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: 2022 Topps Heritage baseball cards (retail display)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Caitlin Clark, 2025 Topps Chrome, new pulls, collectors have their thoughts and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Talking 2025 Topps Chrome

2 -- New MLB pulls are here

3 -- Checking in on the Caitlin Clark thread

4 -- They have their thoughts ... 

5 -- Is Topps working that far in advance?

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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This new department will be an occasional series that will take a quick look at a game our gaming release with card elements -- essentially a breakdown of what's in a box, but not the typical kind of a Buzz Break. (Buzz isn't a gamer so this will just be what's in a box vs. gameplay analysis.) Maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

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The Game: Star Wars Rivals Expandable Game System Premier Set Series I (Funko Games, 2023)
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... BlowoutCards.com for other gaming -- or for traditional Star Wars cards

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What: 2024-25 Panini One and One NBA cards
Arrives: Sept. 17, 2025
Box basics: One encased autograph and one other encased card per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: For Year Six of this brand, One once again hits the hardwood with a little extra -- that's the "and One" part -- with the same formula with plenty of rookies and other highlights.

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What: 2025 Leaf Baseball Nation baseball cards
Arrives: Sepetmber
Box basics: Six autos per 12-card hobby box (12 per case) or nine per 18-card jumbo box with one multi-signed card guaranteed (eight per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new name in the Leaf lineup includes a mix of past and present stars -- sometimes on the same cards -- with a meaty mix of flashy signed and unsigned cards in both box formats. It's also the company's first release with an MLBPA-approved lineup.

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What's Buzzing: Is Topps working on an NBA-NFL hybrid set already? Shohei Ohtani, Pete Crow-Armstrong, eTopps and more in today's edition.

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1 -- Is Topps working that far in advance?

2 -- Good question 

3 -- Shohei Ohtani

4 -- Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit a wall

5 -- The real end of eTopps is near

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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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 packs: 2024 Leaf Metal Signature Series Multi-sport 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs (three)
Where to buy: Click here for other Leaf proof packs/lots

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The NFL's top QB will be signing in every Panini America product this season.

That's thanks to the Patrick Mahomes Autograph Collection revealed by the company on Wednesday, a project that announces his presence back in the Panini autograph lineup for the first time in four years with authority, and offers a chase beyond any brand-specific finds for the Kansas City Chiefs star.

It's "a rare 25-card, cross-brand autograph insert that will be dropped -- one card at a time -- into products, with the first three falling in 2025 Certified football, 2025 Origins football and 2025 Absolute Football, respectively," according to Panini. "Each card in the set, which thoroughly chronicles Mahomes’ spectacular career so far, is signed on-card by Mahomes and limited to 20 copies or less."

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What: 2024-25 Panini Obsidian basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 12
Box basics: Two autographed cards and one memorabilia card per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Obsidian arrives on the NBA hardwood for the seventh time with rookies and plenty more to be found as part of this colorful release.

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What: 2025 Panini Three & Two baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 17, 2025
Box basics: One encased autographed card and one encased memorabilia card per five-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The fourth release for this brand delivers young stars and all-time greats all in one premium spot with all of the hits encased and some new inclusions.

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What: 2024 Panini Flawless football cards
Arrives: Sept. 18, 2025
Box basics: Six autos, one or two gems and two or three memorabilia cards per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless hits the NFL field once again with a "spectacular array of on-card autographs from the heralded 2024 NFL rookie class as well as a host of autographs from past and present superstars," according to Panini.

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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: 1987 Fleer MLB (rack)
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... BlowoutCards.com for other Retro Rips

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What's Buzzing: Milwaukee Brewers remain hot, new Topps Finest pulls, collecting hard, NFL preseason, Noir NBA and "The Fall Of Kris Bryant."

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1 -- Inside two boxes of Topps Finest

2 -- Ripping into Noir NBA

3 -- (Still collecting harder than you.)

4 -- "The Fall Of Kris Bryant"

5 -- The Milwaukee Brewers thread

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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Here's this month's roundup of items that have recently caught my eye as a buyer ...

