What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Baseball: Houston Championship Edition
Arrives: June 27
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand focuses on its hometown heroes, the Houston Astros, and their World Series championship squad from last season as well as some stars from the past and other local heroes.

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

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Football Mini Helmets
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures is back on the gridiron for another year with some new NFL names and some of the biggest names from the past all inside its boxes.

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Giancarlo who?

That might be the question for some baseball fans -- particularly if they are Chicago White Sox-minded -- after Opening Day as Matt Davidson and his Sox made a little history on Thursday, despite the two-homer debut of that other guy on some team somewhere.

Davidson became just the fourth player in MLB history to hit three home runs on Opening Day and his team tied the MLB record with six longballs on the day as part of a 14-7 win over the Kansas City Royals.

Davidson joins George Bell (1988), Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes (1994) and Dmitri Young (2005) in the Opening Day club, while the only other team to go yard that often was the 1988 New York Mets. The good news here for collectors? Unlike that guy in pinstripes, Davidson's certified autographs are relatively plentiful and available -- and he's been appearing on cards just as long.

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: April 25
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line tries on jerseys for another go with a lineup of past and present greats from the gridiron as well as some new stars from this year's NFL Draft.

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One of baseball's biggest sluggers is set to sign at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention this August in Cleveland, Ohio.

TRISTAR announced on Tuesday that Los Angeles Angels designated hitter and future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols will be among the autograph guests for this year's show.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls and interesting discussions in today's edition.

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures New York Dynasty autographed baseballs
Arrives: May 16
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here 

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand takes a New York twist for another season as this one's all about the Yankees with stars of the past and present being part of a chase that includes more than just standard signed baseballs.

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The box: 2017 Leaf Buyback Wrestling autograph cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 11
Base set completion: 
N/A

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Platinum autographed baseballs
Arrives: Feb. 21
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand is back for another season with a new batch of stars and legends along with some new specialty balls guaranteed per case that help add variety to the chase.

The biggest chase of them all this year? Keep reading for that and a gallery of what's in this one.

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You may be seeing Rinku Singh on cardboard once again.

Back in 2009, he was one of two pitchers signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Lucknow, India, and their stories of how that happened ended up becoming a Disney movie. But today he joins professional wrestling hopefuls under contract at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla.

No, seriously.

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Simply put, Don West got me again.

If you're a collector of a certain age, then you know the past entertainment value of the past Shop At Home hobby heavyweight who got more than a few people to "dial in now" for their latest shot at some cardboard treasures.

This isn't exactly a scenario like that one, but a recent tweet by a past wrestling star piqued my curiously and led me to eBay and that then led me to ShopImpact.com, which is the website of Impact! Wrestling, one of few WWE competitors these days, and there was West with a deal that I figured ... why not?

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TRISTAR has a new exclusive team member -- and he's "the greatest baseball player of all time" based on Hall of Fame voting.

It's former Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds star Ken Griffey Jr. and a full line of autographed memorabilia from him is available now from the Houston-based company after the new deal was announced on Tuesday night.

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TRISTAR has a new ace.

The Houston-based autograph and memorabilia company revealed its newest exclusive player on Monday night and it's Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander. 

He's not been a big signer for companies -- or for certified autograph cards -- in some time. The last time he had any substantial volume of signed cards was in 2012 and those cards were mostly still low-volume. You have to go back to 2007 when roughly a third of his certified autograph cards were made to find a decent amount of cardboard.

All that, combined with a dominating run to a World Series, drew him to TRISTAR's stable to help satisfy the growing demand for his ink.

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures autographed baseballs
Arrives: Jan. 3
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand is back in January with nods to its hometown World Series champion Houston Astros as well as Diamond Tickets good for one of the biggest possible autographs in MLB history.

Keep reading for details on that one and a gallery of what's possible in this one.

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What: 2017 TRISTAR Signature Series
Arrives: Dec. 13
Box basics: One autographed item per envelope (10 envelopes per case).

