What: 2024 Topps x Chris Berman -- Boomer's Baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 12
Box basics: Autographs found in every other 60-card (six-pack) box on average.
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: The iconic ESPN broadcaster and sports nickname guru gets his own take on baseball cards coming this week from Topps.

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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: 2024 Topps Update baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: Juan Soto to the Mets on a record-breaking deal, new Baseball Hall of Famers, Josh Allen, a Bowman Draft throwback thread, new pulls and more in this Monday edition.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less 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.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ...

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IT'S POGPOOL!
The Books: Deadpool No. 5 (2024) -- Dogpool from Deadpool & Wolverine variant
The Price: About $13 total
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This pair of books came in and went right back out to CGC for slabbing within hours. I may or may not land 9.8s ... but I don't care. I simply needed that movie star in a gimmick slab and I opted to send both as they were clean but perhaps not perfect ... just like Dogpool. Well, they're closer to perfect than Dogpool, but ... I'll have more to say when I get the slabs back. There are a lot of Dogpool books from the past -- and I've noted two previous pick-ups in this series (including his debut) -- but this one is most-tied to the hit movie. If there are more movie covers like this coming -- or they already exist -- they'll get a look from me. In fact, I need to go look after I finish this.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this ... but non-sports cards are here.

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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 14 is on their minds, Juan Soto, new pulls, collector thoughts and more in this Saturday edition.

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What: 2023-24 Topps Midnight basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 9
Box basics: Three autographs per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps heads back onto the basketball court this year with its new dark-hues line that will offer up plenty of star power from the past and present as part of this one

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What's Buzzing: An Exquisite auction, a Superfractor pull, NFL trivia, fake MJ buybacks and more.

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What's Buzzing: Allegedly fake Michael Jordan buyback autos, Zion Williamson, Kobe Bryant Rookie Card thoughts, NFL chatter and more.

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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 pack: 2024 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (value)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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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: 2024 Topps Holiday baseball cards (tin)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

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What: 2024 Topps Luminaries baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 3, 2025
Box basics: One encased autograph or autographed Relic card per box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line returns for an eighth time with every card a hit as it celebrates stars from the past and present via traditional autos/Relics and booklet cards.

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For years now, autographed books coming direct from the publishers -- or direct from the authors themselves -- have been an affordable way to collect ink from notable names in all realms of pop culture.

It's not a perfect system with stamped autos, fakes and autopens sometimes in the mix -- a problem for publishers to catch as they are not authenticators -- but thanks to dedicated collectors on the Blowout Cards Forum and elsewhere, those problems often get caught and fixed ... or at least become well-known enough to avoid if it's an issue that goes uncorrected.

Getting ink in-person is always best -- book tours still happen, of course -- but landing autographed editions from publishers, online sellers or celebs themselves via their websites or other appearances are common.

Our latest subject and autograph in this ongoing series? Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke but without the Daenerys Targaryen price tag.

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What: 2024 Bowman University Best football cards
Arrives: Dec. 30
Box basics: Four autographs per hobby box (12 boxes per case) or one patch auto and two other autos per breaker's box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps once again takes a cardboard look at the college ranks with active stars on NIL deals signing on here as part of a colorful and variety-packed package arriving just weeks from now.

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What's Buzzing: Josh Allen and NFL Week 13 chatter, new pulls, a PMG show and more in this Monday edition.

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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 ...

STRONG SEASON ... WHAT'S NEXT?
The Card: Juan Soto 2018 Topps 582 Montgomery Club Set 1 -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: A big season that came up short of the goal ... but now it's time for a historic payday while still in his mid-20s. Soto's Rookie Cards (2018) aren't all that rare, really, but there's a lot of demand -- but they still might be good buys depending on where he goes next. (Mets? Watch out.) All those thoughts were in mind when I popped this one into a submission earlier this year along with other key names from this small set for Club members. It's not a traditional RC since it's from a small set, but it's still a good Soto to me ... so I slabbed it.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: Top grade of a small volume works for me. I'm sure there will be more and I'm sure the pops are higher elsewhere, but the range of the grades here shows it might not be the easiest kind of card to grade thanks to that retro stock.

Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.

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What's Buzzing: Victor Wembanyama, NFL Week 13, new pulls and more in this mid-week edition.

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What: 2024 Bowman's Best baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 27
Box basics: Four autographs per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman's Best arrives for another year with its familiar format and plenty of colorful cardboard for fans of rookies and prospects.

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What: 2024 Topps Gold Label UFC trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 20
Box basics: Two autograph per seven-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' Gold Label brand enters the Octagon for the first time with a mix of stars and plenty of the shine collectors know for this brand.

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What's Buzzing: A new NFL week, Derrick Henry, NBA markets, NFL grails, WWE chatter and new MLB pulls.

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What: 2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 27
Box basics: 20 packs per hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome goes intergalactic for the basketball fan with "some of the biggest names in the basketball universe" in play as part of a colorful and parallel-packed lineup.

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What's Buzzing: Sidd Finch autographs, NFL reactions, Saquon Barkley, new pulls, C.J. Stroud and the MVPs.

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What's Buzzing: New MLB pulls, talking scanners, NFL Week 12, WWE and more in this Saturday edition.

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What: 2024 Topps Graphite tennis cards
Arrives: Dec. 18
Box basics: Four autographs, Relics or metal cards per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps takes the court once again next month to finish off 2024 with a new brand that meshes Chrome with other feels for tennis stars from around the world that are all found here.

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What's Buzzing: The most-coveted MLB autograph, Gilded Collection reactions, collecting defense, NFL chatter, the Hall of Fame waiting game and, of course, baseball's new MVPs.

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What's Buzzing: MLB and MVP chatter, NFL Week 12, new pulls, the 76ers and more in this Thursday edition.

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