One of the unusual inclusions in packs of Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards this year is the 15-card The World's Hottest Peppers set, which is precisely what it's name indicates.

The Carolina Reaper you see here? It's apparently a modern-day Babe Ruth of heat, a Slambino of the Stomach  with its Scoville Heat Units mark at 1.6 million according to its card. But that's just its average score -- apparently it can reach a world-record high of 2.2 million and it broke its own record. Meanwhile, another pepper in the set reportedly tops it but hasn't been recognized by Guiness World Records just yet. (What does really it all mean? Buzz is no expert -- I don't dare go beyond some spicy barbecue sauce -- but "pain" simply comes to mind first.)

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A Babe Ruth game-used New York Yankees cap from the early 1930s is dominating on the auction block via SCP Auctions with its price approaching the quarter-million-dollar mark.

The auction's reserve is not yet met, but there are a couple days remaining before the final gavel. After 10 bids, it stands at $235,795 but is estimated to push as much as $800,000 before the auction is final.

It's not just any cap worn by "The Bambino," either, this is a piece of memorabilia with a little extra Yankees history attached to it.

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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: Pat Neshek's Topps Living haul, big pulls, pondering Juan Soto's age, post-National chatter and ... National Baseball Card Day is here early on eBay?

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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 Donruss NASCAR cards (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 242
Base set completion: 172 of 175 (98 percent)
Duplicates: 16

Notables on base cards – Pretty much everybody from the past and present can be found in this one ...

Rookie Cards (6) – Bubba Wallace, Cole Custer, Spencer Gallagher, Christopher Bell, William Byron (2)

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Want a small collecting challenge that could be part of a much larger long-term project that just might be a lot tougher than you might expect?

Collect the Fans of the Game -- and their autographs.

The arrival of 2018 Donruss football cards from Panini America offers the newest chapter in an ongoing collecting saga that's been around since 2004 with some pretty notable names on its cards (both standard and signed). This year's selection? It's a simple five cards and each has two parallels -- an autographed version and a Holo version limited to just 100 copies.

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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: 2015 Topps Strata baseball cards 
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 2

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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: National hauls, chasing Michael Jordan rarities, retail wowsers, Pop Century rips & more.

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The NHL and the Chicago Blackhawks have lost one of their greats.

Hall of Famer Stan Mikita lost a long-term health battle and died on Tuesday at age 78. He had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, a disease similar to Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s in its symptoms, in 2015.

“There are no words to describe our sadness over Stan’s passing,” the team said via a statement. “He meant so much to the Chicago Blackhawks, to the game of hockey, and to all of Chicago.”

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A fully licensed newcomer to the baseball diamond this year is one that meshes both sports collecting and coin collecting in a new way -- all reflecting those in on the action with a shine that can't be seen when they are on the field.

It's still a rookie, but the demand for 2018 Baseball Treasure coins is there -- just check eBay.

"We see people from the coin side taking interest. We see people from the sports side taking interest and there are some of those people who do both," said company co-founder John Connor on the floor of the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland last week. "The first one to show up at the aftermarket was Mike Trout and it went for $290 for the silver coin."

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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 Topps Heritage WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 12 (10 standard, one Relic/Shawn Michaels pack -- plus one coin in this box)
Cards per pack: 6 in standard
Cards in this box: 63 (62 plus a coin)
Base set completion: 25 of 110 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable names pulled on base cards – Liv Morgan, John Cena, Chris Jericho, The Rock, Undertaker, Seth Rollins, Nikki Bella, Nia Jax, Asuka, Carmella, Bobby Fish

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What: 2018 Panini Phoenix football cards
Arrives: Oct. 17
Box basics: Two autos and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (16 boxes per case via two inners)
Checklist: Click here
Pre-order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The Phoenix rises once again for its third season of football cards with plenty of rookies, memorabilia, ink and 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: 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 25 (24 plus box-topper)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 193
Base set completion: 
130 of 300 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Claire Smith, Aaron Judge, Ichiro Suzuki, Bill James, Phil Coyne, Bryce Harper, Roberto Clemente, Kelsey Plum, Albert Pujols, Christopher McDonald, Biz Markie, Nolan Ryan, Greg Maddux, Mark McGwire, Jackie Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr., Honus Wagner, Sean Evans, Trea Turner, Mike Piazza, Austin Rogers, Tyronn Lue, Barry Larkin, Roger Clemens, Dansby Swanson, Manny Machado, Michael Rapaport, Mariano Rivera, Ryne Sandberg, Andrew Benintendi

