From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2015 Panini Contenders baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 
19 of 99 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable pulled on base cards: Dansby Swanson, Ian Happ, Randy Johnson, Alex Bregman, Carson Fulmer, Dave Winfield, Stephen Piscotty

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What's Buzzing Today: NSCC chatter, big MLB pulls, J.D. Martinez, keeper players and more.

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The annual All-Star snub hot takes are blazing after the MLB All-Star teams were announced on Sunday night and there's one guy who's having a break-out year and didn't make the cut.

But, don't worry, he's used to that on cardboard, too. His name? Max Muncy.

The 27-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder has hit 20 homers in 67 games so far this season, which is his third in the bigs. He's an unlikely slugger as he had five homers for his career entering this year. Last summer? He was in Oklahoma City all season after being released by the Oakland A's -- and even that time as a Dodger down in the Bible Belt didn't appear to be a given at one point.

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What's Buzzing Today: NSCC chatter, big pulls and the Rick and Morty sketches keep flowing in this Sunday edition.

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What's Buzzing Today: Kyle Tucker gets the call, NSCC chatter, huge MLB pulls, an Elite box delivers some kicks and pondering the future of the hobby.

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What's Buzzing Today: Legendary RB ink, NSCC chatter, Trea Turner's big game & more as we work for the weekend.

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What: 2018 Panini Prizm NASCAR cards
Arrives: Sept. 19
Box basics: Four autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Panini America brings Prizm back out on the track after a season in the garage and it returns with on-card autographs and a new array of features.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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The card you see above doesn't exist ... but what if it did?

Buzz has been wondering for some time now what kind of demand there might be if one of the biggest names in the world could be found in new packs of football cards. Armed with Photoshop, Buzz chose 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks, a set that includes stars from the past as well as new pros, to present the question.

Everywhere you look, it seems that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is there -- Apple and Ford commercials, countless blockbuster movies, Ballers on the small screen, on Under Armour shoes and clothing, as People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" ... we could go on and on here, but the point is that he's a global household name. For collectors, you'll find him on cardboard in a number of WWE sets, of course, and in a few non-sports releases, too, complete with some of his only certified autographed cards from when he was just getting his global-dominance career started.

But it all began long before that at the University of Miami -- and that's where his cardboard started, too.

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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 pack: 2018 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball rack set (two)
Where to buy: $12 via USA Baseball (sold out -- click here for hobby)
Cards per pack: 69
Set completion: 
66 of 66 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Casey Mize, Bryce Tucker, Cadyn Grenier, Will Banfield, Triston Casas, Ryan Weathers, Raynel Delgado, Nolan Gorman, Michael Siani, Matthew Liberatore, Mason Denaburg, Landon Marceaux, Kumar Rocker, J.T. Ginn, Jarred Kelenic, Ethan Hankins, Cole Wilcox, Brice Turang, Anthony Seigler, Alek Thomas, Tyler Holton, Tyler Frank, Travis Swaggerty, Tim Cate, Steven Gingery, Steele Walker, Seth Beer, Sean Wymer, Ryley Gilliam, Nick Sprengel, Nick Meyer, Nick Madrigal, Konnor Pilkington, Jon Olsen, Johnny Aiello, Jeremy Eierman, Jake McCarthy, Grant Koch, Dallas Woolfolk

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but NSCC chatter and notable pulls in this holiday edition.

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A total of 39 new NFL rookies will get the Panini Instant nod in the coming weeks with some of them arriving later today via the company's online card-selling platform.

The 2018 Panini Instant Access set was revealed on Tuesday and it goes on sale beginning at 2 p.m. -- well, at least the first batch of rookies -- with gold-ink autos leading the way.

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You won't have to wait for baseball cards of two top international prospects who signed new pro contracts on Monday -- you just have to find a box of 2017 Elite Extra Edition.

Two of Baseball America's top five prospects from the Dominican Republic who are now pro players are among stars from the Dominican Prospect League that Panini America worked into that release with an eye toward the future -- and that future, at least for starters, is now.

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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 error cards, Ronald Acuña's arrival, big pulls, NSCC chatter and LeBron in Los Angeles.

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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: Impressive vintage and Hall of Famer stashes, NSCC chatter, snow inside an epic NBA pack (no, not Eric), big pulls & more.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 11.

The box: 2017 Panini Prestige NFL cards (blaster box)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 7.

The box: 2016 Panini Prizm NASCAR (retail jumbo packs)
The cost: Click here for hobby (when available)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 5.

The box: 2018 Panini Prestige NFL cards (blaster box)
The cost: Initially at retail; BlowoutCards.com (when available)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 4.

The box: 2018 Score football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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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: Rick and Morty box and case breaks deliver big, inside other breaks, heavy eBay promos and NSCC chatter.

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What: 2018 Panini Absolute Football cards
Arrives: Sept. 5
Box basics: Three autographs and two memorabilia cards per three-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Absolute is back with a new wave of NFL rookies' autographs and memorabilia along with big memorabilia cards and more in its newest edition arriving this fall.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 29
Box basics: Six autographs per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The newest crop of stars of the college hardwood hit cardboard in a product that's once again including an autograph in every pack.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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One of the biggest annual events in the hobby is coming soon -- and Blowout Cards is getting ready ... are you?

The plans for the Panini VIP Party coinciding with this year's National Sports Collectors Convention will be here soon, but we're already fielding questions and taking down info for those who are interested in getting in on the event.

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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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HOW ABOUT THIS OHTANI?
The Item: 2018 Topps Inception Jumbo Patch Autograph Shohei Ohtani 1/1
The Price: $50,000 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Inception is a fun memorabilia-laced creation and this card is among the biggest in the product that arrived just yesterday. Ohtani appears on just 10 cards in the product -- three un-numbered versions and the rest rarer than 25 copies -- and this is one of two 1/1s in the release for this super-hot international star. Will that asking price be met? I doubt it, but it's a nice card.
Similar Pieces: Other 2018 Topps Inception singles on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2018 Topps Inception boxes

Keep reading for four more interesting items in this week's roundup ...

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Panini America is gearing up for this year's National Sports Collectors Convention set for Aug. 1-5 in Cleveland, Ohio, and the first sign of that is the company's promo card set going to VIP ticket-holders that was formally unveiled by the show today.

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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: Check out a number of box and case breaks along with new NSCC chatter in this edition.

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