Are his cards good for bargain hunters? Maybe not now on some stuff ... but there's definitely new interest and some under-the-radar cards out there.

He's Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies and power-wise he's come out of nowhere to lead the majors with 13 home runs after his latest shot on Monday night -- he's one of five players with that many longballs so far this season and it's a surprise because he's not been known as a power guy. Albies had just six homers in 57 games last season and hit just 16 in 390 games before arriving in Atlanta.

This is a change that might spark added interest in his baseball cards.

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Remember last year? Well, they're back ...

They're the 2018 Bowman Mega Box and they'll be among the hunted treasures at Target stores beginning next Wednesday. Topps revealed the details on Tuesday and there will be plenty to look for with some of the biggest young names in the game to be found inside. (Click here for the checklist.)

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One of the biggest names from 1970s/1980s comic book movies is gone.

Margot Kidder, who played super-reporter Lois Lane in the first four Superman films died on Sunday at her home in Livingston, Mont. She was 69.

Her acting career began in the late-1960s and included roles up until last year, but she's best-known for her time across from Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman beginning with the landmark 1978 film.

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What: 2018 Topps Update baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 17 22
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 36-pack box (12 boxes per case); One autograph and two Relics per 10-pack jumbo box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The third series of the the basic Topps baseball brand -- the flagship brand for the hobby -- will cap the season with its full-bleed feel and a number of inclusions that collectors expect from the brand.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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What: 2018 Topps Five Star baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 29 Oct. 17
Box basics: Two autographs per box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Five Star is back with every autograph signed directly on-card and with every card either an autograph an autographed Relic or a cut signature with some of the biggest young stars in today's game in the mix -- Ronald Acuña Jr., Gleyber Torres and Shohei Ohtani to name a few.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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The box: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (five jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per pack: 4 (three standard packs, one Camo parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 35 (10 per standard, five in Camo pack)
Cards in this lot: 175

Set completion: 
40 of 100 (40 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 45 of 150 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
29 of 150 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Aaron Judge, Dansby Swanson, Carlos Correa, Paul Goldschmidt, Dylan Cozens, MacKenzie Gore, Alex Faedo, Nick Senzel, Austin Beck, Royce Lewis, Jeren Kendall, Jo Adell, Brendan Rodgers, Cristian Pache

Rookie Cards (12) – Notables include Victor Robles, Rhys Hoskins ... not a great mix but one RC parallel made up for them all.

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Do you have a single card or item in your collection that stands out from the rest?

It's often not easy to pick one when looking at a collection that you spent plenty of time (and likely money) building. Is picking just one favorite a challenge that you could take on? Tweet @blowoutbuzz on Twitter (or send an email at the address below) for more info on how you can have your favorite card or item highlighted here on The Buzz. We want to see what makes you tick.

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Name: Ben Aguirre
Find him at: @cardboardicons on Twitter and Instagram
Location: California
Collects: Clayton Kershaw, Roger Clemens and rookie/tobacco cards of Hall of Famers

The favorite: 2006 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospects Refractor Autograph Clayton Kershaw /500 (BGS 9.5/10)

Why this matters to me: When it comes to collecting players in the modern hobby, there is usually one card that is considered the most desirable and it’s usually the player’s first Bowman Chrome autograph. And if you don’t time it right, the card of your player may cost you more than you’d want to spend.

But that's not his story ... keep reading.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2018 Topps WWE wrestling cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 packs plus a two-card Relic/bonus pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
42 of 100 (42 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Mr. McMahon, Jim Ross, Stephanie McMahon, Elias, Carmella, John Cena, Maryse, Paige, Peyton Royce, Daniel Bryan, A.J. Styles, Big E

Rookie/First NXT Cards: Asuka, Kyle O'Reilly, Adam Cole, Montez Ford, Pete Dunne, Sonya DeVille, Bobby Fish

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls and one simple collecting question to start the week.

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The box: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 10
Cards per lot: 80

Set completion: 
33 of 100 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
24 of 150 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
15 of 150 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg, Kris Bryant, Gary Sanchez, Buster Posey, Pete Alonso, Jo Adell, Eloy Jimenez, Adam Haseley, Jeren Kendall, Austin Beck, Alex Faedo, Ronald Acuna

Rookie Cards (15) – Shohei Ohtani, Raudy Read, Jackson Stephens, Nick Williams, Ryan McMahon, Zack Granite, Andrew Stephenson, Walker Buehler, Amed Rosario, Rafael Devers, Tyler Mahle, J.D. Davis, Victor Arano, Richard Urena, Parker Bridwell, Erick Fedde, Austin Hays

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: A Flawless briefcase filled with nothing but 1/1s ... in a serial-number draft -- and plenty more in today's edition.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: The $400,000 Mike Trout Superfractor, busting new wax and two printing plates in one pack.

