Redemption cards aren't fun for anyone -- card-makers, dealers or collectors -- but one of Panini America's key stops at its booth at the National Sports Collectors Convention each year is the one for its redemption trade-in program.

Some collectors will stop by with a stack of redemptions, others just a handful. If they take the time to get in line, they'll all leave with something from a selection of key cards, wax boxes, Black Boxes or in some cases Panini Rewards points if they want them, allowing them to select their own assortment of new stuff.

How does it work? For the last seven years, it's been a tiered system depending on the value of what they have.

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What's Buzzing Today: Flawless & Five Star breaks, finding Superfractors and a new-found Javier Baez man crush.

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One of the most sought-after cards in 2015-16 Panini Immaculate Collection has been found -- in a case of 2015-16 Panini Flawless.

Last month, a collector discovered the Kristaps Porzingis Flawless logoman 1/1 in a box of Immaculate and at that time Panini America said it had mistakenly swapped the cards and that the Immaculate 1/1 would be placed into Flawless, the company's most-premium NBA product.

The hunt for that notable card ended this weekend as it was found by a BlowoutCards.com customer, Anthony from New York, inside a Flawless briefcase.

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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: Flawless breaks, Star Wars cases, NFL & more.

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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, big breaks ... like this $50,000 15-caser of 2015-16 Panini Flawless basketball 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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

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

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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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The clock is ticking down to the arrival of from 2015-16 Panini Flawless, which will pack plenty of high-end material into its pricey briefcases.

Just how much? Well, Panini America offered us a glimpse at what's possible today.

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What: 2015-16 Panini Flawless basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 14
Box basics: Seven autographs, two jewel cards and one Jumbo Patch memorabilia card per 10-card briefcase (two boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless returns with all the things collectors have come to expect from the ultra high-end brand and every card in 2015-16 Flawless will be numbered to no more than 25 copies.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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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.

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