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: 2022 Panini Elite Extra Edition baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for FOTL/hobby)

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ...

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The Cards: Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) 2023 Topps Throwback Thursday Star Wars Wave 4 (/3,039)
The Price: About $40 for lot of nine
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: A lot of the online small-set releases from Topps have tempted me the last few years, but at times when I have bit the actual finished product isn't as appealing for my main reason I'd grab something -- issues that hurt if you're grading. This line has been tempting but instead of buying a bundle for a card that jumped out at me (like this one) I instead picked off a singles lot from a re-seller. Why? Again, grading. I was looking back at all of the 1952s for this brand and this one was by far the best of the bunch with the colors and photo. The centering here? About as flawed as the times that annoyed me in the past, but one or two here were decent enough that I'll send one in for grading at some point. They probably won't land top marks but I'd still be fine with a slabbed copy of this one as Dawson is a relative newcomer to Star Wars cards and in a lot of memorable past roles elsewhere.
Grab a box right here: No boxes for this but ... Star Wars boxes are here.

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If you have unused Panini Rewards points, we want them.

BlowoutCards.com wants your points -- any and all amounts -- and you can sell them to us for instant credit on products for sale on the site. Or, if you want, you can get instant payment via Paypal.

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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 Panini Playbook football cards (mega box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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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 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football (mega box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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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 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football (mega box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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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: 2019 Panini Elite Extra Edition baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 3.

The box: 2018 Panini Prizm football cards (mega box)
The cost: Click here (other formats)

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

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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 Elite Extra Edition baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby when available)

Buzz picked up three of these boxes in the bargain bin ... and the results dictated that they all be shown together.

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If you have unused Panini Rewards points, bring them to The National. 

BlowoutCards.com wants your points -- any and all amounts -- and you can bring them to our booth for instant credit on products for sale at the show of all shows. Or, if you want, you can get instant payment via Paypal.

Placed in packs in lieu of redemption, the Panini America program allows collectors to hunt for what they want or stockpile points for something better as part of the program.

The National is set for July 31-Aug. 4 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago.

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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: 2018 Donruss Optic NFL cards (Target Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby and FOTL)

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 21 of 100 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards: Derek Carr, Christian McCaffrey, Adam Thielen, Amari Cooper, A.J. Green, Kenyan Drake

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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: Inside the Mike Trout Topps Transcendent party, "last-box mojo" in the NFL, one over-delivering WWE box and plenty 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 Today: Nothing but highlights from breaks in today's edition.

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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 Elite Extra Edition (Longevity box)
The cost: Click here

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

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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: 2018 Panini Contenders football cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby and more)

Packs per box: 14
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 113
Base set completion: 
96 of 100 (96 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Larry Fitzgerald, Julio Jones, Matt Ryan, Cam Newton, Christian McCaffrey, Mitchell Trubisky, Ezekiel Elliott, Dak Prescott, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers, J.J. Watt, Deshaun Watson, Andrew Luck, Leonard Fournette, Patrick Mahomes II, Todd Gurley II, Jared Goff, Kenyan Drake, Tom Brady, Alvin Kamara, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Amari Cooper, Khalil Mack, Derek Carr, Carson Wentz, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Antonio Brown, Jimmy Garoppolo, Russell Wilson, Derrick Henry

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Panini America's Kaboom! cards are back -- and they're in packs with parallels.

How? Packs are available via the Panini Rewards program beginning on Friday with a two-card multi-sport pack costing 2,500 points on the site.

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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 Prizm NASCAR cards (blaster box)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 7 (six standard and one Camo Prizm pack)
Cards per pack: 4 (three per Camo)
Cards in this box: 27
Base set completion: 
11 of 50 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Rusty Wallace, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Danica Patrick, Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman, Marcos Ambrose

Rookie Cards (1) – Hailie Deegan

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Want a relatively cheap and out-of-nowhere pick-up tip? Those perhaps aren't as easily done with football but one presented itself on Sunday.

It's Miami Dolphins WR Albert Wilson.

He had six catches for 155 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Bears on Sunday and that yardage total was tops in the NFL this week. It was the best game of his career that began as an undrafted free agent with the Chiefs in 2014. He has cards in just three sets that first year -- Crown Royale, National Treasures and Contenders -- and that last one is currently a 50-point autograph over on the Panini Rewards site. (Meaning you could land three of them for the typical commonly found 150-point card.) Meanwhile, asking prices on eBay are between $15 and $25 because he's had a pretty decent season with 359 yards and four TDs. (Check out his autos on eBay here.) Also helping out? His relative lack of overall cardboard -- he's got about 70 different cards in all and he's not had any autos since two appearances back in 2015. Only about a dozen of his cards come with ink and that puts more of a focus on any he might have if collectors take notice even 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: 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 
34 of 100 (34 percent)
Duplicates: 1

Notables found on base cards – Tom Brady, Nick Saban, Joe Namath, Roger Staubach, Deshaun Watson, Andrew Luck, John Elway, Cam Newton, Jerry Rice, Terry Bradshaw, J.J. Watt, Antonio Brown, LaDainian Tomlinson, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Eric Dickerson, Michael Irvin, Brian Bosworth

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Redemption cards aren't fun for anyone -- card-makers, dealers or collectors -- but one of Panini America's key stops at its booth at the National Sports Collectors Convention each year is the one for its redemption trade-in program.

Some collectors will stop by with a stack of redemptions, others just a handful. If they take the time to get in line, they'll all leave with something from a selection of key cards, wax boxes, Black Boxes or in some cases Panini Rewards points if they want them, allowing them to select their own assortment of new stuff.

How does it work? For the last seven years, it's been a tiered system depending on the value of what they have.

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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: 2017 Donruss Elite NFL cards (Walmart blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 20
Base set completion: 
12 of 100 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Rob Gronkowski, Larry Fitzgerald, Joe Flacco, Tyreek Hill, Doug Baldwin, Eli Rogers, T.Y. Hilton, Sammy Watkins, Brandin Cooks, Demaryius Thomas, Sam Bradford, Jeremy Hill

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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 pulls, big fixes and pondering the NBA's biggest wastes of talent.

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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: 2017 Panini Contenders NFL (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all formats)

Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 
34 of 100 (34 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable names pulled on base cards: Larry Fitzgerald, Ezekiel Elliott, Russell Wilson, Cam Newton, Carson Wentz, Amari Cooper, Aaron Rodgers, Dez Bryant, Le'Veon Bell

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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: 2017 Panini Crown Royale football cards (retail premium box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 5
Cards per box: 20
Base set completion: 16 of 100 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Von Miller, Dez Bryant, Jordan Matthews, Todd Gurley, Andy Dalton, Jordan Howard, Kyle Rudolph, Allen Robinson, Sammy Watkins, James White, Jason Witten, Amari Cooper

Rookie cards (4) – Jamal Adams, Christian McCaffrey, Taco Charlton, O.J. Howard

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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: 2016-17 Panini Studio NBA cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 49 of 300 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James (two types), Julius Erving, Stephen Curry, John Havlicek (two types), Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Isiah Thomas, Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone, James Harden, Damian Lillard, Kevin Love, Brook Lopez

Rookie Cards (14) – Ben Simmons, Kris Dunn,  Jamal Murray, Marquese Chriss (two types, Denzel Valentine, Buddy Hield, Dragan Bender, Brandon Ingram, Taurean Prince, Patrick McCaw, Isaiah Whitehead, Juan Hernangomez, Henry Ellenson, DeAndre' Bembry

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