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The box: 2019 Bowman Sterling baseball cards (hobby box)
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Where to buy: Click here

Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 30
Base set completion: 
22 of 100 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Prospect cards – Victor Victor Mesa, Gavin Lux, Jesus Sanchez, Jazz Chisholm, Keibert Ruiz, Seuly Matias, Jo Adell, Hunter Greene, Taylor Trammell, Alec Bohm, Forrest Whitley

Rookie Cards (11) – Jeff McNeil, Nick Senzel, Michael Kopech, David Fletcher, Ryan O'Hearn, Dakota Hudson, Kevin Newman, Touki Toussaint, Kyle Tucker, Brandon Lowe, Dean Deetz

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What's Buzzing Today: Ronald Acuña Jr., MLB breaks, college National Treasures pulls and more in today's edition.

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You should know by now that Ronald Acuña Jr. is having a historic year with the 30-30 Club already set to appear on his 2020 baseball cards -- and there's a serious chance he could become the youngest member of the elite 40-40 Club before the season is over, too.

But it's The Atlanta Braves outfielder's 2018 Rookie Cards that you should be thinking about right now as there's been a serious uptick in interest -- and there's still a lot to choose from that's not priced out of many collectors' budgets.

Acuña appears on more than 3,500 unique baseball cards since he arrived in prospect and minor-league sets back in 2016 and that number has gotten there rather quickly. Amidst his arrival and National League Rookie of the Year award-winning season last year, for example, he appeared on more than 1,700 new cards and more than 1,000 of those were made by Topps just last year.

For simplicity's sake here, we have carved out all of his Topps Now and several other small-set cards sold as online releases as well as Panini America's meaty lineup of Acuña RCs (those could be their own future rundown ... and likely will be). We've also punted all autographs and Relic cards from last year to make this a starting point with the widest affordability net possible -- though ink and parallels in the sets where he has basic RCs will get mentions. That said, even with this starting point, there's still a good mix of high-end and low-end cardboard -- and even the low-end stuff can generate some good Acuña Cash when professionally graded.

Keep reading for a rundown of Ronald Acuña Jr. Rookie Cards.

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If you found a 2019 Bowman Lucky Autograph Redemption or one of the three 2019 Topps Finest Mystery Redemptions, your wait will be worth it.

Topps has revealed the players for all four cards and they are all notable newcomers.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, big alleged card-trimming bummers, 1990s NBA cards and more in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing Today: Andrew Luck still has them talking, big pulls and more in a Monday edition.

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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 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 47
Base set completion: 
27 of 300 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Roberto Clemente, Ichiro Suzuki, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Tony Gwynn, Carlton Fisk, Paul Molitor, Andrew Benintendi, Jim Hunter, Dan Rather, Hilary Knight, Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, Brian Fallon

Rookie Cards (3) – Ramon Laureano, Brad Keller, Sean Reid-Foley

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What's Buzzing Today: Andrew Luck calls it a career, a Kobe auto in a retail repack, NHL grading results and more in this early Sunday edition.

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What's Buzzing Today: Ronald Acuña Jr. makes history, big breaks, Hall of Famer autos you see too often, the XFL is coming and more in this weekend edition.

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The box: 2019 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard packs, one coin pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 58 (56 cards and two coins)
Base set completion: 
50 of 300 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ted Williams, Carlton Fisk, Randy Johnson, Gary Carter, Ozzie Albies, Roger Maris, Mariano Rivera, Early Wynn, Matt Olson, Lou Gehrig, Bobby Doerr, Don Sutton, Steve Carlton, Jose Altuve, Robin Yount, Juan Marichal, Mike Piazza, Johnny Mize

Rookie Cards (9) – Keston Hiura, Rowdy Tellez, Kyle Wright, Jake Cave, Francisco Arcia, Touki Toussaint, Griffin Canning, Corbin Burnes, Kyle Tucker

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The box: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
63 of 200 (32 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Austin Meadows, Tyler Glasnow, Yasiel Puig, Craig Kimbrel, J.D. Davis

Rookie Cards (14) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Keston Hiura, Carter Kieboom, Erik Swanson (SP), Jake Bauers, Eric Stamets, Griffin Canning, Kyle Zimmer, Cal Quantrill, Braden Bishop, Skye Bolt, Justus Sheffield, Josh Fuentes

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls from around the sports world and ... is Gleyber Torres next?

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Have you seen the latest cool cards from a new release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a new arrival that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's release: 2019 Topps Archives baseball cards
First Buzz preview & checklist/gallery: Click here

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CAREER-SAVER FOR MANY
The Card: Dr. James Andrews 2019 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs
The Price: Moderate demand -- these might surprise you at first (first eBay listing here)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: It's been five years since this famed orthopedic surgeon appeared on his first baseball cards in Allen & Ginter but this brand is a natural spot for the oddities directly tied to baseball, too. The list of athletes he's worked on is meaty -- it's a big part of his Wikipedia bio and that's far from all of them -- and he's a team doctor for a number of organizations, too. Among the notables? Bo Jackson, Troy Aikman, Drew Brees, Terrell Owens, Roger Clemens, John Smoltz, Jim Thome, Bryce Harper, Yu Darvish, Charles Barkley, Allen Iverson, Jack Nicklaus, Triple H, John Cena and Shawn Michaels among others. (They all might want his autograph, you know.)

