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

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IT'S ALWAYS TIFFY TIME
The Card: Tiffany Stratton 2023 Panini Immaculate Collection WWE Ruby Memorabilia Autographs (/25)
The Price: A meaty amount (for me)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Much like Rhea Ripley rookie autos in 2020, I've focused on trying to find one card from each of the lineups for Stratton's first year of ink in 2023 (RCs in 2022) with cleaner/full sigs on them and this brand was one of my targets for a while. I finally found one that looked good for a price I could pull off. Why chase? Stratton has delivered and figures to do so for some time with her latest big landmark moment being a bruiser of a win over Charlotte Flair at Wrestlemania. "Buff Barbie" is an informal nickname here so far -- they're avoiding trademark claims -- but they're also playing into that more and more with her Wrestlemania debut entrance having a Barbie Dreamhouse/packaging feel before a brawl that left her, in her own words, "looking like a broke down Barbie." That spectacle of an entrance and the match were both proof that the meteoric arrival and win over an all-time great at the biggest event of the year is just the start and the WWE is still fueling that rocket. I've been buying (this was a pre-Mania pick-up) and will keep looking for more somewhat selectively -- since stuff is at times pricey.
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What's Buzzing: Topps Update arrives, a new NFL find at Costco, Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, big pulls and more.

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What: 2023 Panini National Treasures football cards
Arrives: Sept. 4, 2024
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards per box (four boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures hits the gridiron for another year with booklet cards, current rookies and stars and more all in store.

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It only took 10 games in the minors -- where he hit .333 with two homers and nine RBI -- to get a Holliday in Boston tonight.

No, it's not Roger Dorn Night or Big Papi Funko Pop! day (that's Sept. 9) ... it's the MLB debut of No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday, an infielder for the Baltimore Orioles and son of a former big-leaguer.

Holliday's Rookie Cards will arrive later this year, in theory, and his Topps Now debut will inevitably arrive tomorrow no matter what, but he's already appeared on more than 2,000 different baseball cards since he was the first pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.

In fact, his certified autograph total alone is pushing 1,000 cards and that's thanks to early Perfect Game prep all-star sets, USA Baseball appearances as well as a number of prospect releases -- some from before draft day.

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What: 2023 Panini National Treasures NASCAR cards
Arrives: Feb. 21, 2024
Box basics: Four autographed cards, three memorabilia cards and one base/parallel card per eight-card box (four boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures is set to hit the track once again just after the dust settles after this year's Daytona 500 with plenty of nods to the past and present inside its boxes.

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What: 2023 Panini National Treasures baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 22
Box basics: At least eight autographs or memorabilia cards -- including one booklet card -- per box (four boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures baseball cards arrive for the 10th time with all-time greats, promising prospects and a few other young stars all inside what looks like a hits-only release this year.

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