What's Buzzing: Showing off rare Tom Brady cards, pondering the best year for NBA cards, wondering how many "true" collectors there are and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- "How many true collectors are there?"

2 -- Showing off Tom Brady cards

3 -- "What's the best year in the history of basketball cards?"

4 -- Some new old baseball breaks here

5 -- Showing off Independence Day parallels

6 -- All your National chatter

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It started as a simple idea for some summertime filler breaks ... but this old pack turned out to be a reminder of something else to consider.

It's a 1993 Bowman jumbo with 22 cards inside -- 20 of them being shots at a Rookie Card for New York Yankees icon and Hall of Famer Derek Jeter as the big find. Jumbo packs also include a pair of foiled cards from the 708-card set that doesn't include a single thing otherwise.

It's all gas, no breaks -- at least if base cards are your thing.

There are no insert cards, no parallels, no hits ... just cards (a few with foil, but nearly all without). The only chase beyond landing your specific wanted name here are the RCs -- there are almost 200 names in the set (27.5 percent of it to be precise) being a first-year MLB card appearance.

So ... what did I find this time?

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What's Buzzing: NBA stars on collectors' minds, MLB, The National and more in this one.

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1 -- Will Giannis end up elsewhere?

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here

3 -- The Shai thread ... 

4 -- New pulls are popping here

5 -- Talking 2025 Topps Chrome

6 -- The National section is open

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Here's this month's roundup of items that have recently caught my eye as a buyer ...

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RETRO RECORD-HOLDER
The Card: Roger Maris 2014 Panini Classics Home Run Heroes Jerseys (/25)
The Price: $30
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I ponied up a little bit for this one vs. my typical range for Maris mem cards since it's a rarer card, has a material (jersey/pants) swatch vs. a bat and is from a brand that packed a lot of potential for big names back in the day. Yet, at the same time, that price was a bargain. Yes, its centering is just slightly off, but otherwise it's clean -- that errant spot on the right side is part of the printed design on all cards here. It was an easy addition for a player I collect and pick off stuff for a few times a year. Those top corners are really clean on this one, which might not always be the case with those bold colors.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this ... but MLB cards are here.

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What's Buzzing: Chrome, Dave Parker, NFL collusion, new wrestling cards, The National and signed books are today's topics.

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1 -- Talking 2025 Topps Chrome

2 -- An NFL issue?

3 -- Collectors remember Dave Parker

4 -- Wrestling cards are on their minds

5 -- Checking in on the signed books section

6 -- The National section is open as the show nears

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.

AS GOOD AS IT GETS
The Card: Caitlin Clark 2024-25 Panini Instant WNBA (/26,980) -- Rookie Card
The Reason Graded: I watched and waited for the most part with Caitlin Clark cards as Panini Instant stuff arrived regularly and her in-pack WNBA Rookie Cards arrived later in the year. But, when this award-winner card popped up with a clean and iconic studio photo? Well, I pretty much instantly (pun not intended as it's simply true) grabbed a 10-pack with an eye for a slab. It's in a past Buzz Buys (hit the archives) and this is the result a few months later.
The Grade: CGC 10 (Pristine)

Reality Check: This one is heavily made and should be heavily slabbed -- the number of Pristines has at least doubled just in the few weeks since I got these back from CGC -- but many won't be checking in at this top mark. I didn't slab to expect a perfect 10 but I thought this one had potential after going through my stack. Three of my 10 had solid centering and this one was first to make that cut ... with this mark I may not need to send in the other two. It's my lone Clark slab ... and it's strong enough it might stay that way just so I can say I went 1-for-1 grading here. We'll see.

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What: 2024-25 Topps Chrome Manchester United Deluxe Edition soccer cards
Arrives: July 25
Box basics: Five autograph or autographed Relics and one Relic per eight-card hobby box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: One of the sports world's most-popular franchises gets a high-end Chrome release of its own that showcases past and present stars on plenty of hits -- and that's not all that can be found here.

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

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What's Buzzing: Tarik Skubal dominates, a new format for Topps All-Star flagship cards, Jac Caglianone is struggling, Talking Topps Chrome, Dave Parker and The National.

