With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? This week's MLB All-Star Game hero in another exhibition game from years ago.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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What's Buzzing: Heritage High Number odds and checklist prompt fresh chatter, new pulls and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- The late-arriving Heritage High Number has 'em talking

2 -- Talking Star Trek cards

3 -- Spring Training chatter as it winds down

4 -- New pulls are piling up here

5  -- "Rookie Card"

6 -- Reactions to Cosmic Chrome football

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What's Buzzing: Non-sports chatter, Spring Training highlights, Deebo Samuel, Allen & Ginter X, Shohei Ohtani and "the gamble pays off."

1 -- "The gamble pays off"

2 -- Checking in on the Shohei Ohtani thread

3 -- Plenty of non-sports chatter at the moment

4 -- Talking Spring Training ...

5  -- Deebo Samuel reactions

6 -- Talking Allen & Ginter X

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What's Buzzing: Roki Sasaki arrives throwing heat, NFL Draft chatter, fake cardboard alert, predicting future NBA "bigs," Cheers cards and more.

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1 -- NFL Draft thoughts ...

2 -- Talking Spring Training ...

3 -- Fake cardboard: A thread to know

4 -- Predicting future NBA "bigs"

5  -- Chrome WWE chatter

6 -- Talking Cheers cards ...

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What's Buzzing: Victor Wembanyama reactions, predicting MLB stats, Spring Training pumping, ESPN dumps MLB, 2025 Topps chatter and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Forecasting elusive MLB clubs

2 -- New MLB finds are here

3 -- Spring Training pumping

4 -- All your Victor Wembanyama reactions are here

5  -- MLB dumps ESPN

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps

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With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? One from this day in baseball ... back in 2010.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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What's Buzzing: Spring training standouts, new MLB pulls, Shohei Ohtani and more in this Monday edition.

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What's Buzzing: NBA collectors are talking, spring training chatter, new NFL breaks, 2024 Topps, a question for all and ... is Joey Votto a Hall of Famer?

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First Card 1/1 error announcement via Topps on Feb. 27.

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What's Buzzing: 2024 Topps has error 1/1s, one for NBA investors, Michael Jordan, spring training pumps and more.

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With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? A pair of players who swapped teams on some colorful spring training tickets from the past.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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What's Buzzing: Stop altering cards, spring training pump & dump, waiting on Patrick Mahomes autos, 2024 Topps and more gems like the bargain-bin blaster pull above.

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What's Buzzing: Spring training pump and dump, a huge tennis pull, 2024 Topps, football chatter, Johnny Utah vs. Shane Falco and more in today's edition.

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With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? An ideal look for an ideal day in spring training not that long ago.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? We turn back the clock to today in 2018 ...

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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What's Buzzing: Jordan Love, spring training hype, one for investors, Rookie Cards and more.

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, MLB pulls, a spring training name to watch, Michael Jordan and more in this one.

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What's Buzzing: A big-league pull, NBA chatter and breaks, MLB finds, spring training chatter and more.

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With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? A pair of spring baseball tickets that are odd and yet routine.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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What's Buzzing: The pitch clock, 2023 Topps, big pull from a 1st Edition box, grading chatter, spring training hype and "are Mickey Mantle cards weathering the card dip?"

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With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? A player on the move who's showcased here -- and two early appearances for some young All-Stars.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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What's Buzzing: Baseball chatter, big Chrome soccer boxes, inside a new NASCAR case and more pulls in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing Today: Scouting spring training prospects, 2020 Donruss and 2020 Topps Heritage breaks, new pulls, chasing Zion and more in today's edition.

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Spring training items can be The Forgotten Ones when it comes to game-used stuff like jerseys, scorecards and bases. The jerseys can sometimes have numbers we don't associate with big names later (Do they count? Some say no.), while the scorecards can be messes of ink that kill all the fun details as the entire young roster gets to play while the stars are riding pine or not traveling at all. (Then there are the dreaded split-squad games ... don't get Buzz started there.)

But game-used bases? Well, they often don't get as much love as they do in-season, but they also might get used longer than the typical three-inning lifetime that's the norm for teams that sell them -- sometimes bringing them directly to fans' seats after they are bought in-game. That can mean you get more dirt, more grime and more moments attached to your game-used piece.

The base you see here? It's my first and it caught my attention mostly because of its price -- spring gamers can be cheaper, too -- but a glance at the box score and one player's game log made this one a no-brainer buy.

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What's Buzzing Today: Plenty of MLB chatter, NBA breaks and King Kong Bundy among today's links.

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What's Buzzing Today: Collectors react to Bryce Harper with the Phillies, spring training hype, plenty of 2019 Topps Heritage chatter and more.

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