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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but pulls in today's rundown ... some fun stuff from around the collecting world.

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Have you seen the latest crazy 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 NEW 2018 BOWMAN MEGA BOX MYSTERY
The Item: A redemption for a Shohei Ohtani 2018 Bowman Chrome auto from a 2018 Bowman Mega Box (What?)
The Price: $2,075 after 23 bids with six-plus days remaining
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: What is this? The only Shohei Ohtani card on the checklist for these Target-exclusive boxes is a ROY Favorites insert -- and he's not even listed as having an auto there. Could this just be that? It's not noted that way, meaning ... could it be one of his standard autos? Could it be a Kanji auto? Could it be (somehow?) the Superfractor hiding in the mix of cards set aside for these boxes? Maybe, maybe not ... (Update: Topps has announced that these are only for his standard Chrome autos and "a limited number are available.")
Similar Pieces: Check out these Shohei Ohtani Bowman autos
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2018 Bowman boxes

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In addition to our $100,000 offer for Shohei Ohtani's 2018 Bowman Superfractor autograph, BlowoutCards.com is now offering $25,000 for his Red Refractors (/5) and for his autographs signed using Kanji, which are rare -- and still a bit mysterious -- inclusions in the product.

Blowout Cards is located at 11 Acacia Lane in Sterling, Va. For more details, you can contact us via email at support@blowoutcards.com.

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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: Ozzie Albies, 2018 Bowman Mega Boxes, big pulls and NSCC prep.

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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: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (five jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per pack: 4 (three standard packs, one Camo parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 35 (10 per standard, five in Camo pack)
Cards in this lot: 175

Set completion: 
43 of 100 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 43 of 150 (29 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
30 of 150 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Juan Soto, Dylan Cozens, Nick Senzel, Alex Faedo, Bryce Harper, Kris Bryant, Mike Trout, Giancarlo Stanton, MacKenzie Gore, Luis Robert, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Gleyber Torres, Cal Quantrill, Nick Gordon, Jeren Kendall, Jo Adell, Gleyber Torres, Fernando Tatis Jr.

Rookie Cards (23) – Notables include Shohei Ohtani, Rhys Hoskins, Amed Rosario, Rafael Devers, Clint Frazier, Walker Buehler

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One of baseball's biggest prospects this season arrived on the national stageMonday night with a bang -- and now we have to deal with the explosive interest in his very low number of baseball cards for such a heavily watched player.

His name? Juan Soto and he's a 19-year-old outfielder for the Washington Nationals who hit a three-run homer off the first pitch he saw in his first start. He finished the game 2-for-4.

"I didn't think it was going to go out of the park," Soto told ESPN.com. "I just run hard, the same I do in the minor leagues. Then I heard the noise, and I know it was gone."

In the minor leagues, Soto hit .362 with 14 homers and 52 RBI for three teams this season. He had never hit more than five homers in his two previous MiLB seasons.

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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: New old wax stashes, Vladdy 2.0's dominance, big breaks, CFL news & more.

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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 packs: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (six jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per pack: 4 (three standard packs, one Camo parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 35 (10 per standard, five in Camo pack)
Cards in this lot: 210

Set completion: 
49 of 100 (49 percent)
Duplicates: 1
Prospect set completion: 40 of 150 (27 percent)
Duplicates: 14
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
31 of 150 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 5

Notables on base/prospect cards – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jake Burger, Gleyber Torres, Eloy Jimenez, Luis Robert, Pete Alonso, A.J. Puk, Nick Senzel, Jo Adell, Nick Gordon, Kyle Wright, Cristian Pache, D.J. Peters, Dansby Swanson, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Gary Sanchez, Carlos Correa, Buster Posey, Manny Machado, Albert Pujols, Andrew Benintendi

Rookie Cards (18) – Notables include Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies (2), Rhys Hoskins, Walker Buehler, Miguel Andujar

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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: Busting 2018 Bowman Mega Boxes, huge repack finds and more to start the week.

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What: 2018 Topps Triple Threads baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 19
Box basics: Four hits in every two-pack box (18 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Triple Threads returns for another season of high-end hits with stars from the past and present all presenting themselves in a format that collectors have ripped year after year since 2006.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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Have you seen the latest crazy 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 ROYAL WEDDING'S BIGGEST CARD
The Item: 2012 Cryptozoic Fringe Seasons 1-2 Autographs Meghan Markle
The Price: $999 (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Beginning tomorrow, this American actress will potentially be known as Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex as she's marrying into England's Royal Family. This is one of just a handful of trading card appearances for her in this Fringe set and this once was a relatively inexpensive signature. Now? It's pricey and a number of people will undoubtedly be interested in these cards as the international spotlight will be all over the story of how she's ended up the bride and everything that entails tomorrow. Members of the Royal Family are not permitted to sign autographs, so there won't be more to come on that front.
Similar Pieces: Other copies of this card on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for non-sports 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: Pondering MLB futures, a pitcher picking up heat, busting 2018 Bowman Mega Boxes (already) and big pulls to head into the weekend.

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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 ...

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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: Big pulls, NSCC chatter, debating what to do with Robinson Cano cards & more.

