What: 2024 Leaf A Bronx Legacy Series 2 baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 15
Box basics: Four "premium hits" -- at least two autographs -- per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf follows up on last year's look at New York's biggest baseball team with a second series packed with the biggest legends in the history of the game and plenty more.

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What: 2024 Leaf Metal Women of Sport trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 29
Box basics: Four autographed cards per seven-card box (10 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The female stars in and around the sports world take center stage in a release that's packed with low-volume autos, likely first-time signers and other surprises.

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What: 2024 Leaf Metal Blue Mountain State football cards
Arrives: Nov. 8
Box basics: One autographed card per five-card box (10 per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Blue Mountain State's rumored comeback will include football cards for the Mountain Goats with plenty of reel world stars in play as well as a few from real-world football, too, in a jam-packed collection celebrating the cult classic.

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What: 2024 Leaf Metal Professional Bowlers Association cards
Arrives: Oct. 18
Box basics: Five autos per nine-card hobby box (10 per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Metal takes to the lanes with a bowling debut showcasing the stars of the PBA in an ink-loaded release that includes stars from the past and present as well as plenty of other surprises.

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What: 2024 Press Pass Premium baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Five autos per 11-card box (10 boxes per case) or one auto per two-card Solo Plus pack (50 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Press Pass takes to the diamond with the same approach as the gridiron -- plenty of ink, color and flash while showcasing newly drafted stars and others appearing on early cards.

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What: 2023 Leaf Perfect Game Bonus Boxes
Arrives: Aug. 30, 2024
Box basics: Eight 1/1 autographs per hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Some notable prep stars from the annual showcase will be arriving in collectors' hands soon with nothing but 1/1 cards in every box of this one.

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What's Buzzing: Star Wars Chrome, MLB Chrome, Fanatics Fest, three boxes yields six 1/1s, Bobby Witt Jr. and more in today's edition.

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What: 2024 Leaf Trinity Football cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Six autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Trinity takes the field for another season with what Leaf says is "the most veteran content ever put into a Trinity product" while also including some new things and new NIL-deal players, too.

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What: 2024 Leaf Metal baseball cards
Arrives: September
Box basics: Five autos per seven-card hobby box (12 per case) or 10 autos per 14-card jumbo box (eight per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Metal is back for another go once again with two box formats -- and both still having exclusives and encased proofs among possible finds.

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What: 2024 Leaf Electrum Football cards
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: Six autographed cards per 10-card box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings its new line to the gridiron with a mix of past and present icons as well as potential newcomers on NIL deals, too, enhancing the colorful lineup of stars.

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What: 2024 Leaf In The Game Used Sports cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Five hits per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's multi-sport premium brand once again takes on the entire sports world with a mix of notable possibilities from the legends of the past to recent superstars all in one spot -- and this time, according to Leaf, it will be "the most-exciting, value-driven and content-filled version to date."

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Leaf Trading Cards will have some chase cards up for grabs at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention. 

The company revealed on Thursday its box-break redemption program for the show that kicks off next Wednesday in Cleveland.

A collector who opens a box of one of six Leaf releases at the company's booth during the show will get two promo packs made for this year's show.

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What: 2024 Leaf Electrum Baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: Four autographed cards per seven-card box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings its new line to the diamond with a mix of MLB newcomers, top amateurs on NIL deals, newly drafted players and past legends all together with ink the main -- but not only -- inclusion in this colorful release.

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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: Paul Skenes, The National, new pulls, Caitlin Clark, the Mantle theft and more remain on collectors' minds.

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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? Winter and Summer Olympic Games veteran Lolo Jones. 

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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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The Item: Slash autographed Four (2022) CD cover (PSA/DNA authenticated)
The Price: Less than a jumbo box of flagship cards ...
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This is one of my recent additions in the rock autograph realm as, well, that genre can be quite pricey -- too pricey, really -- but the cost was decent here for an autograph of the iconic Guns N' Roses guitarist who's stayed busy with many a project since that band disbanded and then reloaded in recent years. While I'd prefer a signed item showing him -- I have to flip this one over to see an image -- this PSA-slabbed CD cover that was likely among those sold via Newbury Comics back in the day worked for me. It was probably $100 less than it could be at times for a similar slabbed/third-party authenticated item. Meanwhile, it was probably about $50 more than the same thing but without third-party authentication and encapsulation. A signed and authenticated photo can end up around $500 if it looks good (sometimes more, sometimes less) while signed items can soar even higher. Why? Access -- Slash isn't exactly doing signings or conventions -- so the few times he's signed for his own album releases like this in more volume they get gobbled up and become ultimately the entry point (or only addition) for many. Count me right there. I wanted to add Slash to my stash ... but not break the bank.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this ... hit non-sports on BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2024 Leaf Electrum Multi-sport trading cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: Three autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf introduces a new line that meshes the world of sport with notables from pop culture all in one spot that's solely about autographs.

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What: 2023 Leaf Eclectic Baseball cards
Arrives: August 2024
Box basics: Four autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Eclectic hits the diamond late but with several brands in one colorful spot that is solely about autographed cards and includes some updates to other previous releases, too.

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What: 2023 Leaf Trinity baseball cards
Arrives: July 2024
Box basics: Six autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Trinity hits the field once again with a 2023 release that's packed with young stars and promising prospects -- and it's nothing but hits.

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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: New pulls, MLB chatter, inside a new draft picks box, PMG pumping, Marvin Harrison Jr. and a monster piece of memorabilia to come to auction soon.

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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: Paul Skenes dominates for his first win, 2024 Bowman chatter, a solid retail NBA pull, inside a Pop Century case and more.

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What: 2024 Pro Set Southern California Beach Volleyball cards
Arrives: June 28
Box basics: One autographed card and one set per pack
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf has signed the four-time national champion University of Southern California women's beach volleyball squad to an NIL deal to produce a trading card set for everybody on the team and include ink in every pack, too.

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What: 2024 Leaf Decadence sports cards
Arrives: July 31
Box basics: Three framed autographed cards per box (three boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again meshes chromium-stock autographs with a framed presentation for legends from all around the sports world in a high-end, autographs-only release.

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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: NBA/WNBA developments, new pulls, new chatter and a booklet card you need to see to believe.

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What: 2024 Leaf Lumber baseball cards
Arrives: July 31
Box basics: Four premium hits per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's bats-focused brand arrives for another summer with legends from the game in play as well as fan favorites from more recent years with multi-auto and multi-mem cards to be found in this hits-only release.

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