What's Buzzing: Non-sports chatter, Spring Training highlights, Deebo Samuel, Allen & Ginter X, Shohei Ohtani and "the gamble pays off."

1 -- "The gamble pays off"

2 -- Checking in on the Shohei Ohtani thread

3 -- Plenty of non-sports chatter at the moment

4 -- Talking Spring Training ...

5  -- Deebo Samuel reactions

6 -- Talking Allen & Ginter X

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, volume ripping, WWE chatter, buy the card not the grade, Cheers cards and more.

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1 -- Some volume ripping of Leaf Metal autos

2 -- What's next in WWE?

3 -- Some new basketball pulls

4 -- All your off-season football chatter

5  -- Buy the card, not the grade

6 -- Still talking Cheers cards ... Get your box here!

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What: 2024 Panini Flawless baseball cards
Arrives: April 30, 2025
Box basics: Eight autograph or memorabilia cards and two gem cards per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless once again hits the diamond with a new batch of high-end finds for superstars of the past as well as prospects and selected young stars of the present all in one spot.

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What's Buzzing: Hall of Fame voting change, error cards, Gold Prizms, Cheers cards and more have them talking.

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1 -- Error cards and misprints are on their minds

2 -- Hall of Fame voting change might eliminate debate 

3 -- Gooooooooollllllllldd NBA Prizms and Refractors

4 -- Heritage High Number has 'em talking

5  -- Topps Now WWE chatter has some gems

6 -- Talking Cheers cards ... Get your box here!

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What: 2024 Panini Select baseball cards
Arrives: March 21, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Select hits the diamond once again with some legendary signers in the mix as well as plenty of star power from today in both selected veterans and promising prospects.

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What: 2024-25 Panini Prizm NBA basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 29
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new season of Prizm NBA drops with with some new looks and textures as well as a new crop of stars as it takes a colorful look at the league today as well as some stars from the past.

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What: 2024 Panini Select football cards
Arrives: April 23, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select hits the gridiron once again with a big set that's tiered still very much in play along with plenty of color and inserts showcasing NFL stars.

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What's Buzzing: Roki Sasaki arrives throwing heat, NFL Draft chatter, fake cardboard alert, predicting future NBA "bigs," Cheers cards and more.

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1 -- NFL Draft thoughts ...

2 -- Talking Spring Training ...

3 -- Fake cardboard: A thread to know

4 -- Predicting future NBA "bigs"

5  -- Chrome WWE chatter

6 -- Talking Cheers cards ...

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What: 2025 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes baseball cards
Arrives: April 18
Box basics: Seven autographs or memorabilia cards per eight-card box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: USA Baseball's cards drop for a new year with a one-pack box once again that's almost nothing but hits as it showcases a deep crop of aspiring stars and young standouts.

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What's Buzzing: New football breaks, a new thing to watch out for, Shedeur Sanders, John Cena, Pete Rose and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- Must-read: A new kind of scheming

2 -- Did you know?

3 -- Collectors have their thoughts

4 -- Nope

5  -- New football breaks are piling up

6 -- Nope, it wasn't Cody Rhodes ... John Cena sold his soul

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading, so here's this month's grading diary.

CLOSE TO PERFECT
The Card: Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: Ohtani's historic 2024 season had me assessing all of my cards from my 2018 stash -- mostly lower-end stuff that's heavily graded -- but not graded by me. Why? I don't grade the heavily submitted stuff because a lesser mark wouldn't be as worthy of going through the process and, really, in most instances a card can always be found already graded if it's needed. But, with his 50-50 season being so big, I opted to slab a few basics and this is one that made the cut. The stock used in 2018 is almost as thin as it gets and all that dark ink definitely showcases flaws, but I picked a pair of cards I thought were perfect from my stash and sent them in.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: I don't know where I missed a perfect mark here but I'll still take a 10 ... less than half check in there and I think it's really harder than that -- people are examining their stuff harder before sending them in. The fact that these have checked in as low as a seven show how this one isn't easy sledding when it comes to slabbing. And as for my perfect aspirations? Well, it doesn't exist.

