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What's Buzzing Today: Pondering the appeal of Topps Heritage and Alvin Kamara's hobby status, a big Michael Jordan card at auction, new football leagues and big pulls in this Saturday edition.

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The box: Baseball Power Cube baseball repack (MJ Holding)
Where to buy: Retail outlets ($19.99)

Packs per box: 5 ... and plenty more
Cards per pack: Varies by brand

Notables on base cards – See gallery for key pulls

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What: 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards
Arrives: July 17
Box basics: Three hits in every 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Allen & Ginter returns with a new more minimalist look but the same feel as with recent years of celebrating the 1880s style of baseball cards -- but with today's stars and inclusions.

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What: 2019 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards
Arrives: June 26
Box basics: Two autographs per 16-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Stadium Club is back with its focus on strong photography some modern inserts and some new big inclusions -- jumbo box-topper autos are possible this year.

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What: 2019 Topps baseball card factory sets
Arrives: July 3
Box basics: 700 cards plus one bonus parallel pack per set (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The full factory set of Topps baseball cards arrives with 2019 Topps Series 1 and Series 2 all in one spot -- with a few extras, too.

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Topps Now has started a new baseball card season.

With the first signs of spring training upon us, the 2019 Topps Now Road to Opening Day team sets have arrived on Topps.com and checklists will soon start fill out in real time as the highlights arrive this spring

The first set to show a card so far? The Seattle Mariners and their first card for Yusei Kikuchi as part of a lineup of more than 40 different sets, depending on whether you want to chase autographs.

And, yes, Kikuchi will be a signer -- and there's an added twist for rookies this year.

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What's Buzzing Today: Highlights from WWE Transcendent breaks, other highlights and ... Optic loaded with Luka Doncic?

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Brandon Nimmo's path to Major League Baseball and a spot in the New York Mets lineup is far from a traditional one as he grew up in Wyoming where playing high school baseball isn't even an option.

He's a product of American Legion play -- and already a Hall of Famer there -- but that didn't stop him from being taken 13th in the 2011 MLB Draft and making his big-league debut three years ago at age 23. Nimmo, whose first prospect cards can be found in 2011 releases and who has just three Rookie Cards from 2016, was one of the Mets' bright spots last season with 17 homers in 140 games while hitting .263. The homers were third on the team behind Michael Conforto, Todd Frazier and Asdrubal Cabrera ... but that's not why we're here today.

Nimmo led all of MLB with 22 HBPs -- and the ball you see above connected for one last season.

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What's Buzzing Today: Ray Lewis' new autograph, Denver's new QB, undervalued NFL players and big-break highlights in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Historic Autographs HOF Inductees (baseball & football)
Arrives: March 27
Box basics: Four signed and authenticated autographs per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A mix of Hall of Famers from both baseball and football are found in this one, which is all about authenticated autograph cards in slabs -- not cuts.

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What's Buzzing Today: A big BlowoutTV pull is above and there are plenty more big pulls and chatter in today's edition.

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Topps On Demand is back and it opens a new season with a dramatic nearly colorless look at Major League Baseball.

The first set of the year is 2019 Topps MLB Black & White and it includes 70 base cards and plenty more.

Packs of this one are $60 and include a one-in-two chance at an autograph with 25 base cards and five parallels/inserts also inside when bought directly via Topps.com.

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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 every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. 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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The Item: Tim Duncan 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Emerald (/10) (PSA 6)
The Price: $15,500 after 36 bids (eight days remaining)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This one isn't mint -- they rarely are -- but that doesn't matter as this one is a rare pull from a line that people absolutely love and will pay dearly for especially when it's a key card of a Hall 0f Fame lock. This is a parallel of his Rookie Card with the PMGs being so condition-sensitive that only one is graded higher by PSA. I dabbled with the NBA much more back in this time but this entire brand just struck me as too kiddy-looking -- though I was a kid and I apparently never pulled any of these. Now they're among the biggest money-makers of any recent cardboard without autos or slabs. Don't believe me? Check out the link below and then also check completed auctions.
Similar Pieces: Other PMG cards on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for NBA boxes

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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: If you had $100 and a time machine ... and plenty of other breaks and chatter.

