What's Buzzing: Pete Alonso stays, signed books, Super Bowl chatter and picks ... plus 2025 Topps is on the way.

1 -- Pete Alonso returns to the Mets

2 -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

3 -- Who do you want to win it?

4 -- Even more NFL chatter

5  -- Checking in on the signed books thread

6 -- 2025 Topps arrives next week

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What: 2024 Topps Star Wars Hyperspace trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 19, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-box case -- four serial-numbered parallels per box
Checklist: TBD
Odds: TBD
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps takes a planetary approach to Star Wars with "a first-of-its-kind product celebrating the many different planets in the Star Wars Universe." This time? Naboo, Kashyyyk, Hoth, Bespin and Mustafar.

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, Chrome WWE, Luka Doncic reactions, Super Bowl LIX and, of course, 2025 Topps.

1 -- Chrome WWE breaks are popping

2 -- New basketball pulls are here

3 -- Check out new MLB pulls here

4 -- Luka Doncic is a Los Angeles Laker now ... even more NBA chatter/reactions

5  -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

6 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... read more here

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What's Buzzing: Luka Doncic traded to the Lakers, WWE chatter, new pulls, Super Bowl LIX and more.

1 -- Luka Doncic is a Los Angeles Laker now ... even more NBA chatter/reactions

2 -- Checking in on the Wemby thread

3 -- New MLB pulls are here

4 -- All your 2025 Topps Chrome WWE chatter is here 

5  -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

6 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... read more here

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz.

GETTING EVEN BETTER?
The Card: Victor Wembanyama 2023-24 Panini Haunted Hoops -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: I'm basically casually ripping at best when it comes to NBA these days -- just can't collect it all at today's prices (and might not want to with that) -- but the holiday-flavored version of Hoops got me to bite a few times since it's got a good volume of stuff in a box and a pair of Wemby RCs on the checklist. Is this a big card in the big scheme of things? Nah, but the printing and cutting here was so clean I knew I needed to grade it. Why?
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: Because this should be the result more often than not as long as the centering is there ... and the stats here show that to be the case roughly half the time. The phenom seems to be getting better with time and once the wax dries up for even stuff like this there could be interesting trends that buck the idea that stuff is overproduced these days -- it is ... but not when there's increased demand for a popular player. I need to scout singles more for this guy and cards I like ... I think there's more potential here over time than people might think based on soft prices for raw cards. (Even if boatloads of his cards are already graded.)

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The box: 2025 Topps Chrome WWE wrestling cards (hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all formats)

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What's Buzzing: Topps Chrome WWE arrives, Super Bowl chatter, 2025 Topps and more in this Friday edition.

1 -- All your 2025 Topps Chrome WWE chatter is here 

2 -- Chrome breaks will start popping soon

3 -- New MLB pulls are here

4 -- Basketball chatter and more 

5  -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

6 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... read more here

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What's Buzzing: Super Bowl thoughts, 2025 Topps chatter, new pulls and more in this mid-week edition.

1 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... read more here

2 -- Pondering Topps NBA cards

3 -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

4 -- New MLB pulls

5  -- Throwing it back to 2001

6 -- Still talking about That Skenes Card

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What's Buzzing: The Super Bowl, 2025 Topps, new pulls, a question of values and ... are pitchers now "Hobby Good?"

1 -- "So, are Pitchers Hobby Good now or what?"

2 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... read more here

3 -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

4 -- A question of values

5  -- Results from some Prizm ripping

6 -- New MLB pulls

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This year's first installment of Topps baseball cards is almost here in the form of 2025 Topps Series 1 and with some sleuthing, we've made our picks for 12 standard cards that are stand out from the pack this time.

Sure, there will be more to chase -- and likely even more interesting photos among the planned variations -- but here are some notables from the base cards we've seen so far in advance of its Feb. 12 arrival -- get yours at the link above.

BACK TO SCHOOL 
Taylor Ward -- OF, Los Angeles Angels
This is a pretty standard photo maximizing the looseness of a horizontal frame and yet it's still properly cropped and clean. Why would a simple image make the list? His Players' Weekend Victus No. 2 pencil bat, of course -- see it in action here.

Keep reading for the rest of this dandy dozen from Series 1 ... and for a look at almost the entire base set after that.

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What's Buzzing: Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, Jalen Hurts, MVP cards, new pulls, 2025 Topps and more.

1 -- Eagles vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

2 -- New NFL rips are here

3 -- Talking a new MVP set ... 

4 -- Jalen Hurts ... overlooked?

5  -- New MLB pulls

6 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... read more here

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What's Buzzing: All eyes on the NFL today, new pulls, wrestling chatter, That Skenes Card and 2025 Topps in this Sunday edition.

