What's Buzzing: 2025 Topps arrives, Luka Doncic, bad slabs, NFL chatter, new pulls and more.

1 -- All the chatter as 2025 Topps arrives

2 -- Checking in on the Luka Doncic thread

3 -- One to see

4 -- Postseason NFL chatter continues 

5  -- Some non-sports breaks to see

6 -- Ripping into some Topps Heritage

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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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CROSSING HIM OFF 
The Card: Joe Montana autographed 1988 Topps card (BAS slabbed)
The Price: About $65
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Rewind the clock to the early/mid 1990s and Montana is the unquestioned top QB on cardboard with perhaps only a small number of RBs or WRs even coming close to competing with him for popularity on cards. Back then, in a new era of certified autographs from brands such as Pro Line and Classic or mail-order autographed items, there was ink to chase but Montana was never, ever on my radar. Why? Look at that auto ... there's still not much going on there that would have sparked me to pay a premium price for a glorified initialgraph with a slight more added on. Fast-forward to now and the Hall of Famer still has all those rings and all those MVP awards, but he's been surpassed on the stat sheets and cards ... it happens. The 68-year-old has done a lot of signing for Leaf for its releases and buyback brands -- I think this was one from there -- in recent years and it had been on my radar for literally months as I really like the look of many of his 1980s Topps cards. A relatively clean copy with an on-card auto is a no-brainer if the price is right and I got this one for about half of the asking price of man identical copy I'd been watching. All these years later, I can cross Montana off my ink-needed list.
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Take a minute and make some predictions and picks -- and if you're at the top of the mountain when it's over then you get free cards.

It's that simple.

YourDozen.com is back with more free cardboard up for grabs to one lucky winner -- this time it's for weekend sports action as well as some Majority Rules questions. Those questions are simple -- whatever gets the most votes is the winning answer -- and we've sprinkled in those along with the traditional picks. The end result is still the same -- whomever has the most correct answers once the dust settles wins free cards.

You have until 8 p.m. on Saturday to get your picks and predictions in. (Do it now -- one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.) The prize is a mystery item.

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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: 2024 Topps Finest football cards
Arrives: March 7, 2025
Box basics: Two autos per six-pack box (eight per case) or three autos per one-pack breaker box (eight per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Finest hits the football field once again with plenty of color and flash for selected newcomers and plenty of retired stars all in one spot.

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What's Buzzing: Jalen Hurts is your Super Bowl MVP, talking Patrick Mahomes cards, Aaron Rodgers, 2025 Topps and more in this Monday edition.

1 -- Super Bowl LIX reactions

2 -- Checking in on the Jalen Hurts thread

3 -- Talking Patrick Mahomes cards

4 -- Adios, Aaron Rodgers ...

5  -- Plenty of baseball chatter is here

6 -- 2025 Topps arrives soon

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What: 2025 Historic Autographs Did You Know? trivia cards
Arrives: March 19
Box basics: Seven packs per box ... cut autos roughly one in four boxes (24 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs meshes a new release that's all about trivia with some past packs from its library, too, all in one spot where hits could arrive more often than normal thanks to those past packs.

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What's Buzzing: Super Bowl LIX is here, new pulls, Jayden Daniels, Shedeur Sanders and more as we await the big game.

1 -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

2 -- A lot of NFL ripping

3 -- Football is on their minds

4 -- Jayden Daniels ROY reactions

5  -- Talking Shedeur Sanders

6 -- 2025 Topps arrives soon

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What's Buzzing: Super Bowl LIX, NFL chatter, talking Topps Black and more in this Saturday edition.

1 -- Football is on their minds

2 -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

3 -- Talking Topps Black

4 -- All your MLB chatter is here

5  -- A lot of NFL ripping to come

6 -- 2025 Topps arrives next week

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What: 2024 Leaf Collective football cards
Arrives: March 2025
Box basics: Four autos and three base cards per hobby box (12 per case) or eight autos and six base cards per jumbo box (eight per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf meshes three brands into one line for just football this time with Press Pass, Leaf Metal and Pro Set all leading the way.

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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? Actor Kal Penn.

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What: 2025 Topps Finest X-Men '97 trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 26
Box basics: One Refractor per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The Finest brand meets the popular X-Men cartoon series with a tiered set approach and a lot to chase.

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What's Buzzing: New Pro Football Hall of Famers, Super Bowl LIX chatter, Josh Allen is your MVP and more in this Friday edition.