Rookie Cards (17) – Shohei Ohtani, Brandon Woodruff (SP), Zack Granite, Willie Calhoun, Brian Anderson, Walker Buehler, Amed Rosario, Clint Frazier, Paul Blackburn, J.P. Crawford, Garrett Cooper, Nicky Delmonico, Jackson Stephens, Lucas Sims, Ryan McMahon, Alex Verdugo, Andrew Stevenson

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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: Post-National chatter, pondering Wood mini whereabouts, inside VIP Party packs, big pulls 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 Topps UFC Knockout
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 22 of 100 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (excluding rookies) – Cub Swanson, Paige VanZant, Arianny Celeste, Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Rose Namajunas, Jose Aldo, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Jimmie Rivera, Julianna Pena, Wilson Reis, Ovince Saint Preux, Gokhan Saki, Volkan Oezdemir, Santiago Ponzinibbio, Jorge Masvidal, Ilir Latifi, Cynthia Calvillo

Rookie Cards (4) – Josh Emmett, Zabit Magomedsharipov, Justin Gaethje, Brian Ortega

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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: 2017-18 Topps UEFA Champions League Museum Collection
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 8
Base set completion: 
4 of 75 (5 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (4) – Thomas Muller, Radja Naingolan, Cesar Azpilicueta, Oguzhan Ozyakup

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Three key cast members of a landmark 1980s film are all signing autographs for Official Pix very soon.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off cast members Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara and Alan Ruck will be signing for the Texas-based company once the pre-order window closes next Monday (or sooner if they sell out).

Each of them has a very small -- or even non-existent -- presence when it comes to certified autograph cards making options like this one even more important to those who might want to chase them, though it appears the company isn't (yet) offering all three on any single piece. According to the company, this is Broderick's first private autograph signing.

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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 Chrome baseball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: Click here for jumbo, hobby & blasters

Packs per box: 12 (10 packs plus two X-fractor packs)
Cards per pack: 4 per standard, 5 per X-fractor
Cards in this box: 50
Base set completion: 
31 of 200 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Alex Bregman, Miguel Cabrera, Josh Donaldson, Jon Lester, Andrew McCutchen

Rookie Cards (10) – Scott Kingery, Garrett Cooper, Andrew Stevenson, Francisco Mejia. Chance Sisco, Dominic Smith, J.P. Crawford, Jackson Stephens, Tyler Wade, Tyler Mahle

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Collectors wanting to protect their oversized treasures can now do so in a PSA slab as Professional Sports Authenticator unveiled a line of new "jumbo holders" at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland.

The target for these? Photos and documents -- and there are a few different sizes of the inlays inside the cases available to help showcase items of varying sizes.

“The new holders are being integrated into our autograph encapsulation and original photograph services,” said PSA President Steve Sloan. “They will enable us to encapsulate a wider variety of collectibles for collectors, specifically original photographs and autographed 8-by-10s.”

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Via @joeorlandoPSA ... This might be the coolest story of the #nsccshow so far. While live on the #GA_Collectibles show, Leighton Sheldon opened a PSA-certified 1955 Bowman baseball pack. Inside he found this beauty. It graded a PSA Mint 9. Incredible.

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: National post-show chatter, big pulls and more as Buzz recovers from the NSCC.

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The final day for the National Sports Collectors Convention is nearly here with the doors of the IX Center in Cleveland just opening for VIPs and then letting everybody else enter in less than 30 minutes.

Panini VIP Party bonus cards just might be hitting the show floor for the first time after last night's event -- a teaser of what might be seen is above -- but there will be more cardboard than you can imagine from all eras if you're still hunting or getting to the show just today.

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This year's National Sports Collectors Convention is almost here -- and here's everything found on The Buzz in advance of the show of all shows for sports fans.

The rundown is heavy on wrapper redemption info and promotional product announcements, but there are a few other things here and there that might help you plan for the event that's set to begin tomorrow in Cleveland and run through Sunday at the IX Center.

