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The box: 2021 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

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The Card: Aaron Judge & Tyler Austin 2017 Topps Heritage #214A -- Rookie Card
The Reason Bought: I liked the price on this slab (under $13) so I bit on it about this time last year. Why? Well, he was a pretty big deal back when this one arrived and I've always had a thing for multi-player RCs from the vintage years of Topps baseball (vintage flagship or Heritage). I own more than a few copies of this one raw, but I figured grabbing it for less than it would cost to slab one was a bargain ... plus they were going for more than that at the time I grabbed it. The richer (or more dedicated) slab grabbers out there will find his solo variation or the autographed card of his from this release, but for the price I'm good with this version.
The Grade: BGS 9

Reality Check: I didn't check the pop report to see the huge divide between the 9-9.5 difference but the price divide was just as dramatic ... and I'm still fine having a BGS 9. Centering here is off on mine but the rest looks fine with no obvious issues. Why is this one batting lead-off? Well, with prices increasing out there to slab -- if you can slab at all -- I think simpler RCs like this won't be as easy/cheap to find (well, at least newly graded ones) and this is the time of year to grab some guys. I think Judge is a easy stash if you find him on the cheaper side and he's healthy.

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The box: 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (Walmart mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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The box: 2021 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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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 1.

The box: 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
The Cost: BlowoutCards.com
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What: 2021 Panini Prizm baseball cards
Arrives: June 30
Box basics:  Three autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm takes to the diamond once again with some new looks -- like Giraffe parallels you see above -- as well as plenty of the familiar in this popular and colorful brand.

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What: 2021 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards
Arrives: April 28
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (24 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Diamond Kings baseball cards arrive for another summer with familiar inclusions, some new touches and plenty of past and present star power in the mix.

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The box: 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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The box: 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (standard blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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What: 2021 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures New York Dynasty autographed baseballs
Arrives: March 31
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball turns its attention to New York again with a release focusing on the Yankees -- and with a chase that includes more than just standard-signed baseballs.

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The box: 2020 Topps Chrome Update baseball cards (mega box)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Click here (when available)

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The box: 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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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 the finale for today.

The box: 2020 Topps Holiday baseball cards
Checklist: Click here
The cost: BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2021 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards
Arrives: June 23
Box basics: Two autographs per 16-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Stadium Club hits the field 30 years after its debut and includes some nods to the past as well as many of the inclusions that collectors have enjoyed in recent years.

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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 1.

The pack: 2020 Topps Mini baseball cards
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The cost: Here when available (initially offered via Topps.com)

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The box: 2020 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

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The packs: 2020 Topps x Super 70s Sports baseball cards (three)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Initially only via Topps.com ... BlowoutCards.com when/if available

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This month's Collecting Game-used item is really just a tip ... a reminder to watch out for postseason offers from teams that need to get rid of stuff that has piled up over the last year.

Fire-sale Season for MLB teams is all about stuff that's left over for them ... knowing that another season's worth of game-used items will be showing up before you know it -- and even they don't have unlimited amounts of space (or maybe patience) for used equipment to pile up.

The ball you see above? Yes, it's oddly pearl white -- clearly not prepped and rubbed-down for game use -- and it's got a shockingly neon green color on it, too. Meanwhile, green is something I didn't have to cough up to get this particular ball into my hands.

It was a freebie, a throw-in -- a batting practice home run ball -- with the purchase of a dozen game-used balls via Phillies Authentics. It's fully authenticated just like the baker's dozen of baseballs I grabbed for just $10 a ball. Shipped. And it wasn't even a mystery box situation, either -- I'm a sucker for those -- as I got to pick my dozen off a list.

The only mystery was whose name was attached to this one.

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What: 2021 Topps Big League baseball cards
Arrives: April 20, 2022
Box basics: Eighteen 10-card packs per hobby box (20 per case); five 10-card packs & Super7 figurine per collector box (16 per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Big League returns -- and the toys are back, too -- for a new year of MLB action with a number of new inclusions adding to this collector-friendly brand.

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It arrived after the World Series this year, but it's just getting warmed up.

One of the hottest yet more affordable boxes in the hobby right now, 2020 Topps Baseball UK Edition, is a release that is a far smaller set than any of the series it follows this year -- it's just 200 cards. But it's got parallels and other inclusions that seem to be out-pacing cardboard norms since, well, it's just not as plentiful as the regular stuff.

Each 24-pack box includes a total of 240 cards so you might even have shots at more than one copy of those key rookies in there ... and despite that they (and moreso their parallels) are selling well.

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The box: 2020 Topps Update baseball cards (Walmart hanger)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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The box: 2020 Panini Contenders baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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The box: 2020 Topps Update baseball cards (Walmart blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now right here as Blowout Cards' Black November sales are going strong with Wave 2 just dropping.

The first wave is here and many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz once again had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five boxes/cases that caught this collector’s eye ... and there's far more that just might suit your tastes in the big sale.

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BLAST FROM THE PAST
2012 Topps Archives baseball hobby box
Here's one I didn't expect to see pop up ... but it's a longshot spot to chase a rare Bryce Harper Rookie Card that will pay for the box. It's not cheap now but these boxes can include all kinds of stuff. Among the basic autos? A ton of memorable (cheap) names and then guys like Don Mattingly, Gary Carter, Hank Aaron, Ken Griffey Jr., Sandy Koufax, Yu Darvish and Willie Mays. There are also rare Karate Kid box-topper autos for sensei John Kreese (aka Martin Kove) and main Cobra Kai bad guy Johnny Lawrence played by Billy Zabka. Some rarer autos also include an array of top names but there could be receptions for that set in some cases so I won't focus on it ... but there are huge names there if live. There's a lot of other creative stuff here and two autos per box.

Keep reading for a few more boxes you should consider (and are likely to end up in Buzz's cart).

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The box: 2020 Topps 52-Card Baseball Series 2 baseball gaming cards
First Buzz preview (Series 1): Click here
Where to buy: Initially via Topps.com

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