What's Buzzing: Pondering the National League Rookie Of The Year, Topps Mercury reactions, "bag holder," new pulls and more.

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What's Buzzing: MLB and NFL chatter, new pulls, Jackson Merrill and more in this Thursday edition.

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What: 2024 Bowman Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 11
Box basics: Two autos per 12-pack (two mini-boxes) hobby box (12 boxes per case) or three autos per HTA box (12 boxes per case)
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Odds: Click here
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Sapphire Checklist: Click here
Sapphire Odds: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman will arrive this week via an early pre-sale with no details ultimately yet available other than a preliminary checklist and the odds as seen above.

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What: 2024 Topps Pristine baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 23
Box basics: Two autographs and one Auto Relic per six-pack box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The basics are here -- the checklist and odds -- as this one gets another run in the Topps MLB lineup using its colorful combo approach of encased hits and more in every box.

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What: 2024 Onyx Baseball Clubhouse Lumber Collection
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: One autographed or game-used bat per box
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What's buzz-worthy: This MLBPA-approved product arrives once again from Onyx Authenticated and includes bats from top young names as well as some established veterans among the possible finds.

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now right here as the new wave of Blowout Cards' Black November sales is here

Many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz once again had to ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five that caught this collector’s eye ... and there's far more that just might suit your tastes in the big sale.

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STRIKE NOW ... BIGGEST INK IS REDEMPTION
2022 Topps Heritage High Number Hobby Box & Case
This release being in Black November sales will be one of those things we look back at years from now and wish we had loaded up on it a lot more ... and a part of that sentiment could come as soon as next year. In fact, Oct. 31, 2024, is when the redemptions for Julio Rodriguez's very-in-demand autos in this one expire. Now, you shouldn't expect his ink in every case -- that's a reason it's a $600 card for just the basic version -- but there are a few autos per case and a hit per box here for starters. Atop that, there are inserts and variations all flowing regularly that can have key names attached and easily pay for the box. Beyond that, the base set itself is small so you should land most of the set in every box (or come close) and that means you can stockpile key names here for slabbing or future deals ... or sell them off in lots as timing works for you. Among the rookies? Rodriguez, Spencer Strider, Bobby Witt Jr., Spencer Torkelson, Jeremy Peña and a ton of others. Among the auto Relics? Mike Trout, Matt Olson, Joey Votto. Among the standard autos? Bryce Harper, Witt, Carlton Fisk, Juan Marichal, Jim Palmer, Rodriguez, Juan Soto, Votto, Olson, Trout, Nolan Ryan, Ronald Acuña Jr., Steve Carlton and many others. The long-running power of the brand and the relative scarcity (difficulty to pull ink) can make some names big surprises here. There are a lot of formats to consider here but this one is, by far, the one with the biggest potential. Oh, and there are Hot Boxes, too.

Keep reading for a few more boxes you should consider (and are likely to end up in Buzz's cart).

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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: Jackson Merrill ain't signing, NFL Week 5, football chatter, Bob Ross, TacoFractors and more.

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