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Have you seen the latest 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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THE MACHINE'S HARDWARE
The Item: Albert Pujols MLB Authenticated Los Angeles Angels batting helmet
The Price: $7,999.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This one was worn on Sept. 25, 2015, when Pujols hit his 557th career home run -- an item that's more than just a gamer -- and it's fully authenticated by MLB (click the pic at right for closer look at that authentication number). Now that Pujols is a member of the 3,000-hit and 600-homer club -- something only four players have ever done -- there should be a little more appreciation for his memorabilia and key cards even though he's got two hobby heavyweights in the lineup with him.
Similar Pieces: Game-used helmets on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for MLB cards

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Shohei Ohtani isn't cooling down -- on the mound, in the batter's box or even on cardboard.

The Los Angeles Angels rookie sensation hit his fifth homer of the season on Thursday night and that's just furthering the furor for finding his Holy Grail of baseball cards, his 2018 Bowman Superfractor autograph. It's a one-of-a-kind card that has yet to appear in the marketplace and can command serious cash.

How much? Well, BlowoutCards.com has upped its previous buying offer to $100,000 for this 1/1 card when it's hand-delivered to the Blowout offices and in BGS 9.5 condition. It's an offer that now stands until May 31.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is our finale for today.

The box: 2018 Championship Collection Shohei Ohtani baseball repack (MJ Holding)
Where to buy: Walmart ($19.99)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 8.

The box: 2001 Topps Archives NFL retail box
The cost: $55 (will vary if you can find it) 

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 5.

The box: 2018 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)
The cost: Click here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 1.

The packs: 2018 Bowman baseball value packs (six)
The cost: $9.98 apiece 

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 11.

The box: 2008 Topps Heritage WWE IV (retail)
The cost: Click here (when available)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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What: 2018 Bowman High Tek baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 22
Box basics: Four on-card autographs per 10-card box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps brings the Bowman brand to the Tek world for a sophomore season with new looks at familiar Bowman cards and new chances at landing the hobby's biggest rookie this year, Shohei Ohtani.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
66 of 400 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Jose Altuve, Cody Bellinger, Kris Bryant, Nolan Arenado, Buster Posey, Corey Seager, Miguel Cabrera, Mookie Betts, Kyle Schwarber, Francisco Lindor, Paul Goldschmidt

>>> For a checklist and variation galleries, click here

Rookie Cards (2 cards, 4 rookies) – Lucas Sims, Ozzie Albies, Raudy Read, Erick Fedde

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: James Paxton's no-hitter, Matt Harvey's trade, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and some big pulls in today's 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: 2018 Championship Collection Shohei Ohtani baseball repack (MJ Holding)
Where to buy: Walmart ($19.99)

Packs per box: 15 (five packs are bonus items) plus one Leaf Shohei Ohtani card
Cards per pack: Varies by brand
Cards in this box: 121
Base set completion: N/A

Notables on base cards – See gallery for key pulls

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks from around the collecting world, preparing for The National and NFL investment sleepers?

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Do you have a single card or item in your collection that stands out from the rest?

It's often not easy to pick one when looking at a collection that you spent plenty of time (and likely money) building. Is picking just one favorite a challenge that you could take on? Tweet @blowoutbuzz on Twitter (or send an email at the address below) for more info on how you can have your favorite card or item highlighted here on The Buzz. We want to see what makes you tick.

Here is our latest collector to take this challenge. Check it out ...

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Name: Benjamin Wilson
Find him at: @ourtradingcards
Location: Galt, Calif.
Collects: Oakland A's

The favorite: 2013 Topps Five Star Silver Signatures 1/1 Yoenis Cespedes

Why this matters to me: I believe I have the largest collection of Oakland A's cards as well as Yoenis Cespedes (A's only). If I don't, I'd love to meet the individual that does. This card is the crown jewel of both my A's and Cespedes personal collection. I was collecting every Cespedes card I could get my hands on from 2012 to 2014. The Five Star Silver Signature Series was an amazing card (with parallels) and it was one of the first rainbows I attempted to complete. It's not my most expensive card, but it's definitely my favorite.

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