What: Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 18
Box basics: Four autographs and one Relic per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The newest Trek series hits cardboard for the fifth time with this release including five hits per box and plenty more to chase.

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now right here as the new wave of Blowout Cards' Black November sales is here

Many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz once again had to ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five 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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BLACK IN NOVEMBER
2021 Topps Allen & Ginter X Baseball Box
Most boxes in this wave of picks are ones I have personally opened in the past, but this one is the lone exception for Allen & Ginter X as in it's the only one that I missed landing since 2018. Why? I actually don't remember -- it was likely timing of arrival -- but Ginter X is a pretty safe buy as there's an autograph in every box with the ink here typically trending rarer than the standard stuff. Almost everything here is in the trademark black take on the Ginter designs and among the autos this time are Aaron Judge, Chipper Jones, Corey Seager, Johnny Bench, Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto, Mike Trout, Pete Alonso, Ronald Acuña Jr., Ryne Sandberg, Vladdy Sr. and Vladdy Jr. and more from the MLB realm. From beyond baseball, there's Bobby Moynihan, Jose Andrés, Rocky Bleier, Randall Cunnignham, Sara Spain and Trevor Lawrence to start. Again, regular Ginter doesn't include ink every time and these boxes do ... and some years of X could statistically deliver two.

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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: Women of Star Trek Art & Images trading cards
Where to buy: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this over-delivering box as well as a gallery.

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What: Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 trading cards
Arrives: June 28
Box basics: Three autographs and one Relic per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The newest Trek series hits cardboard for the fourth time with this release including four hits per box and, on the case level, five inscription autos and two auto-mem cards each time.

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What: Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 23
Box basics: Two autographs and one Relic per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The newest Trek series hits cardboard for the third time with this release including three hits per box and, on the case level, four inscription autos and two auto-mem cards.

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What: 2021 Rittenhouse Women of Star Trek Art & Images trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 13
Box basics: Three autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The women of the long-running science fiction franchise get another run on cardboard with a rather comprehensive release that even includes autographs signed by Majel Barrett-Roddenberry back in 2008.

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What: Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 16
Box basics: Two autographs and one Relic per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The newest Trek series hits cardboard for the second time with this release including one more hit in every box compared to its debut along with some other features that add to the chase.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer blasters this year and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around it's a baker's dozen (that doesn't include Mayfield ... this time).

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A MARIS WITH A TWIST?
The Card: Roger Maris 2018 Panini National Treasures Game Gear Duals (/49)
The Price: $30
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I sprung for this card at a slightly higher price than I might normally do for a Maris memorabilia card because of the small sliver of a red patch that caught my eye but remained a mystery. The New York Yankees weren't known for a lot of patches on their uniforms, let alone any red ones, but perhaps this one came from a sleeve? After buying and then doing some homework, I think the pinstripes led me astray. After receiving the card, I remembered an errant comment I heard years ago -- a rumor about Panini looking at a Cleveland Indians jersey at auction -- and I simply Googled "Roger Maris game-used jersey auction" and found a visual that perhaps answered my pinstripe mystery. Then a couple of cross-searches led me here.The Indians wore pinstripes for a time and it was a time when Maris was there. The colors match and the fabric consistency looks to be right, too. Could this be a sliver of a sleeve patch? We don't get a good view there, but it could be. It could also be something from the Kansas City A's though I couldn't find any info on them wearing pinstripes while Maris was there. It's not definitive -- and it still could be a sleeve patch from a Yankees jersey -- but I think I'm comfortable with my newest Maris patch (barely) card.
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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).

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What: 2017 Topps The Walking Dead Season 6 trading cards
Arrives: June 14
Box basics: Two hits (at least one autograph) per 24-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' third release for The Walking Dead picks up where its first left off with the sixth season of the long-running hit show documented on cardboard.

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Topps' first high-end brand for one of TV's biggest shows is nearly here and the 2016 Topps The Walking Dead Survival Box will, in some cases, include more than what was previously promised.

There will be autographs of Jeffrey Dean Morgan who plays Negan and the redemptions for his autographs -- which are already signed -- are inserted into boxes as bonus hits since packaging already was completed for the product.

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