1 -- Your new Pro Football Hall of Famers

2 -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

3 -- Josh Allen is your NFL MVP

4 -- Even more NFL chatter

5  -- A lot of NFL ripping to come

6 -- 2025 Topps arrives next week

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What's Buzzing: Pete Alonso stays, signed books, Super Bowl chatter and picks ... plus 2025 Topps is on the way.

1 -- Pete Alonso returns to the Mets

2 -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

3 -- Who do you want to win it?

4 -- Even more NFL chatter

5  -- Checking in on the signed books thread

6 -- 2025 Topps arrives next week

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The pack: 2025 Wild Card Decades "One" trading cards ... 1990s pack
Where to buy: Click here
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What: 2024 Topps Star Wars Hyperspace trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 19, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-box case -- four serial-numbered parallels per box
Checklist: TBD
Odds: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps takes a planetary approach to Star Wars with "a first-of-its-kind product celebrating the many different planets in the Star Wars Universe." This time? Naboo, Kashyyyk, Hoth, Bespin and Mustafar.

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Take a minute and make some predictions and picks -- and if you're at the top of the mountain when it's over then you get free cards.

It's that simple.

YourDozen.com is back with more free cardboard up for grabs to one lucky winner -- this time it's 12 picks for the big one in football this weekend. You have until 6:30 p.m. on Sunday to get your picks and predictions in. (Do it now -- one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.) The prize is once again a mystery item.

>>> CLICK HERE TO ENTER <<< 

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's Buzzing: New pulls, Chrome WWE, Luka Doncic reactions, Super Bowl LIX and, of course, 2025 Topps.

1 -- Chrome WWE breaks are popping

2 -- New basketball pulls are here

3 -- Check out new MLB pulls here

4 -- Luka Doncic is a Los Angeles Laker now ... even more NBA chatter/reactions

5  -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

6 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... read more here

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What's Buzzing: Luka Doncic traded to the Lakers, WWE chatter, new pulls, Super Bowl LIX and more.

1 -- Luka Doncic is a Los Angeles Laker now ... even more NBA chatter/reactions

2 -- Checking in on the Wemby thread

3 -- New MLB pulls are here

4 -- All your 2025 Topps Chrome WWE chatter is here 

5  -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

6 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... read more here

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

GETTING EVEN BETTER?
The Card: Victor Wembanyama 2023-24 Panini Haunted Hoops -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: I'm basically casually ripping at best when it comes to NBA these days -- just can't collect it all at today's prices (and might not want to with that) -- but the holiday-flavored version of Hoops got me to bite a few times since it's got a good volume of stuff in a box and a pair of Wemby RCs on the checklist. Is this a big card in the big scheme of things? Nah, but the printing and cutting here was so clean I knew I needed to grade it. Why?
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: Because this should be the result more often than not as long as the centering is there ... and the stats here show that to be the case roughly half the time. The phenom seems to be getting better with time and once the wax dries up for even stuff like this there could be interesting trends that buck the idea that stuff is overproduced these days -- it is ... but not when there's increased demand for a popular player. I need to scout singles more for this guy and cards I like ... I think there's more potential here over time than people might think based on soft prices for raw cards. (Even if boatloads of his cards are already graded.)

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The box: 2025 Topps Chrome WWE wrestling cards (hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery from this box.

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The pack: 2025 Wild Card Decades "One" trading cards ... 1980s pack
Where to buy: Click here
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What's Buzzing: Topps Chrome WWE arrives, Super Bowl chatter, 2025 Topps and more in this Friday edition.

1 -- All your 2025 Topps Chrome WWE chatter is here 

2 -- Chrome breaks will start popping soon

3 -- New MLB pulls are here

4 -- Basketball chatter and more 

5  -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

6 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... read more here

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What: 2025 Pro Athletes Direct Authentic Baseball Signature Edition
Arrives: April 7
Box basics: One encased autographed buyback card per box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
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What's buzz-worthy: Pro Athletes Direct Authentic offers up its first batch of buyback autographed cards for young stars and promising prospects of MLB.

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What: 2024-25 Panini Select La Liga soccer cards
Arrives: March 14, 2025
Box basics: Three autos or mem cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The biggest stars of top division in Spanish soccer hit cardboard once again as part of the familiar colorful and parallel-packed release.

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What: 2024 Panini Encore football cards
Arrives: March 14, 2025
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new catch-all brand arrives for football collectors with a lot of familiar names -- both brands and players from the past and present -- where collectors can "look forward to discovering" all that it includes.

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