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2017-18 Panini Essentials

Panini America releases Box Wars schedule for The National

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Panini America's National Sports Collectors Convention experience includes plenty of ripped wax -- if you want to partake of course -- and that begins within the first hour of Day 1 at the show beginning Wednesday in Cleveland.
It's via Box Wars and there are 31 battles scheduled for the show.
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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 Today: Big pulls from around the collecting world, NSCC chatter and more as we head into the weekend.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Basketball, Board Buzz, Non-sports, TV and tagged Cryptozoic, Doctor Who, Mickey Mantle, MLB, NBA, Panini America, PSA, Topps, Game of Thrones, NSCC, 2018 Panini Diamond Kings, 2018 Topps Series 2, 2017-18 Panini Essentials on June 15, 2018 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 2017-18 Panini Essentials NBA cards (blaster box)

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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: 2017-18 Panini Essentials basketball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 5
Cards per box: 35
Base set completion: 17 of 200 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notable players on base cards – Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, John Wall, Serge Ibaka
Rookie Cards (5) – Kyle Kuzma, Markelle Fultz, Kyle Collinsworth, Abdel Nader, Terrance Ferguson
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First Buzz: 2017-18 Panini Essentials basketball cards

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What: 2017-18 Panini Essentials basketball cards
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: Two autographs per 10-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Panini promises a "return to the essentials of collecting" with this one with "cards printed on stunning holographic card stock" and a product "loaded with colorful inserts and parallels."
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of what's to come.
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This entry was posted in Basketball, First Buzz and tagged NBA, Panini America, 2017-18 Panini Essentials on March 28, 2018 by BlowoutBuzz.

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