What's Buzzing: College football reactions, NFL anticipation and a lot of MLB chatter in this Tuesday edition.

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1 -- NFL Week 1 is almost here

2 -- A Logofractor question

3 -- MLB: Hobby good vs. on-field good

4 -- College football reactions

5 -- A Luis Gonzalez question

6 -- Talkin' baseball

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

TOP-GRADE VARIATION
The Card: C.J. Stroud 2021-22 Bowman University Chrome Prospects -- image variation
The Reason Graded: If you poke around in the archives for the Buzz Breaks of this release, you'll likely find a break where I missed this one and just simply called it a Refractor despite it being an image variation (all are Refractors on these). It should have been obvious based on the practice photo vs. game action, but I only spotted it well after the fact -- months, if not years, later -- when going through my old boxes. When I stopped to look, this card looked absolutely flawless and since it's somewhat rarer than the others it's also still a bit pricier for a standard card. (It's no monster but it's definitely better than a few types of Refractors.) Since it was so clean and the NFL season is upon us, I put this one into a bulk submission.
The Grade: CGC 10 (Pristine)

Reality Check: This card checked in at exactly where I thought it would. Fun find and a win -- and it wasn't even tucked away in a box penny sleeved. The divide between mine and the other copies graded is also an interesting one -- perhaps there's a common flaw on copies due to position on the sheet or from machinery? No idea ...

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What's Buzzing: Familiar names on unfamiliar teams, awaiting NFL Week 1, inside a Flawless NFL box found in Blowout MegaMix and plenty more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- NFL Week 1 chatter is here

2 -- Right name, wrong NFL team

3 -- All your college football thoughts 

4 -- Happy little autographs 

5 -- Inside a Flawless NFL box from Blowout MegaMix

6 -- Talkin' baseball

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What's Buzzing: Collecting Pistol Pete, awaiting NFL Week 1, pondering Topps NBA, Micah Parsons and more.

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1 -- NFL Week 1 chatter is here

2 -- Even more football ...

3 -- Pondering Topps NBA

4 -- Talking Caitlin Clark cardboard

5 -- Collecting Pistol Pete

6 -- Reactions to the Micah Parsons trade

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What's Buzzing: Kyle Schwarber smacks four homers, the eTopps mess might be fixed soon, reactions to the Micah Parsons trade and even more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Kyle Schwarber makes a little history 

2 -- The eTopps finale mess may be fixed

3 -- Reactions to the Micah Parsons trade

4 -- Showing off some August pick-ups

5 -- Opening nothing but USA Baseball cards

6 -- Even more NFL chatter is here

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What's Buzzing: Talking NFL favorites, Shohei Ohtani, NFL and WWE chatter, Big Dumper and more.

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1 -- Talking favorite NFL releases

2 -- Shohei Ohtani

3 -- Even more NFL chatter is here

4 -- Still talking Cactus Jack WWE

5 -- Talking The Living Set

6 -- Still talking Big Dumper

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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: 2025 Donruss baseball cards (mega)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a couple other formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery.

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What: 2025 Panini Black football cards
Arrives: Oct. 8
Box basics: One rookie patch auto, one other auto and one memorabilia card per five-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Black is back for another NFL season with the same box structure as the past but with some new inclusions and striking looks such as the Smokescreen card seen above.

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What: 2024-25 Panini Flawless basketball cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: 10 autographs or memorabilia cards and one gem card per briefcase (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless NBA returns to the court for its final time under the license with some of the biggest possible finds -- the beloved Logoman -- in both booklets and on standard cards.

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

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What: 2025 Panini Absolute Football cards
Arrives: Sept. 26
Box basics: Three autos and two memorabilia cards per three-pack, 15-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Absolute arrives for another NFL season with plenty of the familiar, plenty of Kaboom! and more for collectors to chase.

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What's Buzzing: Big Dumper makes history (again), rare MLB parallels, Nick Kurtz, NFL chatter and more.

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1 -- Cal Raleigh joins the 50-homer club

2 -- Talking rare -- but unnumbered -- MLB parallels ... do people care?

3 -- Nick Kurtz continues to impress

4 -- Pondering NFL favorites 

5 -- Junior Caminero should be on your radar

6 -- All your NFL chatter is here

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What's Buzzing: Big Dumper makes history, a Topps question, showing off bat barrel cards, eTopps and more.

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1 -- Cal Raleigh sets two new records and isn't done yet 

2 -- Showing off bat barrel cards and more

3 -- A Topps question ...

4 -- Too Legit to quit

5 -- eTopps' finale is not going well

6 -- All your preseason NFL chatter is here

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What: 2025 Panini The Ohio State University sports cards
Arrives: Sept. 26
Box basics: Two autographs per six-pack hobby box (20 boxes per case), 24 cards per six-pack blaster (20 per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Stars from today's Ohio State Buckeyes sports programs -- men's and women's teams -- hit cardboard from Panini in a release that's got plenty of stuff to chase, including cards for some top legends of the past.

