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The box: 2020 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

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The box: 2020 Topps x Steve Aoki Wave 1 baseball cards
Where to buy: Initially only via Topps.com ... BlowoutCards.com when/if available

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The box: 2020 Topps 52-Card Baseball Series 2 baseball gaming cards
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Where to buy: Initially via Topps.com

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The box: 2020 Topps Gallery baseball cards (mega box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

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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? MLB postseason players to watch on cardboard

Shane Bieber -- SP, Cleveland Indians
This year's most-dominating pitcher took home the Triple Crown when the season ended and he's got tonight's must-win game against the Yankees and their top arm, Gerrit Cole. Bieber's got just three Rookie Cards and that makes for some added volatility -- 2018 Topps Update and Topps Chrome Update and then Panini Spectra, which was found in boxes of 2018 Panini Chronicles. Those are also sets loaded with other hobby-favorite rookies -- so they are in demand and not cheap. His first autographed cards also arrived that year in Bowman Chrome, while his first prospect cards dropped in 2017 ... but without ink so there's not anything earlier to truly trump the 2018 stuff. His basic cardboard is pretty cheap big-picture, but his rarities and early autos are not -- and tonight's the night that is a key to them all. If they lose, the hype goes elsewhere. If they win and make a run? Watch out ... "Not Justin" will just get hotter.

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What's Buzzing Today: Today's Internet-outage edition includes Ginter highlights, debating young QBs, new breaks and what was Tom Brady's first memorabilia card?

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The box: 2020 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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STRONG START, STRONG CARD ... 
The Item: Shane Bieber 2018 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs Gold Refractor (/50)
The Price: $128.50 after 12 bids (five days remaining)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: "Not Justin" is arguably already this year's Cy Young award-winner in the American League with a 7-1 record, a 1.53 ERA and 102 Ks -- Triple Crown numbers right now -- and that dominance also saw him hitting the 100-strikeout mark faster (62 1/3 innings) than any other player since 1900. His first prospect cards dropped in 2016 but his first autos from any company didn't arrive until 2018 and this is his Bowman Chrome ink debut. (He has a Topps Chrome Update auto as well as ink in Leaf Metal Draft, Leaf Trinity, Leaf Flash, Leaf Valiant, Bowman Platinum, Topps Heritage Minor League and a Prestige auto in Chronicles.) This one and the Topps Chrome seem like the leaders in the demand clubhouse and if you click the link below it shows how much there is for the rarer parallels in slabbed form.
Similar Pieces: Shane Bieber autos on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2018 Bowman Chrome boxes

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The box: 2020 Donruss Optic baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (other formats)

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What's Buzzing Today: Shane Bieber, Luis Robert, NFL pulls, Project 2020 previews and more in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing Today: New MLB season, new MLB players, new WWE release chatter, new breaks and more in today's edition.

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The box: 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball cards 
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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The box: 2020 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards (mega box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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The box: 2019 Topps Chrome Update baseball cards (mega box)
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Where to buy: Click here

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The box: 2019 Topps Chrome Update baseball cards (mega box)
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Where to buy: Click here

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The box: 2019 Topps Chrome Update baseball cards (mega box)
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Where to buy: Click here

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The box: 2019 Topps 582 Montgomery Club Set No. 4
Where to buy: Only part of membership

Base set completion: 
20 of 20 (100 percent)

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It all started with a tweet and that led to another helping sparking a viral sensation of a baseball card.

And now it's inspired a new Topps Now autograph card with the appropriate inscription.

Cleveland Indians All-Star Shane Bieber pitched his third complete game of the season on Sunday. And today? Well, he's got a "Not Justin" autographed card to show for that and his memorable tweet.

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ZION HITS PACKS ... AT THE NATIONAL
The Item: Zion Williamson 2019 Panini National Rainbow Spokes parallel (/50) BGS 9.5
The Price: $1,499.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: The NBA's No. 1 draft pick has officially hit packs via the promos that Panini America made for the just-ended National Sports Collectors Convention and its Panini VIP Party on Saturday night. While we haven't seen any ink in wrappers just yet, these promo packs will be the only place to find him until the first 2019-20 draft picks and NBA sets arrive later this year. This is one of a few cards that was graded at the show -- and it won't be the last Williamson cardboard to end up slabbed. There will be many to come ... it's just a matter of when and where, especially when it comes to autographs.
Similar Pieces: Zion Williamson Panini cards on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for the promo packs section 

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What's Buzzing Today: Bieber error leads to tweets and that leads to cash, big pulls, new breaks and news from The National that also includes the FBI.

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The box: 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 47
Base set completion: 
27 of 300 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Juan Soto, Frank Robinson, George Brett, Juan Marichal, Travis Pastrana, Miguel Andujar, Trevor Hoffman, Vladimir Guerrero, Tyler Kepner

Rookie Cards (3) – Jeff McNeil, Justus Sheffield, Dawel Lugo

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The box: 2019 Panini Prizm baseball cards (Target Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 12 (10 standard, two Pink parallel packs)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 48
Base set completion: 
20 of 100 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Max Scherzer, Jose Ramirez, Felix Hernandez, Jose Altuve, Adrian Beltre

Rookie Cards (Tier One only) (5) – Rowdy Tellez, Luis Urias, Chris Shaw, Sean Reid-Foley, Cedric Mullins

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The box: 2018 Topps Update baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)
Packs per box: 36
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 360
Base set completion: 
315 of 300 (95 percent)
Duplicates: 4

Base cards of note – Aaron Judge, Jose Altuve, Max Muncy, Manny Machado, Alex Bregman, Ichiro Suzuki, Max Scherzer, Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, J.D. Martinez, Justin Verlander, Giancarlo Stanton

Rookie Cards (75) – Notables include Ozzie Albies, Ronald Acuña Jr., Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Gleyber Torres, David Bote, Tyler O'Neill, Shane Bieber, Scott Kingery, Dylan Cozens, Rhys Hoskins

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The box: 2018 Topps Update baseball cards (Walmart blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)
Packs per box: 11 (10 plus patch pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 
75 of 300 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Mike Trout, Javier Baez, Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, Paul Goldschmidt, Albert Pujols, George Springer

Rookie Cards (25) – Juan Soto, Ozzie Albies, Shane Bieber, Tyler O'Neill, Rhys Hoskins, Dustin Fowler, Jacob Nottingham, Daniel Palka, Joey Luccesi, Brandon Mann, Joey Wendle, Ildemaro Vargas, Anthony Banda, Michael Soroka, Mike Tauchman, Garrett Cooper, Billy McKinney, Yairo Munoz, Jack Reinheimer, Braxton Lee, Jacob Barnes, Jose Castillo, Walker Lockett, Elieser Hernandez, Merandy Gonzalez, Mike Gerber, Grayson Greiner, Trevor Oaks, Eric Stout

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The box: 2018 Bowman Chrome (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12 (six per mini box)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set: 23 of 100 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Buster Posey, Corey Seager, Kris Bryant, Francisco Lindor, Manny Machado, Miguel Cabrera

Rookie Cards (7) – Victor Robles, Amed Rosario, Zack Granite, Tyler O'Neill, Francisco Mejia, Dominic Smith, Luiz Gohara

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