What: 2025 Leaf Seasons In The Sun baseball cards
Arrives: April 30
Box basics: Two autos and two memorabilia cards (typically) per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: A new baseball season will get a new line from Leaf with stars from the past and present all in play and with some of the biggest surprises possible within its "premium" hits-only boxes.

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What: 2024 Leaf Eclectic Football cards
Arrives: March 14, 2025
Box basics: Four autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case) or eight autographed cards per jumbo box (eight per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Eclectic takes the football field for a new year with a few brands joining together all in one spot with stars of the past, present and future all in play as part of an autograph-packed release that's mostly cards limited to no more than 10 copies.

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The pack: 2023 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs (two)
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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

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IT'S POGPOOL!
The Books: Deadpool No. 5 (2024) -- Dogpool from Deadpool & Wolverine variant
The Price: About $13 total
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This pair of books came in and went right back out to CGC for slabbing within hours. I may or may not land 9.8s ... but I don't care. I simply needed that movie star in a gimmick slab and I opted to send both as they were clean but perhaps not perfect ... just like Dogpool. Well, they're closer to perfect than Dogpool, but ... I'll have more to say when I get the slabs back. There are a lot of Dogpool books from the past -- and I've noted two previous pick-ups in this series (including his debut) -- but this one is most-tied to the hit movie. If there are more movie covers like this coming -- or they already exist -- they'll get a look from me. In fact, I need to go look after I finish this.
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For years now, autographed books coming direct from the publishers -- or direct from the authors themselves -- have been an affordable way to collect ink from notable names in all realms of pop culture.

It's not a perfect system with stamped autos, fakes and autopens sometimes in the mix -- a problem for publishers to catch as they are not authenticators -- but thanks to dedicated collectors on the Blowout Cards Forum and elsewhere, those problems often get caught and fixed ... or at least become well-known enough to avoid if it's an issue that goes uncorrected.

Getting ink in-person is always best -- book tours still happen, of course -- but landing autographed editions from publishers, online sellers or celebs themselves via their websites or other appearances are common.

Our latest subject and autograph in this ongoing series? Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke but without the Daenerys Targaryen price tag.

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The box: 2023 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs
Where to buy: Click here (when available)

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What: 2024 Leaf Futures Multi-sport trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 27
Box basics: Six autographs per six-pack hobby box (12 per hobby case); One autograph per blaster box (20 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf takes an all-encompassing look at the future of the sports world with stars from all directions all in one spot with ink and more in every single hobby pack.

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The box: 2023 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs
Where to buy: Click here (when available)

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The box: 2023 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs
Where to buy: Click here (when available)

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The box: 2023 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs
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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... 

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A HISTORY LESSON
The Cards: Huck Betts, Joe Oeschger & Whitey Glazner 2019 Historic Autographs Triple Play Cut Signatures Triple Play Booklet ... plus 1961 Topps Leon Cadore & Joe Oeschger (Brooklyn-Boston Play 26-Inning Tie) from the Baseball Thrills subset
The Price: $21 total
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I'm not exactly sure what sparked my going down the rabbit hole to end up finding this one -- whether it was some trivia about the game or just a search of cut autographs I'm not sure as I found this earlier this year -- but for something different without breaking the bank this cardboard duo was worth a lead-off spot this time. As the Topps card details, on May 1, 1920, the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves played 26 innings to a 1-1 tie that ended due to darkness and that's still an MLB record. Cadore and Oeschger both pitched all 26 innings -- think about that a minute -- and that's their only Topps card appearance. As for the cut, Oeschger gets the center spot with an inscription for that game, while Betts was a rookie in 1920 for the Phillies and Glazner was a rookie for the Pirates later that year. Why are all three on this cut auto book? I'm not totally sure ... but all three did pitch for the Phillies at some point so it could be that beyond 1920 highlights. The center auto here is the key to me ... that's some good trivia.

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What: 2024 Leaf Collective Multi-sport trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 13
Box basics: Three autographs and two 1/1 base cards per hobby box (10 per hobby case); One autograph per Solo Edition  pack (30 packs and 10 1/1 base card packs per Solo case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf meshes its three brands into one for this new line with Press Pass, Leaf Metal and Pro Set all leading the way in a multi-sport release that's packed with only ink and 1/1 cards.

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The box: 2023 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs
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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, Allen & Ginter pulls, new notable non-sports and more in this Sunday edition.

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The box: 2023 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs
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What: 2025 Leaf Metal Sports Heroes cards
Arrives: Dec. 6, 2024
Box basics: Three Metal or acetate autos per box (15 boxes per case) or one Metal or acetate auto per Solo Edition box (25 per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Sports Heroes starts off 2025 a little early with an array of stars from around the sports world all in one spot and with a number of autos possible on some cards to amp up the star power even more.

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What: 2024 Leaf History Book Pop Culture Edition Chapter 1 trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 10, 2025
Box basics: Two booklet cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf offers up nothing but booklet cards from the non-sports realm for this newest release in its History Book brand and it's packing some of the biggest Hollywood names from the past and present -- sometimes in the same booklet.

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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 6, new pulls, Mercury reactions, Caitlin Clark and more in this Sunday edition.

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What: Decision 2024 trading cards
Arrives: Early November
Box basics: TBD cards per box (16 boxes per case via two inners)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Decision political cards will be making a comeback airing around Election Day this time with a collection that includes nearly 200 base card and plenty of hits showcasing all of the players in that other game.

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What: 2024 Leaf Heroes & Prospects football cards
Arrives: Dec. 6
Box basics: Six autographs per six-pack hobby box (12 per case) or 12 autographs per 12-pack jumbo box (eight per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's latest foray into football will mesh the past and present together -- sometimes on the same card -- with some of today's stars from the recently drafted and college ranks as well as legends of the game all in play here.

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What: 2024 Leaf Elvis Presley Icons Collection trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 13
Box basics: One cut autograph or memorabilia card per seven-card box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The King of Rock 'n' Roll returns to cardboard just in time for the holidays with a hit in every box as it looks back at the global icon's life and career.

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What: 2024 Pro Set Pure football cards
Arrives: Nov. 29
Box basics: Four autos per seven-card box (12 boxes per case) or one or two autos per two-card Solo Plus pack (42 packs per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The Pure brand hits the gridiron for another season with a pair of options for rippers but with both showcasing an array of young stars between the prep, college and newly drafted ranks in an all-acetate release.

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What's Buzzing: Pete Rose dies at 83, Dikembe Mutombo, Shohei Ohtani, Buster Posey, Babe Ruth memorabilia cards and "cards that rarely surface."

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What: 2024 Leaf Autographed Mystery Jersey Multi-sport Edition
Arrives: Oct. 18
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again takes autographed memorabilia to all areas of the sports world with nothing but jerseys in this release -- but this  time it's a super-stacked small lineup.

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What: 2024 Leaf Ultimate Sports
Arrives: Nov. 29
Box basics: Three hits per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This one arrives with "one of the most-expansive multi-sport checklists in hobby history" that touched on many icons from around the globe.

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