What: 2023 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Official Footballs
Arrives: March 17
Box basics: One autographed football per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures blind-boxed football line returns for another year with nothing but autographed footballs -- logo and replica to keep costs lower -- in the mix from NFL and college football stars from the past and present.

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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: 1994 Classic Pro Line Live football cards
Where to buy: Will take some hunting ... BlowoutCards.com for newer NFL boxes

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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: 1996 Pro Line National Edition NFL cards
Where to buy: Will take some hunting to find ... click here for newer NFL stuff

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmet Platinum Edition Series 2
Arrives: Dec. 16
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR finishes out its 2022 releases with a second batch of Platinum Hidden Treasures autographed minis where every box once again includes either a Hall of Famer or an active player.

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What: 2022 Leaf Exotic sports cards
Arrives: Nov. 30
Box basics: One autographed card per box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf gets a little wild with an ink-only product that it says has a beast of a checklist.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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 Donruss Optic football cards (mega)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for this and a few formats)

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Official Footballs
Arrives: Oct. 19
Box basics: One autographed football per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures blind-boxed football line is back for a new season with nothing but official autographed footballs in the mix from the NFL, college football and the Super Bowl and with legendary ink from stars of the past as well as the present.

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What: 2022 Pro Set Pure sports cards
Arrives: Dec. 30
Box basics: Four autos per hobby box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf adds a new Pro Set product to its lineup with every card being an acetate autograph using memorable past designs from all around the sports world 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: 1993 Collector's Edge Rookie Update football cards
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... BlowoutCards.com for Retro Rips boxes

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Full-size Helmets 2
Arrives: Sept. 21
Box basics: One autographed full-size replica helmet per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures brand of full-size helmets arrives for a second time this year with a new batch of full-size signed helmets that are inked by some of the game's greatest players of today as well as top newcomers.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around it's a little heavier on football as that season is here.

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AEW ORIGINALS ... AS IN ORIGINAL ARTWORK 
The Cards: Gummy Arts original T206-style drawings (1/1s) for Thunder Rosa, Orange Cassidy, MJF, Powerhouse Hobbs & Sting
The Price: Less than an AEW hobby box
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: If you don't know the work of artist Mike Noren -- aka Gummy Arts -- he's been drawing athletes or memorable pop culture characters in penciled cartoon-style reproductions of past cards or on new creations for years now. You can find constantly updating feeds of his work in timely posts over on Instagram or Twitter and then sometimes those get reproduced and sold as cards in packs. In other instances, he's let the original artwork go, too. Those vanish fast and can be pricey -- actually, his packs can vanish fast, too -- and for years now I've eyed the section of his site for original art (typically $50-80 depending on subject) that made it into cards. I had never found one that was must-have for me -- or at least found a must-have one in stock -- but one day after seeing a tweet of his I did my regular ritual and checked the site to find this set of five T206/Honus Wagner homages in one slightly pricier lot but had to grab them. I had remembered seeing the Rosa online but didn't remember any of these being made into actual cards. It turns out they weren't, so the only thing that exists f0r now (at least when I recently grabbed them) are these originals. Four are top AEW stars while one is an all-time great who has worked for every company ... really a no-brainer for me and I might have paid the typical full price for one or two of these. The Rosa card in a Tijuana jersey and others in their own Wagner-style threads made me laugh, while that Cassidy is not far from spot-on even in Noren's style. Poke around here on The Buzz and you'll see more of these ... just not in 1/1 original art form.
Grab a box right here: AEW cards are here

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What: 2022 Leaf Decadence sports cards
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: Three framed autographed cards per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's meshes chromium-stock autographs with a framed presentation for legends from all around the sports world in a high-end autographs-only release that it calls "one of our greatest items ever."

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What: 2022 Leaf In The Game Used Sports cards
Arrives: Oct. 28
Box basics: Five hits per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's multi-sport premium brand once again takes on the entire sports world with a mix of notable possibilities from the legends of the past to recent superstars all in one spot.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images released so far.

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What: 2022 Leaf Autographed Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new football season will include a new batch of Leaf signed football jerseys to collectors via a blind-box release that includes players from the past and present.

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What: 2021 Panini Eminence NFL cards
Arrives: July 29
Box basics: Nine autographs and one other card per box -- all encased in advance.
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Eminence takes the NFL to ultra-high-end levels with a box that's nearly all deluxe encased autographed cards showcasing legends of the past and superstars of today.

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What: 2022 Leaf Autographed Jersey Multi-sport
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again takes autographed memorabilia to all areas of the sports world once again with nothing but jerseys in this release.

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Full-size Helmets
Arrives: April 29
Box basics: One autographed full-size replica helmet per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures arrives for another year with a new batch of full-size signed helmets that are inked by some of the game's greatest players of today as well as top newcomers.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys.

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A FIRST FOR ME ...
The Card: Bo Bichette 2020 Topps Archives Snapshots Autographs
The Price: More than I like to admit ... but less than a lot of his autos out there
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy has almost become my default go-to player recently for MLB, but since he's popular, on a rising team and been on cardboard for some time I haven't really gotten in stuff on on the lower side of things. That's OK -- I don't need a third "personal collection" guy in my cardboard lifetime to do the chase-heavy approach. I'll just dabble. What is this? It's my first autograph for Bo Bichette in a small-but-growing stash that has plenty of typical raw pulls but also plenty of slabs (including a fun one of his brother) to go along with a game-used ball (a past post here) and then even a signed game-model bat for his dad somewhere in my stash. It'll be a while before I add a Bo Bichette game-used bat based on the price, but I could see it happening sometime down the line. (I dabble in a lot of directions.)
Grab a box right here: 2020 Topps Archives Snapshots

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What: 2021 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmet Platinum Edition Series 2
Arrives: Dec. 15
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A second batch of Hidden Treasures autographed minis is the finale for TRISTAR's year with every box including either a Hall of Famer or an active player.

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What: 2021 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Football
Arrives: Nov. 3
Box basics: One autographed football per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures blind-boxed football line returns  with nothing but autographed pigskin in play in a release that will be limited to 110 cases this year.

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What: 2021 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmets Series 2
Arrives: Oct. 13
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures hits the gridiron for a second time this year with mini helmets -- this time with new NFL names, all-time greats and some top 2021 NFL Draft prospects all in one place.

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What: 2021 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Full-size Helmets Series 2
Arrives: Sept. 22
Box basics: One autographed full-size replica helmet per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures arrives with another batch of full-signed helmets that are signed by some of the game's greatest players of today as well as top newcomers.

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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: 1993 Classic Pro Line Live football cards
Where to buy: Will take some hunting ... BlowoutCards.com for newer NFL boxes

Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery of everything that was in this one.

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What: 2021 Leaf Autographed Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: October
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again brings signed football jerseys to the masses via a blind-box release that includes players from the past and present as well as "a few celebrity surprises."

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What: 2021 Leaf Autographed Football Mini-Helmets
Arrives: Sept. 29
Box basics: One autographed mini-helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf drops a new batch of signed mini-helmets in blind-box form for collectors to chase hot rookies, Hall of Famers and stars of today.

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