Keep reading for five more interesting items in this week's roundup ...

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If you've been shut out or just can't grab 2018 Topps Update boxes at this point, there is an alternative option for wax that has a pretty good shot at landing a key card of a key rookie who's looking to do some big things the rest of this season and likely for years in Atlanta.

He's Ronald Acuña Jr. and the box is the 2018 Topps Holiday Box where he's one of the RCs to grab that's -- for now -- pretty easy to land and can deliver big once you get it slabbed.

And there's also a parallel and hit versions for him to chase, too.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big MLB pulls, Archives arrives, football breaks and more in today's edition.

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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BIG DEAL, BIG CARD
The Item: Aristides Aquino 2014 Bowman Chrome Prospects Superfractor autograph (1/1)
The Price: $29,999.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy has been demolishing baseballs at a record pace since Yasiel Puig was shipped to Cleveland and part of the reason you haven't seen a lot of him here on The Buzz is that there's simply not a lot of cardboard ink to go around for this new MLB star. His only MLB autographs are in 2014 Bowman Chrome -- that's it -- with the only other options being in 2015 Elite Extra Edition and 2015 Panini Contenders. He hasn't signed a thing since. He's pushing 60 autographed cards between the three releases but has just over 70 different baseball cards right now with Topps Now releases piling up of late. He'll be a 2020 Topps Series 1 Rookie Card
Similar Pieces: Other Aristides Aquino autos on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2014 Bowman Chrome boxes

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 12 (10 standard, one Relic/Shawn Michaels pack)
Cards per pack: 6 in standard
Cards in this box: 62
Base set completion: 23 of 110 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable names pulled on base cards – Johnny Gargano, Charlotte Flair, Sarah Logan, Sonya Deville, Bayley, Andrade "Cien" Almas, Goldust, Stephanie McMahon, Roderick Strong, Finn Balor

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, breaking down a Heritage High Number case and a Ronald Acuña Jr. Topps Update printing plate from a bargain bin pack? (Yep.)

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The box: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
63 of 200 (32 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper

Rookie Cards (15) – Pete Alonso, Eloy Jimenez, Yusei Kikuchi, Corbin Martin, Nick Margevicius, Jake Cave, Travis Bergen, Richie Martin, Nick Anderson, Jason Martin, Merrill Kelly, Pedro Avila, Drew Jackson, Connor Joe, John Means

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What's Buzzing Today: NFL breaks, NFL nuggets, Kyler Murray "madness" and more in today's edition.

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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THREE OF A KIND
The Item: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr. & Eloy Jimenez 2019 Bowman Sterling Red Refractor Auto (1/1)
The Price: $3,999.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: The return of Bowman Sterling after a few years on the bench is a showcase of this year's  strong rookie crop and some promising prospects with an autograph in every single pack. Three of the top names from those rookies are on this card -- one that also has versions much easier to find -- and they are not alone. There are a number of key guys to look for here and there are some prospect auto sales that might surprise you so far -- hit that link below and then flip to completeds. The big rookie autos are the big deal right now but it's the prospects who could potentially pay off even more later.
Similar Pieces: 2019 Bowman Sterling autos on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2019 Bowman Sterling boxes

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What's Buzzing Today: Heritage High Number flip-stock cards may have been over-printed, big pulls and more as we head into the weekend.

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What's Buzzing Today: New arrivals, big pulls, an alleged Little League World Series scandal that has them talking and more in today's edition.

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The box: 2019 Topps Chrome baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: Click here

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 96
Base set completion: 
70 of 204 (34 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Kris Bryant, Buster Posey, Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell, Trevor Story, Matt Olson, Max Scherzer, Anthony Rizzo, Freddie Freeman, Justin Verlander, Rafael Devers, Joey Votto, Jacob deGrom, Rhys Hoskins, Christian Yelich, Eric Hosmer

Rookie Cards (20) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Yusei Kikuchi, Jeff McNeil, Ramon Laureano, Dakota Hudson, Touki Toussaint, Chance Adams, Cionel Perez, Taylor Ward, DJ Stewart, Josh James, Kevin Kramer, Corbin Burnes, Francisco Arcia, Jake Bauers, Luis Urias, Michael Kopech, Jake Cave, Jacob Nix

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The box: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
64 of 200 (32 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Craig Kimbrel, Yasiel Puig, Austin Meadows, Tyler Glasnow

Rookie Cards (13) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Keston Hiura, Joe Harvey, Cole Tucker, Elvis Luciano, Josh Sborz, Kyle Zimmer, Cal Quantrill, Griffin Canning, Jake Bauers, Eric Stamets, Braden Bishop

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