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The pack: 2022 Panini Illusions football cards (value)
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: 2022 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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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: NFL Week 3 reactions, Tua Tagovailoa, Trevor Lawrence, Bryce Young, the Panini vs. WWE court battle set is for today, Allen & Ginter 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 box: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (cereal box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats beyond this one)

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What: 2022 Super Glow Inaugural Update Edition
Arrives: Oct. 9, 2023
Box basics: Two autographs per six-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break revisits its original release for a late update set with a ton of big names among possible finds from all around the sports world in both the pro and college ranks.

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What: 2023 Donruss football cards
Arrives: Oct. 25
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 18-pack hobby box (18 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss NFL arrives for another season with boxes that are jam-packed with a little bit of everything -- Rookie Cards, autographs, memorabilia and rare-chase inserts.

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What: 2022 Keepsake Football Edition football cards
Arrives: Oct. 18
Box basics: One encased Keepsake card and one four-card pack per illuminated display box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's Keepsake brand goes high-end for football fans with with an array of possibilities for more than 50 top stars of the past, present and future as some names appearing in this one are active college players on NIL deals.

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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 Score football cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2023 Leaf Autographed Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: September
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new football season will include a new batch of Leaf signed football jerseys to collectors via a blind-box release that includes players from the past and present.

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What: 2023 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: Four autographs per four-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: After last year's version was canceled, Panini revisits Prizm Draft once again with new college stars and past greats in their school colors, an autograph in every pack and some other inclusions that fans of the brand have come to expect.

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What: 2023 Super Glow Super 7s sports cards
Arrives: July 17
Box basics: One autographed card per seven-card box (seven boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Glow once again turns to a one-auto-per-box approach with a new multi-sport release packed with star power and card designs and stocks familiar to other releases but with some new twists here, too, like the dual-autos seen above.

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What: 2023 Panini Luminance football cards
Arrives: July 5
Box basics: Three autographs and one memorabilia card per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Luminance arrives on the NFL gridiron for a sixth time and it's got a similar approach and feel compared to past editions but with a new crop of rookies (2022 rookie in mock below) and more waiting for collectors.

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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 ...

No. 1 GOES FIRST HERE, TOO ...
The Card: Bryce Young 2021 Onyx Vintage College Football Autographs
The Reason Graded: I collect Alabama guys but on the cheap so when a top talent arrives on NFL cardboard odds are I already found them ... if they had stuff. Generally, I try to have auto of all new big names and in the most-recent years thanks to NIL deals where active players can sign autograph deals that's been easier to do -- for both big names and guys who won't be top picks. In the case of this new Carolina Panthers QB, I pulled this one -- something I also did with Tua Tagovailoa -- so I don't have to chase new stuff after he was taken No. 1 in this year's NFL Draft. (But I will if I somehow find bargains.) This one is nice as it's on-card, has a clean retro design (I like that) and has a design/photo that doesn't showcase the fact that there are a couple small missing logos here that would come with full licensing. Atop that, his autograph on this card -- and the card itself -- is super clean and many of his autos are absolutely not clean in recent years. (In fact, I'd say that his auto is bad way more often than it's good ... and it's not that good visually to start with.) When I saw this one, I knew I needed to slab it for those reasons.
The Grade: CSG 9.5

Reality Check: I was a little worried about the surface here as the retro stock is definitely no-frills -- it doesn't even have a light gloss -- but it checked in with a grade I don't mind. I was happy with this and you'll probably see more of Young here in this series -- or at least Buzz Buys -- more once new NFL stuff starts popping up and the college colors fade away for some. Those colors won't fade away for me -- I like them a lot more than anything Carolina -- and he's always going to be the first Heisman-winning Alabama QB.

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What: 2022 Panini Chronicles football cards
Arrives: July 7
Box basics:  Two autos and one memorabilia card per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini's all-in-one brand arrives for a fourth season with some new touches -- like hair-raising Photogenic cards above -- and updates some of this year's releases.

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What: 2023 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmets Platinum Edition
Arrives: June 7
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A new batch of Hidden Treasures autographed minis arrives soon from TRISTAR with every box including either a Hall of Famer or an active player -- and this time there are also more guarantees in every case.

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What: TruCreator Stellar Jumbo Edition trading cards
Arrives: Mid May
Box basics: Two autographs (/50 max) and 10 inserts (/50 max) per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TruCreator's newest release will focus on athletes and creators once again with some new names only found in this edition from both realms -- and with past legends and current stars included.

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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: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (cereal box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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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 Panini Prizm football cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby/FOTL)

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What: 2023 Super Glow One Time Edition Series 1 sports cards
Arrives: April 19
Box basics: One autographed card per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Glow once again turns to a one-auto-per-box approach with a new multi-sport release packed with star power. How much? Each case will include one of the names you see above and there will be Hot Cases with a 1/1 card in every box out there, too.

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What: 2023 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jerseys
Arrives: May 10
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures brand arrives for a new year of football with its familiar format with some all-time greats as well as some new stars included.

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Sure, today and this week is about the newest of the new in 2023 Topps, but Wheatland Auction Services has some of the biggest of the big cards up for grabs in an auction ending on Sunday.

Everything from iconic Hall of Famer tobacco cards like Ty Cobb above -- a card presently at $7,500 -- to slabbed Rookie Cards of the Super Bowl QBs, Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts are all presently on the auction block beginning at just $5 with the sale ending this Sunday evening (7 p.m. Eastern).

Keep reading for a look at some of the pieces and details on even more that's up for grabs -- cards, lots, memorabilia and more -- via the Lancaster, Pa.-based company.

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What: TruCreator Stellar Edition trading cards
Arrives: March 15
Box basics: One autograph and three inserts per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TruCreator's newest will focus on athletes and creators once again with everything in this one limited to no more than 50 copies.

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The Super Bowl is just days away and this is Pack 6 of a 12-pack break of 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL that will predict the winner of the big game ... or something. Look for a Buzz Break of this one every day this month until we hit Super Bowl LVII.

The pack: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (value pack)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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The Super Bowl is just days away and this is Pack 5 of a 12-pack break of 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL that will predict the winner of the big game ... or something. Look for a Buzz Break of this one every day this month until we hit Super Bowl LVII.

The pack: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (value pack)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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The Super Bowl is just days away and this is Pack 3 of a 12-pack break of 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL that will predict the winner of the big game ... or something. Look for a Buzz Break of this one every day this month until we hit Super Bowl LVII.

The pack: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (value pack)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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