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: Paul Skenes and MLB All-Star chatter, showing off Topps MLB sketch cards, new pulls and more in this all-baseball edition.

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TRISTAR will have plenty going on at The National this year with all of the autograph signers, but that's not all -- the company once again also will have bonus bags for collectors who buy boxes from dealers at the show and bring them to its booth to open them.

Selected retailers will have your shot at getting a TRISTAR bonus bag at the show.

Three TRISTAR Hidden Treasures products are eligible for this one and bonus bags will include shots at autographed memorabilia pieces from Tom Brady, Muhammad Ali, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams for starters.

And that's not all.

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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 MLB 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.

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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.

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What: 2023 Topps Composite football cards
Arrives: Aug. 16
Box basics: Three autos per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case) or three autos per 10-card breaker's delight box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here 
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps takes the field in the unlicensed realm for many past and a few present NFL players with a new brand that takes an all-in-one approach chronicling those stars via several brands all in one spot.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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This year's National Sports Collectors Convention is just days away -- it's set for July 24-28 in Cleveland -- and Upper Deck has revealed its promotional plans for the event.

The company will produce a wrapper redemption set for starters with a meaty checklist that includes an array of subjects from its sports and autographs from some legends of the past, too.

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Update (July 14): After the first day of the 2024 MLB Draft, 22 of the 24 eligible players in the card set included in this issue  have been picked, including 13 of the first 14 selected on Sunday night. Overall, 18 were first-rounders, while one of the two 2024 players who went un-drafted actually withdrew to play for LSU next year. For those attending this year's National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, hit the Blowout Cards booth (No. 5,010) on Friday, July 26. Beginning at 11 a.m., the first 500 visitors can get a free copy of the issue.

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Baseball America's annual Draft Preview issue is here and it's jam-packed with facts and other info that all card prospectors simply need heading into the MLB Draft this weekend. The issue also spotlights a few future stars.

The biggest issue of the year features player profiles and scouting reports for 100 players, a list of 100 more to check out beyond those names, a mock draft, comparisons of today's notables to past stars, BA's annual All-America teams for both the college and prep ranks and even, in some copies of this issue, exclusive prospect cards

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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: Futures Game chatter, Paul Skenes, new NASCAR pulls, The National and more in this Sunday edition.

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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: Paul Skenes, The National, new pulls, Caitlin Clark, the Mantle theft and more remain on collectors' minds.

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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: 2024 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby & jumbo)

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

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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: 2024 SportKings Volume 5 sports cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

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What: 2024 Topps Pro Debut baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 6
Box basics: Four autographs per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); three autographs per six-pack jumbo box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Minor League Baseball's only set of the year gets the neon treatment of the flagship release in this one and it includes some inserts and other finds only in this release and it also includes Chrome cards.

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

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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: Paul Skenes, Gunnar Henderson, The National, new pulls, the Mantle theft and "is Kyle Schwarber a Hall of Famer?"

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What: 2024 Topps Finest baseball cards
Arrives: Aug.7
Box basics: Two autos per six-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The checklist and odds are in for a new year of finest as well as the six teaser image you can see above as the flashy and colorful brand arrives once again with a new batch of players and plenty of artistic flair

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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Buzz buys a lot of stuff these days and for a few reasons, really. Sometimes it's just bargain-hunting, sometimes it's just something that strikes me. And other times it's a lot -- a group of things -- and that has happened enough lately I figured I'd try something different as a regularly appearing item. Sometimes my lots will be wins, sometimes they won't be ... but I'll let you decide. 

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CHASING SOME EARLY WWE APPEARANCES
The Lot: 2018 Topps Now WWE cards -- Oct. 28 WWE Evolution PPV (two lots of six)
The Price: About $70 ... which was low vs. singles at the time -- and maybe even now.

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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 pack: 2022 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (value)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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

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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: Brooks Lee, strong USA Baseball pulls, another Rookie Card debate thread, "Price Index Carnage," The National 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 pack: DC Comics 10-pack comic bundle
Where to buy: Retail hunting for these ... BlowoutCards.com for non-sports cards
First Buzz preview: N/A

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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: 2024 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby & jumbo)

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

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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: 2021-22 Panini Prizm NBA cards (hanger pack)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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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: Ben Rice, a strong blaster, Wander Franco investing, C.J. Stroud, the Mickey Mantle theft and The National nears.

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What: 2024 Keepsake Bruce Lee 50th Anniversary Kaleidoscope Edition trading cards
Arrives: Sept. 4
Box basics: Two relics per 15-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Keepsake presents a follow-up to its Bruce Lee debut set with a new series that's in a more-traditional pack form with a pair of hits in every box -- a mix of personally used items and officially licensed merchandise once again -- and then even more for collectors to chase.

Keep reading for more info and a selection of images.

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What: 2024 Topps Museum Collection baseball cards
Arrives: July 31
Box basics: One on-card auto, one auto-Relic, one quad Relic and one other Relic per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Odds: Click here
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Museum Collection drops again with the same box inclusions, past and present stars and more in store but with some newer looks when it arrives later this month.

Keep reading for more as well as 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: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (cereal box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats beyond this one)

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

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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: 2023 ONIT Athlete Campus Icons football cards
Where to buy:  None for this one via Blowout ... click here for more college football

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

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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? Winter and Summer Olympic Games veteran Lolo Jones. 

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