What: 2024 Topps Dynasty Formula 1 racing cards
Arrives: Feb. 7, 2025
Box basics: One encased autographed card per box (five boxes per case)
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Odds: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line hits the track once again for the Formula 1 racing ranks with a familiar formula of what's included and some of the biggest possible finds for cards.

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What: 2024 Topps Paddock Pass Formula 1 racing cards
Arrives: Dec. 13
Box basics: TBD per hobby box (eight boxes per case); One Relic per blaster case (40 boxes)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The Club takes to the Formula 1 ranks with a different moniker -- Paddock Pass -- but with some of the same energy, familiar designs and more for the racing fan.

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What: 2024 Topps Chrome Formula 1 racing cards
Arrives: Nov. 22
Box basics: 12 eight-card packs per hobby box (12 boxes per case) or 16 four-card packs per Qualifying Lap box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Formula 1 takes a fifth lap on the Topps Chrome track with this one having two box formats to choose from this time around.

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What: 2024 Keepsake Sports Edition trading cards
Arrives: July 17
Box basics: One encased Keepsake Relic card and one other Relic card per box (five boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The newest Keepsake release is nothing but the hits with autographs, memorabilia, cuts and more in play in every box with an array of stars from around the sports world as well as some surprise from others adjacent to the realm.

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What: 2023 Topps Chrome Formula 1 racing cards
Arrives: Feb. 16, 2024
Box basics: Eighteen four-card packs per hobby box (12 boxes per case)
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Sapphire Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: Formula 1 takes a fourth lap on the Topps Chrome track with this one with the only guarantees this time around being a Checker Flag parallel and one dual-color parallel per hobby box.

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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 ...

TICKET TO HISTORY ...
The Ticket: Woodstock (Aug.15-17, 1969) -- three-day ticket ($24)
The Reason Bought: There are more than a dozen different styles of tickets for this historic event in music and pop culture history and none of them are all that rare -- and that makes for an interesting grading market. High-grade tickets can be priced like they're non-existent yet about 60 percent of the full tickets that are slabbed check in at a PSA 9 or 10 and raw tickets (assuming they are real ... but there's a chance they might not be) can be found on the cheap under $100. I knew quite awhile back that I wanted one in a slab and I was patient with my window shopping until I spotted this one. I wanted a three-day style but there are single-day tickets that are very traditional-looking and I finally spotted this one at a good price (just under $100) vs. the same thing with asking prices for 9s and 10s that are as high as $1,000. Actual sales for higher grades are typically anywhere from $200 to $700 on eBay with a lot of irregularity -- and BINs just under the $200 mark quite often. In short, they're findable.
The Grade: PSA 8

Reality Check: More than 3,750 different full tickets have been slabbed for Woodstock and this version -- one of three types in the PSA pop report for a three-day ticket -- is the easiest and the only one with more than 1,000 copies slabbed. In fact, the number of 10s for this style is higher than all but two of the entire slab totals for other styles. I didn't sweat the grade as the flaws on this one seem minor -- I'm imagining some minor black ink "snow" on there perhaps dropped it a grade but generally everything here is clean to the eye with no obvious flaws. That's good enough for me as beginner or one-time dabbler. Modern tickets for big artists can be quite pricey when slabbed as availability is often an issue, but I'm assuming a bulk "find" of these happened at some point back in the day given the high-profile event and all that went into it.

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What: 2022 Topps Dynasty Formula 1 racing cards
Arrives: March 1, 2023
Box basics: One encased autographed card per box (five boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line hits the track for the third time for the Formula 1 racing ranks with a familiar formula of what's included and some of the biggest possible finds for cards.

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What: 2022 Topps Chrome Formula 1 racing cards
Arrives: Dec. 28 for hobby/Jan. 20 for LITE
Box basics: Eighteen four-card packs per hobby box (12 boxes per case); Sixteen packs per LITE box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
LITE Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: Formula 1 gets a third lap on the Topps Chrome track with this one, which will arrive in a couple of hobby formats with each packing plenty of racing energy.

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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 Turbo Attax Formula 1 trading cards (display box)
Where to buy: Made for UK/Germany release ... BlowoutCards.com for other F1 boxes

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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 Topps Formula 1 racing cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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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: 2020 Topps Chrome Formula 1 racing cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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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: 2020 Topps Chrome Formula 1 racing cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2020 Topps Dynasty Formula 1 racing cards
Arrives: Feb. 24
Box basics: One encased autographed card per box (five boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line hits the Formula 1 racing ranks for the first time with some global stars in the mix and plenty of potential with a global audience for the cards, too.

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