Sometimes, you just have to know where to look.

A long-time Detroit-area collector's treasures -- a mix of in-person autographs and pick-ups from the 1980s and early 1990s that were part of a private "sports museum" -- are all up for grabs right now in the Block Auction House "Autographed Sports Memorabilia Auction: Icons of Baseball, Football, Basketball & More."

The selection of 450 lots from the Ferndale, Mich.-based company is live for the next six days. It includes a number of autographs from the Score Board days and many other signing sessions in the years before Upper Deck Authenticated and other companies arrived with stickered/databased sigs. Some top items do have BAS Signature Review and some have UDA stickering, though the collection as a whole might make for some bargain shopping/flipping if buyers later get pieces full third-party authentication. (A number of these lots are simply Score Board pieces where the certificate is no longer a companion to the item.)

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What: 2025 Leaf Spectacular baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 28
Box basics: Five "premium hits" and one base card per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new line in the Leaf Trading Cards lineup promises to pack out some of the biggest names in baseball history with legendary booklets, plenty of ink and a lot of memorabilia showcasing past and present stars.

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What: 2025 Leaf Baseball Nation baseball cards
Arrives: Sepetmber
Box basics: Six autos per 12-card hobby box (12 per case) or nine per 18-card jumbo box with one multi-signed card guaranteed (eight per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new name in the Leaf lineup includes a mix of past and present stars -- sometimes on the same cards -- with a meaty mix of flashy signed and unsigned cards in both box formats. It's also the company's first release with an MLBPA-approved lineup.

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What: 2024 Wild Card Splat baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 19, 2025
Box basics: One autograph per five-card box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card keeps with the encased card approach with a mix of signed and un-signed cares in this one, which as you might guess by the name, is a colorful one.

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What: 2024 Wild Card Five Card Draw Stacked Deck baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 5, 2025
Box basics: Five encased autographed cards (/5 max) per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card literally stacks the deck with this one including more than one 1/1 in every box on average atop the numbered pack format that this brand has used in the recent past -- that's 60 autographed cards per case with everything capped at no more than five copies per card.

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Platinum Achievements Edition autographed baseballs
Arrives: Sept. 26
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand hits the field with a focus and one of the strongest Grand Treasure packages possible its ever offered for players of the modern era.

The biggest chase of them all this year? Keep reading for that and a gallery of what's in this one.

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

AS GOOD AS IT GETS
The Card: Caitlin Clark 2024-25 Panini Instant WNBA (/26,980) -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: I watched and waited for the most part with Caitlin Clark cards as Panini Instant stuff arrived regularly and her in-pack WNBA Rookie Cards arrived later in the year. But, when this award-winner card popped up with a clean and iconic studio photo? Well, I pretty much instantly (pun not intended as it's simply true) grabbed a 10-pack with an eye for a slab. It's in a past Buzz Buys (hit the archives) and this is the result a few months later.
The Grade: CGC 10 (Pristine)

Reality Check: This one is heavily made and should be heavily slabbed -- the number of Pristines has at least doubled just in the few weeks since I got these back from CGC -- but many won't be checking in at this top mark. I didn't slab to expect a perfect 10 but I thought this one had potential after going through my stack. Three of my 10 had solid centering and this one was first to make that cut ... with this mark I may not need to send in the other two. It's my lone Clark slab ... and it's strong enough it might stay that way just so I can say I went 1-for-1 grading here. We'll see.

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

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What's Buzzing: Riley Greene, Roki Sasaki, NBA playoffs, 2025 Topps Series 2, MLB's Ineligible List and "cards that have never surfaced."

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1 -- "Cards that have never surfaced"

2 -- Talking Riley Greene

3 -- So, about Roki Sasaki ... 

4 -- Still talking Ineligible List

5 -- Talking 2025 Topps Series 2

6 -- NBA playoffs chatter

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What: 2025 Leaf Lumber baseball cards
Arrives: August
Box basics: Four premium hits (at least one autograph) per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's bats-focused brand arrives with some of the biggest and most-outrageous booklet cards in baseball card history with members of the 3,000 Hit Club, 500 Home Run Club and more inside some of them -- and not just their bat pieces, either.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Baseball Photos
Arrives: July 30
Box basics: One autographed photo per pack (15 packs per display)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed mystery memorabilia line offers up a round of signed baseball photos with some big chases in the mix, too, for this release timed to arrive at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention.

