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 Five Star baseball cards
First Buzz Preview & Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 2
Base set completion: 
1 of 77 (1 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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What's Buzzing Today: Showing off favorite cards, collecting an NHL auto set, Contenders Draft Picks basketball is here and a big bummer for one key NFL card.

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What: 2019 Onyx Baseball Clubhouse Lumber Collection
Arrives: Early October
Box basics: One autographed or game-used bat per box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: This MLBPA-approved product arrives once again from Onyx Authenticated and includes bats from top young names as well as some established veterans.

Keep reading for more info, including a full checklist.

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What: 2019 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Platinum Series 2 autographed baseballs
Arrives: Oct. 2
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand leads finishes up this product's season with a second series of stars and legends along with some specialty balls that add to the chase.

The biggest chase of them all this year? Keep reading for that and a gallery of what's in this one.

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Here's a look at the top five players on this week's Baseball America Top MLB Prospects Hot Sheet and their seasons so far. It's a little something to help those who might want to dabble with prospecting -- some basics on their baseball cards alongside a highlight line from those more scouting-minded. We may not do this every week, but we'll check in on BA's top crop from time to time for the remainder of the season.

1. Joey Bart, C, Giants — Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels
Baseball America’s highlight line: “The Giants’ top prospect put an exclamation point on his season with an extremely strong finish to his brief tenure at Double-A Richmond. He produced an .868 OPS in August, which included four of his 16 homers in his first full season as a pro. He might not have any 80-grade tools on his card, but Bart has a plethora of pluses that should lead him to become the Giants’ long-term answer at catcher."

CARDBOARD BASICS
Approximate card total (so far): 450
First Chrome auto: 2019 Bowman
One auto to consider: 2018 Elite Extra Edition
Buzz’s card take: He's a top name, so you should know him and he's got more than 200 autographs to choose from, too. There's some promise to those words from BA -- sounds like they are sold -- but the second pick in last year's draft has decent numbers to justify it. He's hit .284 with 29 homers and 88 RBI in 130 MiLB games the last two years. Good for a catcher but perhaps not for a big-money guy on cardboard. Replacing Buster Posey would come with expectations if he makes it, so I'd be prudent with my looking in terms of prices paid.

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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: 2018 Donruss Optic NFL cards (Walmart blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 13 of 100 (13 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards: Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Deshaun Watson, Andrew Luck, Antonio Brown, David Johnson, Michael Thomas, Mitchell Trubisky, Bilal Powell, Charles Clay, Dion Lewis, Sammy Watkins, Demaryius Thomas

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but pulls from around the collecting world in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing Today: Collectors react to Justin Verlander's no-no, a 43-store retail road trip yields some heat, new breaks and more in this holiday edition.

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What's Buzzing Today: Overlooked sluggers, new pulls, tough sets to grade, retail clearance bin steals and more in today's edition.

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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 ...

The Card: Joe Namath 2015 Topps 60th Anniversary Rookie Reprint Autographs #T60RAJN
The Reason Graded: Buzz first met this NFL legend almost 20 years ago and landed the ink for free thanks to some luck while autograph hounding but when it comes to certified autographs of this icon I didn't have any until recent years. Why? He's always been a pricey auto but that has come down a bit as he's been a steady signer and doesn't have quite as much hobby heat as the guy at the end of this month's list. This release was how Topps burned off its Hall of Famer autographs via packs on its website once its NFL deal was done, so the influx of big-name autos helped make the supply even stronger at the time perhaps without added demand. I scouted them all where I buy and this one looked near-perfect to me in both its centering and that ink. Seriously, look at that signature ... that's a perfect Namath auto.
The Grade: BGS 9.5/10

Reality Check: I absolutely thought I had a BGS 10 contender with this one, though I submitted it before I picked up my better loupe and I probably didn't check the back as closely as I should have. Either way, it's still a very solid card in my stash. I don't grade autographs all that often -- I fear results I won't like on those -- but this one I had to. Most of them landed this grade with only one higher so I don't feel bad about not landing a 10.

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

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but NFL pulls and some baseball chatter in today's edition.

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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 Archives baseball cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 192
Base set completion: 
163 of 300 (54 percent)
Duplicates: 4

Notables on base cards – Ty Cobb, Shohei Ohtani, Richie Ashburn, Hideki Matsui, Andrew Benintendi, Al Kaline, Deion Sanders, Willie Stargell, Christy Mathewson, George Kell, Jeff Bagwell, Nolan Arenado, Tony Gwynn, Ichiro Suzuki, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Catfish Hunter, Ivan Rodriguez, Bob Feller, Josh Donaldson, Thurman Munson, Todd Helton, Ronald Acuña Jr., Hank Aaron, Alex Rodríguez, Bob Gibson, Anthony Rizzo, Orlando Cepeda, Reggie Jackson, Don Larsen, Gary Carter, Goose Gossage, Eddie Murray, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Rod Carew, Carlton Fisk, Jim Thome, Roberto Alomar, Bob Lemon, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Clayton Kershaw, Johnny Bench, Warren Spahn, Tris Speaker, Don Mattingly, Rickey Henderson, Manny Machado, Corey Seager, George Brett, Tim Raines, John Smoltz, Eddie Mathews, Roger Clemens, Harmon Killebrew, Roberto Clemente, David Ortiz, Joe Morgan, Rogers Hornsby, Gary Sanchez, Willie McCovey, Joey Votto, Babe Ruth, Ralph Kiner, Dizzy Dean, Miguel Cabrera, Sammy Sosa

