Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 5.

The box: 2018 Donruss Optic baseball cards (Mega Box)
The cost: Click here

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What's Buzzing Today: The newest rare Zion ink is here, showing off a game-used collection, big pulls and ... which sets can't be altered?

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer blasters this year 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. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around there's a mix of everything but mostly on the affordable side.

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The Card: Brock Lesnar 2004 Leaf Rookies & Stars NFL RC (SGC 9)
The Price: $20
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Love 'em or hate 'em, you can't argue with one interesting and unique fact about Brock Lesnar when it comes to cardboard -- he's got Rookie Cards in wrestling, MMA and pro football and that's something that's just not that common. I can think of a lot of two-sport players on cards between various combinations for MLB, NFL, NBA and WWE but, three? Sure, Lesnar never actually played in a real NFL game -- the Vikings cut him before the season started -- but it got him a few cards that do remain popular and a tad pricey these days due to their novelty and relative scarcity. He had 15 cards in three brands -- Rookies & Stars, Playoff Honors and Sweet Spot -- and some can sell for more than this. I grabbed it since I'd never found one and it was slabbed for not much more than a raw copy -- and also purely for the novelty. Some raw copies of this have higher asking prices than this over on eBay, too, while his cards for the other two sports are easy finds.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for NFL, but WWE boxes are here

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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: 2019 Topps Clearly Authentic baseball cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Cards per box: 1
Base set completion: 
1 of 44 (2 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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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 Today: MLB postseason chatter powered by Carlos Correa, NFL talk, seeing Red in Bowman Chrome, sketch cards and hunting Zion Williamson in both sticker as well as high-end form.

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What's Buzzing Today: Gleyber Torres put on a show and breaks from WWE, MLB, NFL and college basketball to start things off today.

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What: 2019 Historic Autographs Triple Play
Arrives: Nov. 13
Box basics: One triple-auto cut booklet and one single-signed cut auto card per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Trios with common ties from the baseball diamond get the spotlight in this one with four autographs in every box -- all certified by third-party authenticators.

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What's Buzzing Today: MLB postseason chatter, custom cardboard creations, counterfeit cards, big pulls and 2020 Topps chatter in today's all-baseball edition.

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What: 2019 Super Break One-time Baseball Inserts Edition
Arrives: Nov. 20
Box basics: At least one slabbed insert card per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's newest arrival will include "the top baseball inserts from the early 1990s to 2019" inside every box.

Keep reading for more info and a selection of images.

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What's Buzzing Today: New case breaks, Astros vs. Yankees, Gerrit Cole, Rookie Cards needing logos and Patrick Mahomes in today's edition.

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Earlier this year, Topps offered up a new way to explore Topps Now cards -- with rewards at season's end.

We're near that end, so some of the cards found in the five-card 2019 Topps Now Future packs are ready to explode -- and by that Buzz means either in price or with their rewards that come with either a World Series title or an award-winner on the front of your card.

Sure, some cards just aren't going to get it done now -- sorry all Braves and Dodgers World Series card-holders and sorry all Shohei Ohtani MVP award-winner cards -- but others like this Aaron Judge card and others might be good ones to chase right now ... or are already absolute locks to win anything from a Chromed team set, a rarer parallel set or an autograph of the player shown.

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What's Buzzing Today: Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rendon, Ronald Acuña Jr., Clayton Kershaw and MLB breaks make up today's edition.

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There could be a new slugger on his way to MLB from Japan -- and you might already have some of his baseball cards.

Yoshitomo Tsutsugo will posted by his team, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, soon and that means MLB teams will have a shot at signing him. He's a guy who has hit 139 homers in the last four years -- his best season being 2016 when he hit .322 with 44 homers and 110 RBI.

Thanks to the World Baseball Classic, he's already got a few baseball cards that have been found in past Topps packs -- and, of course, he has BBM cards if you want to go further back into the past.

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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: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
65 of 200 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Manny Machado, Adam Wainwright, Alex Verdugo

Rookie Cards (17) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Carter Kieboom, Austin Riley, Elvis Luciano, Cole Tucker, Joe Harvey, Brendan Rodgers, Taylor Clarke, Richard Lovelady, Nicky Lopez, Brandon Brennan, Nate Lowe, Alex Jackson, Jon Duplantier, Michael Chavis, Jake Cave

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What's Buzzing Today: Cardinals vs. Braves, other MLB chatter, MLB breaks, NBA hot takes, bail or buy on Baker Mayfield and more in today's edition.

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Not all gamers are super-impressive. In fact, some are nearly anonymous but since they are tied to a certain player there can be more appeal than other items that might look just like it.

This month's game-used piece? Well, it's the game-used ball above -- and it's arguably the least-impressive item of the bunch in this series so far but it's also one that cost less than the price of two blaster boxes and was in a mystery box from Fanatics. This one's all about some timing.

So, this time, we'll bring this ball's life back to life -- as least as best we can -- with its key player attached being Washington Nationals veteran Ryan Zimmerman, who had a pretty solid game on Monday and whose Nats career could be coming to an end this year.

You can keep reading to see the details.

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What's Buzzing Today: A big pull hidden in a pack all these years, MLB postseason chatter, Zion Williamson Immaculate chase and plenty more in today's edition.

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What: 2020 Topps Archives Signature Series Active Player Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 29
Box basics: One encased autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
Signers list: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps brings its buyback line to the collecting masses for another season -- but about six months earlier than 2019 as the autographed buyback brand drops not long after the new year.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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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 Today: MLB postseason chatter, new Star Wars breaks and other big pulls as Buzz waits for his caffeine to kick in on this Monday morning.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer blasters this year 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. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around there's a little bit of everything.

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BUZZ IS FINE WITH NINES
The Card: Nick Chubb 2018 Donruss Optic Blue Prizm (/149) Rookie Card parallel (BGS 9)
The Price: $14
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy was the top RB in the NFL in Week 4 with a monster game (and this one was purchased before that) but I'm thinking that he's among the better buys for last year's rookies right now because of where he's playing and the potential. If the Browns win big or at least improve impressively and have some moments, the 2018 RCs of Baker Mayfield and Chubb will arguably be the cards looked at first -- and Mayfield is already expensive so this guy might have more potential of the two. The basic versions of his cards are pretty easy finds, even when graded, so parallels are the way to go first in my mind. I grabbed this one since it was a tad cheaper than other versions but perhaps lower than it might be if it had been graded subgrades. (I'm fine with this type of BGS card as long as there's no obvious flaw showing to make you wonder.)
Grab a box right here: 2018 Donruss Optic NFL (a few 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 Today: A Super pull, MLB postseason chatter, NFL card ideas and more in today's edition.

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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 Today: Superfractors on the auction block, MLB postseason chatter, big pulls, ideas for card companies to try (maybe) and more.

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The inaugural run for 582 Montgomery Club is winding down and on Friday Topps sent out its ballot for members to select its design and the top 20 players for the final small set based on past unused vintage designs.

Three original mocks from decades ago were among the options ... and I'm curious which one you might select.

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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: 2019 Topps Archives Signature Series Active Player Edition baseball cards
First Buzz preview & signers list: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 1
Base set completion: 
N/A

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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 Today: MLB postseason chatter, "We Play Loud," Russell Wilson, Panini NFL Five and more in today's edition.

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