New stuff from the show floor
Show Scenes: National Sports Collectors Convention Day 5
Working the National wrapper redemption lines Part II: Panini
Steiner stop includes a little mystery and a surprise or two
Panini redemption trade-in program can be worth the wait
Show Scenes: National Sports Collectors Convention Day 4
Working the National wrapper redemption lines Part I: Topps
Show Scenes: National Sports Collectors Convention Day 3
Show Scenes: National Sports Collectors Convention Day 2
Blowout MegaMix delivers fun surprises for collectors -- and even for Buzz -- at National
Show Scenes: National Sports Collectors Convention Day 1

Blowout Cards
Start your National wrapper redemption quests with Blowout
Getting into Blowout MegaMix ain't happening until National

Buzz Contest
Take the Blowout Buzz $10 NSCC Challenge right here for your shot at 10 cool cards

Historic Autographs
Historic Autographs readies 'Pieces From The Trash' promo cards & more

Leaf Trading Cards
Leaf readies three wrapper redemptions for The National

Onyx Authenticated
Onyx offers Victor Robles ink for those busting cases at NSCC

Panini America
Panini America reveals four more VIP Party guests
Charles Barkley gets his own tribute set and wrapper redemption at show
Panini reveals its first three VIP Party guests
Panini’s first NSCC promo card teaser is all about Pink Prizms (updated with pack info)
Panini preps promo packs for NASCAR fans at National
Panini releases Box Wars schedule for The National
This year's Panini VIP Party is coming soon ... are you ready?
NSCC reveals Panini's promo set for show's VIP pass buyers
Panini America's redemption trade-in returns at National

PSA
PSA readies custom cards, big contests for The National

Super Break
Super Break readies 1/1 Pieces of the Past promos for National

Topps
Topps reveals VIP package promo cards for National show
Topps readies 2018 National wrapper redemption promo cards 

TRISTAR
TRISTAR once again readies bonus bags for The National
First Buzz: 2018 TRISTAR Signature Series National Edition
The National: Whose autograph would you grab first? Here are Buzz's picks
Albert Pujols joins autograph signers lineup for The National

Upper Deck
Upper Deck readies NSCC VIP set & reveals other show plans

Scenes From The Show last year -- see this year's galleries up top
Day 5 gallery
Day 4 gallery
Day 3 gallery
Day 2 gallery
Day 1 gallery

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The biggest day for the National Sports Collectors Convention is nearly here with the entrance of the IX Center in Cleveland opening for VIPs in less than 30 minutes.

The roster of autograph signers won't include the NFL's biggest star, but you will find perfect copies of his Rookie Cards, his autographs and plenty more on the show floor. Meanwhile, that list of signers? It's stacked with Hall of Fame (and Hall of Fame lock) talent -- Albert Pujols, Cal Ripken Jr., Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Jim Thome, Rickey Henderson, Oscar Robertson, Hulk Hogan and Frank Thomas to name a few.

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The wrapper redemption programs at the National Sports Collectors Convention are a challenge, a pastime and a must-do for many attendees every year.

But there are drawbacks, too, hence that challenge part. There can be long waits -- depending on how long the lines are and, more importantly, how early you got in them -- and there's the possibility that your line could get cut off before land your treasures.

But the wait can be worth it with the surprises in your packs -- or your boxes you grab to get said packs -- and that's what Buzz opted to try a few times this year. Now up? The Panini America program.

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Remember yesterday when I mentioned finding a little something something while waiting in the Topps redemption line at the National Sports Collectors Convention?

This is that.

The Steiner Auctions booth near Topps is one that was right alongside the redemption line as it wrapped around the booth on my day of working the lines at the show. Steiner had a simple mystery bag that delivered far more than I had expected it would on Thursday. The signage seems simple enough -- and it is -- a Hall of Famer autograph of some type in an envelope for $15.

But why did I say bag?

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Redemption cards aren't fun for anyone -- card-makers, dealers or collectors -- but one of Panini America's key stops at its booth at the National Sports Collectors Convention each year is the one for its redemption trade-in program.

Some collectors will stop by with a stack of redemptions, others just a handful. If they take the time to get in line, they'll all leave with something from a selection of key cards, wax boxes, Black Boxes or in some cases Panini Rewards points if they want them, allowing them to select their own assortment of new stuff.

How does it work? For the last seven years, it's been a tiered system depending on the value of what they have.

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