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The box: 2020 Panini Select NFL (hanger)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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The box: 2020 Panini Playbook football cards (hanger box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What's Buzzing: Dare to compare grading companies, iconic NBA sets, WWE Living Set errors, Auston Matthews, new Project70 teasers and ... is The National on your radar this year?

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What's Buzzing: Best MLB players by jersey number, new baseball chatter, big NFL pulls, one for the animals and ... got a bot?

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What: 2020-21 Panini Mosaic UEFA Euro soccer cards
Arrives: June 30
Box basics: One autograph per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Mosaic hits the pitch for this one with plenty of star power, color and more that collectors have come to expect from this brand.

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here. 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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LATE-SEASON MAGIC
The Item: Tua Tagovailoa 2020 Panini Chronicles Score Rookie Red Zone Autographs (/20)
The Price: $989.99 Buy-It-Now 
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This is a big card -- on Optichome stock -- from a new arrival on the hobby side recently and it's a sample of a number of fun and expensive cards that can be found in the season catch-all NFL release that combines several brand names into one. It's been a long time since I found new NFL out in the retail wild (the 5 a.m. campers win) -- so much so I thought this was from the release giving us a new go at 2021 draft picks in their school colors. (That's still to come.) Nope, it's the release giving us another crack at the strong rookie crop that was ... in new NFL gear images with a little less Photoshop than during the season. It seems like it wasn't that long ago I was ripping into Chronicles Draft Picks boxes for these same guys ... but the NFL version is perhaps in a little stronger demand from more collectors. I've been a big fan of Chronicles for pretty much all sports and formats for a couple years now ... it's worth the look.
Similar Pieces: 2020 Panini Chronicles autos 
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2020 Panini Chronicles boxes

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What's Buzzing: New arrivals and big pulls, NBA chatter, A&E shows and pondering the top iconic MLB sets.

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What's Buzzing: A new MLB drop from Topps, Aaron Rodgers, Luka Doncic, big pulls and "direction of the hobby" for NBA collectors?

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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 ... a mix of buys/submissions over the last few months.

MY RAINBOW IS COMPLETE ... I THINK
The Card: Nick Swisher 2015 Panini Prizm USA Baseball Black Finite Prizms #6 (1/1)
The Reason Bought: So, Buzz hasn't gotten his hands on as much wax as normal out there in the retail wild these days -- I'm just not camping out at 5 a.m. -- so that's actually been a good thing for when rarer cards present themselves. One example is this 1/1 card that popped up slabbed recently and I grabbed it because I think it completes my rainbow (I'm not organized enough yet to know for sure but I'm 99-percent sure) and, more importantly, it's one of a few instances where I own game-used memorabilia seen on a card. That jersey? It's in my stash ... though he didn't play a lot that summer. (The No. 11 jersey was sold via Hunt Auctions in a bulk lot of USA stuff from several years in several groups long ago and I found it a few years after that.) Oddly enough, there's a decent chance that this card cost me around the same amount as the jersey ... actually, the jersey might have been cheaper.
The Grade: BGS 9.5

Reality Check: It's the only card that's in existence so the pop report shows that and won't ever change. What I'm not sure of is whether any of the autographed cards for him on the checklist from this release were ever actually made -- or are they might all be out there in a box or two mis-packed. Not one has ever surfaced. (You never know.)

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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: 2020 Donruss NASCAR cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What's Buzzing: NFL Draft chatter, reacting to Aaron Rodgers, big pulls, 2021 Bowman and more.

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This one is a new department here on The Buzz ... Fast Five -- a quick list under a simple topic that might offer a basic starting point for a themed collection. It's a basic list of five items that could be fun for a starting collector or a new way to add to a stash that might already seemingly include everything when it comes to cardboard. For some of you, it's probably common sense. For others of you out there, it's perhaps something to ponder.

This time? Five players who interest me on draft night

WHERE WILL AARON RODGERS GO?
The No. 1 pick in the draft sounds like it's a no-surprises no-brainer this year ... Trevor Lawrence at No. 1 ... but what about the rest? The experts and amateur analysts say it's a good crop of QBs (I'm just a collector) and it seems that collecting/flipping/whatever you want to call it for football cards right is pretty much all about QBs, QBs, QBs and maybe an RB or WR or two. The Aaron Rodgers stories that are coming out literally right now make it seem like the biggest trade returns for the future Hall of Famer would be before the draft ... but will that affect QBs? I dunno ... but it could. So, is Rodgers one of my five players here? Not really -- he's established and expensive -- the question is who's the next Green Bay Packers QB. If it's Jordan Love, OK ... there's potential with his cards that's there now that wasn't perhaps a few hours ago. But ... what if the Packers get a QB in return? There might be less interest or need for Jordan cards than a few hours ago. And a trade of a guy like this could basically flip over the table for a lot of teams draft-wise if they are in there early and needing an arm ... you might even have a Jeopardy! joke in there somewhere.

Keep reading for four more making up the list this time.

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Panini America revealed its plans to fix an issue found in the recently released 2020 Panini Select NFL set.

A number of 2021 NFL Draft XRC Mystery Autograph Redemptions revealed incorrect card volumes.

The company's announcement is as follows ...

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What's Buzzing: NFL breaks before the NFL Draft, 2021 Bowman, Project70, WWE pulls and retail aisle rumors/drama?

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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: 2018 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball cards (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What's Buzzing: Madison Bumgarner's no-hitter, breaks (MLB, NFL soccer), your "last card standing" and more ...

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What's Buzzing: New NFL and NBA breaks, pondering tax changes, MLB chatter, Stadium Club WWE and Steve McMichael reactions.

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What: 2020-21 Panini National Treasures basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 11
Box basics: Four autos, four mem cards, one printing plate and one base/parallel card per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures returns with the same box configuration as the past hits-wise but with the auto volume locked in along with a new crop of rookies and more that collectors have come to expect with the brand.

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The Club opens on Friday.

To be more accurate, it's the Panini Instant Access Club for UFC fans -- well, 325 UFC fans that is ... and that's it.

Beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern on Friday, memberships (price not revealed) will be available until they are gone. Members receive "a year’s worth of exclusive trading card content honoring the biggest superstars and personalities in the UFC."

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Luka Doncic is staying in Dallas.

No, that's not a trade-defying, on-the-court statement, it's the result of Panini America signing an exclusive autograph and memorabilia deal with the Mavericks star that was revealed on Thursday. That means a continued presence on Panini cards -- but no new ink elsewhere -- and then more Panini Authentic memorabilia signings.

“We’ve had a front-row seat here in the Dallas area and have watched in amazement as Luka’s style of play has made him one of the NBA’s most popular players around the world, and we knew he was going to be a major factor in attracting new collectors to the NBA trading card hobby,” Panini America CEO Mark Warsop said in a prepared release. “But he’s just getting started and we’re proud to welcome him to the rich fraternity of Panini America-exclusive athletes. This partnership is going to be something special.”

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What's Buzzing: Corbin Burnes, Lewis Hamilton RCs, prospecting problems, big pulls and "How do you stop buying?"

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What's Buzzing: Topps NFTs drop soon, big pulls, a big question and let the Hample hatred flow.

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What: 2021 Donruss Optic baseball cards
Arrives: June 23
Box basics: Two autographs per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Optic hits the diamond once again with on-card autos from top rookies and prospects and plenty of color in an Optichromed take on 2021 Donruss with even more in the mix.

Keep reading for a gallery and more info.

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What's Buzzing: Jay Bruce retires, eBay Bucks, crossing the streams and some big pulls in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing: Comparing slabs, big pulls, Project70 chatter, a big Obsidian soccer pull and more.

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