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The box: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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What's Buzzing: Vladdy gets paid, Ovechkin passes Gretzky, March Madness, "investment" and more ...

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1 -- Vladdy gets paid 

2 -- Alexander Ovechkin is now the great one 

3 -- March Madness reactions ... 

4 -- "Investment"

5 -- Still talking torpedo bats

6 -- New pulls are here

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What's Buzzing: March Madness, NFL and MLB chatter, plus plenty more in today's edition.

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1 -- March Madness reactions ... 

2 -- New pulls are here

3 -- MLB is on their minds

4 -- Still talking NFL

5 -- Reactions: Alexander Ovechkin ties Gretzky

6 -- Checking in on the signed music thread

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What's Buzzing: Alexander Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky, showing off all Ginter non-MLB ink and more.

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1 -- Alexander Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky's goals record

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here

3 -- Showing off all Ginter ink -- but not baseball -- since 2006

4 -- Still talking football

5 -- Reactions to new WWE drama

6 -- Check out this vintage NFL piece

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What: 2024-25 Panini Noir basketball cards
Arrives: May 21
Box basics: Four autographs and three memorabilia cards per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Noir hits the court with nods to shoes, moody hues and, of course, new Rookie Cards and plenty more within its high-end boxes.

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What's Buzzing: A Costco find, MLB chatter, plenty of Heritage, NFL chatter and ... is Joey Votto a Hall of Famer?

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1 -- Costco for the JuJu Watkins win

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here

3 -- Ripping some Heritage 

4 -- Football season never stops here

5 -- Is Joey Votto a Hall of Famer?

6 -- Collation issues on Heritage High Number?

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What's Buzzing: Kristian Campbell has 'em talking, possible collation issues, new pulls, NBA, MLB and showing off vintage.

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1 -- Red Sox fans are talking Kristian Campbell after his new deal 

2 -- Opening a Celebration box

3 -- Showing off vintage (and vintage player) pick-ups here

4 -- Even more MLB chatter here

5 -- Basketball is on their minds

6 -- Collation issues on Heritage High Number?

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What: 2024 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: May 21, 2025
Box basics: Five autographs (one on-card) per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders NFL drops once again with an autograph almost in every pack and with its "trademark arsenal of collection-making content headlined by Rookie Ticket autographs, a spectacular array of parallels, must-have inserts and so much more," according to Panini.

Keep reading for more info as well as some early images.

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What: 2025 Donruss NASCAR cards
Arrives: May 16
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per 16-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss hits the NASCAR track once again with a release that's a smaller box this time around, packs an Optic card in every pack and showcases some new stars in its familiar lineup of inclusions.

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What: 2025 Pieces of the Past 1700s Edition
Arrives: May 1
Box basics: Four hits per four-pack, 16-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past turns back the clock too the 18th century for a look at the notables of the 1700s with a new twist in play -- Hot Boxes and Hot Cases -- for its products.

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Here's this month's roundup of items that have recently caught my eye as a buyer ...

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'TIS THE SEASON
The Card: Rhea Ripley 2020 Topps Chrome WWE Refractor autographed Rookie Card parallel (BGS 9, 10 auto -- BAS & Fanatics Witnessed)
The Price: Less than a 2025 Topps Chrome WWE retail mega box these days
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: She's one of WWE's top stars and this was a key card at a somewhat-modest price considering it's a RC parallel with ink attached -- and it's fully graded, too. Sure, that's not the "Mami" mode/look of Ripley in the here and now -- her hair and look changed a lot while in NXT and early on -- but that different does reinforce "rookie" in a visual way along with that gear. I'm sure I have a copy of this card in my stash unsigned somewhere -- and I know I have a couple colors of her certified auto here -- but this was still an easy addition and an easy choice to lead things off this month. Why? Since it's Wrestlemania season (the big one is on April 19-20). Oh, and there might be (intentionally) a little more wrestling this time vs. my norm, too. Ripley has a lot of cardboard but is among the safest bets there is to grab bargains and stash them away. Why? She's only 28 and has been in the game more than a decade and there figures to be plenty more to come for her in WWE. Interestingly, this one is also graded and in the BGS pop report, so it could have led off Making The Grade this month. It's a pop-three card with one lower and one higher, a 9.5, with five total copies graded.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this ... but WWE cards are here.

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What's Buzzing: Val Kilmer dies at 65, Jackson Merrill gets paid, talking Topps Heritage, autographed books and more.

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1 -- Batman, Iceman & Jim Morrison all in one: Val Kilmer dies at 65

2 -- Jackson Merrill gets paid

3 -- New pulls are here

4 -- All your MLB chatter is here

5 -- Checking in on the autographed books thread

6 -- Still talking Heritage High Number

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For years now, autographed books coming direct from the publishers -- or direct from the authors themselves -- have been an affordable way to collect ink from notable names in all realms of pop culture.