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What: 2024 Wild Card Dino-Might baseball cards
Arrives: April 18, 2025
Box basics: Three autographed cards per case on average (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card's prehistoric-powered insert set gets a full baseball release packed with nothing but stars and prospects -- and sometimes they're found on the same card.

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What: 2024 Wild Card Alumination Just The Hits Special Edition baseball cards
Arrives: April 4, 2025
Basics: Five encased and serial-numbered cards per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card continues with its encased-card approach with a release that's limited to only 43 players and is packed with variety and colorful parallels.

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What: 2024 Panini Select baseball cards
Arrives: March 21, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Select hits the diamond once again with some legendary signers in the mix as well as plenty of star power from today in both selected veterans and promising prospects.

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What: 2024 Wild Card Metallix baseball cards
Arrives: March 28, 2025
Basics: Six encased autograph cards per six-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card goes ink-only with its next baseball release that's heavy on its parallels to chase but also includes a few other notable potential finds like the dual-auto above.

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What's Buzzing: New football breaks, a new thing to watch out for, Shedeur Sanders, John Cena, Pete Rose and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- Must-read: A new kind of scheming

2 -- Did you know?

3 -- Collectors have their thoughts

4 -- Nope

5  -- New football breaks are piling up

6 -- Nope, it wasn't Cody Rhodes ... John Cena sold his soul

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What: 2025 Leaf Seasons In The Sun baseball cards
Arrives: April 30
Box basics: Two autos and two memorabilia cards (typically) per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new baseball season will get a new line from Leaf with stars from the past and present all in play and with some of the biggest surprises possible within its "premium" hits-only boxes.

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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 5, Derrick Henry, inside a Logofractor case, Bobby Witt Jr., Shohei Ohtani and Pete Rose.

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What's Buzzing: Pete Rose dies at 83, Dikembe Mutombo, Shohei Ohtani, Buster Posey, Babe Ruth memorabilia cards and "cards that rarely surface."

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What: 2024 Press Pass Premium baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Five autos per 11-card box (10 boxes per case) or one auto per two-card Solo Plus pack (50 per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Press Pass takes to the diamond with the same approach as the gridiron -- plenty of ink, color and flash while showcasing newly drafted stars and others appearing on early cards.

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What: 2024 Wild Card Five Card Draw baseball cards
Arrives: July 12
Box basics: Five encased autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card brings its very numbers-based presentation to the baseball diamond with five serial-numbered cards inside numbered packs that add some certainty to the chase -- every card is numbered to no more than five copies across the entire release and every box includes a 1/1 card.

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What: 2023 Leaf Trinity baseball cards
Arrives: July 2024
Box basics: Six autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Trinity hits the field once again with a 2023 release that's packed with young stars and promising prospects -- and it's nothing but hits.

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 What: 2024 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Dugout Dreams Encapsulated Autograph Edition
Arrives: July 24
Box basics: One autographed item per pack (eight packs per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's new mystery brand arrives at The National with a special edition at the show this year -- and with some of the biggest names in the history of the game possible.

Keep reading for details on that legendary inclusion and a gallery of what's in this one.

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What: 2024 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Bats
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: One autographed baseball bat per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new line in TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase lineup ups the ante on what can be found -- this time it's nothing but signed bats -- and there's a big chase item in this one of legendary proportions. How legendary? Well, it's got 44 Hall of Famers in play -- and more -- all in one spot

Keep reading for the details and a gallery of what's in 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: Pete Rose apparently is back in MLB packs, new pulls and more in this Saturday edition.

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What: 2024 Leaf Lumber baseball cards
Arrives: July 31
Box basics: Four premium hits per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's bats-focused brand arrives for another summer with legends from the game in play as well as fan favorites from more recent years with multi-auto and multi-mem cards to be found in this hits-only release.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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