What: 2022 Topps Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 16
Box basics: Two autos in every 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); five autos in every 12-pack jumbo box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome drops with some new energy, new inclusions and a boatload of color next summer.

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What: 2021 Leaf Flash baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 28, 2022
Box basics: Six autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: One of Leaf's most-colorful -- and flashiest -- releases drops once again with nothing but autographs from young stars -- but also with a limited number of Shohei Ohtani autos in the mix.

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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 pack: 2020 Topps MLB Sticker Collection box
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... some past sticker releases here

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What's Buzzing: Autographed books, Jon Gruden, a big mystery box pull, NBA chatter and more in this edition.

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The box: 2021 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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The pack: 2019 Topps MLB Sticker Collection box
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... some past sticker releases here

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It's time to cast your vote for 2022.

No, it's not just some election -- it's the vote for who will appear on card No. 1 in the 2022 Topps baseball card set.

The lead-off batter for the flagship baseball card set for the industry has been based on a fan vote for a few years now and Topps offered up the ballot on Thursday with a number of familiar faces and MVP candidates in the mix.

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

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The box: 2021 Topps baseball cards (Walmart factory set)
Where to buy: Walmart for this version & BlowoutCards.com for other formats

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What: 2022 Topps Archives Signature Series Active Player Edition baseball cards
Arrives: April 20
Box basics: One encased and numbered buyback autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
Signers list: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' buyback line arrives for another year with "one of the most-robust lists of signers to date" for the product.

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The box: 2021 Topps Fire baseball cards (hobby box)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Initially only at Target (here when available)

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What: 2021 Leaf Art of Sport trading cards
Arrives: December
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf adds a new brand to its array of releases with this multi-sport product including nothing but hits when it arrives late this year.

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What: 2022 Topps Opening Day baseball cards
Arrives: March 9
Box basics: No hits guaranteed per 36-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: Opening Day arrives with "something for every collector" in a package that includes some new things for a new year -- like the Triple Play Card seen above -- as well as the things collectors have come to expect from the brand.

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What's Buzzing: Shohei Ohtani, new pulls, NFL chatter and four Luka Doncic Rookie Cards in one pack? (Yep.)

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What's Buzzing: New NFL, MLB and NXT breaks lead the way here with Shohei Ohtani and some other basics.

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The box: 2021 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2021 Onyx Vintage Extended baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 21
Box basics: Two on-card autographs per four-card box (24 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: Onyx brings its Vintage brand back to the diamond for a second time this year with some legends of today as well as yesteryear signing on along with new looks at a number of prospects -- and that will include active NCAA players under new name, image and likeness rules.

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What: 2022 Topps Sterling baseball cards
Arrives: April 6
Box basics: Two autographed Relics -- or one auto Relic and a 1/1 Relic -- per box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps Sterling takes to the diamond for another season with the same format that it used in previous years -- a two-pack high-end edition that's nothing but hits.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

GOOD TIMING FOR MY FIRST 3D CARD
The Card: Pete Alonso 2019 Topps 3D #475 -- Rookie Card
The Reason Bought:  No, I didn't buy this one in the wake of his Home Run Derby dominance -- I grabbed this one in the off-season since the price was right (around $30) for a good rookie from that one. Since the Derby, this one has sold for a lot more raw and then some in higher grades but it's still relatively modest compared to other big rookies in the last few years. I didn't grab this one to flip -- I just grabbed it as a good example card to have from one of these plastic-stock releases. It's my first and I do like the 3D effect that is applied here. In this case, his front arm feels closer compared to everything else.
The Grade: PSA 9

Reality Check: The pop report is more of the odd modern type with plenty of 10s but there's also nothing below my grade -- so it's a sign that these cards must grade pretty well if you rip packs and find somebody good.

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The box: 2021 Topps Museum Collection baseball cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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It wasn't that long ago that auction houses were the home of mostly vintage cardboard but those days are gone to a degree -- now it's the big new legendary stuff (with big names of the past) that can heat things up quite a bit.

This weekend's sale over at Pristine Auction is a prime example of this, led by this treasure from Panini America ... and it's not alone with a number of impressive pieces heading into collector hands after bidding ends on Sunday.

ONE POWERFUL PULL 
The Item: A 24-legend 2020 Panini National Treasures NFL Treasure Chest 1/1 booklet card
The Price: $6,825 after 42 bids (ends Sunday)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Where do you start with a card like this when the left panel alone includes patch and tag pieces from the likes of Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning. The middle? I spy Patrick Mahomes, Joe Namath, Roger Staubach and Drew Brees. And the right side? Well, that one includes Aaron Rodgers and Steve Young for starters on this quarterback classic. There's no need to name them all or overstate the obvious with this loaded 24-legend booklet as it's the only one that exists with all of these patch pieces embedded into it. Pristine calls it "nothing short of epic" and the final price should get even more dramatic before it ends. In case you're wondering, the card notes that the Brady, Brees, Griese, Foles and McMahon swatches are game-used. It's an epic find with so much NFL success all in one spot.

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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? Five players/groups that are looking pretty good as we start the second half of the MLB season.

WATCHING THE JUNIORS ...
The big rookies of the last few years are seemingly all paying off right now in different ways ... and that is a good thing for collectors, whether they just do the raw stuff or chase slabs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. may have ended the All-Star festivities with an MVP award and that big home run, but let's not forget that just before Shohei Ohtani took over as the primary headliner heading into the break Vladdy was putting on a big show ... the kind that will move cardboard. He's still a Triple Crown contender right now with a .332 average, 28 homers (second to Ohtani) and an MLB-leading 73 RBI. Meanwhile in the NL, Fernando Tatis Jr. has overcome those injury scares from earlier in the year and has a league-leading 28 homers, league-leading 20 SBs and is hitting .286. Could a spot in the exclusive 40-40 Club happen by year's end? Even Ronald Acuña Jr. cardboard should have some appeal right now -- he was having another strong year before it ended due to injury. This is the time to be buying hard if you are a believer and people are in sell mode, especially on rarer stuff. They all have Rookie Cards in either 2018 or 2019 releases with big stuff to chase across the board. Acuña is my favorite of the three, but there will be dips (like I said, time to buy) but I think Vladdy is the top one of the bunch -- and that's regardless of the All-Star showing. Tatis has been a top seller for some time now but I'm not sure if we have seen a Vladdy peak in terms of on-field and then cardboard.

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You never know what you might find in a box at the big show ... and this year there's even more included as bonus items in the big box.

What box is that? It's the 2021 Blowout MegaMix and you can pre-order one now to have delivered at home or grab now to pick up at the show of all shows, the National Sports Collectors Convention starting on July 28 and running until Aug. 1 in Chicago.

What's in it?

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What's Buzzing: Pete Alonso does it again, The National, new breaks, Shohei Ohtani and collecting women's soccer.

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