Blowout Buzz
First Buzz: 2017 Leaf Best of Basketball Unopened Edition
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What: 2017 Leaf Best of Basketball Unopened Edition
Arrives: Aug. 25
Box basics: One unopened NBA wax box plus one new Leaf card per box (six boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: The elite basketball brands from the past will be found here via unopened buyback wax boxes accented along with some new creations featuring notable players in the history of the game as the cherry on top.
Keep reading for more.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (June 11)
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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: LaVar Ball autographs, pondering Yankees prospects and plenty more as we head into another week.
Adam West's TV legacy goes far beyond Batman -- and he's got a variety of autos for fans to covet
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The man behind the mask and the mayor of Quahog has died.
Adam West, best-known as television's Batman in the 1960s but recently found among those on the Family Guy cast for the last 17 years, had been battling leukemia. He was 88.
"Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight and aspired to make a positive impact on his fans' lives," his family said in a statement. "He was and always will be our hero."
Buzz Break: 2017 Panini Classics football cards (blaster box)
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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 Panini Classics football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 64
Base set completion: 55 of 300 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards: Joe Namath, Ken Stabler, Marcus Mariota, Todd Gurley, John Elway, Joe Greene, Marshall Faulk, Fran Tarkenton, Randy Moss, Antonio Brown, J.J. Watt, Jared Goff, Drew Brees, Odell Beckham Jr., Ben Roethlisberger, Jameis Winston, Julio Jones
Buzz Break: 2014 Topps football cards (Relic hanger box)
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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: 2014 Topps football cards (Relic hanger box)
Where to buy: Check around (This one: $7.98 in a retail clearance bin.)
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 60 of 440 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards: Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, Julian Edelman, Matt Ryan, Jason Witten, Andy Dalton, Colts team card, Seahawks team
Rookie Cards (16) – Martavis Bryant, Jake Matthews, A.J. McCarron, Charles Sims, Kevin Norwood, Jared Abbrederis, Marion Grice, LaDarius Perkins, Pierre Desir, Donte Moncrief, Tyler Gaffney, George Atkinson III, Cody Latimer, Zach Mettenberger, Darqueze Dennard, Aaron Donald
First Buzz: 2017 Donruss NFL cards
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What: 2017 Donruss football cards
Arrives: Aug. 2
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 24-pack box (18 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to viewWhat's buzz-worthy: Panini's Donruss football brand arrives for a new season with a new (not-retro) design that appears primed for Optichrome treatment later in the year, a new crop of Rated Rookies and another nod to 1980s Donruss via inserts.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Dark Helmet already bringing forceful feel to 'Spaceballs' auction
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The Force isn't very strong with this one, but The Farce is huge.
The helmet that Rick Moranis wore as "Dark Helmet" in the 1987 Star Wars spoof Spaceballs is up for sale now via Profiles in History, a Calabasas, Calif.-based auction house.
The prop from the Mel Brooks film is estimated to sell for as much as $12,000 -- and it's almost there with nearly three weeks remaining in the auction.
First Buzz: 2017 Panini Immaculate Collection Collegiate football cards
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What: 2017 Panini Immaculate Collection Collegiate football cards
Arrives: July 26
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to viewWhat's buzz-worthy: The college gridiron once again gets its own Immaculate Collection release with the stars of the past (and recent past) in this school-focused high-end brand.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Bill Madden collection auction closes Tuesday with legendary items
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If you're a younger collector, you may not know the name, but the memorabilia of a long-time (and Hall of Fame honored) sports writer is headed to the auction block.
He's Bill Madden -- fun fact for collectors is that he literally helped Donruss build its roster of Rated Rookies in 1984 Donruss -- and a number of his treasures will be sold next week.
Among the more than 400 lots will be photos, programs, signed items, signed books, press pins and more from some of the biggest names in MLB history.
First Buzz: 2017 Leaf Wrestling Autographed Photograph Edition
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What: 2017 Leaf Wrestling Autographed Photograph Edition
Arrives: July 21
Box basics: Five autographed photos in every box (12 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: Leaf focuses on wrestling stars of the past and present with nothing but signed photos in this new release.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (June 9)
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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: Big breaks from around the card world, The National and more.
First Buzz: 2017 Topps Archives Signature Series Postseason Edition
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What: 2017 Topps Archives Signature Series Postseason Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 4
Box basics: One encased buyback autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
Player list: Click here to see who signedWhat's buzz-worthy: Topps brings its buyback line to the collecting masses once again with a focus on the stars of MLB's postseasons of the past.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (June 8)
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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 breaks today as we inch closer to the weekend.
Michael Jordan's game-used Converse shoes from 1984 Olympics already setting record via SCP
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Update (June 11): The shoes sold for $190,373 after the auction closed this weekend.
They're not Air Jordans but they're already in some rare air as an SCP Auctions clock counts down.
They're Michael Jordan’s game-worn and dual-signed Converse shoes from the 1984 Olympics -- specifically the gold-medal-winning-game against Spain -- and they're on the auction block and already have set a record for a pair of game-used shoes. And that's with more than two days remaining before the auction closes.
How much?
