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 Score football cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2022 Super Glow Massive Marks sports cards
Arrives: Mid-November
Box basics: One jumbo autographed patch card per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Glow releases ups the ante here -- size-wise -- with a set of autographed patch cards that are 5-by-7 jumbos with stars from throughout the sports world and beyond all in one spot.

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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: Bad interactions with MLB players, new pulls, Mac Jones buyers' thoughts, the World Series and more.

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What: 2022 Super Glow Patch Auto Edition sports cards
Arrives: November
Box basics: One autographed patch card per box (six boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Glow releases another one-card wonder -- as in one patch auto per box -- but it's all going to be encased patch autos or 1/1 patch autos every single time in this one with stars from a wide array of sports and some other surprise names, too.

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jerseys Season Edition
Arrives: Nov. 16
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line hits the field during the season with its familiar format and mix of pro and college stars.

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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 ... and it's one of the biggest months ever.

A MONSTER MONTH ...
The Card: Bo Bichette 2020 Topps Archives Snapshots Archives Autographs
The Reason Graded: I've been buying up Bo Bichette cards relatively heavily by my standards -- second perhaps only to some top favorites and people with school ties -- but of all my pick-ups only one was an autograph. These were, I believe, via a redemption and that's how I landed mine -- at least in a sealed Topps top-loader -- and I opted to slab it in a recent submission. (Even though I generally don't grade a lot of autos as I don't want to get a dreaded grade on a card I like.)
The Grade: CSG 9

Reality Check: I'm fine with nines, but this one seemed like a slight bummer as I didn't see anything dramatically wrong with it -- so there must have been a couple of minor issues that dropped it down in tandem. The design here is one that doesn't have a lot of perfectly center-able features ... so maybe part of that was just a judgment call, too.

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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: 2021 Donruss Optic football cards (mega)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for this and a few formats)

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What: 2022 Panini Black football cards
Arrives: Oct. 19
Box basics: One rookie patch auto, one auto and one memorabilia card per five-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Black is back for another run on the gridiron with its familiar look but also with "more loaded content, new inserts, and fresh new designs featuring the hottest rookies," according to Panini.

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What: TruCreator Creators Series 2 Jumbo Edition trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 6
Box basics: Four hits per 24-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A new wave of cards for Internet creators and personalities returns with athletes from pro sports as well as the amateur ranks, too, in a release that's heavy on hits while still being a traditional larger-box format.

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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: Three Macs, one Mega plus NFL chatter and more in this mid-week edition.

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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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IT'S ALMOST TIME ... 
The Item: Kenny Pickett 2022 Panini Prestige Draft Day autographs
The Price: $1,000 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I didn't price-check this one but all you need to know is that early in the season if a rookie emerges and only has a few cards available they'll be volatile if there is on-field success. He's got draft picks autos and other sigs here as well as elsewhere but this one is one that shows his first moment as a Pittsburgh Steeler while also having an on-card auto. That top-left corner isn't perfect -- that can come with on-card autos -- but this one seems like one of those kinds of cards with big early potential ... just like him, a home-grown college star at Pitt now possibly walking right into the starting spot for the Pittsburgh Steelers sooner than later. There's a reason his autos all have some interesting asking prices right now -- beyond the fact that the rookie class isn't as loaded as the last couple years. (That's another reason stars could be more volatile this year.) I'm not a buyer here but I think a number of people will be on his stuff. I'm still getting some tastes of 2021 NFL cards, myself.
Similar Pieces: Other 2022 Panini Prestige autos on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2022 Panini Prestige

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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: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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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: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2022 Super Glow One Time Edition sports cards
Arrives: Sept. 21
Box basics: One autographed Glow card per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Glow simplifies the inclusions with this one -- one auto per box -- but it's all from an array of possibilities that also includes slabs and stars from around the sports world.

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What: 2022 Panini Immaculate Collection college football cards
Arrives: Sept. 7
Box basics: Four autographs and one memorabilia card per six-card box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate Collection hits the college gridiron once again with all the school colors you would expect for stars of the past and present with almost everything being hits.

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Full-size Helmets 2
Arrives: Sept. 21
Box basics: One autographed full-size replica helmet per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures brand of full-size helmets arrives for a second time this year with a new batch of full-size signed helmets that are inked by some of the game's greatest players of today as well as top newcomers.

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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 pack: 2021 Panini Phoenix football cards (Fire Burst factory set with bonus pack)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for other formats)

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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: The National is just days away, a handy show tip, Derek Jeter's documentary, big pulls and more.

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What: 2022 Panini Gold Standard football cards
Arrives: Aug. 24
Box basics: Five autos or memorabilia cards per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Gold Standard drops for another season with the familiar golden touches and plenty more to chase for rookies (last year's players on mock) as well as stars of the past and present.

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What: 2022 Donruss Elite football cards
Arrives: Aug. 10
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Elite arrives for a new season with its familiar foilboarded approach, plenty of parallels and patterns as well as new Rookie Cards (last year's players in mocks here) and more to chase.

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What: 2022 Panini Luminance football cards
Arrives: Aug. 3
Box basics: Three autographs and one memorabilia card per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Luminance arrives on the NFL gridiron for a fifth time and it's got a similar approach to past editions but with a new crop of rookies (last year's players in some mocks here) and more waiting to be found.

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What: 2022 Panini Legacy football cards
Arrives: July 27
Box basics: Two autographs per 16-pack box (24 boxes per case via two inners)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Legacy returns for another season with a mix of Optichrome, mini, Dare to Tear cards and more as it celebrates the stars of the NFL past, present and future all in the same spot.

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What: 2022 Leaf Autographed Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new football season will include a new batch of Leaf signed football jerseys to collectors via a blind-box release that includes players from the past and present.

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jerseys National Edition
Arrives: July 27
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line takes the field for the National Sports Collectors Convention with its familiar format from the past.

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What: 2021 Panini Eminence NFL cards
Arrives: July 29
Box basics: Nine autographs and one other card per box -- all encased in advance.
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Eminence takes the NFL to ultra-high-end levels with a box that's nearly all deluxe encased autographed cards showcasing legends of the past and superstars of today.

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