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: 2016 Topps Five Star baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 2
Cards in this box: 2
Base set completion: 
1 of 91 (1 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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If you want an autographed Connor McDavid puck, jersey or photo in the future, there's only one place to get it.

Upper Deck Authenticated.

This adds onto the overall deal for autographed trading cards that Upper Deck has had since McDavid was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers.

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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, big card sales and ... new laws?

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California has a new law requiring autograph sellers to document their pieces valued at more than $5 with an extensive letter detailing the who, what, when where of it all.

It's a good thing, but it's also bound to create some challenges for smaller dealers or event organizers in the state who now have to keep track of all inked items, document them and have guarantees saved away for years.

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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: 2016 Topps Archives Signature Series baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 1
Base set completion: 
N/A

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What: 2016 Leaf Pop Century Signed Photograph Retail Edition
Arrives: October
Box basics: One autographed 8-by-10 photo per box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's latest buyback product for pop culture arrives on the retail front with certified autographed photos from the biggest names in Hollywood as well as big names from elsewhere.

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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: Non-sports breaks and set wish lists, Teddy Bridgewater and Panini Origins.

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Panini America recently caught up with NBA MVP Stephen Curry to get all of his outstanding redemptions signed and catch up on other signing that needed to be done.

There's not much to say here -- but plenty to show.

Keep reading to see it all ...

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What: BenchWarmer Eclectic Series 2 trading cards
Arrives: Early September
Hobby box basics: 20 cards per box (16 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: BenchWarmer follows up on its 2014 repack product of past packs with bonus hits with a new repack that's nothing but new cards, past hits, promo sets and other surprises.

See a gallery and more ... below.

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Via @paniniamerica: We are here! Set-up has begun for the @nsccshow #NSCC16

The National Sports Collectors Convention is nearly here and the months of preparation are culminating in the show of all shows for sports collectors the next five days in Atlantic City, N.J.

There will be plenty to see, plenty to do and plenty to buy and Buzz has been watching the developments the whole way. We'll have galleries of images from the show floor and a few nuggets here and there in the coming days but there's already been plenty written leading up to the show that you can all find right here.

Here's a rundown of all past NSCC stories here on The Buzz ...

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Los Angeles Angels pitcher Hector Santiago didn't grow up a collector as a kid in New Jersey, but all it took was a pair of New York Yankees jerseys to start a collection.

Now he's known as "Hector The Collector" to his teammates.

Fox Sports West recently caught up with him to go inside his hobby room. Check it out ... after the jump.

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Panini America's newest baseball card brand -- 2016 Donruss Optic -- is here with an Optichromed take on 2016 Donruss with some new twists and new takes on cards from the past.

And a new twist just mentioned by Panini last night is that there are Hot Boxes that include five autographs and a number of extra parallels.

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What: 2016 Super Break Super Charged National Edition
Arrives: July 28
Box basics: Five buyback cards and one memorabilia piece per box (three boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break Charged Edition features "some of the world's finest" from presidents, historical figures, athletes, celebrities and beyond. In some cases, there will be even more items than there should be for this multi-faceted brand.

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One of Topps' most talked-about high-end brands of the last couple years arrives once again tomorrow -- and packs of 2016 Topps Tribute will include plenty that collectors have come to expect.

Each six-pack box will include three autographs and three Relics with high-end potential like the Ichiro Suzuki ink above teased by Topps on Tuesday.

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Panini's Noir basketball line brings its brand of mystery to the masses in about 11 days with high-end potential aplenty.

Each box of 2015-16 Panini Noir basketball includes 12 cards and seven of those are autographs or memorabilia cards.

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What: 2016 Leaf Memorabilia Vault
Arrives: December 2016
Box basics: Ten memorabilia pieces per box.

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Trading Cards follows up its Memorabilia Vault release of last year with plenty of the same type of surprises inside one massive box -- a mix of items from the sports world and beyond.

Keep reading for more.

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What: 2016 Super Break Hybrid Extreme Edition
Arrives: July 20
Box basics: Three buyback cards and one memorabilia piece per box (three boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break follows up its first Hybrid product with one that includes "some of the world's greatest throughout sports, history, and celebrity" -- a mix of everything with 50 categories of items.

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After a year on the bench, Panini America has revived the Elite brand with a new wave of new looks for the brand best known for its foilboard.

Since its arrival yesterday, collectors have been finding plenty of on-card ink, plenty of new looks and some EPIX-styled looks that the Elite brand hasn't seen before on a checklist that includes stars from the past and present as well as the new crop of NFL rookies.

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What: 2016 TRISTAR Odyssey Football Flats
Arrives: Aug. 3 
Box basics: One autographed football flat item per envelope (16 envelopes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR takes a new approach to blind-wrapped football memorabilia by focusing just on flat-item autographs in a product set to arrive just in time for breakers at the National Sports Collectors Convention.

Keep reading for more information and a gallery of the possibilities here.

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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: 2016 Topps Tier One baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 3
Cards in this box: 3
Base (Relic) set completion: 
1 of 76 (1.3 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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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: New breaks, a massive Tom Brady collection, The Walking Dead, NFL penmanship & The National.

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What: 2016 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures autographed baseballs (Series 8)
Arrives: July 20
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand returns with a Ruthian inclusion as well as some specialty balls that will add to the chase.

Keep reading for more.

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It began as a simple book-publishing venture and it's one step closer to becoming a limited-run reality.

The kicker? The 2016 BenchWarmer Dream Girls Kickstarter Elite Preview boxes found as part of a Kickstarter campaign's incentives might be the rarest boxes ever made -- and they're available now.

Each box contains 20 cards all numbered to no more than five copies. At least 12 of those cards will be autographed in a box that also carries a signature from Ciara Price.

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What: 2016 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Gameday Greats Football Jerseys
Arrives: June 15
Box basics: One autographed jersey per box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures football brand returns with the fabric of the game -- autographed jerseys of notable players that collectors can chase via an affordable blind-wrapped box.

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What: 2016 Super Break Hybrid
Arrives: June 15
Box basics: Two buyback cards and two memorabilia pieces per box (three boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's next product includes a mix of everything -- literally 50 categories that the company will break down on a list in every box. Everything from The Bar to game-used and high-end buyback cards can be found.

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