The Cup is here and the biggest rookie of them all is here, too, with big asking prices on eBay.

The rookie is, of course, Edmonton's Connor McDavid and his rookie patch autos from Upper Deck's 2015-16 The Cup are something in high demand. We all knew that would be the case months ago.

But, now that they are here, the asking prices on early finds are jaw-droppers.

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Leaf Trading Cards' next high-end hockey brand arrives later this month and it includes memorabilia from some of the biggest names in the history of the game.

It's 2016 Leaf Lumber Kings and it is set to arrive on Dec. 23 and to hold hockey fans over the company teased a number of its high-end inclusions online on Thursday.

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What's Buzzing Today: Another day of nothing but the breaks ... with some variety.

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The wait for The Cup is nearly over.

Upper Deck has released the final checklist for 2015-16 The Cup so that means we're closer to the arrival of the high-end brand that marks the finale of a season on cardboard.

Keep reading for a glimpse at all 99 of Connor McDavid's rookie patch autos ... and the full checklist.

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What's Buzzing Today: Impressive box breaks from a wide spectrum of collecting.

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What: 2017 President's Choice Blue & White Centennial hockey cards
Arrives: January
Box basics: Seven autographs and three memorabilia cards per box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Toronto Maple Leafs' 100th anniversary is coming soon and President's Choice hockey cards will focus on that with this limited high-end release.

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

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Upper Deck is encouraging collectors to hit their hobby shops on Small Business Saturday and as part of that it has created a bonus card set available to those who make a visit.

It's the 2016 Upper Deck Winter promotion and it includes 10 top names in the game.

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Plenty of breaks -- from Star Wars to MLB to NFL and even The Walking Dead.

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices now over on the mothership as BlowoutCards.com's Black November Wave 4 hits today.

Many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five boxes that caught this collector’s eye.

2014 Topps Heritage High Number baseball set
The Cubs won the pennant -- and plenty more -- and the 1965 Topps pennant design is the home to the only Rookie Card for one of the World Series champions' best (and under-appreciated) pitchers in Kyle Hendricks. That's the easy guarantee from a set that's loaded with Rookie Cards and has an autograph inside every box. Also big in this one? RCs and autographs for Mookie Betts, Jose Abreu, Billy Hamilton, and Jacob deGrom as well as cards for Masahiro Tanaka, Joe Panik, George Springer and more. With a discount now's the time to pick one up.

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What: 2017 Leaf Masked Men hockey cards
Arrives: January/February
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf celebrates goaltenders with a mix of hits and Metal cards as part of a print-to-order release.

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

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The flagship product for NHL fans arrives in just 11 days but the wait to find out who made the cut in 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 is over.

It ended with the arrival of the final checklist on Monday afternoon.

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What: 2016-17 SP Game-used hockey cards
Arrives: Jan. 18, 2017
Box basics: One autograph or premium memorabilia card and three more autograph or memorabilia cards per six-card box (30 boxes per case via three inners)

What's buzz-worthy: This one returns with a new configuration that includes four hits per bo with base cards, rookies and parallels filling those last two spots per box.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What happens when the No. 1 overall draft pick takes the ice and scores a record four goals in his first game?

Dollar signs -- and that might as well be Auston Matthews' name right now. While the Toronto Maple Leafs center didn't touch the overall single-game record of seven from back in 1920, he did set a new record for a debut.

And all this means big things for his Rookie Cards -- or at least the redemptions for his first NHL cards. The 2016-17 Artifacts card above for example? It will cost you.

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If you want an autographed Connor McDavid puck, jersey or photo in the future, there's only one place to get it.

Upper Deck Authenticated.

This adds onto the overall deal for autographed trading cards that Upper Deck has had since McDavid was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers.

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What: 2016 Super Break Hockey Deluxe
Arrives: Oct. 19
Box basics: Four blind-wrapped items per box. 

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's first Hockey Deluxe offering includes cards and memorabilia and more all in one box.

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What: 2016-17 SPx hockey cards
Arrives: Feb. 1, 2017
Box basics: One autograph, one memorabilia and one "technology card" along with one additional type of those cards per four-pack box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: SPx gets a revamp with one card per pack but each box assuring the rundown above as part of a new hockey season with some new features.

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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Flawless breaks, Star Wars cases, NFL & more.

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What: 2016 Leaf Jack Eichel Collection hockey cards
Arrives: November
Box basics: One bonus autograph with each 30-card boxed set (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf commemorates the rookie season of its exclusive hockey star with a boxed set that will deliver an autograph every time -- and sometimes they will be parallels.

Keep reading for more.

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There's still plenty of time on the clock before the Nov. 11 arrival of 2016-17 Leaf Ultimate hockey, but that's just more time to appreciate some of its inclusions.

Some pretty timeless inclusions.

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Buffalo Sabres star Jack Eichel is a Leaf Trading Cards exclusive when it comes to autographs, but the company is giving collectors a chance to get his ink on other company's hockey cards via an upcoming private signing.

According to the company, it's the only way to get non-Leaf cards signed as the former No. 2 pick will not sign them if asked to in-person.

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We're just weeks away from the newest Upper Deck hockey brand and the high-end hits in 2016-17 Artifacts appear to make it worth every second of the wait.

The company  has teased some of the inclusions, so keep reading to see what's up.

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What: 2015-16 The Cup hockey cards
Arrives: Oct. 26
Box basics: Two autographed patch cards and more in every six-card tin (three tins per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Cup returns with another high-end edition that includes big hits for this year's top rookies as well as some big hits for the biggest names of the past.

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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but impressive rips in today's edition.

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"I must break you" will have a new twist next month as Ivan Drago becomes one of the Bleacher Creatures next month.

The Plymouth, Pa.-based company has revealed a line of six plush toys for the Rocky franchise, which is celebrating its 4oth anniversary this year.

Drago was of course the main opponent of Rocky Balboa in Rocky IV and he's not the only foe in the Bleacher Creatures lineup.
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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Who's the NFL's best WR? Also ... big breaks and ripping Rickey.

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