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 packs: 1987 Topps baseball (two racks)
Where to buy: Check junk bins ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer MLB cards

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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: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Super pulls, Bowman University and lawsuit reactions, a Topps Vault question and are UFC cards heading back to Fanatics sooner than later?

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What: 2023 Bowman University Alabama Football cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: One autograph, Relic or autographed Relic in every 10-pack hobby box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps turns its Bowman University focus toward one of college football's most-legendary programs with a NIL release that puts the stars of the here and now -- the 2023 Alabama Crimson Tide -- into packs just in time for their season-opener.

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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: 2023 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Matt Olson, new MLB pulls, NFL preseason chatter, lawsuit reactions, a huge Japanese Chrome card and ... "how long should you hold prospects?"

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What: 2023 Topps Pro Debut baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 1
Box basics: Four autographs per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); Three autographs per six-pack HTA jumbo box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Minor League Baseball's flagship release arrives for another summer recap with the Chrome cards folded into the standard boxes for the first time since they arrived in the brand.

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What: 2023 Topps Star Wars Chrome Galaxy trading cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: 18 four-card packs per box (12 boxes per case) -- one sketch card per case
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Star Wars' art-driven Galaxy line gets yet another go on Chrome revisiting all aspects of the Star Wars universe but with a dramatic change compared to last year.

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What's Buzzing: NFL and MLB chatter, new WWE and MLB pulls, lawsuit reactions and a "find of a lifetime."

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What's Buzzing: Impressive pulls, Bryce Young, a "worst box ever" (that might not be if you check the odds) and more in this Sunday 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: Platinum pulls, NFL chatter, new MLB finds, soccer cards and more in this Saturday edition.

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Group breaks have been a game-changer for the card industry for several years now and from time to time Buzz will jump into a BlowoutTV break of some type and break down the results of what he landed by picking up a team. There are near-daily breaks right here with Matt on Blowout TV during weekday working hours and even more from Houdini and others over on the forum in the evening.

Now, it's time for this post's break breakdown -- a spot in a small mixer with some decent potential.

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, showing off monster money cards, NFL cards, lawsuit chatter and more in this Friday edition.

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What's Buzzing: Peculiar slabbed customs, Shohei Ohtani, new MLB and football pulls, lawsuit reactions and more.

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What: 2023 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Chrome trading cards
Arrives: Aug. 25
Box basics: 24 packs per box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The Kids are back on Chrome cards with this one bringing the original Series 6 kids to plastic stock with a full array of Refractor rainbows and more to chase.

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What: 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions soccer cards
Arrives: Sept. 6
Box basics: Two autos per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
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What's buzz-worthy: Finest offers up the stars of Champions League and Europa League competition in this one with the familiar mini-box format yielding ink in both halves of each box and plenty more every time.

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What's Buzzing: A charity fundraiser, new MLB pulls, lawsuit reactions, improving The National, card trimming and ... "Can Bowman U take over?"

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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: 2023 Topps Chrome baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Click here (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, NFL and MLB chatter, funny NBA cards, lawsuit reactions and collecting Pistol Pete.

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What: 2023 Topps Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 28
Box basics: 20 packs per hobby box (12 boxes -- five autographs -- per case)
Odds: Click here
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome gets a second "galactic spin on Chrome technology" with this sophomore release in the Topps MLB lineup.

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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 ... a mix of low-and and higher-end finds as well as some non-traditional things people might like to collect. 

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MY HERITAGE SLEEPER SET ... 
The Card: Hank Aaron 2023 Topps Heritage Puzzles (announced /500)
The Price: $17.99
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This oversized box-topper set isn't huge at just 20 puzzles on the checklist but they don't drop all that often, either, from what I have seen -- one per case at most (and maybe not at all). It's one that I knew I liked immediately back when Heritage dropped with its lineup of mostly current names but also with some past stars all in one spot. What are they? Literal puzzles shrink-wrapped to a cardboard backer placed atop the packs in some boxes. A total of 13 active players (two rookies) are here along with seven Hall of Famers -- but some obvious names like Shohei Ohtani didn't make the cut ... so I suspect we'll see more in the second series later this year. I liked a few of the options in this one but waited for prices to dip and they really haven't as much as I had hoped they would. (Why? They're on the rarer side of things compared to a lot of stuff in this one.) This one presented itself on more of the affordable side more recently so I bit. These are just oldschool cool if you ask me -- something that feels a bit anti-2023 but also not totally part of a rigid Heritage formula that's been going for two decades plus now. I like surprises -- and this set felt like one.
Grab a box right here: 2023 Topps Heritage

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What's Buzzing: New pulls, Elly De La Cruz, a grading enigma, more lawsuit reactions and ... is it football season yet?

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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: Fight night in MLB, more lawsuit reactions, new pulls and more in this Sunday 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: More lawsuit reactions, new pulls, more V-Dub cards coming soon and plenty more chatter as we enter the weekend.

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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: Lawsuit reactions, MLB chatter, Pac-12 football, knowing the Rookie Card definition and more.

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