards
Arrives: Feb. 2
Box basics: One auto and two memorabilia cards per 24-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss arrives on the track with the formula that racing fans should recognize well -- a multi-hit box with a ton of Optic cards and inserts all in one bargain-priced spot.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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What: 2021-22 Topps Chrome Overtime Elite basketball cards
Arrives: March 30
Box basics: Two autographs per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Overtime Elite gets its first in-pack card release with Chrome -- and it includes plenty of color, plenty of inserts and autos from stars like Jalen Lewis.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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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 Topps WWE Slam Attax (Topps India Super Game Pack)
Where to buy: Will take some looking -- get standard WWE boxes here

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery of highlights.

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Fanatics will be buying Topps, according to a report from Sportico on Monday night, and the deal will be publicly revealed by the companies on Tuesday.

In August Fanatics revealed it has a deal to be the exclusive card-maker for Major League Baseball and it added the NFL and the NBA soon thereafter, giving the leagues equity in the new company. A CNBC report estimated the deal at $500 million and that excludes the company's candy division. That will now be known as The Bazooka Company after its famous gum brand.

Beyond a continuation of Topps MLB this should mean the return of Topps' NBA and NFL lines at some point.

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Update: The first official confirmation of the sale came via Twitter -- and it's effective today.

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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: Reactions to Fanatics buying Topps, Wander Franco's 2021 Rookie Cards, new pulls, an NBA surprise and more.

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What: 2022 President's Choice Game-used Stick Rack Update Series hockey cards
Arrives: February
Box basics: Four game-used stick cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: President's Choice hits the ice with this brand once again with game-used sticks being the main focus in a release that will be limited to only 1,000 serial-numbered boxes.

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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: 1991 Starline Hollywood Walk of Fame trading cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

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

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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 Topps Heritage WWE wrestling cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Click here (for hobby)

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: The Bengals light it up, Antonio Brown, Dan Reeves, 2021 Bowman's Best and its Rookie Cards as well as new pulls from Bowman Draft 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: NFL chatter and breaks, a basic set question, pondering highs, WWE pulls and, of course, 2021 Bowman Draft pulls.

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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 ...

A START FROM THE HARDCOURT
The Card: Ja Morant 2019-20 Donruss Optic #168 -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: As I noted last time, I have made an effort to slab some of my better (basic) Rookie Cards for key NBA names in the last couple of years and Morant is among them. Why? Well, I didn't pull all that many to start with, so they still sort of still feel special to me unlike some brands (Chronicles) where I cleaned up and have plenty of the basics. Last time here, you saw my Zion Williamson Optic Rookie Card, so I figured this time I'd drop my Morant ... If I remember correctly I found both of them in the same box.
The Grade: CSG 9.5

Reality Check: It graded well, which is what I was hoping for, and via CSG that's not always the easiest thing to get. Optichome-stock cards of the last couple years seem to always have issues on the backs from what I have seen with chippy edges and sometimes-textured stock that isn't all that smooth and clean. This time? It's clean and I think this mark on the CSG pop report (*they say it's coming very soon) might be a lot smaller than other places.

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

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