Have you seen the latest cool cards from a recent release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a set that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's set: 2018 Panini Chronicles baseball cards

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AN AFFORDABLE INCLUSION
The Set: 25-card Panini Status set
The Price: $29.99 Buy-It-Now 
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Ok, this isn't a new brand, but with a bunch of new baseball cards on the way this year starting soon, one of last year's crazier brands in terms of a wide array of inclusions gets my nod this week. Leading off? This small set from Chronicles -- not one of the more complicated ones in the release -- that's an affordable one to collect with some good names. Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Rhys Hoskins, Rafael Devers Gleyber Torres and Ozzie Albies are just a few of the players in this one, which is heavy on rookies but also includes a few other young players such as Corey Seager and Paul Goldschmidt. If you want a challenge beyond just the basic Status set there are Black, Blue, Gold and Red parallels and then an autograph lineup that includes standard, Black (1/1) and Gold (/3) autos. The rarer autos appear to have a full lineup while just four guys (nobody big) have standard ink. I wasn't that impressed with this different but familiar approach for the NBA but something about these I just like -- at least when there's a strong photo used like with the Acuña.

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What's Buzzing Today: Showing off Atlanta Braves cards, fan cave displays and big pulls in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Onyx Preferred Players Baseball Collection autographed baseballs
Arrives: Feb. 15
Box basics: One signed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This MLBPA-approved product arrives with "a checklist of stars" that includes top prospects as well as "current and future All-Stars on the path to the Hall of Fame."

Keep reading for more info and a checklist.

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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 Bowman's Best baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 
23 of 70 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Prospects set completion: 
8 of 29 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable base cards – Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger, Manny Machado, Andrew Benintendi

Rookie Cards (8) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Gleyber Torres, Ozzie Albies, J.P. Crawford, Francisco Mejia, Brian Anderson, Fernando Romero, Willy Adames

Prospect cards (8) – Jerred Kelenic, Austin Riley, Jo Adell, Casey Mize, Jordan Groshans, Mitch Keller, Jordyn Adams, Fernando Tatis Jr.

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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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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 Topps 582 Montgomery Club -- Set 1
Where to buy: N/A (Only available with 582 Montgomery Club membership.)

Cards per set: 26 (25 standard cards, one auto -- see all in gallery)
Base set completion: 25 of 25 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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What: 2018 Leaf Flash baseball cards
Arrives: Late January/early February
Box basics: Six autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's new line takes its color and flash to the baseball diamond with even more ink than its football counterpart and a lower print run than Leaf's popular Metal baseball line.

Keep reading for more and a full 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 Today: Nothing but big collecting questions and big pulls in this holiday edition.

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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 Chronicles baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 5 (four standard, one Revolution)
Cards per pack: 5 (three in revolution)
Cards in this box: 23
Base set completion: 
0 of 60 (0 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – None ... when's the last time that has happened?

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What: 2019 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Platinum autographed baseballs
Arrives: Jan. 30
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand leads things off for a new year with stars and legends along with some specialty balls guaranteed per case that add to the chase.

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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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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There are more than a few reasons that the biggest high-end baseball card release of the year, 2018 Topps Transcendent Collection, is the biggest release yet in its the three-year history of the brand.

Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto are three rookie reasons it's kind of a big deal. A Superfractor autograph in every box is another. Then there are the booklet or patch cards to be found as well as the cut autographs and memorable sketch cards also found every single time one of the 83 pricey boxes gets cracked.

But the biggest reason?

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If you pulled a Mystery Redemption in 2018 Topps Finest, you won big.

Topps revealed three rookies for the program and two of them are reigning Rookie of the Year award-winners.

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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 big pulls in today's edition.

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What: 2018 Topps Brooklyn Collection
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: Five on-card autographs "featured on recently discovered lost Topps designs."

What's buzz-worthy: Members of 582 Montgomery Club have received their invites to buy their super-premium box as part of their subscription -- and they have to decide by tomorrow at 5 p.m. Eastern, according to an email sent to members.

Keep reading for more info as well as a full gallery of images.