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PARALLEL POWER?
The Card: National League Wins Leaders (Spencer Strider, Zac Gallen, Justin Steele) 2024 Topps True Photo variant & Gold Foil parallel
The Price: About $11 total
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: The concept of this one is simple and it's striking -- knock off the border of a base card completely, using just its photo -- and I think it works. But there's also one thing here that's striking -- and not in the best way. These are arguably too rare to make that big of an impact with me and I think perhaps other collectors who might not bother to grab their players or even think about a team set or full set. How rare? They are one in 677 hobby packs and I'm confident they'd be more popular if people could reasonably collect a team run or set. Why? Because they're something dramatically different and you can compare the regular card and this version side by side. I also grabbed a Gold Foil parallel for this one this time after I bit on the variant ... just to say I had one. Even paying $10 for this was a stretch for me ... and those odds and that price might say that these aren't as popular as they could/should be. These are one in basically every third hobby case.
Grab a box right here: MLB cards are here.

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Auction Buzz is a monthly look at some of the variety found out there on the auction block ... check 'em out.

It's going to be a busy second half of the year for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions with a number of regularly scheduled events as well as some showcase auctions with high-profile stuff all on the calendar. This time, we look at a few things from a few active sales this month.

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AS BIG AS IT GETS
The Item: Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs (1/1) -- PSA 6
The Price: $4,150,000 after 32 bids (ends Aug. 23)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This one has plenty of time remaining but as you can tell it's already one of the biggest monsters to ever hit the auction block -- and that's with the grade that, well, would be a bummer on any other card from the modern era. But, with game-used NBA logos from two of the game's all-time greats and their ink? Well, it's all about the card, not that dinged corner. "Do you hear that rumbling? It's the sound of the standing world record price for a basketball card getting ready to fall," Heritage said in its listing. "For five years, the 2009-10 National Treasures Steph Curry logoman autograph card has enjoyed the view from the top of the heap, the $5.9 million private sale to an investment fund in July 2021 demonstrating the virtually unlimited elasticity of the market's upper edge. ... We're proud and privileged here at Heritage for the opportunity to take the title back for the auction world," Heritage continued, "providing the manner of competition and high drama that private transactions lack, and which serves as a far more fitting tribute to the iconic subjects this remarkable trading card celebrates." ... This one is estimated by Heritage to top the $6-million mark when it's sold.

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Take a minute and make some predictions and sports picks -- and if you're at the top of the mountain when it's all over then you get some 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 remains 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 gaets 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: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Platinum Edition Mini Helmets
Arrives: Oct. 10
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A new batch of Hidden Treasures autographed minis arrives from TRISTAR this year with every box including either a Hall of Famer or an active player.

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, Big Dumper, lots of thoughts, eTopps and an Ohtani vs. Bonds question.

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1 -- An Ohtani vs. Bonds question ... 

2 -- eTopps

3 -- They have some thoughts

4 -- Some grading thoughts in there

5 -- Big Dumper ain't slowing down

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What: 2025 Topps Marvel Comic Book Heroes trading cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: 32 cards per box (eight four-card packs)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: Another Chromed Marvel release from Topps is on the way with a mix of past and present looks for its stars in play for the 50th anniversary of the original stickers.

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What: 2025 Bowman Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 23
Box basics: Two autos per 10-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); three autos per 10-card breaker box (six per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman Chrome will arrive next month with no details ultimately yet available other than teaser images here.

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What: 2024 Wild Card Splat baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 19, 2025
Box basics: One autograph per five-card box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card keeps with the encased card approach with a mix of signed and un-signed cares in this one, which as you might guess by the name, is a colorful one.

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What: 2024 Wild Card Five Card Draw Stacked Deck baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 5, 2025
Box basics: Five encased autographed cards (/5 max) per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card literally stacks the deck with this one including more than one 1/1 in every box on average atop the numbered pack format that this brand has used in the recent past -- that's 60 autographed cards per case with everything capped at no more than five copies per card.

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What's Buzzing: Big Dumper set to rewrite record book, James Wood, NFL chatter, much more and Bryce Harper ... collector?

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1 -- Big Dumper ain't slowing down

2 -- Bryce Harper is starting a collection?

3 -- Winning atop winning

4 -- James Wood

5 -- Things that make you go hmmm ...

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What: 2025 Pieces of the Past Royalty Edition trading cards
Arrives: Sept. 10
Box basics: One encased memorabilia card per box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past turns its attention to world leaders and other icons for a memorabilia-only release that includes 100 different cards all with something embedded into them.

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What's Buzzing: Shohei Ohtani, eBay issues, Graphite tennis, 2026 MLB Rookie Cards, Drake Baldwin and NFL chatter.

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1 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

2 -- Drake Baldwin chatter

3 -- Yet another eBay issue?

4 -- Pondering 2026 Topps Series 1 Rookie Cards

5 -- Talking Shohei Ohtani

6 -- Breaking down a Graphite tennis case

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