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: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (mega box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: TruCreator Stellar Edition trading cards
Arrives: March 15
Box basics: One autograph and three inserts per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TruCreator's newest will focus on athletes and creators once again with everything in this one limited to no more than 50 copies.

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What: 2022 Topps Chrome Ben Baller Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 1, 2023 via Topps.com
Box basics: 24 four-card packs per box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome once again turns to Ben Baller for a parallel version -- the third year for this one -- with some new looks for past favorites and ink of notable newcomers among the mix here.

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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: Predicting the Super Bowl, don't buy fake cards, video game reveals, NFL chatter, a big MLB pull and Michael Harris vs. J-Rod?

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What: 2022 Topps Chrome Sonic LITE baseball cards
Arrives: February 2023
Box basics: Five parallels per 16-pack LITE box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Chrome gets yet another parallel release, this time with "Sonic" touches that include new colors and textures as well as some new inclusions to the lineup.

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What: 2022 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Today via Topps.com
Box basics: Two parallels per 32-card box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Sapphire gets another run here with eight-pack boxes that offer up new chances at notable rookies and stars from Bowman Chrome.

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What: 2023 Onyx Vintage baseball cards
Arrives: April
Box basics: Two on-card autographs per four-card box (24 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Onyx's Vintage brand takes the field with a new old look for a new year with some legendary names -- new and old -- in the mix as signers and with a simple lineup that lives up to the vintage name.

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What: TruCreator Creators Series 2 1/1 Edition trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 27
Box basics: One 1/1 box-topper and 10 packs per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TruCreator's cardboard confluence of athletes and influencers arrives with another format for a new year, this time with a 1/1 creation in every box and ink also in play.

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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: NFL postseason chatter, new breaks, J-Rod, talkin' baseball, cardboard lawsuits and ... graded counterfeit reprints?

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What: 2022 Topps Chrome Update Sapphire Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Today via Topps.com
Box basics: Two parallels per 32-card box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Sapphire gets another run here with eight-pack boxes that offer up new chances at notable rookies and stars from this year's Topps Chrome Update set ... but with added color.

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What: 2022 Topps Garbage Pail Kids X MLB Series 2
Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: One chase card per six-card pack ... or the same format in an eight-pack box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: For a second time, the Garbage Pail Kids have been taken over by the stars of Major League Baseball with artist Alex Pardee creating the madness this time around.

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What: 2023 Super Glow 1/1 Edition sports cards 
Arrives: Feb. 20
Box basics: One Glow auto and one slabbed 1/1 (auto or base) per eight-pack box (six boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Glow offers up another release with a hit and a 1/1 in every box from an array of athletes and others from around the sports world and beyond in the same spot.

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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 ...

LEADING OFF WITH THE RECORD-BREAKER
The Card: Aaron Judge 2017 Topps Archives 1960 Rookie Stars
The Reason Graded: He has been an established slugger since his 52 homers as a rookie in 2017, but to a degree he'd fallen off card-wise (and power-wise) the last few years until smacking 39 in 2021 and his Yankees team record (and American League record) 62 homers this year.  I got rid of pretty much all of my RCs in 2017 -- no regrets -- to turn them into stuff I actively wanted (I'm still working rather glacially on some of those Clerks autograph runs) but some of my late-year Judge pulls and some inserts were saved along with my lone autograph. While I haven't yet slabbed my ink -- I probably will here at some point once I figure out what box I put it in -- this insert modeled after the memorable-but-overbearing 1960 Topps design was one that jumped out at me. Why? It was soooo clean.
The Grade: CSG 10

Reality Check: I was right and that pop shows me I'm not alone -- but it is surprising given how skinny the stock is here.

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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: 2022 Topps Holiday baseball cards
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Where to buy: Click here (when available)

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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: 2022 Topps Holiday baseball cards
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Where to buy: Click here (when available)

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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. 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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IS HE THE ONE?
The Item: Julio Rodriguez 2022 Topps Heritage High Number Clubhouse Collection Gold Relics (/99)
The Price: $149.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: With the absolute deluge of December MLB releases that appear to be just the start of a busy off-season with more still to come, I've played the waiting game on opening boxes on almost all -- but not all -- of them. One I have opened was this one, Heritage High, as it impressed me on its rookie volume (some RCs, some guys who had 2021s) and the appearance of the J-Rod stuff to be found. Why Heritage? It's more my old-guy flagship release each year ... though the 1970s designs are easily my least-favorite of all of the past decades so far and even of those to come. But the images on his cards are solid ... and this is a good example. Sure, it's pricey, but this card is a needle in a haystack in terms of pulling it and it's pricey -- but not that pricey -- vs. a lot of stuff. Heritage rookies are not going to be all that expensive in High Number as you come very close to a base set in every hobby box ... but I like that. It lets you do some old-fashioned stockpiling with the challenge really being clean copies that can be graded. (I plan to already and will ... yes, on base.) This one is a solid piece for an iconic 2022 player with potential and a long-term commitment from the team. I'll probably kick myself later for not grabbing this particular card or something like it. But I'll be watching them.
Similar Pieces: Other Julio Rodriguez Heritage cards on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2022 Topps Heritage High Number

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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: Goals for 2023, NBA chatter, showing off Allen & Ginter cards, collector opinions MLB pulls and NFL Week 16.

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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: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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What: 2022 Topps 75 Years of Rookie of the Year baseball cards
Arrives: Now via Topps.com (ships in 8-10 weeks)
Box basics: One parallel card per 10-card box (autos one in seven boxes)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps celebrates decades of Rookie of the Year winners all in one spot with this release that includes ink, though not in every box, as well as some other chase elements.

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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: 2022 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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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: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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What: 2022 Bowman Transcendent Collection baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 30
Box basics: 34 autographs and more per box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Transcendent arrives for the prospecting crowd for a third year with the familiar formula of inclusions with 1990 Bowman getting the Superfactor nod and cut autographs that go beyond the diamond.

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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: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (hobby Hot Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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What: 2022 Topps x Juan Soto baseball cards
Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: Two parallel cards via 25-card box (autographs one in five boxes)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps teams up with one of baseball's top young stars for a set that offers up some thoughts from the Padres star and his nods to other players in MLB's 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: 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter X baseball cards
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

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