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Rookies -- they're always in demand and now they're in On Demand

Topps On Demand, that is, as the newest set available for just one week (or less) on Topps.com is all about showcasing the rookies of MLB. It's the 2018 Topps On Demand Rookie Year In Review set and it includes more than 50 cards and an autograph as part of a $100 package.

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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 Topps Chrome Update baseball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: Click here

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 28
Base set completion: 
24 of 100 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Max Scherzer, Giancarlo Stanton, Andrew McCutchen, Marcell Ozuna, Todd Frazier, Jose Abreu, Gerrit Cole, Zack Cozart, Felipe Vazquez, Eric Hosmer

Rookie Cards (12) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Rafael Devers, Gleyber Torres, Dylan Cozens, Scott Kingery, Rhys Hoskins, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Austin Meadows, Freddy Peralta, Jordan Hicks, Dustin Fowler, Amed Rosario

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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: Sorry for the late start ... Buzz was buying signed books. See how and check out other notable pulls in today's edition.

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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 Panini Elite Extra Edition baseball cards (Longevity box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 3 (two standard, one extra hit pack)
Cards per pack: 5 per standard
Cards in this box: 11
Base set completion: 
4 of 200 (2 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (4) – David Garcia, Matt Tabor, Aneury Tavarez, Jake Junis (/999 on all)

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Black Friday Week is here and Buzz is kicking off the Blowout contests right here right now with the first of several Buzz Box giveaways of the week.

What's a Buzz Box? How can it be yours?

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Update: It's here -- and here's your direct link.

Who wants to wait until Friday? Blowout Cards simply isn't as we're doing the ol' Black Friday thing all week long -- and Black Friday Week begins in less than 12 hours from now.

It all starts on Monday at 7 a.m. Eastern with the biggest deals in the business on tap beginning at that time and lasting as long as they can. But you shouldn't shop and run early as each day will have new deals -- and reloads -- all day long and Buzz will have Buzz Box giveaways -- boxes of free stuff -- each day, too. (Look for details on those tomorrow morning about an hour after the sale madness begins.)

While you've seen Doorbuster deals with each wave of Black November right here all month long, there's even more to come.

Like what? Keep reading for a sneak peek at some of the new deals on the way ...

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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 Topps Holiday Box baseball cards
Where to buy: Initially at Walmart ($19.99)

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 98
Base set completion: 
92 of 200 (46 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Andrew Benintendi, Jose Altuve, Aaron Judge, Manny Machado, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo, Trea Turner, Christian Yelich, Adrian Beltre, Corey Seager, Blake Snell, Albert Pujols, Gary Sanchez, Dansby Swanson, Jose Ramirez, Kyle Schwarber, Alex Bregman

Rookie Cards (19) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Miles Mikolas, Fernando Romero, Tyler Mahle, Joey Lucchesi, Walker Buehler, J.P. Crawford, Gleyber Torres, Amed Rosario, Scott Kingery, Christian Villaneuva, Mike Soroka, Jordan Hicks, Willie Calhoun, Nick Kingham, Jack Flaherty, J.D. Davis, Chance Sisco

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A holiday feel for holiday cardboard? That's exactly what Topps has coming to hobby shops this week.

Topps unveiled its plans for the 2018 Topps Holiday pack program -- a bonus for making a $10 purchase on the company's cardboard at participating hobby shops.

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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 MLB chatter and NFL pulls and cards in today's edition.

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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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ONE SUPER PULL
The Item: Ronald Acuña Jr. 2018 Topps Chrome Superfractor autograph
The Price: $3,050 after 19 bids (more than five days remaining)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This is one of the biggest cards possible in this year's Rookie Card parallel lineup without the name Ohtani attached -- and even with that this should be one of the bigs -- and this one is on the auction block as an auction via an eBay seller with a heavy buyer list and a huge presence. How big will this card go? We'll find out in a few days -- and it was big enough my plans to not have an eBay Buzz this week hit the bench in favor of this Friday-night edition.
Similar Pieces: Other Ronald Acuña Jr. autos on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2018 MLB boxes

Keep reading for four more interesting items in this week's roundup ...

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