What: 2019 Cryptozoic DC Bombshells III trading cards
Arrives: Sept. 25
Box basics: One sketch card and one vinyl figure per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The Bombshells are back for a third time with sketch cards and figures in the mix -- some hand-painted this time -- in a brand celebrates the female stars of DC Comics.

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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 they're all cheap finds or something with a story.

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LIVING AFFORDABLY ... 
The Card: Ronald Acuña Jr. 2018 Topps Living Set (PSA 9)
The Price: $9.75
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Have you seen this guy's stats this week? That's why he's batting lead-off today -- he just keeps Living, err, hitting. This is the most-available Topps Living Set card at a record 46,809 made and that's one of the reasons why I was able to pick this up for less than what it would cost me to find one raw and get it graded. Nearly all of the nearly 4,000 copies of this card graded by PSA check in at this grade or a 10. There are 1,522 PSA 9s and 2,309 10s. I'm fine with nines as long as they appear relatively clean and to me the key on this card is that bottom-right black corner. It's good on this one but isn't on many others in this grade. Yes, the centering is off a tad here, but that corner would be much more jarring to me if it were nicked. This card looked very good to me, especially at its price.
Grab a box right here: You won't find these in packs ... so hit MLB boxes here for something different. 

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What: 2019 Historic Autographs Originals 1934
Arrives: June 19
Box basics: Two encased autographed buyback displays per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs once again takes us back to the 1930s -- this time 1934 in particular -- with buyback cards and cut autographs paired together in a very limited product.

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Four homers, one game -- it's something that doesn't happen in baseball often, but a Cleveland Indians prospect pulled off the feat last night.

Lake County Captains outfielder Will Benson went 4-for-5 with four homers and eight RBI. He's the Indians' No. 25 prospect on MLB.com's Prospect Watch list and could be a candidate for some affordable collecting, too, though his stats aren't going to wow you beyond some power.

He was the first MiLB player to put up a four-homer game since 2014 and it's only happened 18 times in MLB history. Two players did it in the NL in 2017, Scooter Gennett and J.D. Martinez. 

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: How about this BlowoutTV pull? See it and more in today's links ...

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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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THE BIG GUY
The Item: Wander Franco 2019 Bowman Magenta Printing Plate Autograph (1/1)
The Price: $8,499.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy is the big one (so far) in this new release and while that price is high it's not as steep as what will be seen for his colorful parallel autos in the set. I'm priced out on all of them but I'd prefer this one -- due to rarity over many of the color Refractors that will be pulled and priced with new-car potential on eBay in the coming days.
Similar Pieces: Wander Franco autos on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2019 Bowman boxes 

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"The best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be" won't be the only one you can look for in toy form in stores soon.

WWE Hall of Famer Bret "Hitman" Hart is headed to the toy aisle as part of the newest wave of Funko Pop! vinyl toys for wrestling fans and collectors to chase.

Who else is joining Hart? Keep reading ...

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: The arrival of 2019 Bowman, the arrival of 2019 Bowman, breaks of 2019 Bowman 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 box: 2018 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proof Box
Where to buy: Click here

Cards per box: 3
Base set completion: 
N/A
Duplicates: 0

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What: 2019 Leaf Metal All-American football cards
Arrives: June 28
Box basics: Eight autographs per hobby box (15 boxes per case) or 12 autographs per jumbo box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The Leaf Metal Draft dual-box format arrives for the U.S. Army All-American stars and with card types exclusive to each format with everything being rare in both boxes.

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What: 2018-19 Panini Noir basketball cards
Arrives: May 29
Box basics: Seven autographs or memorabilia cards per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Noir is back on the hardwood with number of inclusions that should be familiar for fans of the brand.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2019 Panini Luminance football cards
Arrives: June 7
Box basics: Three autographs and one memorabilia card per four-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Luminance gets a second season on the gridiron with a unique look, plenty of rookies and more in store.

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What's buzz-worthy: Leather & Lumber returns to the diamond for the first time since 2005 as a standalone brand and includes two hits per pack this time around.

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What: 2019 Leaf Ultimate Football cards
Arrives: May
Box basics: Five autographs per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf takes to the gridiron once again with a first f0r the brand -- multi-player autos -- new to the mix here.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

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

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Buzz has been doing a lot more grading in the last year and it's not the easiest thing to do -- you have to be ruthless in your cardboard scrutiny, smart about your submissions and willing to take the chance that you'll not come out ahead with what you grade.

