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The lot: 1990 Bowman baseball cards (two packs)
Where to buy: Check junk bins ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer MLB cards

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

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 2.

The packs: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1994 and 1995 Bowman packs
The cost: Will vary ... get newer Bowman stuff here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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This one is a quick idea for a new department here on The Buzz ... Fast Five -- a quick list under a simple topic that might offer a basic starting point for a themed collection. It's a basic list of five items that could be fun for a starting collector or a new way to add to a stash that might already seemingly include everything when it comes to cardboard. For some of you, it's probably common sense. For others of you out there, it's something to think about.

This time? Some collector-minded picks from 2020 Bowman.

A PERFECT CARD
Bo Bichette -- 2020 Bowman base set No. 52
For years as part of the current Topps run (1989 to today), Bowman was dubbed "The Home of The Rookie Card." That may be a tad overshadowed by the prospect sets these days and in this one  -- especially since the Rookie Card logo change in 2006 -- but this card is a perfect one and he's a key rookie in this year's crop. Forget all those new hot prospects (we'll get to them), but my first hunt here would be a bulk lot of this card as they could be overlooked compared to others but with a good collector upside and potential if in high-grade slabs. (Especially once the bulk-rippers are done and boxes dry up some.) Aesthetically, this could end up being one of his best RCs of the year.

Keep reading for four more making up the list this time.

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This one is admittedly off the radar of many collectors, but they might be drawing a few more fans from beyond the typical card crowd soon.

"They" are Beau and Bryan Abbott -- aka the Baseball Card Vandals -- and they're got a new book coming on March 5. Baseball Card Vandals: Over 200 Decent Jokes on Worthless Cards! will showcase a good chunk of their original art all in one place -- and all of them started with an old trading card from the past.

Their "decent jokes on worthless cards" are "posted fresh daily" on Instagram and on their website (FYI: some doodles can be NSFW), and it's something that they've been doing since 2012. They've carefully crafted more than 4,500 pieces in that time and they almost always sell out at $35 a pop every day.

The news of the book (it's under $20) recently prompted Buzz to take a look at what might be up for grabs, and I dug cheap to find a cheaper specimen that evoked a chuckle from me back when I first saw it.

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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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