Rookie Cards (27) – Cavan Biggio, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Michael Chavis, Ramon Laureano, Yusei Kikuchi, Kyle Wright, Ryan Borucki, Jake Cave, Cole Tucker, Jake Bauers, Kolby Allard, Ryan O'Hearn, Cedric Mullins, Cal Quantrill, Dakota Hudson, Bryse Wilson, Justus Sheffield, Nick Senzel, Carter Kieboom, Josh James, Brad Keller, Michael Kopech, DJ Stewart, Steven Duggar, Chris Shaw, Enel De Los Santos

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What: 2019 Panini Immaculate Collection football cards
Arrives: Nov. 1
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (six boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate hits the gridiron with on-card autographs of "all the top rookies and legends the NFL has to offer" and a number of new twists for the brand.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2019 Panini Flawless baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Seven autos, two memorabilia cards and one diamond card per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless returns to the baseball diamond "more autographed patch cards than ever before" as well as new gems and autographs on "several new on-card designs."

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

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What's Buzzing Today: Deivi Garcia is signing for 2019 Bowman Chrome, big pulls, the tale of one Trout and a surprise from Pop Century proof boxes.

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What: 2019 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Full-size Football Helmets
Arrives: Sept. 25
Box basics: One autographed full-size football helmet per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures hits the gridiron with full-size helmets for the first time with a number of past and present stars to be found.

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What: 2019 Historic Autographs Limelight Signatures
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Two celebrity autographs per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs turns its spotlight to celebrities from the past with a release that will include stars from music, movies and TV.

Keep reading for more information.

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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 Topps Series 2 (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)
Packs per box: 11 (10 plus patch pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 
77 of 350 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Kris Bryant, David Price, Felix Hernandez, Cody Bellinger, Justin Verlander, Paul Goldschmidt, Tyler Glasnow

Rookie Cards (9) – Tomas Nido, Anthony Santander, Aaron Bummer, Reyes Moronta, Breyvic Valera, Jen-Ho Tseng, Yacksel Rios, Mitch Garver, Keury Mella

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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 box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Packs per box: 25 (24 regular, one stamped buyback box-topper)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 215
Base set completion: 
190 of 200 (95 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Yasiel Puig, Tyler Glasnow, Austin Meadows, Byron Buxton, Curtis Granderson, Craig Kimbrel

Rookie Cards (41) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Pete Alonso, Eloy Jimenez, Fernando Tatis Jr., Keston Hiura, Carter Kieboom, Nick Senzel, Austin Riley, Yusei Kikuchi, Chris Paddack (SP), Ryan Helsley (SP), Cole Tucker, Elvis Luciano, Joe Harvey, Corbin Martin, Taylor Clarke, Brandon Brennan, Michael Chavis, Nate Lowe, Jon Duplantier, Jake Cave, Richie Martin, Nick Margevicius, Jake Bauers, Eric Stamets, Griffin Canning, Alex Jackson, Skye Bolt, Justus Sheffield, Braden Bishop, Nick Anderson, Travis Bergen, Richard Lovelady, Josh Fuentes, Brendan Rodgers, John Means, Connor Joe, Merrill Kelly, Pedro Avila, Kyle Zimmer, Cal Quantrill

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What's Buzzing Today: New NBA cards are coming -- with Zion Williamson in there, of course -- and that's just the start of today's leading chatter.

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What: 2019 Panini NFL Five trading card game
Arrives: Oct. 23
Box basics: 24 nine-card packs per box (12 boxes per case); 57 cards per starter deck (eight 10-pack boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini takes TCGs to the gridiron with this two-player game that "unlike previous sports TCGs, the NFL Five game brings traditional trading card elements to the gridiron."

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2019-20 Panini Prizm Draft Picks basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 23
Box basics: Five autographs per five-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Zion Williamson's college days are not over -- at least when it comes to basketball cards -- as Prizm Draft Picks comes to the hardwood to revisit new stars with an autograph in every pack.

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

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What: 2019-20 NBA Hoops basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 23
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Zion Williamson's first in-pack New Orleans Pelicans cards arrive here in the hobby staple that brings plenty of the collecting fundamentals as well as some chase as it tips off the new NBA card season.

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

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What: 2019 Panini Prizm football cards
Arrives: Oct. 23
Box basics: Three autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm is back for a new season for NFL fans with a beefy 200-card base set that includes 100 Rookie Cards atop that each with colorful parallels and plenty more.

Keep reading for more and 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 box: 2019 Bowman Sterling baseball cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 30
Base set completion: 
22 of 100 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Prospect cards – Victor Victor Mesa, Gavin Lux, Jesus Sanchez, Jazz Chisholm, Keibert Ruiz, Seuly Matias, Jo Adell, Hunter Greene, Taylor Trammell, Alec Bohm, Forrest Whitley

Rookie Cards (11) – Jeff McNeil, Nick Senzel, Michael Kopech, David Fletcher, Ryan O'Hearn, Dakota Hudson, Kevin Newman, Touki Toussaint, Kyle Tucker, Brandon Lowe, Dean Deetz

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