What: The Twilight Zone Rod Serling Edition trading cards
Arrives: July 17
Box basics: Two autographed cards per 24-pack (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This sci-fi classic gets another go on cardboard with a new roster of signers that even includes cut autographs from Rod Serling himself in what Rittenhouse Archives calls the "most-expansive and authoritative Twilight Zone card set produced to date."

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now right here as BlowoutCards.com has started its April Showers sales that will add new stuff every week.

The first batch is here and many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five options that caught this collector’s eye.

2017 Panini Donruss Optic NFL fat pack
Want to chase Patrick Mahomes Rookie Cards on the cheap but with the potential for plenty more like other key RCs and parallels? This might be the best place to look right now as these packs are slashed to a fraction of their original price. Lime parallels are only found in these packs and a raw Mahomes can sell for a solid amount while a PSA 10 recently sold for more than $200. There are, of course, standard versions and Prizms in this one as well as inserts -- I'll be ordering a max of 20 packs just for fun and look for a Buzz Break of this one here soon because the price is great for the potential to be found. (And Mahomes is far from alone as far as notables here are concerned.)

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The last of eight seasons of Game of Thrones will be upon us next month, but the cardboard for the hit series keeps on coming with the newest set announced earlier this week from Rittenhouse Archives. 

That one is Game of Thrones Inflexions -- and it includes new autographs from top stars who haven't had ink in years and have gone on to added fame in other TV and film roles.

That roster? It includes Emilia Clarke, Jason Momoa, Gwendoline Christie and many others who are all set to have new ink when it arrives on May 22.

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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: Collectors react to new homes for Odell Beckham Jr. and Le'Veon Bell, showing off a rare Tom Brady card, a rare racing box and big pulls from MLB and NFL boxes.

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What: Game of Thrones Inflexions trading cards
Arrives: May 22
Box basics: Three hits (at least two autographs) per three-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The newest Game of Thrones release will include one "big hit" per pack -- a mix of autographed memorabilia cards, dual-auto cards, memorabilia cards, archive cut cards, character and scenic sketches, stamp cards, Artifex Metal Expansion cards and autos.

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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: Antonio Brown to the Raiders, over-delivering Donruss, "Monster Hit Alert" in NBA, Power Cube power, Game of Thrones and more.

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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 every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. 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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HERITAGE IS HERE
The Item: Bud Selig 2019 Topps Heritage Inaugural Brew Crew Autograph
The Price: $25 after one bid (two-plus days remaining)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: The first copy of this card to hit eBay comes a day before hobby boxes arrive and it's a card that sparked a number of different reactions when I mentioned it in a Pick Six for this release. This former MLB Commissioner was a key to the Seattle Pilots being moved to Milwaukee literally just days before the team took the field for the first game. This set isn't going to be the easiest to piece together and this card is arguably the most important of the bunch. It will be one to watch. I could see it push $200 but it could surprise as anything is possible early on.
Similar Pieces: Other 2019 Topps Heritage autos on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2019 Topps Heritage boxes

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What: 2019 The X-Files Archives Classic Autographs trading cards
Arrives: March 6
Box basics: Two autographed cards per box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Two of the biggest names possible in The X-Files universe get one more shot here as part of a simple deluxe release.

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Between everyday Buzz Breaks and the near-monthly Buzz 12 in 12 marathons, Buzz busted a lot of packs in 2018.

How many? Well, Buzz is almost afraid to count -- though it was seemingly news to me that the 12 in 12 marathons actually started early last year. (That's even more proof there's been a lot of wax to get these hands ... it's all a blur.)

It was a year of memorable pulls for me at times with some icons' autographs found in my packs. It also was fun one ripping into really old packs, too, with some cheap thrills there.

Breaks are among the most-popular items seen here nearly every day and Buzz knows that. So look for plenty of breaks in 2019 -- but, before that time comes, keep reading for links to not one, not 18, but 25 memorable breaks from 2018.

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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 3.

The box: Star Trek: Beyond movie trading cards 
The cost: Click here

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

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What: Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 trading cards
Arrives: March 27
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The newest Trek series hits cardboard for its first season with plenty for collectors to chase out there in the final frontier (and here, t0o).

Keep reading for more details.

