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The pack: 2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football (multi-pack)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for other formats)

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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 pack: 2020-21 Panini Chronicles soccer cards (retail combo pack)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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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 U.S. Olympic Team & Hopefuls cards (hobby box)
First Buzz Preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2021 Leaf Trinity football cards
Arrives: Late August
Box basics: Five autographed cards per box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Trinity is back on the field with "the most-exciting young prospects in football" in play and with one new addition to the trinity card lineup, too.

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What's Buzzing: Best MLB players at every age, Topps 3D, Miggy making history, big pulls 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 boxes: 2021 TruCreator Creators Collection Series 1 hobby & three-blaster bundle
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2021 Panini Mosaic baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 29
Box basics:  Three autographs per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Mosaic hits the diamond as a standalone release this year with a simple but colorful lineup that includes plenty of parallels and plenty of cards per box as well.

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What's Buzzing: Stadium Club and MLB break highlights, Project70, post-National chatter, Jacob Eason and "WAR is garbage" in today's edition.

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What: 2020-21 Panini Obsidian basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 10
Box basics: Two autographed cards per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Obsidian arrives on the hardwood once again with the top NBA rookies and plenty more in tow as part of this colorful and textured release.

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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 Gypsy Queen baseball cards (blaster box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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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 Topps WWE NXT wrestling cards (hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available) 

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What: 2021 Super Break Super Duper Series 2 sports cards
Arrives: Aug. 18
Box basics: One graded buyback card per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break takes its buyback line to a high-end multi-sport stage for a second time this year with  high-profile players and slabs in play as well as redemptions for memorabilia pieces and unopened boxes as randomly inserted bonus items.

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What's Buzzing: Post-National pulls, grading at the show, Bray Wyatt and Kumar Rocker make headlines and more in today's edition.

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The clock is ticking down and the cardboard is ready once again.

Saturday is Topps National Baseball Card Day and whether you're a regular at your local card shop or you're somebody who ripped into packs just for the gum decades ago, some free stuff can be yours at participating shops as well as The Fantastic Store.

Want to see the cardboard? Keep reading about the annual event that Topps hopes will draw people into collecting with some new stuff to add to their stash.

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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 ...

GOOD TIMING FOR MY FIRST 3D CARD
The Card: Pete Alonso 2019 Topps 3D #475 -- Rookie Card
The Reason Bought:  No, I didn't buy this one in the wake of his Home Run Derby dominance -- I grabbed this one in the off-season since the price was right (around $30) for a good rookie from that one. Since the Derby, this one has sold for a lot more raw and then some in higher grades but it's still relatively modest compared to other big rookies in the last few years. I didn't grab this one to flip -- I just grabbed it as a good example card to have from one of these plastic-stock releases. It's my first and I do like the 3D effect that is applied here. In this case, his front arm feels closer compared to everything else.
The Grade: PSA 9

Reality Check: The pop report is more of the odd modern type with plenty of 10s but there's also nothing below my grade -- so it's a sign that these cards must grade pretty well if you rip packs and find somebody good.

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Via @LoupeTheApp ... Congrats to Max for being the lucky winner of the $5,000 @blowoutcards voucher courtesy of Loupe in this year’s MegaMix!

It's now or never.

This year’s National Sports Collectors Convention is in its final day already inside the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., capping off a busy show with one last chance to find everything you need if you're there.

Of course, Booth No. 854, the home of BlowoutCards.com should be one of your first stops at the show, but there's plenty more to be seen at this one and you can see a sampling of it right here.

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Via @Atherton32 ... Well, @Topps I think you may have a fan for life.

It's Saturday at the big show and today should be the busiest.

This year’s National Sports Collectors Convention kicked off with its VIP preview night on Wednesday and it was a busy one inside the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., the last two days, too, It doesn't figure to let up as we've hit the weekend -- the most-visited dat of the show -- with a full slate of signers today and another full day of showtime on the show floor.

Of course, Booth No. 854, the home of BlowoutCards.com should be one of your first stops at the show, which runs through Sunday but there's plenty more to be seen at this one and you can see a sampling of it right here.

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Via @PaniniAmerica ... Let the break begin @ufc @GamebredFighter is here & ready to crack the first boxes of Select!

It's Friday at the big show ... so it will only be getting busier.

This year’s National Sports Collectors Convention kicked off with its VIP preview night on Wednesday and it was a busy one inside the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., yesterday, too, It doesn't figure to let up as we march toward the weekend with a full slate of signers today and another full day of showtime on the show floor.

Of course, Booth No. 854, the home of BlowoutCards.com should be one of your first stops at the show, which runs through Sunday but there's plenty more to be seen at this one and you can see a sampling of it right here.

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Via @SportsCardInv ... Did somebody say @TomBrady rookie cards? #NSCC21

It's time for Day 2.

This year’s National Sports Collectors Convention kicked off with its VIP preview night on Wednesday and it was a busy one inside the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., and it doesn't figure to let up as we march toward the weekend with a full slate of signers today and a full day of showtime on the show floor.

Of course, Booth No. 854, the home of BlowoutCards.com should be one of your first stops at the show, which runs through Sunday but there's plenty more to be seen at this one and you can see a sampling of it right here.

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Via @Topps ... You know @djskee had to come through the Topps booth with some goodies… ?

The show of all shows is back.

On-floor preparation for this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention is over as the booths fill up inside the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.

Of course, Booth No. 854, the home of BlowoutCards.com should be one of your first stops at the show, which begins this evening and runs through Sunday but there's plenty more to be seen at this one and you can see a sampling of it right here.

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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 Series 2 baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview: Click here

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YourDozen.com is back and we're predicting Monday MLB action -- and you have until 7 p.m. Eastern that night to get your picks in. (Keep in mind, though, that one of the main tiebreakers is who entered first.)

This week's prize is a mystery for now. 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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This month's item in this Collecting Game-used series is a perhaps a bit loose in its definition of "use" but here we go ...

In January, I wrote about an item I picked up in last year's Ballers prop auction -- that one a copy of a book held by The Rock in one scene that was the subject of some viral chatter with Elizabeth Warren not all that long ago. Their tweets sparked more than a few stories online as the two went back and forth about her fandom for the show ... then, months later, that book popped up on the auction block with its feathered corners and even an odd extra item inside.

This time? A far more anonymous item that was in the auction and billed as "training-used" by a key character in one episode.

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What's Buzzing: The National is just hours way, Project70 ain't got time to bleed, Stephen Strasburg, Topps 3D and more in today's edition.

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What: 2021 Topps 3D baseball cards
Arrives: Today (and sold out) via Topps.com
Box basics: Eight cards per pack
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps On Demand's allotment of the annual Topps 3D set has come and gone but we have the basics for this popular release that should arrive in collectors' hands soon.

Keep reading for more info when it's avaialable.

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