What: 2022 Leaf Decadence sports cards
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: Three framed autographed cards per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's meshes chromium-stock autographs with a framed presentation for legends from all around the sports world in a high-end autographs-only release that it calls "one of our greatest items ever."

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What: 2022 Pro Set Sports trading cards
Arrives: July 29
Box basics: Two autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Pro Set's all-encompassing multi-sport release that's nothing but ink arrives for a second year with a number of legends all in one spot.

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What: 2021-22 Topps Finest basketball cards
Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph card per 18-pack box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps returns to the basketball ranks with a release that's teased to be a colorful stylistic throwback with a relatively meaty mix of names with ink for many of them.

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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: 2020-21 Panini Mosaic NBA cards (hanger box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2022 Leaf Vibrance sports cards
Arrives: March 25
Box basics: Two Metal autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This new and colorful brand in the Leaf lineup will include greats from around the sports world all in one spot with a number of sets to chase but ink the key to everything.

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What: 2020-21 Panini Immaculate Collection basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 22
Box basics:  Three autographs and two memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The same Immaculate format arrives for a new run on the hardwood with "no shortage of oversized memorabilia" and plenty of rookies to be found.

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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: MetaZoo, future licensing moves, NFL chatter, Shaq cameos and 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: Imagining cards that don't (yet?) exist, MLB licensing, a Prizm first, talking Shaq, that big missing card at PSA and NFL breaks as we head into the weekend.

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What: 2021 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Basketball
Arrives: Oct. 6
Box basics: One autographed basketball per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line takes to the court with an array of signers from the NBA's past and present all in the mix ... even you know who.

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What: 2021 Historic Autographs Ink'd Threads Jersey Edition
Arrives: Sept. 27
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (16 per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs turns its attention to memorabilia with this multi-sport release that will include autographs from around the sports world as well as some surprises, too.

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What: 2020-21 Panini Spectra basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 27
Box basics: Four autographs per four-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Spectra arrives for another colorful run on the NBA hardwood with all those hot rookies, legends from the past and an autograph in every pack.

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What: 2021 Leaf Superlative Collection Hockey
Arrives: Fall 2021
Box basics: Two super-premium cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf takes the ice with its high-end brand that's loaded with autographs and memorabilia from legends of the past and star power from recent years.

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What: 2021 Pro Set Sports trading cards
Arrives: Sept. 29
Box basics: Two autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Pro Set's return to cardboard this year takes a wider look at the sports world with this release that's all about autographs and a multi-sports approach while revisiting past designs from the company. Among the surprises? Sports that Pro Set hadn't done in the past ... with some legendary ink in the mix.

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Fast Five is a quick list under a simple topic that might offer a basic starting point for a themed collection. It's a basic list of 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? Five autographs I'd be chasing right now ...

LEGENDARY INK
Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- click here to see his autos on eBay
This NBA legend is on my daily saved eBay search because, well, I've taken too long to find one of his autos and they have really, really taken off. Why I hadn't landed one yet is because I'm just too picky -- I want an on-card auto with a clean sig and a relatively good photo for the former Lakers and Bucks star who has six championship rings, 19 All-Star nods, six MVP awards and still ranks first in career scoring, third in blocks and fourth in rebounds despite having retired more than 30 years ago. (What makes his 38,387 points even more remarkable? Zero three-pointers for his career.) He also was part of the legendary UCLA program with John Wooden -- he won NCAA titles all three years he was eligible and the Bruins lost just two games in his three seasons as a player -- and he is seemingly always a wise voice on social issues today (and that's not a new development). Another plus. His autographs have really taken off in price in recent years when I could have found a quality one for around just $100 not that long ago. He's been a steady lower-volume signer for years with more than 1,200 different options out there for fans ... and there are many apparently seeking them out. He can be found in many NBA releases in recent years with his highest volume of autos in high-end brands like Flawless, National Treasures and Eminence.

Keep reading for four more making up the list this time.

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What's old is new again ... at least in some basketball card boxes found in the retail aisle.

That sums up the SLAM magazine insert cards in packs of 2020-21 Panini Hoops, which recently arrived with a look back at 20 past covers from the long-running magazine.

It's a simple lineup -- 20 covers -- in this first go, but there are five parallels of each one to chase and there's some competition to land a number of them over on eBay if you're like Buzz and haven't spotted anything yet out in the wild on the wax front.

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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: 2019-20 NBA Hoops Premium Stock (Walmart mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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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: 2019-20 NBA Hoops Premium Stock (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for other formats)

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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: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic NBA cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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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: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic NBA cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now right here as Blowout Cards' Black November sales are going strong with Wave 3 recently dropping.

Many of the discounts are dramatic enough that Buzz once again had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five boxes/cases that caught this collector’s eye ... and there's far more that just might suit your tastes in the big sale.

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MORE THAN JUST MOOKIE ...
2014 Topps Heritage High Number MLB sets and cases
There was a time when these sets were super-affordable and pretty cheap considering they are loaded with Rookie Cards and include an autograph in every box, too. Then Mookie Betts blew up and so did these as people wanted one of his better RCs and a shot at his ink -- he's in there -- but he's also not alone. Here are some of the RCs that have had their ups and downs but are still in here every time -- Masahiro Tanaka, James Paxton, Randal Grichuk, Billy Hamilton, Joe Panik, Jacob deGrom, George Springer, Xander Bogaerts, Kyle Hendricks (his only RC), Yordano Ventura, Kolten Wong, Jose Ramirez, Betts and reigning American League MVP Jose Abreu. It's a pretty strong lineup on one of the best Topps vintage designs, 1965 Topps, if you ask me. Autographs can be found with red ink (/10) atop the normal ones. and that lineup does include Abreu, deGrom, Betts, Springer, Ramirez, Nick Castellanos, Oscar Tavaras, Taijuan Walker, Ventura and a number of other players.

Keep reading for a few more boxes you should consider (and are likely to end up in Buzz's cart).

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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: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic NBA cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2020-21 Leaf Pearl hockey cards
Arrives: Feb. 5
Box basics: 11 hits per box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's ultra-high-end brand is back with 10 hits and a cut autograph in every box and plenty of hockey history as well as ink from beyond the ice.

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What: 2020 Leaf Autographed Basketball Photo Edition
Arrives: October
Box basics: One autographed and slabbed photo per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf takes to the hardwood with a signed NBA photo release for the first time and it's one that's loaded with stars from the past and present.

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What: 2020 Leaf In The Game Used Sports cards
Arrives: Sept. 25
Box basics: Five memorabilia cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: This premium brand once again takes on the entire sports world with a mix of legendary possibilities from the legends of the past to recent superstars all in one hits-driven place.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images released so far.

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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: 2019-20 Donruss Optic basketball cards (Walmart mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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