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Buzz Break: 1988 Topps football cards

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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 pack: 1988 Topps football cards
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer football cards
Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.
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This entry was posted in Football, Buzz Break and tagged Bo Jackson, NFL, Topps, 1988 Topps, Brian Bosworth, Charles Haley, Cornelius Bennett, Chris Doleman, Christian Okoye, Pat Swilling, Tom Rathman, Vinny Testaverde, J.T. Smith, Kellen Winslow, Mark Jackson, Tim Harris, Bobby Hebert, Jesse Solomon, Major Everett on September 23, 2025 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 1989 Pro Set Series 1 football cards (33 packs)

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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 lot: 1989 Pro Set Series 1 football cards (33 packs)
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer football cards
Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.
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This entry was posted in Football, Buzz Break and tagged 1989 Pro Set, Andre Reed, Bernie Kosar, Buddy Ryan, Charles Haley, Cris Carter, Howie Long, Jerome Brown, Jim Kelly, Marcus Allen, Michael Irvin, Morten Andersen, Pro Set, Randall Cunningham, Steve Largent, Super Bowl, Chris Doleman, Phil Simms, Chris Spielman, Anthony Munoz, Don Shula, Steve McMichael, Jay Novacek, Scott Norwood, Sam Mills, Mark Clayton, Gary Zimmerman, Bruce Matthews, Doug Williams, 1989 Pro Set Series 1, Super Bowl XIX, Super Bowl IV, Super Bowl XXI, Super Bowl V, Super Bowl XXIII, Marc Levy, Marty Schottenheimer, Nick Lowery, Dave Krieg, Gary Clark, Henry Ellard, Tim Harris, Bruce Armstrong, Darryl Talley, Neal Anderson, Chuck Knox on April 18, 2024 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 1990 Pro Set Series 1 football cards (five packs)

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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 lot: 1990 Pro Set Series 1 football cards (five packs)
Where to buy: Check junk bins ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer football cards
Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.
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This entry was posted in Football, Buzz Break, Errors & Variations and tagged Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, Lawrence Taylor, NFL, 1990 Pro Set, Cris Carter, Franco Harris, Jimmy Johnson, Joe Montana, Ozzie Newsome, Percy Snow, Pro Set, Rod Woodson, Super Bowl, Ted Hendricks, Thurman Thomas, Chris Doleman, Ronnie Lott, Bobby Humphrey, Neil Smith, 1990 Pro Set Series 1, Chris Hinton, John Roper, Mike Dyal, Ken Harvey, Vincent Brown, Jesse Sapolu, Rickey Dixon on April 13, 2023 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: Supreme Rewind Football Error Edition (repack)

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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: Supreme Rewind Football Error Edition (repack)
Where to buy: Will take some hunting -- click here for new (better) NFL boxes

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
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This entry was posted in Football, Buzz Break, Errors & Variations and tagged Bo Jackson, Dan Marino, Jerry Rice, NFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Red Grange, Steve Young, 1989 Pro Set, 1990 Pro Set, 1992 Pro Line, Buddy Ryan, Derrick Thomas, Emmitt Smith, Jerome Bettis, Jim Everett, Jimmy Johnson, Johnny Unitas, Kevin Greene, Mike Ditka, Rod Woodson, Sterling Sharpe, Steve Atwater, Steve Emtman, Warren Sapp, Chris Doleman, Phil Simms, Tom Rathman, Gary Anderson, Keith Jackson, Art Shell, Mike Quick, Jim Plunkett, Jeff George, 1990 Pro Set errors, Supreme Rewind Football Error Edition, 1994 Action Packed, Supreme Rewind Football Error Edition (repack), Buck Buchanan, Max Montoya, James Brooks, Super Bowl X, Dan Reeves, Sam Mills, Randall McDaniel, John Fourcade, Neil O'Donnell, 1992 Star Pics, 1994 Collector's Edge, 1994 Ted Williams Roger Staubach's NFL, 1995 Excalibur, 2006 Topps Turn Back The Clock on April 25, 2020 by BlowoutBuzz.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Jan. 29)

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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: Kobe Bryant, Super Bowl LIV, undervalued NBA autographs, NFL breaks, pondering what to grade, Chris Doleman, Zion Williamson and more.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Basketball, Board Buzz, Football and tagged Kobe Bryant, MLB, NBA, NFL, Panini America, Topps, Chris Doleman, Patrick Mahomes, Zion Williamson, Super Bowl LIV on January 29, 2020 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 1988 Topps football cello pack (Hour 7)

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 7.

The pack: 1988 Topps football cello pack
The cost now: $2
The cost then: 79 cents
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
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This entry was posted in Football, Buzz 8 in 8 and tagged Bo Jackson, NFL, Topps, 1988 Topps, Bernie Kosar, Brian Bosworth, Cornelius Bennett, Don't eat the gum!, Howie Long, Jim Kelly, 1988 Topps NFL, Chris Doleman, Christian Okoye, John Bosa, Pat Swilling, Tom Rathman, Vinny Testaverde on April 21, 2017 by BlowoutBuzz.

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