1 -- Postseason NFL talk is here

2 -- New NFL pulls pile up

3 -- New MLB rips

4 -- Wrestling chatter on a busy weekend ... inside a NT WWE case

5  -- That Skenes Card still has 'em talking ...

6 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... read more here

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, 2025 Topps, That Skenes Card, NFL pulls and plenty more in this Saturday edition.

1 -- Pulls from some Leaf cases

2 -- The NFL adds its oldest head coach

3 -- New NFL pulls are here

4 --- Postseason NFL chatter continues

5  -- It still has 'em talking ...

6 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... read more here

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, 2025 Topps, That Skenes Card, Olympic autos and postseason NFL chatter.

1 -- Going for the gold

2 -- The latest postseason NFL talk

3 -- It still has 'em talking ... 

4 -- From a new MLB case

5  -- New basketball pulls

6 -- 2025 Topps is coming ... plus read more here

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What's Buzzing: Jayden Daniels, Will Howard, 2025 Topps, non-sports, new pulls and a car rip for the win.

1 -- Car rip for the win

2 -- Non-sports discussions are here

3 -- Checking in on the Jayden Daniels chatter

4 -- A Will Howard question

5  -- The latest postseason NFL chatter

6 -- 2025 Topps interest remains strong ... plus read more here

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What's Buzzing: New Hall of Famers, NFL chatter, new pulls, a grading question, a big pull and 2025 Topps remains on collectors' minds.

1 -- Talking new Hall of Famers

2 -- The latest NFL chatter

3 -- Check out these new pulls

4 -- What would you do?

5  -- Whee!

6 -- 2025 Topps interest remains strong ... and read more here

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What's Buzzing: Ichiro Suzuki awaits his Cooperstown call, NFL chatter, new pulls, Shohei Ohtani, Wemby and 2025 Topps in this one.

1 -- Awaiting this year's Hall of Fame results

2 -- Fresh NFL perspectives

3 -- Check out these new pulls

4 -- Talking Shohei Ohtani cards

5  -- Checking in on the Wemby thread

6 -- 2025 Topps interest remains strong ... and read more here

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The box: 2024 Bowman Chrome University football cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview/checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, Jayden Daniels, Patrick Mahomes, Roki Sasaki, 2025 Topps and more in this one.

1 -- NFL postseason reactions so far

2 -- Sammy Sosa ... Hall of Famer

3 -- Plenty of Roki Sasaki thoughts here

4 -- Talking Jayden Daniels

5  -- Patrick Mahomes cardboard is on their minds

6 -- 2025 Topps interest remains strong ... and read more here

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What's Buzzing: Talking Topps Chrome football, NFL postseason chatter, new pulls, Roki Sasaki and more in this one.

1 -- Talking Topps Chrome football cards

2 -- NFL postseason chatter

3 -- New basketball pulls

4 -- No surprise on where Roki Sasaki is headed 

5  -- Inside a couple cases of Decision cards

6 -- 2025 Topps interest remains strong ... and read more here

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What: 2024 Topps Chrome football cards
Arrives: Feb. 19, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Sapphire Checklist: Click here
Sapphire Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome will hit the football field once again soon but, for now, all we know are the basics from an early checklist and preview images for this return.

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, Bob Uecker, NFL postseason, 2025 Topps and more in this Friday edition.

1 -- Inside a Topps Definitive Collection case

2 -- NFL postseason is on their minds

3 -- More NFL chatter

4 -- New MLB pulls are here

5  -- Collectors remember Bob Uecker

6 -- 2025 Topps interest is strong ... and more here

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What: 2025 Topps Chrome WWE wrestling cards
Arrives: Jan. 31
Box basics: Two autos in every 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case) or two autos per 12-card Breakers Delight box (12 per case)
Checklist: Click here
Sapphire Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Sapphire Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps returns to the WWE ring for the first time since 2021 with a Chrome release that will be packed with star power and plenty of flash and ink ... but with smaller boxes.

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What: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 12
Box basics: One auto or Relic per hobby box (12 per case) or one auto and two Relics per jumbo box (six per case)
Odds: Click here
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

Celebration box checklist: Click here
Celebration box odds: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The teases of the first Topps baseball card set of 2025 are here along with a prematurely posted card mock in advance of a full formal reveal to come soon before it arrives in collectors' hands next month.

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What: 2024 Topps Star Wars Galactic Antiquities trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 5, 2025
Box basics: Five autographs and one sketch card per nine-card box
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps ushers in the "new standard of ultra premium for Star Wars trading cards" with a release that includes hits, premium base cards and nods to the past.

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