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 packs: 1991 Topps Stadium Club NFL (two)
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... BlowoutCards.com for other Retro Rips

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What: 2025 Panini Select baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 5
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Select returns to the field once again with some notable signers in the mix as well as plenty of star power from today's promising prospects.

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What: 2025 Donruss football cards
Arrives: Aug. 15
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 18-pack hobby box (18 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss once again arrives for a new season with plenty of colorful inserts and parallels as it showcases today's stars while also including plenty of nods to the past, too.

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What: 2025 Panini Prizm baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 13
Box basics:  Three autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm drops for another year with all-time greats, future prospects and selected MLB newcomers in play here as part of the familiar formula of the past -- but without current veterans.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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Panini America now has a pair of NFL-bound Buffaloes on its team.

Colorado quarterback and potential top NFL draft pick Shedeur Sanders and Panini have teamed up for an exclusive autographed trading card deal revealed on Wednesday and it comes on the heels of a similar deal with two-way star Travis Hunter that was revealed on Monday.

“We are proud to have Shedeur joining our team of exclusive athletes at Panini,” said Jason Howarth, Panini's Senior VP of Marketing and Athlete Relations, in a prepared statement. “He is an exciting player whom we have enjoyed getting to know, and we look forward to sharing his products with fans and collectors. Shedeur has a very unique perspective and we look forward to working with him to bring some of the key initiatives important to him to life.”

Panini Instant and other football releases going forward will feature Sanders, who, like Hunter, also will be part of selected Panini marketing programs.

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What: 2024 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: May 21, 2025
Box basics: Five autographs (one on-card) per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders NFL drops once again with an autograph almost in every pack and with its "trademark arsenal of collection-making content headlined by Rookie Ticket autographs, a spectacular array of parallels, must-have inserts and so much more," according to Panini.

Keep reading for more info as well as some early images.

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What: 2025 Leaf Glory Of The Game football cards
Arrives: June 27
Box basics: Four premium hits -- at least two of those autographs -- per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf takes to the cardboard gridiron once again with a new line packed with big potential -- big names, big cards and big surprises -- as it includes stars from the past, present and future with a booklet card in every case.

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmets Championship Edition
Arrives: March 28
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line arrives with a focus on championship players from the past and present with this year's Super Bowl stars in play as well as some all-time greats.

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What: 2024 Panini Impeccable football cards
Arrives: Feb. 19, 2025
Box basics: Five or six autographs per box (three boxes per case)
Pre-order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Impeccable returns for its colorful chronicling of the NFL with a mix of past and present superstars and, of course, precious metals in every case.

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What: 2025 TruMystery Football Chips Edition football cards
Arrives: Feb. 5
Box basics: One buyback card per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TruCreator's buyback offerings are back for a new year with nothing but NFL stars in play -- "champions only" per the company -- with a mix of slabbed and un-slabbed notables in play.

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For years now, autographed books coming direct from the publishers -- or direct from the authors themselves -- have been an affordable way to collect ink from notable names in all realms of pop culture.

It's not a perfect system with stamped autos, fakes and autopens sometimes in the mix -- a problem for publishers to catch as they are not authenticators -- but thanks to dedicated collectors on the Blowout Cards Forum and elsewhere, those problems often get caught and fixed ... or at least become well-known enough to avoid if it's an issue that goes uncorrected.

Getting ink in-person is always best -- book tours still happen, of course -- but landing autographed editions from publishers, online sellers or celebs themselves via their websites or other appearances are common.

Our latest subject and autograph in this ongoing series? Former MLB and legendary NFL player turned college football coach Deion Sanders.

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What: 2024 Panini Mosaic football cards
Arrives: Nov. 27
Box basics: Two autographs per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Mosaic arrives for its fifth NFL campaign with not only the familiar looks and colorful, texture-filled finds from this brand but also with some new stuff to chase.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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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 ...

THE AIR UP THERE ...
The Card: Michael Jordan 2009 Goodwin Champions
The Reason Graded: This is one I pulled from a pack of this Ginter-style rival throwback brand back when it arrived, and it's got an obviously appropriate background for Air Jordan. It's that simple touch (and it being a dunk shot) that makes this card -- in all its versions -- in some demand. This one had been in my "maybe grade" pile for literally years and I finally worked it into a bulk sub since the NBA season is here.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: It checked in higher than I had expected, though I tend to punt cards where the centering is just slightly off ... but those can still land a 10 like this one did. Ultimately I was good with any mark as, for me, this is more of a novelty slab -- about the only Jordan collecting I do is his baseball stuff. Interestingly, most copies of this card have checked in here -- that's surprising to me -- but with that overall volume still low that could change easily with time.

Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.

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What: 2024 Fyre Signed Jersey Multi-Sport Edition
Arrives: Nov. 1
Box basics: One autographed replica jersey per box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Fyre turns its attention to the autographed jersey realm with a blind-box release that includes top stars from around the Big Four sports all in one spot.

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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: 2024 Panini Score-A-Treat football cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading to see a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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What: 2023 Panini Flawless football cards
Arrives: Nov. 6, 2024
Box basics: Six autos, one or two gems and two or three memorabilia cards per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless hits the NFL field once again with some big books, some big cut autos and other surprises as it "delivers on a historic level," according to Panini, with inclusions ranging "from the hottest rookies to the biggest current stars to the most-decorated champions to the bonafide icons."

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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: 2024 Panini Score-A-Treat football cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading to see a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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What: 2024 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Footballs Season Edition
Arrives: Sept. 20
Box basics: One autographed football per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line of autographed footballs hits the field during the season once again with its familiar format and mix of pro and college balls in play.

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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: 2023 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks football cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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What: 2024 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmets
Arrives: March 29
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line drops for a new year with a new assortment of NFL and college helmets in the mix and some of the biggest names in the history of the game among them.

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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: 2021 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

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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: Chet, Coach Prime, some fresh WNBA pulls, NFL chatter, college football reactions and ripping some retail repacks pays off.

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What: 2023 Pro Set Metal football cards
Arrives: January 2024
Box basics: Six autos and four base/parallel cards per hobby box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Pro Set's Metal run returns with "the top young college and pro talent on the gridiron" as well as "some of the greatest legends and superstars in the game" in a release that's still heavy on ink but also includes base cards this time around and a buyback auto in every box.

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What: 2023 Panini Absolute Football cards
Arrives: Dec. 13
Box basics: Three autos and two memorabilia cards per three-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Absolute arrives for NFL fans for another season with plenty of the familiar but also with some new players and other touches that add to the brand's long-running legacy.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2023 Historic Autographs Ink'd Threads Fall Edition Signed Jerseys
Arrives: Mid-November
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (16 per case) -- plus two Historic Autographs packs per box
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs turns its attention to memorabilia for a second time this year with this multi-sport release that will include autographs from around the sports world and beyond -- and Hall of Famers are once again found in every other box.

Keep reading for more information.

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