Here are five tips I've got after doing a lot more slab submitting ...

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What: 2019 Topps Diamond Icons baseball cards
Arrives: July 10
Box basics: Seven autograph cards, two auto Relics and one Relic per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Diamond Icons takes to the field for another summer with nothing but hits in play here in what Topps calls "the ultimate b0x-breaking experience."

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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White Sparkle? More like Green Sparkle.

The 2018-19 Panini Prizm NBA White Sparkle packs are a limited release that vanished near-instantly when they were made available -- and there's a reason or two for that.

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Group breaks have been a game-changer for the card industry for several years now and from time to time Buzz will jump into a BlowoutTV break of some type and break down the results of what he landed by picking up a team. There are near-daily breaks right here with Matt on Blowout TV during weekday working hours and even more from Houdini and others over on the forum in the evening.

Now, it's time for this first break breakdown -- a spot in a 2019 Panini Diamond Kings case.

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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. Luis Robert, OF, White Sox — High-A Winston Salem Dash
Baseball America’s highlight line: “Robert is one of the most tooled-up athletes not only in his organization, but in all of the minor leagues. He wowed evaluators in the Arizona Fall League, and now is doing the same again in his return to high Class A."
CARDBOARD BASICS
Approximate card total (so far): 500
First Chrome auto: 2018 Bowman 
One auto to consider: 2017 Elite Extra Edition
Buzz’s card take: You should know his name after his Bowman arrival last year as he's a top-100 prospect by most accounts and a top-50 on some lists. He fared pretty well in limited spring training time this year, hitting .385 with a homer and eight RBI in six games as a 21-year-old. The Cuban prospect has five homers and 13 RBI while hitting .475 this season.

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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 Donruss Optic football cards (20 jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for these packs, boxes cases)

Packs per lot here: 20
Cards per pack: 12
Cards in this lot: 240
Base set completion: 
Not this time ... (aka I'm not sorting this one today!)
Duplicates: A ton ... between one and five copies of some stars.

Base cards – Ezekiel Elliott, Dak Prescott, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, DeAndre Hopkins, J.J. Watt, Cam Newton, Todd Gurley, Jared Goff, Antonio Brown, Aaron Rodgers, Andrew Luck, Matthew Stafford, Julio Jones, Matt Ryan, Russell Wilson, Carson Wentz, Drew Brees, Derek Carr, Amari Cooper, Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr.

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Make your picks with a click ... and free stuff could be yours. That's YourDozen.com in a nutshell, and up this week are a dozen questions for just this weekend's NBA and MLB action.

Blowout Cards' hot spot for your shot at free stuff -- store credit, boxes, memorabilia and other prizes -- is in its 12th week and the prize once again is $200 in Blowout store credit.

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Did you get in on last week's event? Check the leaderboard and contact fish@blowoutcards.com to claim your prize if you're the winner.

How does it work? Keep reading ...

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You should know all about him after his dominating 2017 arrival that ended with the National League Rookie of the Year award in his hands and a World Series run that came up one run short of a championship. Last year? Not quite as bold statistically but still strong with another World Series loss.

This year?

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger leads the NL with nine homers in his first 17 games -- that's 36 percent of his total all of last season, three more than the closest slugger in his own league and just one short of the only player in the game today tops him today (American League slugger Khris Davis). It's a hot start.

He appears on more than 3,200 different baseball cards but only 600 or so of those are certified autographs (Buzz is waiting on a redemption) and, while these numbers have all exploded since his arrival they're not that big in the big-picture as he's dominating once again.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Did you pay the taxman? If so, you can continue reading today's highlights ...

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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 Prizm Draft Picks football (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 30
Base set completion: 25 of 100 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Ray Lewis, Michael Thomas, Barry Sanders, Nick Chubb, Adrian Peterson, Jared Goff, Derrick Henry, Dak Prescott, Alvin Kamara, Phillip Lindsay, A.J. Green, Cam Newton, JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Conner, Kerryon Johnson, Ezekiel Elliott, Julio Jones, Eric Dickerson, Melvin Gordon III (All-Americans), Leonard Fournette (AA), Clemson Tiger (Mascots), Penn State Nittany Lion (Mascots), Dan Marino (Stained Glass), Emmitt Smith (SG), Sam Darnold (SG)

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