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 pack: 2024 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (value)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery of highlights.

Continue reading →

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: 2024 Topps Holiday baseball cards (tin)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.

Continue reading →

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 pack: 2024 Panini Prestige NFL cards (value)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (in a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one along with a gallery of images.

Continue reading →

What's Buzzing: Reactions to MLB's Golden At-bat idea, college football money, NFL chatter, Wemby, Ginter X and more.

Continue reading →

What: 2024 Topps Luminaries baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 3, 2025
Box basics: One encased autograph or autographed Relic card per box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line returns for an eighth time with every card a hit as it celebrates stars from the past and present via traditional autos/Relics and booklet cards.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

Continue reading →

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? Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke but without the Daenerys Targaryen price tag.

Continue reading →

What: 2024 Bowman University Best football cards
Arrives: Dec. 30
Box basics: Four autographs per hobby box (12 boxes per case) or one patch auto and two other autos per breaker's box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps once again takes a cardboard look at the college ranks with active stars on NIL deals signing on here as part of a colorful and variety-packed package arriving just weeks from now.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

Continue reading →

What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, a big Target shipping issue, Allen & Ginter X, rumors for sketch card fans and more.

Continue reading →

You never know what you might find in a box of this one ... and, if you already ordered, it's shipping this week.

What box is it? It's the 2024 Blowout Cards Holiday Edition MegaMix and you can still pre-order now. Originally planned to ship on Dec. 18, they'll start going out this week in the wake of all of those Black Friday orders that came in this weekend.

What's in it?

Continue reading →

What's Buzzing: Josh Allen and NFL Week 13 chatter, new pulls, a PMG show and more in this Monday edition.

Continue reading →

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 always that simple.

YourDozen.com is back with more free cardboard up for grabs to one lucky winner -- this time it's for Sunday NFL 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 1 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.

--

Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

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 ...

STRONG SEASON ... WHAT'S NEXT?
The Card: Juan Soto 2018 Topps 582 Montgomery Club Set 1 -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: A big season that came up short of the goal ... but now it's time for a historic payday while still in his mid-20s. Soto's Rookie Cards (2018) aren't all that rare, really, but there's a lot of demand -- but they still might be good buys depending on where he goes next. (Mets? Watch out.) All those thoughts were in mind when I popped this one into a submission earlier this year along with other key names from this small set for Club members. It's not a traditional RC since it's from a small set, but it's still a good Soto to me ... so I slabbed it.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: Top grade of a small volume works for me. I'm sure there will be more and I'm sure the pops are higher elsewhere, but the range of the grades here shows it might not be the easiest kind of card to grade thanks to that retro stock.

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

Continue reading →

The Black Friday deals are already flowing on BlowoutCards.com and we have a few places for you to watch for stuff all day long ...

Of course, the BIG SALE is here and that's where everything that's up for grabs will be found ...

You should also keep an eye on the @BlowoutCards Twitter feed where there will be contests for sharing the posts with free stuff up for grabs.

In addition, the @BlowoutBuzz feed will have sale items teased thoughout the day, too.

--

Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com. 

>> Click here to buy cards on BlowoutCards.com

What: 2025 Historic Autographs Founding Fathers trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 29
Box basics: Four hits per four-pack box (24 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs' first release of the new year will include plenty of history with cut autos/handwriting samples, pieces of notables' handled items and more in every case -- and with a hit of some type in every pack.

Keep reading for more information.

Continue reading →

What's Buzzing: Victor Wembanyama, NFL Week 13, new pulls and more in this mid-week edition.

Continue reading →

Who's in your new box of baseball cards? This book knows -- and it might end up in your hands with an order from us this weekend.

The box is, of course, 2024 Bowman Draft and it's set to arrive next week and the annual prospecting staple is always the home of the top young names in MLB's ranks. As part of the action on this popular hobby-only release, Baseball America and BlowoutCards.com have teamed up to potentially give buyers a little more in their prospecting stash.

How's that? We will be giving away copies of the 2025 Baseball America Prospect Handbook to random customers shopping on our site this weekend.

The Handbook is a comprehensive look at the best in MiLB as it presents the top 30 names for all 30 franchises and is packed with all you need to know as part of a 500-plus page package. It's a book that Baseball America touts as "a must-have guide for those in the industry, super fans and a great gift for baseball fans across the globe."

A digital edition ($23.99) of the book will be available via Baseball America beginning next month with the print edition ($39.95) to follow.

--

Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com. 

>> Click here to buy baseball cards on BlowoutCards.com

What: 2024 Bowman's Best baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 27
Box basics: Four autographs per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman's Best arrives for another year with its familiar format and plenty of colorful cardboard for fans of rookies and prospects.

Keep reading for more details and a gallery.

Continue reading →

What: 2024 Topps Gold Label UFC trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 20
Box basics: Two autograph per seven-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' Gold Label brand enters the Octagon for the first time with a mix of stars and plenty of the shine collectors know for this brand.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

Continue reading →

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: 2023 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs
Where to buy: Click here (when available)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.

Continue reading →

What: 2024 Historic Autographs The 1800s trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 30
Box basics: One hit per five-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs' final release of the year turns back the clock to the 1800s with a comprehensive look at the century via smaller boxes that offer up a hit every time.

Keep reading for more information.

Continue reading →

What's Buzzing: A new NFL week, Derrick Henry, NBA markets, NFL grails, WWE chatter and new MLB pulls.

Continue reading →

What: 2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 27
Box basics: 20 packs per hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome goes intergalactic for the basketball fan with "some of the biggest names in the basketball universe" in play as part of a colorful and parallel-packed lineup.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

Continue reading →

What's Buzzing: Sidd Finch autographs, NFL reactions, Saquon Barkley, new pulls, C.J. Stroud and the MVPs.

Continue reading →

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 always that simple.

YourDozen.com is back with more free cardboard up for grabs to one lucky winner -- this time it's for Sunday NFL 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 1 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.

--

Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

Collectors love lists -- whether it's a checklist, a hot list, a stat sheet, sales stats or prospect rankings -- and in some cases what's on those lists is an easy sign of who's next. Or, it's somebody who's already on the radar of many but should be a name you know if you don't.

Barcelona soccer star Lamine Yamal is one of those names, is just 17 years old and sits atop this list from GiveMeSport that ranks its best players in the world under age 21. He's ahead of other names you might know if you're in the soccer collecting realm such as Jude Bellingham, Jamal Musiala and Endrick

Yamal has plenty of cardboard right now -- and plenty of interest -- and here's a tip sheet of sorts for where he can be found.

Continue reading →