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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: Luka Doncic signs auto-mem deal with Fanatics, pondering punter cards, not a bad redemption to find, Panini One pulls, NBA breaks ... and The Goodwill LeBron. (The Gold Refractor above? It was purchased for just $80.)

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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: The Alliance of American Football, investing in Juan Soto and highlights from big pulls in this Sunday 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: Panini One arrives and delivers big, other impressive pulls 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: Nothing but big pulls and breaks highlights in today's edition.

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One of baseball's greatest sluggers -- and overlooked superstars on in the hobby -- is gone.

Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was a Triple Crown winner, the only player in MLB history to win the MVP in both leagues, a social pioneer on the managerial side, and one of the top home run hitters in the game. He retired fourth on the career list with 586 back in 1976 -- behind only Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays -- before continuing his life in baseball as a manager and MLB executive. He lost an ongoing battle with cancer on Thursday at age 83.

"Frank Robinson's résumé in our game is without parallel, a trailblazer in every sense, whose impact spanned generations," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said. "He was one of the greatest players in the history of our game, but that was just the beginning of a multi-faceted baseball career."

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What's Buzzing Today: NBA trade deadline chatter, MLB box breaks, Todd Gurley, an NFL box-breaking marathon, grading issues and ... what to do with Tom Brady Rookie Cards?

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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: NBA trade deadline chatter, big pulls and plenty more in today's 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 every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. 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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HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW?
The Item: Tom Brady 2000 Bowman Chrome Refractor (RC parallel) BGS 9.5
The Price: $19,499 Buy-It-Now
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Think this price is crazy? It is, but it isn't -- check out that link below. You should know by now that Brady has won yet another Super Bowl ring after Sunday's snoozefest in Atlanta and you need to know that his Rookie Cards are easily some of the priciest football cards out there in top condition and in slabs. This one isn't the flashiest of them -- other big ones have autographs and command much more cash -- but this is one (non-Refractor) that I managed to pull from a pack back in the day so it gets my pick here. The pop report for this particular version shows 28 others in this grade and just one getting a 10. Just 207 Refractors have been slabbed by BGS while mine is pushing 3,000 with 103 BGS 10s and two getting a BGS Black perfect 10. Some of Brady's RCs have been faked, so slabbed is the way to go unless you want to pay big bucks to chase wax (not easy to find anyway). He's expensive but there's no doubt that he's atop the mountain right now. Is he a safe buy? Traditional thought might say that he's too pricey to get in on right now, but when Brady is the top guy in NFL history there should continue to be more attention and speculation money pumped into his cards from beyond the typical collecting base.
Similar Pieces: Other 2000 Tom Brady Rookie Cards on eBay
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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls, including this misplaced Alexa Bliss 1/1, in today's edition.

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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 Series 1 baseball cards (three hanger boxes)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby and other formats)
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 67
Cards in this lot: 201
Base set completion: 
153 of 350 (44 percent)
Duplicates: 30

Base cards of note – Mookie Betts, Brandon Nimmo, Kris Bryant (2), Clayton Kershaw, Shohei Ohtani (2), Christian Yelich (2), Dansby Swanson, Max Scherzer, Joey Votto, Corey Seager, J.D. Martinez, Carlos Correa, David Price, Francisco Lindor

Rookie Cards (15) – Kolby Allard, Kohl Stewart, Danny Jansen, Pablo Lopez, Francisco Arcia, Enel De Los Santos, Nick Burdi, Ryan O'Hearn, Brad Keller, Ranger Suarez, Luis Urias, Jake Bauers, Duane Underwood Jr, Brandon Lowe, Steven Duggar, Sean Reid-Foley

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What's Buzzing Today: Tom Brady, Tom Brady, Tom Brady along with retro NFL rips, new MLB boxes and a Prizm NBA box with Silver in every single pack? (Yep.)

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