James Comey's card appearances pale in comparison to today's -- but political collectors have options
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James Comey's testimony before the Senate judiciary committee today will be watched by millions live and sound bites from what will be a historic day in Washington, D.C., will be heard for years to come no matter what happens.
A year ago, not many people would know the name of the now-former FBI director but with all that's happened since then there are plenty of hot takes no matter what one's political leaning might be. And in that time, his cardboard appearances have slowly added up via two products, Topps' ongoing Garbage Pail Kids/Wacky Packages lines focusing on "Trumpocracy" and the "Disg
-race to the White House" and the politically focused Decision 2016 trading card release that has an updated Series 2 set arriving on Friday.Unlike the Donald Trumps and Hillary Clintons of the world, though, Comey's cardboard isn't all that plentiful ... keep reading.
Buzz Break: 2017 Topps Archives baseball cards (hobby box)
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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 Topps Archives baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 192
Base set completion: 176 of 300 (59 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Dennis Eckersley, Sandy Koufax, Anthony Rizzo, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Alomar, Anthony Rizzo, Eddie Murray, John Smoltz, Gary Sanchez, Ivan Rodriguez, Clayton Kershaw, Ivan Rodriguez, Carlos Correa, Tony Clark, Jimmie Foxx, Francisco Lindor, David Ortiz, Jose Altuve, George Brett, Derek Jeter, Ted Williams, Warren Spahn, Tom Seaver, Randy Johnson, Addison Russell, Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper, Roberto Clemente, Joe Morgan, Rollie Fingers, Ichiro Suzuki, Tony Perez, Carl Yastrzemski, Don Mattingly, Mike Piazza, Willie McCovey, Albert Pujols, Bo Jackson, Jim Palmer, Lou Gehrig, Buster Posey
Rookie Cards (24) – Ryon Healy, Raimel Tapia, German Marquez, David Dahl, Manny Margot, Tyler Glasnow, Jorge Alfaro, Rio Ruiz, Roman Quinn, Jose DeLeon, Teoscar Hernandez, Gavin Cecchini, Carlos Asuaje, Andrew Benintendi, Yulieski Gurriel, Jake Thompson, Alex Bregman, Hunter Dozier, T.J. Rivera, Tyler Austin, Jacoby Jones, Matt Strahm, Seth Lugo, Matt Olson
First Buzz: 2017-18 In The Game Used hockey cards
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What: 2017-18 In The Game Used hockey cards
Arrives: July 26
Box basics: Five memorabilia cards per box (10 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again brings the legends of the ice to cardboard with a heavy memorabilia focus in this high-end brand that's about nothing but hits.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images released so far.
First Buzz: 2017 Leaf Pearl sports cards (updated)
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What: 2017 Leaf Pearl
Arrives: Late February 2018
Box basics: 11 cards per box (two boxes per case)What’s buzz-worthy: Leaf's next release will be a "product that will change the industry landscape" and "will set the standard for aesthetic beauty and legendary content by which all products will be measured."
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (June 7)
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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: Chasing Judge autos in Finest, pondering Bowman Mega Box questions, big breaks and NSCC prep discussions.
KISS & Vampirella? That showdown isn't only pop culture crossover coming from Dynamite this month
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KISS and Vampirella -- seems like an unusual yet still natural crossover, right?
That's just one of the comic books arriving this month -- this one specifically today -- via Dynamite Entertainment, a Mt. Laurel, N.J.-based publisher that has a tie to something beyond the typical realm of comic book characters.
KISS/Vampirella arrives with six different covers for issue No. 1 -- all seen in a gallery below along with a sketch cover -- and that's a common trait for other series from Dynamite, many of which come with ties to movies, video games, famous book and comic strip characters, Internet stars and more.
Scooter Gennett's historic game means hot certified autographs
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You've probably seen the highlight reel of Scooter Gennett's four-homer, 10-RBI game for the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night but you may not realize how rare the feat is -- or how rare his baseball cards might be.
He's just the 17th player ever to hit four homers in a game -- nobody has ever hit five -- and he's the first in the rich history of the Reds to do it. The last? Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton back in 2012. It's a club that includes five Hall of Famers -- Ed Delahanty, Lou Gehrig, Chuck Klein, Willie Mays and Mike Schmidt -- and sluggers Rocky Colavito, Bob Horner and Mark Whiten among others.
Now, about Gennett's baseball cards ...
First Buzz: 2017-18 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball cards (early retail details)
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What: 2017-18 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: One autograph per blaster box (20 boxes per case)What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on some of the retail inclusions to come in Panini America's first 2017-18 basketball product -- one that focuses on the college ranks and NBA hopefuls in advance of a new season.
Keep reading for more info.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (June 6)
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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 baseball finds and discussions today.
Ian Happ is your 2017 Bowman Lucky Autograph Redemption
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If you're a Chicago Cubs fan, there's now one more card that you need from 2017 Bowman.
Topps revealed on Tuesday that rookie Ian Happ is the Bowman Lucky Autograph Redemption from the popular prospecting product.
Fidget spinners get a date on Lowell Spinners' promotional calendar
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You've probably seen them somewhere near the cards at a retail store and they're one of the biggest fads of the moment, too.
And now fidget spinners are coming to the ballpark.