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What's Buzzing Today: Ozzie Albies, Shohei Ohtani, 2018 Bowman breaks, soccer pulls & NFL Draft breaks.

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What: 2018 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Oh, The Horror-ible!
Arrives: Sept. 19
Box basics: One hit per Hobby Collector box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The Garbage Pail Kids take on the horror movie genre with "all-­new art, parodying monsters and horror and sci-­fi films and TV shows, broken down into era-­specific subsets."

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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 Bowman baseball cards (two value 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 per lot: 70

Set completion: 
17 of 100 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
18 of 150 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
11 of 150 (7 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Clayton Kershaw, Dansby Swanson, Austin Beck, Royce Lewis, Nick Gordon, Kyle Wright, Jake Burger, Luis Robert, Fernando Tatis Jr.

Rookie Cards (8) – Rhys Hoskins, Alex Verdugo, Jen-Ho Tseng, Garrett Cooper, Anthony Banda, Francisco Mejia, Zack Granite, Andrew Stevenson

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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 – Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Carlos Correa, Giancarlo Stanton, Manny Machado, Yadier Molina, Miguel Cabrera, Javier Baez, Buster Posey, Jose Altuve, Clayton Kershaw

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

Rookie Cards (3 cards, 6 rookies) – Miguel Andujar, Clint Frazier, Lucas Sims, Ozzie Albies, Sandy Alcantara, Alex Mejia

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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: Fairfield 100 baseball cards + one pack retail repack
Where to buy: Stocked plenty of places ($5) 

Packs per box: One -- plus 100 assorted cards

Notables on base cards – See gallery

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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: Breaking down the NFL Draft, breaking down new NFL boxes, shredding 2018 Bowman, Ronald Acuña and pondering the hobby's future.

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Baseball's newest rookie made his debut on Wednesday, hit his first home run today and has a Topps Now card -- with autograph -- to help feed the big demand.

He's Atlanta Braves left fielder Ronald Acuña and he's also the reigning Baseball America Minor League Baseball Player of the year -- a guy who has plenty of hot cardboard already.

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What's Buzzing Today: A Shohei Ohtani 1/1 in a retail repack, busting 2018 Bowman, collecting regrets, favorite cards & more in today's edition.

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There's no doubt what the biggest card is in 2018 Bowman baseball packs and boxes, but a day after its arrival there are more than a few top prospects generating interest over on eBay and in card shops around the country.

BlowoutCards.com has upped its offer for the autographed Superfractor of Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani to $75,000 -- see the details and deadline here -- but there are a number of potential stars who are either established prospects or guys making their debuts in this one.

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Have you seen the latest crazy 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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THIS YEAR’S PHENOM -- SHOHEI OHTANI
The Item: A game-used baseball from Shohei Ohtani's MLB debut
The Price: $479.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This year's biggest deal on baseball cards is also becoming a big deal elsewhere for memorabilia fans -- and some of the newest items out there are ones from the games he's played thanks to the MLB Authentication program. Fans in MLB cities have a built-in advantage when it comes to game-used memorabilia but that hobby has continued to be a fun one to explore on eBay. In cases of notable rookies such as Ohtani or future Hall of Famers, there are plenty of instances where a typical game-used ball is something more. This particular ball is from his MLB debut game on March 29 in Oakland. He didn't use this ball, but it's one of not many out there to be authenticated and make it to market. Helping it is the fact that MLB Authentication notes this being Ohtani's debut game in its listing. Balls Ohtani pitched in his first start commanded much more than this direct from the team, making a ball like this an interesting option. They won't be making more debut gamers -- so once they're gone, they're gone.
Similar Pieces: Check out these other game-used baseball auctions -- it can get crazy
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for boxes with Shohei Ohtani baseball cards

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

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The autographs aren't the only showtime inclusions when it comes to Shohei Ohtani cards found in boxes of 2018 Bowman today.

His basic Rookie Cards, their parallels and, of course, all that ink are commanding more money than you might think, showing us all that the interest in the two-way rookie from Japan is building with every start -- no matter where it's at on the field.

