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: Impressive finds, NBA chatter, NFL overtime and more 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: New pulls, iconic Rookie Cards, non-sports chatter, "the market" and more.

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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: Patrick Mahomes, Zion Williamson, AEW chatter, new pulls, Project70 wrapper cards and ... they still read that thread?

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What: 2022 Panini Prizm UFC trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 2
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini America's second year in the Octagon begins with how it started -- Prizm -- with a whopping 22 Prizm parallels in every hobby box.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2021 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: Feb. 9
Box basics: Five autographs (one on-card) per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders' newest NFL release arrives with a new look but within the traditional ticket format and with other inclusions that collectors have come to expect from this long-running brand.

Keep reading for more info as well as some early images.

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What: 2021-22 Donruss Elite basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 26
Box basics: Two autographs per 20-pack box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Elite is back in the NBA lineup from Panini America with a lineup of familiar inclusions with ink from the league's past, present and future all in play, too.

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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: Urban Meyer is out, new pulls, Showtime, a thread worth a look and more 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: Some serious non-sport pulls, MLB breaks, NBA players' sales, inside a Prizm case and more.

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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: New NFL chatter, Wander Franco, a big Chrome Black break, Cracker Jack parallels, WWE breaks and talking about the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.

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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: Zion Williamson and waiting for next year, well-designed autograph sets, Urban Meyer, some impressive breaks and more.

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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: Flippers and football cards, new pulls, showing off Wayne Gretzky cards, NBA chatter and more in this weekend 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: Stolen cardboard, new pulls, NCAA NIL deals, Project70 and more in today's edition.

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What: 2021-22 Panini Prizm Premier League soccer cards
Arrives: Jan. 14
Box basics: One autograph per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The Premier League's Prizm release gets another turn with the sane format and a number of things to chase that are found regularly in this colorful release.

Keep reading for more info as well as a 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 a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Zion Williamson, a new NFT maker, new breaks, collectors on the MLB lockout and more.

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What: 2021-22 Donruss basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 14
Box basics: One auto and one memorabilia card per 10-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss hits the court with the same 30-card pack format as last year but with the new rookies and plenty more to shake things up in the second NBA release of the season for Panini.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of what's to come.

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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: 2021 Panini Prestige NFL cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one along with a gallery of images.

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What: 2021-22 NBA Hoops basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 31
Box basics: One autograph per 24-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: New NBA cardboard arrives a little later than normal but with plenty that should have basketball fans taking their shots at Rookie Cards and more.

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

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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: Wander Franco, NFL chatter, collecting on a budget, Brooklyn Collection pulls and more.

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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: New MLB and NFL pulls, new Hall of Famers, Project70, Remember those past pack lots?

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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: Heisman chatter, NFL talk, showing off Tiger Woods cards, talking vintage, changing tastes and more.

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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: New pulls, collecting women's soccer, self-slabbing, "Galactics are overrated" and more.

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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: 2021 Panini Select baseball cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for this one.

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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: MLB's lockout arrives and collectors have questions, new pulls, NBA chatter and ... legislation banning bots?

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What: 2021 Panini Immaculate Collection soccer cards
Arrives: Feb. 2
Box basics: Five autos or memorabilia cards in every seven-card box (six boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate Collection arrives with the same format as years past but with a number of inclusions that offer the world's biggest stars in strong ways.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ... it's a bit of a super-sized edition.

DOMINATING THIS YEAR
The Card: Jonathan Taylor 2020 Donruss #317 -- Rookie Card
The Reason Bought: If it's not my main collecting focus within the sport I'm at best a dabbler when buying football -- and this is a recent example. I grabbed this since it felt like the cheaper side of things as Taylor has had flashes of brilliance this season (and last year) -- in fact, this was less than $12 not long ago and he's put on some real shows in the weeks since. That's why I have him leading things off here over some far-pricier pick-ups and new slabs I have gotten back lately. (Keep reading for those.)
The Grade: PSA 9

Reality Check: I liked this for the price but I'm not sure I'd go higher based on the pop report -- or pay up for a 10 when they're seemingly checking in there at a heavy clip. (Yet, he seems like the real deal -- so if you're solely focused on NFL he's a must-look.) This isn't my favorite of his RCs, but the brand might be my No. 1 for the last few years. Why? The simplicity. I liked the design for this one but the images can be a little limited for the RC crop with all the COVID issues that were seen on cardboard last year. I was a little surprised to see so many copies graded for this one as cheaper cards like this shouldn't be submitted for grading with steep processing fees -- at least right now. (There were probably a lot of them sent before PSA halted submissions as he was impressive late in his rookie season.)

Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.

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