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Do you have a single card or item in your collection that stands out from the rest?

It's often not easy to pick one when looking at a collection that you spent plenty of time (and likely money) building. Is picking just one favorite a challenge that you could take on? Tweet @blowoutbuzz on Twitter (or send an email at the address below) for more info on how you can have your favorite card or item highlighted here on The Buzz. We want to see what makes you tick.

Here is our latest collector to take this challenge. Check it out ...

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Name: Eric Nuesslein
Find him at: @ThoseBackPages on Twitter and Blowout Forums
Location: New York
Collects: Graded Rookie Cards

The favorite: An autographed PSA 1 1985 Topps No. 620 Dwight Gooden Rookie Card

Why this matters to me: This card, specifically the one that I've shown, is hands down the best card in my collection.

Why? Keep reading ...

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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: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (five jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per pack: 4 (three standard packs, one Camo parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 35 (10 per standard, five in Camo pack)
Cards in this lot: 105

Set completion: 
25 of 100 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 27 of 150 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
18 of 150 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Aaron Judge, Dansby Swanson, Byron Buxton, Nolan Arenado, Cody Bellinger, Scott Kingery, Hunter Greene, Ronald Acuna, A.J. Puk, Cristian Pache, Cal Quantrill, Jake Burger, Jeren Kendall, Dylan Cozens, MacKenzie Gore

Rookie Cards (9) – Rhys Hoskins, Dustin Fowler, Tomas Nido, Jack Flaherty, Sandy Alcantara, Francisco Mejia, Anthony Banda, Andrew Stevenson, Zack Granite

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Baseball: Houston Championship Edition
Arrives: June 27
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand focuses on its hometown heroes, the Houston Astros, and their World Series championship squad from last season as well as some stars from the past and other local heroes.

Keep reading for more and a gallery of what's in this one.

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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: LeBron James and blowouts, childhood memories with baseball cards and big pulls leading the way.

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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: When a repack delivers big, tracking Superfractors, chasing Ronald Acuna, the Supreme Court ruling on sports gambling and plenty more in today's edition.

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Are his cards good for bargain hunters? Maybe not now on some stuff ... but there's definitely new interest and some under-the-radar cards out there.

He's Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies and power-wise he's come out of nowhere to lead the majors with 13 home runs after his latest shot on Monday night -- he's one of five players with that many longballs so far this season and it's a surprise because he's not been known as a power guy. Albies had just six homers in 57 games last season and hit just 16 in 390 games before arriving in Atlanta.

This is a change that might spark added interest in his baseball cards.

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Remember last year? Well, they're back ...

They're the 2018 Bowman Mega Box and they'll be among the hunted treasures at Target stores beginning next Wednesday. Topps revealed the details on Tuesday and there will be plenty to look for with some of the biggest young names in the game to be found inside. (Click here for the checklist.)

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What: 2018 Topps Update baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 17 22
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 36-pack box (12 boxes per case); One autograph and two Relics per 10-pack jumbo box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The third series of the the basic Topps baseball brand -- the flagship brand for the hobby -- will cap the season with its full-bleed feel and a number of inclusions that collectors expect from the brand.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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What: 2018 Topps Five Star baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 29 Oct. 17
Box basics: Two autographs per box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Five Star is back with every autograph signed directly on-card and with every card either an autograph an autographed Relic or a cut signature with some of the biggest young stars in today's game in the mix -- Ronald Acuña Jr., Gleyber Torres and Shohei Ohtani to name a few.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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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: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (five jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per pack: 4 (three standard packs, one Camo parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 35 (10 per standard, five in Camo pack)
Cards in this lot: 175

Set completion: 
40 of 100 (40 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 45 of 150 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
29 of 150 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Aaron Judge, Dansby Swanson, Carlos Correa, Paul Goldschmidt, Dylan Cozens, MacKenzie Gore, Alex Faedo, Nick Senzel, Austin Beck, Royce Lewis, Jeren Kendall, Jo Adell, Brendan Rodgers, Cristian Pache

Rookie Cards (12) – Notables include Victor Robles, Rhys Hoskins ... not a great mix but one RC parallel made up for them all.

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Do you have a single card or item in your collection that stands out from the rest?

It's often not easy to pick one when looking at a collection that you spent plenty of time (and likely money) building. Is picking just one favorite a challenge that you could take on? Tweet @blowoutbuzz on Twitter (or send an email at the address below) for more info on how you can have your favorite card or item highlighted here on The Buzz. We want to see what makes you tick.

Here is our latest collector to take this challenge. Check it out ...

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Name: Ben Aguirre
Find him at: @cardboardicons on Twitter and Instagram
Location: California
Collects: Clayton Kershaw, Roger Clemens and rookie/tobacco cards of Hall of Famers

The favorite: 2006 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospects Refractor Autograph Clayton Kershaw /500 (BGS 9.5/10)

Why this matters to me: When it comes to collecting players in the modern hobby, there is usually one card that is considered the most desirable and it’s usually the player’s first Bowman Chrome autograph. And if you don’t time it right, the card of your player may cost you more than you’d want to spend.

But that's not his story ... keep reading.

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