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The box: 2021 Topps Chrome baseball cards (hobby box)
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Where to buy: Click here

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The pack: 2019 Topps MLB Sticker Collection box
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... some past sticker releases here

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It's time to cast your vote for 2022.

No, it's not just some election -- it's the vote for who will appear on card No. 1 in the 2022 Topps baseball card set.

The lead-off batter for the flagship baseball card set for the industry has been based on a fan vote for a few years now and Topps offered up the ballot on Thursday with a number of familiar faces and MVP candidates in the mix.

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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: A Ron Darling run that ends really well, Bowman Chrome breaks, an Optic NBA 1/1, a really different non-sports break, Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees and more.

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The box: 2021 Topps Fire baseball cards (hobby box)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Initially only at Target (here when available)

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What: 2022 Topps Opening Day baseball cards
Arrives: March 9
Box basics: No hits guaranteed per 36-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: Opening Day arrives with "something for every collector" in a package that includes some new things for a new year -- like the Triple Play Card seen above -- as well as the things collectors have come to expect from the brand.

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The box: 2021 Topps Chrome baseball cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2021 Topps Chrome baseball cards (hobby box)
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What's Buzzing: eBay vs. PWCC, NFL breaks, "Urbz and the Jagz," NBA chatter, identifying ink and ... who do you pick from his trio?

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The box: 2021 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2021 Panini Chronicles baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 22
Box basics:  Three autographs and one memorabilia card per six-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini's all-in-one brand arrives once again with some familiar sets as well as some new ones all under one lid -- 20 different options in one release.

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What: 2021 Topps Transcendent Collection baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 24
Box basics: 55 autographs and more per box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Transcendent is back once again with the familiar lineup of high-end inclusions that will set the stage for deluxe cardboard with a VIP event and more within its limited boxes.

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What: 2021 Panini Mosaic baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 29
Box basics:  Three autographs per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Mosaic hits the diamond as a standalone release this year with a simple but colorful lineup that includes plenty of parallels and plenty of cards per box as well.

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What's Buzzing: Stadium Club and MLB break highlights, Project70, post-National chatter, Jacob Eason and "WAR is garbage" in today's edition.

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You never know what you might find in a box at the big show ... and this year there's even more included as bonus items in the big box.

What box is that? It's the 2021 Blowout MegaMix and you can pre-order one now to have delivered at home or grab now to pick up at the show of all shows, the National Sports Collectors Convention starting on July 28 and running until Aug. 1 in Chicago.

What's in it?

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The box: 2021 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards (hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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This one is a new department here on The Buzz ... Fast Five -- a quick list under a simple topic that might offer a basic starting point for a themed collection. It's a basic list of five items that could be fun for a starting collector or a new way to add to a stash that might already seemingly include everything when it comes to cardboard. For some of you, it's probably common sense. For others of you out there, it's perhaps something to ponder.

This time? Five interesting cards from 2021 Topps Stadium Club.

ALTERNATIVE INK & BASE
If you poke around auctions you'll see guys with standard autos and then variations that use the 1991 Stadium Club design in place of the 2021 photo bar. And others use other looks (that are ultimately pretty much the same in the big picture of things) and then you can find variations without autographs, too. This being the 30th anniversary of Stadium Club it all works --  see the checklist here.

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The box: 2021 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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You might have noticed a different approach to the newest card in a regularly appearing series from Topps.

Instead of using a pair of on-field images, the new Jackie Robinson 2021 Topps Game Within The Game card from artist Paul Jennis carries a historic twist. It uses the moment where Robinson shakes the hand of Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey after signing his contract with the team in 1945 -- his first step in forever changing MLB.

“I wanted to get Branch Rickey onto the card at the start of my planning process, but when he didn’t fit on the vertical painting, I thought it would still be impactful to get his hand into the final painting,” Jennis said. “Art is about symbolism. I can think of nothing more appropriate at this time in our nation’s history – with daily reminders that race is still an issue – of the image of Branch shaking Jackie’s hand nearly 75 years ago. Life is all about making the world better and lifting each other up, and that’s what the Dodgers did with their courageous act to sign Jackie to a contract as the first African-American player in the Major Leagues.”

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The box: 2021 Topps Finest baseball cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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The box: 2021 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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The box: 2021 Bowman baseball cards (hobby box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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The box: 2021 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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What: 2021 Topps Five Star baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 20
Box basics: Two autographs per box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Five Star hits the field once again with a familiar lineup of inclusions and nothing but ink featuring stars from the past and present.

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The box: 2021 Topps Heritage baseball cards (Target mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

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