It's not a perfect system with stamped autos, fakes and autopens sometimes in the mix -- a problem for publishers to catch as they are not authenticators -- but thanks to dedicated collectors on the Blowout Cards Forum and elsewhere, those problems often get caught and fixed ... or at least become well-known enough to avoid if it's an issue that goes uncorrected.

Getting ink in-person is always best -- book tours still happen, of course -- but landing autographed editions from publishers, online sellers or celebs themselves via their websites or other appearances are common.

Our latest subject and autograph in this ongoing series? Comedian and actor George Lopez.

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What: 2025 Topps Chrome Black baseball cards
Arrives: April 30
Box basics: One autograph in every box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: This brand returns for a sixth time with the same approach of the past -- an encased autograph and more in every box -- and some new looks and signers in play.

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmets
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line arrives for a new year with a new assortment of football mini-helmets in the mix and some of the biggest names in the history of the game among them.

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It's got a special price today (click here) but that's no joke -- this one has big potential to go with that big discount.

The 2025 Topps Baseball MLB World Tour Tokyo Series Takashi Murakami set is one that's all about baseball but with art from the iconic pop artist in there, too, as it showcases the two teams that recently faced off in the Tokyo Series to start the baseball season.

It's one that's been in big demand because of that star power, the artistic touches that make this one unique and the rarities that are possible as part of a small package of 25 card with one bonus card guaranteed. Hundreds of eBay auctions have topped the $500 mark for boxes of this release, which was initially limited in its scope via Complex but hitting hobby channels now.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.

STARTING ON A SERIOUS NOTE ...
The Card: Will Ferrell 2015 Topps Archives Will Ferrell Inserts
The Reason Graded: Back in 2015 this comedy legend took to the field for 10 MLB teams and played 10 positions in a single day of real spring training action -- you can see his stats here -- as part of a project with a charity component called Ferrell Takes The Field. Collectors ended up chasing his autographs on 10 different cards in Archives that year -- roughly one per hobby case if I remember correctly -- but, alas, I went 0-for-1 there before those boxes got too pricy and/or vanished ... but I did hit the blasters. There, the regular Ferrell inserts were found one per box -- at least until all of those boxes disappeared, too. It's been a decade since this publicity stunt took place (March 12, 2015), so I figured we could start this new MLB season here on a serious note. These aren't his only cards -- he popped up a few times that year -- but this was the first set and this was the first card -- and one for my team.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: There's a small volume of stuff slabbed for this card -- roughly all cards here have no more than 10 slabbed copies across the entire set -- and this is among the top marks. This card has full-bleed back edges in bright blue just like in 1965 Topps and when I saw how clean this card was, well, it was a no-brainer. I previously slabbed one elsewhere years ago and this copy will go well with that and a slab of the same photo used on a magazine cover that ended up on a show promo card. A lot of those who likely weren't collecting back then seem to be interested here as asking prices can be steep -- raw or graded -- for Ferrell stuff.

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What's Buzzing: Whatever, whoever, whenever ... yada, yada, yada ... read them or don't in today's edition.

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1 -- Him?

2 -- Whoopee!

3 -- Whatever.

4 -- Who?

5 -- That guy?

6 -- Really? Only a blaster?

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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: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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The box: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: The New York Yankees' torpedo bats, MLB pulls and chatter, WWE, LeBron vs. Stephen A. Smith and more.

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1 -- Talking Yankees torpedo bats

2 -- More MLB chatter here

3 -- WWE chatter as Mania nears

4 -- Make it stop?

5 -- New pulls in the baseball section ...

6 -- Still talking Heritage High Number

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, Heritage High Number chatter, Mookie Betts, Topps Now and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- New pulls in the baseball section ...

2 -- Talking 2025 Topps Now MLB

3 -- Checking in on the Mookie Betts chatter

4 -- Moving on from these names? I dunno ... 

5 -- Consolidating and upgrading?

6 -- Still talking Heritage High Number

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What's Buzzing: March Madness, MLB chatter, Heritage High Number and more in this Saturday edition.

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1 -- March Madness is on their minds

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here 

3 -- Still talking Heritage High Number

4 -- Pondering all-time great NFL game-used sets

5 -- What do you grade?

6 -- Baseball breaks are here

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The box: 2023 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (retail Super Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (other formats)
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What's Buzzing: MLPBA grants Onyx a minor-leaguer card deal, talking and ripping 2024 Topps Heritage High Number and more in this edition.

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1 -- Onyx to expand prospect cards

2 -- An early look at 2025 Allen & Ginter X

3 -- MLB: Daily overreaction thread

4 -- Results from six Heritage High Number blasters

5 -- Baseball breaks are here

6 -- Still talking Heritage High Number

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