"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

That's one of Yogi Berra's famous Yogi-isms and Steiner Sports' current auction of the Hall of Famer's memorabilia includes one item that fits that saying well.

It's his driver's license.

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What's Buzzing Today: Flawless breaks, Star Wars cases, NFL & 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: 2016 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 18
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 139
Base set completion: 
120 of 200 (60 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Dansby Swanson, Ozzie Albies, Andrew Benintendi, Jose DeLeon, Daz Cameron, J.P. Crawford

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What's Buzzing Today: Big, big breaks ... like this $50,000 15-caser of 2015-16 Panini Flawless basketball cards.

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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 Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing trading cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 189
Base set completion: 
110 of 110 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 27

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A number of eBay auctions containing what are being called proof cards or test cards of Panini America's Prizm cards aren't what they are being presented to be.

Panini released a statement on Friday noting that these cards were not made -- at least in this fashion -- by the company.

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What: 2016 Panini Preferred football cards
Arrives: Dec. 7
Box basics: Four autographs and one booklet memorabilia card per box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Preferred takes a turn on the gridiron with a new wave of memorabilia and on-card autos in a hits-only brand that packs stars from the past and present.

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What's Buzzing Today: BlowoutTV's big Flawless pull, other big breaks & even more breaks.

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What: 2016 Leaf Jack Eichel Collection hockey cards
Arrives: November
Box basics: One bonus autograph with each 30-card boxed set (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf commemorates the rookie season of its exclusive hockey star with a boxed set that will deliver an autograph every time -- and sometimes they will be parallels.

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Star Wars fans heading to the New York Comic Con this weekend will have a shot at the newest cardboard for their upcoming new film.

Topps has produced a 10-card Rogue One: Mission Briefing "expansion set."

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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 Heritage High Number baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24 (plus one box-topper)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 216
Base set completion: 
190 of 200 (95 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Jurickson Profar, Justin Upton, Daniel Murphy, Steven Moya, Matt Wieters

Rookie Cards (52) – Julio Urias, Willson Contreras, Michael Fulmer, Albert Almora, Lance McCullers, Taylor Motter, Jake Barrett, Matthew Bowman, Chad Kuhl, Tim Anderson, Jabari Blash, Colin Moran, Shawn Morimando, Matt Reynolds, Matt Purke, Matt Bush, Matt Buschmann, Tyler Goeddel, Luis Cessa, Lucas Giolito, Alen Hanson, Jeimer Candelario, Tim Adleman, Carlos Estevez, Mike Clevinger, Cody Reed, Tommy Joseph, Ryan O'Rourke, Tyrell Jenkins, Johnny Barbato, Whit Merrifield, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Joe Biagini, Michael Ynoa, Tony Barnette, Pat Dean, Joey Rickard, Keon Broxton, Edwin Diaz, Tony Kemp, Jameson Taillon, Zach Eflin, Derek Law, Ji-Man Choi, Sean Manaea, Ben Gamel, Tyler White (SP), Seung-Hwan Oh (SP), Byung-Ho Park (SP), Max Kepler (SP), Kenta Maeda (SP), Ross Stripling (SP)

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A Boston-area autograph company has teamed up with one of Boston's biggest icons for a limited-release piece of art available to collectors now.

The company is JG Autographs and its new teammate is New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

The piece is by artist Jace McTier and just a dozen signed and numbered prints as well as the original artwork will be sold.

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What: 2016 Panini National Treasures Collegiate football cards
Arrives: Nov. 30
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards per eight-card box (four boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: "The ultra high-end National Treasures Collegiate football returns in 2016 featuring short-printed, serial-numbered cards of rookies, superstars and legends from their college days with a vast array of premium memorabilia," according to Panini. Overall, it doesn't look like the formula has changed much though there are some new features.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2016 Panini Playoff football cards
Arrives: Nov. 16
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Playoff brand returns after a few years on the bench as a sub-$6-per-pack product that still delivers a pair of hits and more than 20 insert cards per box.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The Blue Jays' big win yesterday means big cardboard from Topps Now today.

Edwin Encarnacion's extra-innings homer is the key for today's newest baseball cards available for only 24 hours via Topps' online card program. He'll be signing cards for the moment and there is a Relic also available from the American League Wildcard win.

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One of Topps' high-end baseball brands arrives today in the form of 2016 Topps Five Star which includes some big ink and a few surprises with every box having a smaller price than a few years ago.

And there's nothing but ink.

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Harry Potter gets another wave of Funko Pop! toys this month and the Lynnwood, Wash.-based company teased them all on Wednesday for fans of the movies and books to examine before their arrival.

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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 breaks and chasing ink ... and the start of Flawless to come.

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One of Japan's biggest stars finally has signed.

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka hasn't had a certified autograph since he came to MLB but that all changes on Nov. 23 with the arrival of 2016 Topps High Tek.

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The 2016 Topps baseball card set has evolved once again -- and this time there are bonus cards.

Topps revealed its 2016 Topps Mini baseball set on Tuesday and it's an online-only offering that includes some extras that could spark added interest. These cards are the smaller format used for the release in recent years and tested back in 1975.

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The wait is nearly over for the latest five-star product from Topps.

We'll start seeing boxes of 2016 Topps Five Star bring ripped tomorrow and now we know what might be in them with the arrival of the final checklist.

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College basketball's biggest stars of the recent past and beyond are all set to roll out their school colors once again tomorrow in the newest basketball card release from Panini America.

It's 2016 Panini Contenders Draft Picks, and it arrives with five autographs and plenty more in every box.

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MLB's postseason begins tonight ... and we simply want to know who you think wins it all.

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Marty McFly would be proud.

Nike and the Michael J. Fox Foundation revealed on Tuesday a fund-raising drawing where 89 pairs of self-lacing Nike Mag shoes will be given away. The shoes are, of course, a reality first envisioned in Back to the Future II.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but impressive and oldschool breaks.

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