The next Panini America NFL release on the calendar is golden, it's loaded with memorabilia cards and Panini proved that on Monday.

It's 2016 Panini Black Gold and it arrives next week.

Oh, and we have the checklist for this one, too. You can view it right here.

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Inauguration Day has come and gone but there are a number of new trading cards from Topps that reflect the new presidency of Donald Trump. 

One is a 19-sticker Garbage Pail Kids 2017 Presidential Inaug-hurl Ceremony set and the other is a five-card Topps Now 2017 Presidential Inauguration set with traditional photography from Friday.

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One of TV's cult classics is making a comeback -- and Funko toys will revisit the mysteries that surrounded the series.

It's Twin Peaks and even Laura Palmer has a couple of toys on the way in both its Pop! and Action Figures lines.

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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: 2000 Team Best Rookies minor league cards
Where to buy: Check eBay

Packs per box: 18
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 108
Base set completion: 
95 of 225 (42 percent)
Duplicates: 6

Base cards of note – Ben Sheets, Pat Burrell, Josh Hamilton, Mark Mulder

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A number of NASCAR legends' autographs can be found on some legendary diecasts as part of a series of replicas with an appropriate name.

It's called the University of Racing.

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The stars of Star Wars have plenty of toys and merchandise from decades of fan demand, but as the legendary franchise enters its 40th anniversary year one company has added some extra badassery to the brand.

Herocross Company's Hybrid Metal Star Wars figures have been in the works for some time and a number of them are set to arrive in the United States this month.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Yordano Ventura, big breaks, 1990 Bowman variations & favorite Panini America cardboard.

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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: 2016 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Prime Time Trashy TV
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 4 (plus one three-card Gross Bears pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 43
Base set completion: 
36 of 220 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Impressive breaks today, a Star Wars autograph debate, sketch card collecting strategies & more.

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What: Decision 2016 Series 2 Updated trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 28
Box basics: TBD on box details (16 boxes per case via two inners).
Checklist: Click here for a breakdown

What's buzz-worthy: The newest president gets a new wave of cardboard with an update to the second series of Decision 2016. There will be no more than 55 cases made.

Keep reading for more and a gallery of images from the product.

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What: 2017 Topps Archives baseball cards
Arrives: May 31
Box basics: Two autograph cards per 24-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Buy it: at BlowoutCards.com
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Archives returns with "a more comprehensive and diverse autograph checklist" but (at least based on what's been revealed so far) without a pop culture-based autograph insert set that has been the hallmark of this brand in recent years.

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

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What: Yu-Gi-Oh! Machine Reactor & Dinosmasher's Fury structure decks
Arrives: April 14
Box basics: 41 cards per deck (eight decks per display)

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The NFL's rookie class of 2016 is mostly in the offseason now but that doesn't mean their action when it comes to cardboard is over.

In fact, 13 top guys have been busy signing for Panini America the last two days during the "NFLPA Rookie Closeout" as part of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl's festivities. The rookies on hand for the event are catching up on signing for upcoming brands such as 2016 National Treasures, Flawless, Encased and Plates & Patches as well as recently released brands like Donruss Optic.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but impressive breaks today.

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What: Yu-Gi-Oh! Maximum Crisis
Arrives: May 5
Box basics: Twenty-four nine-card packs per box (12 boxes per case) or nine cards per blister pack (240 blister packs per case)

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A new year of Topps #TBT is here and it's bringing to us the newest Hall of Fame class and a few other stars of yesteryear all on a design from the past.

Tim Raines, Ivan Rodriguez and Jeff Bagwell are paired with one other Hall of Famer from their primary franchise's past to round out the first pack in a weekly series.

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Three new Hall of Famers, 21 new Topps Now baseball cards.

That means fans of Tim Raines, Ivan Rodriguez and Jeff Bagwell don't have to wait for their first commemorative cardboard thanks to Topps' on-demand baseball card platform.

Only initially available on Topps.com, the three standard Topps Now cards are printed to order and available for just 24 hours at $9.99 per card with quantity discounts available. Each of them also will sign six different cards, including one where all three will be shown.

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The final trailer for Logan has arrived in advance of its arrival on March 3 and it appears that the latest movie in the X-Men/Wolverine franchise will carry a darker and more violent tone despite having one of its main characters being just 11 years old.

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Although the MLB Network has its share of Hall of Famers like John Smoltz, "Rookie Cards" for some of the other names who bring you the highlights begin arriving on Feb. 1 in packs of 2017 Topps Series 1 baseball cards.

A 10-card release begins a set that will continue in Series 2 and Update later this year and this series will include Lauren Shehadi (RC), Kevin Millar, Mike Lowell, Greg Amsinger (RC), Ryan Dempster, Sean Casey, Harold Reynolds, Dan Plesac and Smoltz as well as an MLB Tonight card.

A number of that crew's members already have cards as players (click to view a Buzz archives piece) -- but there will be several debuts in the forthcoming releases. Meanwhile, a number of them haven't had many autographs and all nine found in Series 1 will have ink.

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Update: The final numeric checklist has been added here.

We're less than two weeks away from the arrival of the first baseball card set of the year and that means we have the first checklist.

It's the checklist for 2017 Topps Series 1 -- and there's still a bit of mystery as it's an un-numbered version in advance of card No. 1's unveiling at a later date.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, the Topps Transcendent party and the worst players in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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What: 2017 Leaf Metal Draft football cards
Arrives: March
Box basics: Five autographs per box (15 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Metal Draft returns "with a vengeance" according to the company with a "very strong draft class and top-notch production quality."

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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Topps' priciest brand of baseball cards -- 2016 Topps Transcendent Collection -- included more than 50 autographs inside each of its silver briefcases but even more with the contents of one envelope.

They also included an invitation to a party with the reigning National League MVP, Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, and that soirée was Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

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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: 2013 Press Pass Total Memorabilia NASCAR cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 5
Base set completion: 
2 of 50 (4 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Sam Hornish Jr., Josh Berry (Rising Stars)

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A pair of TV and movie icons are headed to the toy aisles soon.

Funko revealed today its plans for Pop! toys for Baywatch and The Godfather which are set to arrive next month.

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