What: 2019-20 Topps Chrome Bundesliga soccer
Arrives: July 15
Box basics: One autograph per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome gets a second season on the pitch so Bundesliga German soccer fans can chase autographs and Refractor parallels for their favorite stars.

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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 lot: 2019 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball cards (two blaster boxes)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards per box: 42
Cards in this box: 84
Base set completion: 
36 of 100* (36 percent) (*two versions for 50 cards equally distributed)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, Anthony Davis, Luka Doncic, Magic Johnson, Trae Young, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Kyrie Irving, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jayson Tatum, Jaren Jackson Jr., Blake Griffin, Kemba Walker, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Chris Paul, DeAndre Ayton, Klay Thompson

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What: 2019 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Totally Tom Brady II -- Helmets, Footballs, Jerseys
Arrives: Sept. 18
Box basics: One autographed Tom Brady item redemption per pack (three packs per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Totally Tom Brady release gets a sequel with far more than autographed helmets involved this time around -- and all items are inscribed.

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What: 2019 Topps UFC Museum Collection MMA cards
Arrives: Nov. 20
Box basics: Two autographs and one Relic per eight-card box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Museum Collection hits the Octagon for the fourth consecutive year with the familiar looks for the brand and at least one new inclusion on the booklet-card front.

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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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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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MAN OF THE MOMENT ... AND WRONG SET NAME
The Item: Ronald Acuña Jr. 2019 Bowman Chrome Superfractor (1/1)
The Price: $1,799.99 opening bid (with best offer option)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This probably isn't what you're looking for with the arrival of 2019 Bowman Chrome -- it's all about prospect autos, especially in the HTA boxes linked below -- but there are other cards to look for, too, and this is one. If you click that link above you'll see something else peculiar beyond the price, which I'm not sure will even be hit opening that high. The seller mistakenly called this card a Gold Shimmer ... an error on a card of a guy who is on the cusp of some MLB history in the coming days as he's just three stolen bases away from being the youngest member of the very-exclusive 40-40 Club. If the price was low, I'd call this a steal scenario ... but it's not. (It also was fixed while I was writing this.)
Similar Pieces: 2019 Bowman Chrome autos on eBay 
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What: 2020 Topps Tribute baseball cards
Arrives: May 27
Box basics: Three autographs and three Relics per six-pack box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Tribute will arrive for a new year with the familiar format but plenty of new names as well as a new look and some new touches.

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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: 2019 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 5 (four standard, one Unparalleled)
Cards per pack: 5 (three in Unparalleled)
Cards in this box: 23
Base set completion: 
1 of 50 (2 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Kyle Tucker (RC)

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What's Buzzing Today: New Yaz, 2019 Bowman Chrome breaks, Zion Williamson, collecting nothing but RCs and, yes, displaying autographs can make them fade.

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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: 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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The box: 2018 Donruss Optic baseball cards (Target mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12 (10 standard, 2 Shock)
Cards per pack: 4 per standard, 10 per shock
Cards per box: 60
Set completion: 
16 of 100 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ken Griffey Jr., Corey Seager, Buster Posey, Adrian Beltre, Kirby Puckett, Reggie Jackson, Justin Verlander

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What: 2019 Panini Passing The Torch football cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: Three autographs per five-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Passing The Torch gets a run as a standalone release after years as an NFL insert set from Panini with "all the biggest and brightest stars the NFL has to offer" as part of an online-only release.

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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.

Keep reading for more as well as a small selection of card images to come.

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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: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster hot box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
55 of 200 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Tyler Glasnow, Yasiel Puig, J.D. Davis

Rookie Cards (12) – Pete Alonso, Chris Paddack (SP), Yusei Kikuchi, Nick Margevicius, Griffin Canning, Jake Bauers, Eric Stamets, Nick Anderson, Travis Bergen, Jason Martin, Josh Sborz, Drew Jackson

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What's Buzzing Today: Pondering flagship NFL brands, big pulls, big eBay Bucks offer, 2019 Bowman Chrome surprises and three key Derek Jeter cards for 10 cent apiece.

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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: 2019 Topps WWE Women's Division wrestling cards (hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 165
Base set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 32

Notables on base cards: Becky Lynch, Bayley, Nia Jax, Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Elizabeth, Sherri Martel, Shayna Baszler, Ember Moon, Asuka, Billie Kay, Lita, Candice LeRae, Mandy Rose, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sasha Banks, Carmella, Mia Yim, Ronda Rousey, Alexa Bliss, Maryse, Paige, Trish Stratus, Stephanie McMahon, Ronda Rousey, Peyton Royce, Lita, Zelina Vega

Rookie/First NXT Cards (19) – Toni Storm, Kacy Catanzaro, Io Shirai, Xia Li, Mia Yim, Chelsea Green, Lacey Lane, Deonna Purrazzo, Nina Samuels, Marina Shafir, Kairi Sane, Nikki Cross, Lacey Evans, Jessamyn Duke, Jessi Kamea, MJ Jenkins

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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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YourDozen.com is in its third week of a simplified picks format -- it's just NFL for now, but against the spread.

But that change and uptick in competitors the last few weeks still has not resulted to a single perfect score -- something that has not happened in all year in our free picks-with-a-click challenge.

This week's prize? A 2019 Panini Prizm NFL hobby box -- so there are more than a few reasons to get those picks in.

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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.

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What sophomore slump?

Reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes II might have started a little slow Sunday against the Raiders but the final stats for the Kansas City Chiefs QB are the best in the league this week -- by far -- showing us that there might still be some extra potential in his already pricey cardboard to come this season. His second game of his second season as starter included a 30-for-44 day passing which was good for 443 yards and four touchdowns in a 28-10 win. The next-closest QB for yardage? No. 1 pick Kyler Murray at 349 -- and he didn't even have a touchdown. No other QBs had four TDs, while a few had three -- and you may just see some of them here.

Mahomes' Rookie Cards and first autos are a key inclusion in 2017 NFL boxes. You could easily have Chiefs WR Demarcus Robinson on this list as well -- he had six catches for 172 yards and two TDs -- but we'll limit this one to one player per team and remind you that Robinson's RCs are in 2016 boxes.

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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.
Grab a box right here: No boxes on this one ... but college football boxes are here

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but NFL pulls and chatter as we await Week 2 kickoffs.

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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: 2018 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (two blasters)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby and blasters)

Packs per box: 5 (four standard, one Revolution)
Cards per pack: 5 (three in revolution)
Cards in this lot: 46
Base set completion: 
4 of 60 (7 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Giancarlo Stanton, Chance Sisco, Clayton Kershaw, Joey Votto

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