What: 2020-21 Donruss basketball cards
Arrives: Feb. 17
Box basics: One auto and one memorabilia card per 10-pack box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Donruss takes to the hardwood with a familiar approach for the brand but with a new crop of Rookie Cards (last-year's players used in mocks), new Net Marvels and more.

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What's Buzzing: Big pulls, football chatter and COVID cardboard lead the way in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: Pondering Baby Yoda's Rookie Card (really!), NBA chatter, soccer cards, Topps Holiday and more in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: Steph Curry and Derrick Henry light 'em up, big pulls and take a trip back to the Topps factory in 1967.

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What's Buzzing: Picking a young QB to build around, Bowman's Best boxes loaded with extra ink, new breaks, NBA chatter and more in this Sunday edition.

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This one is a new department here on The Buzz ... Fast Five -- a quick list under a simple topic that might offer a basic starting point for a themed collection. It's a basic list of five items that could be fun for a starting collector or a new way to add to a stash that might already seemingly include everything when it comes to cardboard. For some of you, it's probably common sense. For others of you out there, it's perhaps something to ponder.

This time? Five collecting goals Buzz has for 2021.

MODERATION & DIVERSIFICATION
Placing limits on how many boxes I buy of any given brand ... and dabbling more broadly
Sure, this is two things in one ... but they are related in my case. This year presented a lot of challenges for many of us trying to find new boxes if working on a budget or if out in the retail wild. Why? Ultimately, it's all supply and demand -- there are more collectors coming back to cards and others coming from other flipper realms to clear shelves, stockpile and cash in. It's all good ... but I know I can't buy everything and compete with those guys who want it all no matter what. Everybody has their place in the big picture no matter what or how/why they collect, though, and, for me, instead of doing as many Buzz Breaks as I could for what brands I could get my hands on (Hello, Mosaic NBA, Prizm draft and Chronicles draft football, Chronicles NBA ... and a lot of WWE) I have some other goals on this front for 2021. I may try and break more different types of boxes (if I like them) and perhaps put a cap on how many I rip ... three of any brand's particular format may be my limit. At least that's my goal at first ... we'll see how it holds up depending on availability and what I like. I've found that some releases haven't aged well for my tastes after ripping tons this year and I've also opted to just pony up a little more than I might for particular single cards this year, too. This idea all hinges on what's available, but if the release schedules ever get back to their normally-a-little-crazy regular routines, there should be plenty to choose from. (Should. But this will take patience ... the 2021 release calendar for January and February still has plenty of 2020 on it.)

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What's Buzzing: Brodie Lee's childhood friend talks about collecting him (and more) ... and look for new Heritage, NXT and Star Wars case breaks in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: Collecting goals for 2021, MLB greats lost in 2020, new breaks and a super-rare card you may have and not even know it's a big deal.

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What's Buzzing: Big pulls, Josh Allen, USPS delays and big-money NBA ink from ... a NASCAR box? (Yep.)

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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: 2019-20 NBA Hoops Premium Stock (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for other formats)

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Ja Morant is staying exclusive to Panini America.

The company revealed its multi-year extension with the NBA Rookie of the Year on Wednesday and it will keep him exclusive to their team when to comes to autographed cards and signed memorabilia found via Panini Authentic.

“During a spectacular rookie season, Ja quickly established himself as a bonafide star and captured the imagination of NBA fans and collectors across the globe,” said Panini America CEO Mark Warsop. “We were honored to partner with him last year but we’re even more excited about what lies ahead -- not just for Ja on the court but also for our relationship. Ja represents an exciting and bright future for the NBA.”

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, Kevin Greene, finding Prizm in the closet, Project 2020 is over and more 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: 2019-20 NBA Hoops Premium Stock (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for other formats)

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What's Buzzing: Big pulls and break highlights lead the way in today's edition.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less 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.

So, with all that said, here are a few more Buzz Buys this month ... a super-sized mostly low-budget edition of items I've picked up throughout the year but hadn't found a place for just yet.

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A PIECE OF THE GREATEST
The Card: Muhammad Ali 2011 Leaf Metal Ali Materials Event-worn Blue Prismatic (/25)
The Price: $24.25
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: There's one truly iconic globally-known athlete out there who has a relatively limited number of low-volume memorabilia cards -- and despite that they are still relatively affordable in many instances. It's Muhammad Ali and Leaf released a handful of Ali products about a decade ago and there were training-worn, event-worn and fight-worn memorabilia cards made with each of them noting the scenario behind the swatch. Cheaper cards are around this price and even sometimes lower -- all seemingly too low for an athlete who was perhaps more influential away from his workplace while being a legend within. His full memorabilia items can't be anywhere as easily found as legends from baseball, football or basketball and I'd expect that when they do hit the auction block they are getting pricier and pricier through the years. That should make, along with licensing costs, future releases financially unlikely to include such types of cards unless his estate or family somehow (not likely) has a bunch of memorabilia held in reserve. I've picked off a few cards like this in recent months and will always check them to see if they drop to certain prices. They should be an easy buy if you ask me and a card like this one, in my mind, should be at least double this price considering his place as an all-time great.
Grab a box right here: No boxes of this ... but boxing boxes will be here when available.

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What's Buzzing: Nothing but big pulls in today's edition -- everything from the NFL to The Big Bang Theory, which over-delivered big-time.

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What's Buzzing: Nothing but big pulls and breaks in this Friday edition 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: Several collecting questions, Jameis Winston believes he's an elite QB, and big pulls 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: Industry/investment chatter, big pulls, a timely delivery question and more in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: Big pulls, Cleveland's name change, a mystery box from the past and "What's the value of a Superfractor?"

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The Bucks bucks stop here ... or are they just getting started?

Giannis Antetokounmpo's 2013-14 Panini Prizm 1/1 Black Mosaic Rookie Card parallel topped the million-dollar mark on the auction block this weekend via Goldin Auctions.

It sold for $1,168,500 after 25 bids and it wasn't the only notable NBA card sold by the auction house. In fact, there were more than a dozen six-figure sales for notable basketball, baseball, football, soccer and gaming cards in this single auction event that included more than $14 million in sales.

"The number of records set in our Holiday Auctions is incredible," said founder Ken Goldin in a prepared release. “It clearly demonstrates a combination between the power of our marketing with the increased demand for cards and memorabilia. The future of the Hobby in general and Goldin Auctions looks very bright.”

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What's Buzzing: Unitas vs. Brady, big pulls, 2020 Bowman Draft, WWE breaks and pondering NASCAR's future.

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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: Big pulls, new additions and more in this Bowman Draft arrival week.

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What's Buzzing: Bowman Draft arrives, Jalen Hurts gets the call, pondering top non-Topps MLB Rookie Cards, "What is vintage?" and more 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: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic NBA cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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