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What: 2024-25 Donruss Optic basketball cards
Arrives: April 16, 2025
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Optic hits the court for another season with the established formula that NBA fans have come to expect with the new rookies, plenty of parallel power and more to be found.

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What's Buzzing: Heritage High Number chatter, new pulls, Travis Hunter's wants, all about that pencil bat and more.

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1 -- Heritage High Number has 'em talking today

2 -- New MLB pulls are here

3 -- It's a goal, but ... 

4 -- All about that pencil bat

5  -- Inside a box of Spectra NFL

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps

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What: 2024-25 Donruss EuroLeague basketball cards
Arrives: April 2, 2025
Box basics: One autographed card per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The EuroLeague gets another run on Donruss cardboard with all of the popular inclusions there showcasing stars of the past and present.

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What: 2024-25 Panini Select Premier League soccer cards
Arrives: April 16, 2025
Box basics: Three autos or mem cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The biggest stars of English soccer arrive in this one as part of a colorful and parallel-packed release that adheres to its brand legacy.

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What: 2024-25 Panini Select FIFA soccer cards
Arrives: March 26, 2025
Box basics: Three autos or mem cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The biggest stars of international soccer arrive in this one as part of a colorful and parallel-packed release that adheres to its brand legacy.

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What: 2024 Panini Phoenix football cards
Arrives: April 16, 2025
Box basics: Two autos and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Phoenix arrives for its ninth NFL campaign with another colorful and meaty base set, plenty of inserts and more to chase.

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What's Buzzing: Inside a new UFC case, offseason NFL chatter, best and worst cards, 2025 Topps and ... Roger Maris and the Hall of Fame?

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1 -- Inside a new UFC case

2 -- Plenty of offseason NFL chatter is here

3 -- Roger Maris and the Hall of Fame?

4 -- Best & Worst ...

5  -- New MLB pulls are here

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps ... and its new formats

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What's Buzzing: Talking fake football cards, Jayden Daniels, 2025 Topps Series 1, 2024 Topps Chrome football and more.

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1 -- Talking fake football cards

2 -- Checking in on Jayden Daniels ...

3 -- New MLB pulls are here

4 -- Inside a case of Topps Chrome football mega boxes 

5  -- The end of Rookie Tickets?

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps ... and its new formats

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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: 2023-24 Panini Haunted Hoops basketball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading to see a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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What's Buzzing: The Rock returns to WWE, Chrome WWE chatter, more Victor Wembanyama reactions, 2025 Topps and more in this Saturday edition.

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1 -- The Rock wants Cody Rhodes' soul ... Chrome WWE chatter

2 -- Some juicy NFL headlines here

3 -- Still talking Luka and the Lakers

4 -- All your Victor Wembanyama reactions are here

5  -- New MLB pulls

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Talking Panini Prizm Deca NFL, big flips, 2025 Topps and more in today's edition.

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1 -- Talking big flips

2 -- Still talking 2025 Topps

3 -- New MLB pulls

4 -- A worry for PSA card-holders?

5  -- Thoughts on Prizm Deca NFL

6 -- Winning form from 2025 Topps

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What's Buzzing: 2025 Topps pulls and chatter, talking Topps Chrome WWE, on-card vs. sticker autos, a good question and more in this mid-week edition.

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1 -- Still talking 2025 Topps

2 -- On-card vs. sticker ...

3 -- Even more MLB chatter

4 -- Good question 

5  -- Topps Chrome WWE is still on their minds

6 -- New MLB pulls are popping here

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What's Buzzing: Pondering the worst pitcher of all time, 2025 Topps, a key Luka Doncic question, new pulls, conspiracies and more in today's edition.

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1 -- Who's the worst pitcher of all time?

2 -- "What dip?"

3 -- Still talking 2025 Topps

4 -- A key Luka Doncic question

5  -- New MLB pulls here

6 -- Oh, the conspiracies ... 

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What's Buzzing: 2025 Topps chatter, Kelce vs. Gronk, a Hall of Fame question, alleged fake cards in slabs and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- NBA chatter is here

2 -- 2025 Topps still has 'em talking

3 -- Whoops

4 -- A Pro Football Hall of Fame question 

5  -- Kelce vs. Gronk

6 -- New 2025 Topps MLB breaks are here

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