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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: Two 1/1 Logoman cards in one box, "Derek Jeter is not a top-five Yankee," which RC matters more, big pulls and more in today's edition.

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What: 2018 Star Trek Enterprise Archives Series 1
Arrives: Dec. 12
Box basics: Three autographs per set
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Star Trek Enterprise gets a new run on cardboard with a set that includes a run of Quotables cards, autographs and more.

Keep reading for more as well as a small selection of card images to come.

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When it comes to baseball card brands, Topps' Allen & Ginter is one of the most-unique ones in the hobby today -- even though it's modeled after cards from the 1880s.

Why? Those original tobacco cards featured all kinds of people and all kinds of things -- not just baseball players -- among many releases but it's the "World's Champions" that drive the idea of what we've gotten today since Topps re-introduced the brand back in 2006.

Kate Upton, Takeru Kobayashi, George W. Bush, Serena Williams, Axl Rose, Michelle Beadle, Anthony Bourdain, Nick Saban, Cat Osterman, Kevin Costner, Sylvester Stallone, Roger Federer, Michael Phelps, Tony Hawk, Maria Sharapova, John Wooden, Laila Ali, Snoop Dogg, Pele, Henry Rollins and so many other surprising subjects have been found in packs of baseball cards beside typical MLB inclusions such as Mike Trout, Hank Aaron, Bryce Harper, Derek Jeter, Justin Verlander, Sandy Koufax, Clayton Kershaw and Ichiro Suzuki through the years. Those surprises can be pricey later, too. Upton wasn't a super-rare autograph but you wouldn't know it based on these prices.

Planning stages for the 2019 release are clearly already beginning for the brand as Topps took to Twitter on Thursday to ask collectors who they'd want to see in Ginter for non-baseball inclusions.

That got Buzz thinking ... and here are a few signers I'd want to see in 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter -- and more than a few of them have small ties to the baseball world.

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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: Results from a few breaks around the collecting world.

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The Longest Yard, Boogie Nights, The Cannonball Run, Deliverance, Stroker Ace, Hooper.  

Those are just some of the movies that actor Burt Reynolds helped bring to life -- and he had plenty more television roles atop those in a career that began in the late-1950s -- but he'll always be known for one iconic role. He was "The Bandit" in Smokey and The Bandit, a tale of the ultimate beer run led by Bo "Bandit" Danville and his battles with the cast of characters who tried -- but failed -- to chase him down.

That chase will continue on film forever without him, though, as Reynolds died Thursday. He was 82.

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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 from around the collecting world in this holiday 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: A Sandlot mystery solved along with some big pulls from around the collecting world in today's edition.

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What: 2018 The X-Files Seasons 10-11 trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 21
Box basics: Three autographed cards per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The cards will be out there when this one arrives from Rittenhouse Archives with a focus on just two seasons of the legendary franchise and the biggest autographs possible for the show, too.

Keep reading for more info and 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 Today: Fan Cave showcases, glimpses inside collections and big pulls to start the work week.

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One of television's most-enigmatic series is coming back to cardboard next week packing plenty of star power for both its original run and its recent return.

It's Twin Peaks. 

Rittenhouse Archives is presenting this new set of 2018 Twin Peaks trading cards and it's one that packs more than 50 different standard autographed cards between the 1990 TV series and its 2017 counterpart alone.

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What: 2018 Lost in Space Archives Series 2 trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 24
Box basics: Two inscription autos, one character art auto and one sketch card or auto-relic per set
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This sci-fi classic comes to cardboard for a second time as a factory set that has added bonuses beyond just hits -- all with a print run of just 300 sets this time.

Keep reading for more as well as a small selection of card images to come.

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What: 2018 WNBA basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 1
Box basics:  Two autographs per 110-card factory set
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The annual WNBA release from Rittenhouse Archives includes autographs from the newest No. 1 pick and one of two top stars in every box.

Keep reading for more info.

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What: 2018 Star Trek The Captain's Collection
Arrives: July 25
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The original Star Trek gets a new card set with autographs in every box, a sketch in every case and cut autos/cut auto memorabilia cards also worked into the mix.

Keep reading for more as well as a small selection of card images to come.

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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 the breaks on the board as we head into the weekend.

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