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1 -- Tarik Skubal dominates

2 -- New Topps flagship format for the All-Star Game

3 -- Jac Caglianone is struggling

4 -- Talking 2025 Topps Chrome

5 -- Collectors remember Dave Parker

6 -- The National section is open as the show nears

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What: 2025 Topps Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: July 23
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); three autos per 12-pack jumbo box (TBD boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Sapphire Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The full Topps Chrome details are still to come but the basics and early teasers are here for when the latest flagship release hits colorful and flashy plastic with "an all-new lineup of jaw-dropping inserts and exciting Chrome parallels."

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 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: The Miz is awesome, a sweet Bowman mega, Pete Crow-Armstrong and more in today's edition.

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1 -- The Miz is ... awesome

2 -- Bowman mega box for the win

3 -- Talking Pete Crow-Armstrong 

4 -- More MLB chatter is here

5 -- Panini is readying a massive Caitlin Clark release ... (teaser video here)

6 -- The National section

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The box: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all other formats)
First Buzz preview, odds & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: Big things coming for Caitlin Clark collectors, Chase Burns, 2025 Topps Series 2, The National, MLB chatter and "the flood of 1/1s."

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1 -- Panini is readying a massive Caitlin Clark release ... (teaser video here)

2 -- "The flood of 1/1s"

3 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

4 -- More MLB chatter is here

5 -- Chase Burns debut reactions

6 -- The National section

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What's Buzzing: Chase Burns arrives, 2025 Topps Series 2, The National, that new Brewers SP with a long name and more in this edition.

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1 -- All your MLB chatter is here

2 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

3 -- Chase Burns gets the call

4 -- Living in a bubble?

5 -- Talking that new Brewers SP with a long name

6 -- All your National chatter

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What's Buzzing: Kevin Durant traded, NBA champs crowned, new card chatter and more for a new week.

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1 -- Thunderstruck: We've got new NBA champs

2 -- Kevin Durant to the Rockets

3 -- 'Fest chatter

4 -- The Lakers have a new owner

5 -- All your National chatter

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

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What's Buzzing: The NBA Finals end tonight, 2025 Topps Series 2, James Wood cards, The National and more.

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1 -- New NBA champs take throne tonight

2 -- A Series 2 break

3 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

4 -- James Wood cards are worth the look

5 -- All your National chatter

6 -- Big-picture thoughts these days

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What's Buzzing: The NBA Finals head to Game 7 on Sunday, new MLB pulls, 2025 Topps Series 2, "nerd stats did this" and more in this Saturday edition.

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1 -- New NBA champs take throne on Sunday

2 -- "Nerd stats did this"

3 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

4 -- Case hits ...

5 -- New MLB pulls

6 -- All your National chatter

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: The NBA Finals head to Game 7, 2025 Topps Series 2 and more on collectors' minds.

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1 -- NBA Finals are going seven games

2 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

3 -- Feeling 'Festive ... 

4 -- Talking Ken Griffey Jr. cards

5 -- Tampa Bay Rays to be sold

6 -- All your National chatter is here

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What: 2024-25 Topps Reverence UEFA Club Competition soccer cards
Arrives: July 23
Box basics: Three encased autographs, one four-card slider box (base/parallels) and one additional wrapped Relic or auto Relic pack (four boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Soccer stars get another run on high-end cardboard with "no throwaways, no fringe names" and "every base card has collector value whether it's a chase parallel or a foundational piece of a player PC," according to Topps.

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The box: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all other formats)
First Buzz preview, odds & checklist: Click here

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What's Buzzing: 2025 Topps Series 2, NBA Finals, inside some 2025 Donruss, new pulls, Nick Kurtz and more.

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1 -- Breaking down a Donruss box

2 -- Talking Nick Kurtz

3 -- A Hall of Fame question 

4 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

5 -- New MLB pulls

6 -- NBA Finals working toward a champion

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What's Buzzing: Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge? That's the question leading the way in this midweek edition.

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1 -- Ohtani or Judge?

2 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

3 -- This thread is kind of a big deal

4 -- New MLB pulls are here

5 -- A slab question

6 -- NBA Finals chatter

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What: 2025 Topps Chrome UFC trading cards
Arrives: June 27
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case) + Breaker Delight boxes, mega boxes & blasters also made for this one.
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome hits the Octagon for the sophomore release under its current UFC deal with yet another release that's packed with insert sets, plenty of color, some long-odds chases and stars of the past and present all inside its four packaging formats.

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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