What: 2017 Leaf Originals wrestling cards
Arrives: April/May
Box basics: Five autographs in every box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf turns to its Originals brand for the third time with nothing but autographs in the mix from stars of several wrestling promotions.

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What: 2017 Leaf Pop Century Signed Photograph Edition
Arrives: Late March
Box basics: One autographed 8-by-10 photo per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's latest autograph product for pop culture arrives with certified autographed photos from the biggest names in Hollywood as well as big names from elsewhere.

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A new year is almost here and Buzz has a few questions for you about your collecting habits.

Simply put, we want to know more about what you collect and here are 10 questions we hope you'll take a few minutes to answer.

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As the calendar change to 2017 comes closer and closer, there's only one season on cardboard that's basically over -- though there are still two brands to come (*noted below) -- and that's the baseball card season.

The NBA, NFL and NHL will still carry over their cardboard seasons into the next calendar year, making a Best of the Year vote here more complicated. But it's in MLB where we can do that here a bit easier.

There were plenty of interesting developments among new baseball card products in the last year for collectors -- notably the unconventional arrival of Topps Now and the priciest box ever, Topps Transcendent Collection. While those are very different highlight-worthy card experiences that helped define 2016's baseball landscape, perhaps there's another set that defined the year for you.

And that's why we want your vote ... check out your options below and pick one. Feel free to add a comment or tell Buzz what you think on Twitter as to why you chose the product that you did.

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One of the biggest stars in the Star Wars universe has died.

Carrie Fisher, who was born to Hollywood stars before the fame of playing the iconic Princess Leia, died on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack last week. She was 60.

The news was announced by a spokesman on behalf of her daughter.

“It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother, Carrie Fisher, passed away at 8:55 this morning,” the statement said. “She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly. Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers.”

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What: 2017 Leaf Best of Baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 24
Box basics: One buyback card and one 1991 Leaf Throwback acetate card per box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's buyback brand returns with some of the biggest and most-iconic cards in the history of baseball cards (from all companies) along with a new companion set from Leaf.

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Leaf Trading Cards' next high-end hockey brand arrives later this month and it includes memorabilia from some of the biggest names in the history of the game.

It's 2016 Leaf Lumber Kings and it is set to arrive on Dec. 23 and to hold hockey fans over the company teased a number of its high-end inclusions online on Thursday.

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What: 2016 Leaf Trinity baseball cards
Arrives: February
Box basics: Six autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Although other companies have them planned, Leaf is the first to visually debut baseball cards of former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow with this release, which will be packed with nothing but on-card autographs.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, big questions, a Pele case and The Greatest, too.

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It's that time of year and there's one recent release that you won't find anywhere else in wax form that's got a bit of everything from Leaf Trading Cards potentially inside.

It's the 2016 Leaf Holiday Bonus Box and it might make for a stocking stuffer that packs some oomph.

What's inside these boxes?

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What: 2017 Leaf Masked Men hockey cards
Arrives: January/February
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf celebrates goaltenders with a mix of hits and Metal cards as part of a print-to-order release.

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

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A previous card company owner is getting back in the trading card business.

Brian Price, the former owner of In The Game who sold the company to Leaf Trading Cards nearly three years ago announced on his blog Tuesday that he's back in the game with the launch of a new venture called President's Choice Trading Cards.

And they'll potentially be arriving very soon.

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What: 2017 Leaf Cut Signature Edition History of Baseball
Arrives: January
Box basics: One cut signature card per box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's newest cut autograph product will be all Hall of Famers as part of a made-to-order product with all serial-numbered cards encapsulated and printed on Metal Prismatic stock.

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What: 2016 Leaf Cut Signature Edition
Arrives: November
Box basics: One cut signature card per box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's newest cut autograph product will be one of its rarest with just 100 cases produced with a mix of big names from the sports, political and entertainment worlds ... and more.

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What: 2016 Leaf Jack Eichel Collection hockey cards
Arrives: November
Box basics: One bonus autograph with each 30-card boxed set (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf commemorates the rookie season of its exclusive hockey star with a boxed set that will deliver an autograph every time -- and sometimes they will be parallels.

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There's still plenty of time on the clock before the Nov. 11 arrival of 2016-17 Leaf Ultimate hockey, but that's just more time to appreciate some of its inclusions.

Some pretty timeless inclusions.

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Buffalo Sabres star Jack Eichel is a Leaf Trading Cards exclusive when it comes to autographs, but the company is giving collectors a chance to get his ink on other company's hockey cards via an upcoming private signing.

According to the company, it's the only way to get non-Leaf cards signed as the former No. 2 pick will not sign them if asked to in-person.

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"Arnie's Army" is in mourning this evening.

Golf icon Arnold Palmer has died at age 87, leaving behind a legendary career and countless fans along with decades of memorabilia and memories. He's heavily credited with helping the sport grow on television, for his personable demeanor, his countless businesses and, of course, his performances against rivals.

“We loved him with a mythic American joy,” his biographer, James Dodson, told GolfWeek. “He represented everything that is great about golf. The friendship, the fellowship, the laughter, the impossibility of golf, the sudden rapture moment that brings you back, a moment that you never forget, that’s Arnold Palmer in spades. He’s the defining figure in golf.”

He won seven majors and 62 tournaments in his career and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004 -- and even that can be found among his trading cards.

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What: 2016 Leaf Pele Immortal Collection
Arrives: October
Box basics: One autograph per five-card box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf celebrates soccer's biggest star, Pele, with a limited premium brand that includes an autographed card in every box.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2016 Leaf Ultimate hockey cards
Arrives: November
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards per box (six boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings Ultimate to the ice once again with what it says is "an unprecedented combination of autographed cards and rare memorabilia cards."

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2016 Leaf Pop Century Signed Photograph Retail Edition
Arrives: October
Box basics: One autographed 8-by-10 photo per box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's latest buyback product for pop culture arrives on the retail front with certified autographed photos from the biggest names in Hollywood as well as big names from elsewhere.

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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: 2015 Leaf Wrestling Autographed  8x10 Photograph Edition
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Photos in this box: 5
Base set completion: 
N/A
Duplicates: N/A

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Leaf is getting into the real-time trading-cards-on-demand trend with the launch of Leaf Live after the death of actor Gene Wilder.

Announced late Tuesday night, Leaf Live will focus on events that collectors want a piece of on cardboard.

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What: 2016 Leaf Lumber Kings hockey cards
Arrives: October
Box basics: Four stick cards per box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf takes another look back to the past with nothing but hockey sticks the sources of memorabilia cards in this release, which "features the most-comprehensive checklist of any stick-focused product ever."

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He was Willie Wonka, he was Dr. Frankenstein. He was that and so much more.

Gene Wilder's roles were both eclectic and memorable and they helped entertain in comedies for all ages in TV and movie roles that spanned more than five decades. He died on Sunday in Connecticut after suffering complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 83.

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