Oh, and there's still that $60,000 offer on the Superfractor in case you pull it, too. (And it's been upped to $70,000 if it's pulled over on BlowoutTV.)

But what about all those new eBay listings?

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There’s a newcomer in the Topps lineup this year with a legendary rainbow of Refractors that has thrilled collectors worldwide for years now in a number of sports. It's hit the Champions League pitch for the first time this year, though, with a roster of signers that that could contend for a World Cup if there was one for soccer cards.

It’s 2017-18 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League and it arrived last week with some of the biggest autographs in the global game possible in every box — but without a high-end price.

Also helping this one heat up? Team colors -- stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo are featured in their natural uniforms. Also adding some power? Timing and a limited release. This one has arrived well before the World Cup, giving it time to gain momentum before demand for soccer cards kicks in even harder atop interest in this inaugural release. It's also only found in hobby shops, not at Walmart or Target.

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What: 2018 Topps WWE NXT wrestling cards
Arrives: Sept. 6
Box basics: Ten autographs per 10-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The WWE's developmental promotion once again gets its own full-scale, hits-based release with a new crop of stars (and signers) who haven't had cards before, including Adam Cole ... bay-bay!

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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Collectors ripping into packs of 2018 Bowman at retail will find an insert card that offers an interactive experience as well as  a shot at something more.

As long as their prospect gets the call.

It's the Bowman Big-League Breakthrough set and it includes 40 players who were waiting to make their MLB debut at the time this one was created. (At least one is already a winner.)

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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: 125
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: Blowout's $60,000 offer for Shohei Ohtani's first Superfractor autograph, bulk buys and big pulls have 'em talking.

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Update (May 11): We've upped the offer to $100,000 -- details here.

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If you somehow needed extra incentive to open 2018 Bowman boxes when they officially arrive on Wednesday, BlowoutCards.com has some reasons for you to rip.

About 75,000 of them in fact.

The lucky collector who pulls the Shohei Ohtani Superfractor autograph from a pack of 2018 Bowman and gets it graded by Beckett Grading Services can collect $75,000 for it from Blowout Cards -- as long as it delivers a BGS 9.5 or better grade and it's delivered to the Blowout offices by May 11, 2018.

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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 6.

The pack: 2010 Topps UFC Stick-N-Move
The cost: $3 (can vary)

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: 2008 Topps Heroes trading cards (hobby)
The cost: Click here (when available)

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 3.

The box: 2018 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball (monster box)
The cost: Click here

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Quick, can you name one of his Rookie Cards?

More people should be able to answer that soon after Oakland A's pitcher Sean Manaea threw the first no-hitter of this young season Saturday night in Oakland. He shut down the Boston Red Sox with 10 strikeouts and just two walks in his gem, which upped his career record to 21-21 as a big-league pitcher.

Now, about that cardboard?

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The Shohei Ohtani show isn't just limited to his newest cardboard.

A shouldn't-have-been-released copy of his 2017 Bowman Chrome Mega Box Refractor is on the auction block and ends tonight -- oh and it's a perfect black-label BGS 10 version of the card only found in 2017 Bowman Mega Boxes where it was mistakenly released, meaning it's rare on top of rare.

How much is is going for?

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Topps goes with the format that it introduced for Bowman Chrome last year with HTA Choice boxes that are autograph-only with their own features and a traditional release that includes standard cards and more via the traditional mini-box format.

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

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As you may have seen here via The Buzz Twitter account last night, a PSA 9 copy of Mickey Mantle's iconic 1952 Topps baseball card sold for a whopping $2.88 million via Heritage Auctions. 

It set a new record for The Mick but came up short of the record of $3.12 million set by a PSA 5 copy of the famed T206 Honus Wagner tobacco card.

“The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle is more than just a baseball card, it is pop culture art and the symbol of the card-collecting hobby itself,” said PSA President Joe Orlando. “This new auction record is not only a record for a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle or any post-WWII baseball card, it is now the new standard for any card other than the 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner."

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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: Shohei Ohtani pulls, a former big-leaguer's perspective on signing (video), big pulls and plenty more.

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