White Sparkle? More like Green Sparkle.

The 2018-19 Panini Prizm NBA White Sparkle packs are a limited release that vanished near-instantly when they were made available -- and there's a reason or two for that.

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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 6.

The box: 2018-19 Donruss Optic basketball cards (blaster box)
The cost: Click here (all formats)

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Cornerstones is back for a new season with some of the NBA's biggest names from the past and the biggest names of the present all getting a go in this hits-laden release.

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

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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: 2017-18 Donruss Optic basketball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 10 of 200 (5 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Kevin Durant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Blake Griffin, Kawhi Leonard, Ersan lyasova, Elfrid Payton, JJ Redick, Kris Dunn, Og Anunoby (RR), Guerschon Yabusele (RR)

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We're just days away from the hobby arrival of 2018-19 Panini Prizm basketball cards -- one of the hobby's hottest brands for NBA fans in recent years -- and the latest gems from Panini America are starting to trickle onto eBay where they'll be sure to spark some interest this season.

How's that happening already? That's thanks to First Off The Line boxes that are beginning to arrive now in advance of Prizm's arrival next week. Meanwhile, the retail edition is on the way very soon, too, with its Silver parallel presence being one people will watch after last season.

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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: 2018-19 NBA Hoops basketball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 71 of 280 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Russell Westbrook, Ben Simmons, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Jimmy Butler, Lonzo Ball, Joel Embiid, Andrew Wiggins, Buddy Hield, Kyle Kuzma, Lauri Markkanen, Karl-Anthony Towns, Chris Paul

Rookie Cards (8) – Lonnie Walker IV, Trae Young, Jaren Jackson Jr., Jacob Evans III, Josh Okogie, Robert Williams III, Zhaire Smith, Mortiz Wagner

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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ABOUT THOSE UNIFORM ADS ... 
The Item: Giannis Antetokounmpo 2017-18 Panini Flawless Gold auto patch (/10)
The Price: $1,000 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This card is the perfect example where the recently added company logos on NBA uniforms has some added value -- as memorabilia cards -- beyond those for the advertising companies and league coffers. This card combines the world of Harley-Davidson motorcycles with one of the league's young and dominating stars. Sure, cards like this will be more common as high-end brands such as the new Flawless arrive with more, but this one still feels underpriced to me compared to some of the cardboard out there with new-hog price tags attached.
Similar Pieces: Other 2017-18 Panini Flawless autos on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2017-18 Panini Flawless boxes/cases

Keep reading for four more interesting items in this week's roundup ...

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A new NBA Funko Pop! lineup is here for a new season and it includes a number of young stars.

A total of 13 new toys were revealed by the Everett, Wash.-based company on Wednesday with some of the biggest names in the game in its lineup.

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What: 2018-19 Panini Prizm basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 21
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The Prizm rainbow hits the hardwood once again with a boatload of Prizms in every box along with ink and color for NBA veterans and a new rookie class.

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What: 2018-19 Panini Absolute Memorabilia basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 30
Box basics: Two autos, two memorabilia cards and two "uncirculated" cards per two-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Absolute returns with nothing but hits and encased cards in its three-card packs for another season as Panini also celebrates a decade in the NBA game.

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

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Certified is back on the hardwood for the first time in nearly a decade as Panini celebrates its 10th anniversary in the game as part of this release.

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

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss moves to a jumbo-pack format with plenty of new stars and new energy for a new NBA season.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of what's to come.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: A new NBA season tips off with this one, which will include new rookies in their new threads, plenty of new inserts and plenty of new ink.

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

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Via @joeorlandoPSA ... This might be the coolest story of the #nsccshow so far. While live on the #GA_Collectibles show, Leighton Sheldon opened a PSA-certified 1955 Bowman baseball pack. Inside he found this beauty. It graded a PSA Mint 9. Incredible.

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: National post-show chatter, big pulls and more as Buzz recovers from the NSCC.

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You never know what you might find in a TRISTAR bonus bag at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention. 

The autographed memorabilia company is once again readying bonus bags for those who opt to open its packaged memorabilia products at the company's booth during the show in Cleveland set for Aug. 1-5.

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What: 2017-18 Panini Impeccable basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 19
Box basics: Five autographs per nine-card box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This high-end brand returns to the court with "a wide array of signatures and surprises" with new inclusions that include cards printed on metal and metal inlay cards.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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Have you seen the latest crazy items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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HOW ABOUT THIS OHTANI?
The Item: 2018 Topps Inception Jumbo Patch Autograph Shohei Ohtani 1/1
The Price: $50,000 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Inception is a fun memorabilia-laced creation and this card is among the biggest in the product that arrived just yesterday. Ohtani appears on just 10 cards in the product -- three un-numbered versions and the rest rarer than 25 copies -- and this is one of two 1/1s in the release for this super-hot international star. Will that asking price be met? I doubt it, but it's a nice card.
Similar Pieces: Other 2018 Topps Inception singles on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2018 Topps Inception boxes

Keep reading for four more interesting items in this week's roundup ...

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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: 2017-18 Panini Essentials basketball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 5
Cards per box: 35
Base set completion: 17 of 200 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, John Wall, Serge Ibaka

Rookie Cards (5) – Kyle Kuzma, Markelle Fultz, Kyle Collinsworth, Abdel Nader, Terrance Ferguson

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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: 2017-18 Panini Prestige NBA cards (hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 60
Base set completion: 46 of 200 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Gordon Hayward, Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, Carmelo Anthony, Kawhi Leonard, Devin Booker, John Wall

Rookie Cards (12) – Jayson Tatum, Wayne Selden Jr., Tony Bradley, Jonathan Isaac, Milos Teodosic, Tyler Lydon, Sterling Brown, Jarrett Allen, Furkan Korkmaz, Justin Jackson, Thomas Bryant, T.J. Leaf

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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: 2016-17 Panini Excalibur NBA (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 11
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 64 of 200 (32 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, Scottie Pippen, Patrick Ewing, Anthony Davis, Dominique Wilkins, Grant Hill, Karl Malone,Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Dwyane Wade

Rookie Cards (11) – Marquese Chriss, Buddy Hield, Malcolm Brogdon, Jaylen Brown, Georges Niang, Yogi Ferrell, Alex Abrines, Georgios Papagiannis, Domantas Sabonis, Henry Ellenson, Paul Zipser

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What: 2017-18 Donruss Optic basketball cards
Arrives: April 4
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Optic arrives with an on-card autograph for every Rated Rookie and a rainbow parallel that should make for some rim-rocking reactions.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of what's to come.

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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: Big pulls, big fixes and pondering the NBA's biggest wastes of talent.

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What: 2017-18 Panini Contenders basketball cards
Arrives: Feb. 21
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini America's Contenders arrives on the NBA hardwood with many of the notable names found earlier this season in their college colors but this time with their pro threads.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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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 our finale for today.

The box: 2017-18 Donruss NBA blaster
The cost: BlowoutCards.com (for this one in a few formats)

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now over on the mothership as BlowoutCards.com is in the midst its Black November sales now.

Wave 7 is here and many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz 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.

2013-14 Panini Prestige NBA wax boxes and cases
This isn't a high-end brand but it's one that packs two autographs and two memorabilia cards in every box with roughly 20 insert cards, too. The key here? Giannis. His autographs are in here. His Rookie Cards are in here. He's such a big deal, he doesn't even need his long last name mentioned here. (Yes, I can spell it ... Antetokounmpo.) If you land his auto, it can pay for at least a third, if not half of the case. This is a brand where you can also land the likes of Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant ink (among others) and there's plenty of stuff in there -- especially if you go with a volume buy with the low sale price.

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