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Update: The card sold for $12,932,000 -- an all-time record for any sports card -- at 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning.

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It's already topped the $7-million mark with time to go before the auction ends tomorrow night, but there's no telling the heights this card might reach.

There's a realistic chance that the Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs card will become the priciest sports card of all time -- not just priciest basketball card ever -- when the dust settles at ends Heritage Auctions on Saturday and it's really only got two rivals.

Right now, with its buyer's premium attached, this card sits at $7,015,000 after 46 bids (click to view) and that already gives it the title of the biggest basketball card of all time. The previous NBA high was for a similar modern card, a 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Steph Curry Logoman auto, that sold privately for $5.9 million to an investment fund July 2021.

And there aren't too many past auctions that top that.

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What's Buzzing: Talking Topps Chrome boxing, showing off autographed Funko Pop! figures, comic book icons on U.S. coins, preseason NFL and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- Showing off autographed Funko Pop! figures

2 -- Talking Topps Chrome boxing

3 -- Comic book icons meet U.S. coins

4 -- All your preseason NFL chatter is here

5 -- eTopps' finale is not going well

6 -- Checking in on the Roman Anthony thread

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What's Buzzing: Bubba Chandler arrives, eTopps' finale isn't going well, fake cards, learning the ropes and more.

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1 -- eTopps' finale is not going well 

2 -- Learning the MLB Authentication ropes ...

3 -- Bubba Chandler arrives 

4 -- A money statement

5 -- Buyer beware ... an eBay account full of counterfeit cards

6 -- Checking in on the Roman Anthony thread

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What: 2024-25 Panini Prizm Black NBA basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 1
Box basics: Five autographs per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm Black NBA arrives soon with a boatload of parallels and hits in every box and some rare inserts to chase.

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What's Buzzing: Collecting football Hall of Famers, Aaron Judge, Big Dumper MLB chatter, a licensing rumor and ... ESPN adding MLB.TV?

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1 -- ESPN adding MLB.TV next after just adding WWE?

2 -- Talking Aaron Judge

3 -- All your MLB chatter is here

4 -- Picking off football Hall of Famers

5 -- Big Dumper is nearing a record and 50 homers

6 -- A licensing development?

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What: 2025 Panini Turn Four NASCAR cards
Arrives: Sept. 26
Box basics:  Two encased autographs and one encased memorabilia card per four-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The One approach hits NASCAR for the first time with three hits per box and a shot at a new take on a familiar favorite in other sports among the insert chases.

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What: 2024-25 Panini Immaculate Collection basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 24
Box basics:  Three autographs and two memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate arrives for a new season with some new looks -- and plenty of teased books -- as it documents the stars of the NBA on cardboard.

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

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What's Buzzing: Samuel Basallo arrives, three-pitcher cards, MLB alignment, new pulls, Dig Dumper and a spicy licensing rumor.

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1 -- Samuel Basallo arrives ... but Orioles collectors' minds are elsewhere

2 -- Talking three-pitcher auto cards

3 -- MLB realignment?

4 -- All your new pulls are here

5 -- Big Dumper is nearing a record and 50 homers

6 -- A licensing development?

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What's Buzzing: Big Dumper closes in on record, Rafael Devers, NFL chatter, one card from every sketch card set ever, wrestling cards and ... a licensing development?

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1 -- Big Dumper is nearing a record and 50 homers

2 -- A licensing development?

3 -- Rafael Devers ... "so last month"

4 -- "Looking for one of EVERY licensed sketch card ever"

5 -- Talking wrestling cards

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What's Buzzing: Modern vs. vintage, talking Aaron Judge, fake cards, Big Dumper, little details and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- A modern vs. vintage question 

2 -- Talking the Yankees ... and talking Aaron Judge

3 -- All about the details?

4 -- Watch out for allegedly fake cards

5 -- Still talking Big Dumper

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What's Buzzing: Brewers keep winning, talking Big Dumper, Topps Chrome boxing, Olympic cards, NFL chatter and a nice comics find.

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1 -- The Brewers just keep winning ...

2 -- Still talking Big Dumper

3 -- Talking Chrome boxing

4 -- Showing off Olympic cards

5 -- A nice comics find

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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What's Buzzing: Caitlin Clark, 2025 Topps Chrome, new pulls, collectors have their thoughts and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Talking 2025 Topps Chrome

2 -- New MLB pulls are here

3 -- Checking in on the Caitlin Clark thread

4 -- They have their thoughts ... 

5 -- Is Topps working that far in advance?

6 -- All your NFL chatter as the season nears

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