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Signature Series is the final product of the year with just 75 10-pack cases of authenticated autographed memorabilia inside.

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He styled. He profiled. He wrestled around the world and made millions "Woooooooooo!"

The limousine riding and jet flying is a bit less chaotic these days, but the boisterous story of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair -- or, really, the real-life story of Richard Fliehr -- will get the spotlight tonight at 10 p.m. on ESPN.

It's a 30 For 30 documentary that's been in the works for months -- long before his recent health scare nearly ended his life at age 68. It's a piece that promises to explore the man, the myth, the legend -- and where that's led him to today. (And to be the man, you still have to beat the man ... he's not done yet.)

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now over on the mothership as BlowoutCards.com is in the midst its Black November sales now.

Wave 2 is here and many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five boxes/cases that caught this collector’s eye.

2017 Topps Update Jumbo boxes and cases
This relatively new release is simply a fun one that's stacked with Rookie Cards and moments from the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby. This collector has ripped hanger boxes, blaster boxes and standard Hobby boxes and many of them have delivered good volume on those guys named Bellinger, Judge and even on the variations. (They don't have to be rare to be fun.) I haven't studied the jumbo breaks closely, but one auto and two other hits at this price makes for a fun rip -- and if you get lucky you could do pretty well. While this might be a brand that seems somewhat plentiful now, once wax dries up there will be enough key players here to make it of interest later -- and basic Topps flagship RCs seem to be growing in popularity, too.

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Whether it was his strong showing that led to a win in the American League Wild Card Game or his everyman reaction to his catcher's foul-ball incident, more than a few baseball fans saw New York Yankees pitcher David Robertson on Tuesday night.

What they won't be able to see? A certified autograph of the former Yankees closer on an official MLB baseball card.

Seriously.

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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: 2011 TRISTAR Obak football cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24 (plus one jumbo T4 box-topper)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 144
Base set completion: 
101 of 110 (94 percent)
Duplicates: 9

Notables on base cards – Sammy Baugh, Dutch Clark, Red Grange, Mel Hein, Pete Henry, Cal Hubbard, Don Hutson, Tim Mara, Bronko Nagurski, Ernie Nevers, Johnny Unitas, Paul Hornung, Terry Bradshaw, Earl Campbell, Morten Andersen, Roger Staubach, Gale Sayers, Jim Otto, Jim Parker, Norm Van Brocklin, Vince Lombardi, John Heisman, Paul "Bear" Bryant, Doak Walker, Darrell Royal, Bo Jackson, John David Crow, Hopalong Cassady, Johnny Lattner, Charlie Ward, Tom Dempsey, Lem Barney, Dennis Byrd, Edgar Allen Poe, Bob Lilly, "Crazy Legs" Hirsch, Emlen Tunnell, Walter Camp, Fritz Pollard, Thomas Riddell, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Eddie LeBaron

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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: 2011 TRISTAR Obak cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24 (plus one jumbo T4 box-topper)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 144
Base set completion: 
103 of 110 (94 percent)
Duplicates: 7

Notables on base cards – Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Trout, Nolan Ryan, Josh Gibson, Andre Dawson, High Jennings, "Old Hoss" Radbourn, Hack Wilson, Jack Chesbro, Pete Gray, Ernie Harwell, Kennesaw Mountain Landis, Cap Anson, Johnny Vandermeer, Paul Goldschmidt, Gary Sanchez, Will Clark, "Cool Papa" Bell, George H.W. Bush, Whitey Ford, Hank Greenberg, Stan Musial

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What: 2017 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: Nov. 8
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line tries on jerseys for a new football season with a lineup of past and present greats from the NFL as well as some new stars from the college ranks.

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What: 2017 TRISTAR Quest Top Shelf
Arrives: Oct. 11
Box basics: Four envelopes per case -- each with an autographed item or memorabilia redemption inside

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Quest once again takes things up a notch with a product that is purely high-end memorabilia -- and just 30 cases will be made.

Keep reading for more.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls from Contenders, Heritage High Number and more ... along with a "custom" card that crosses a few lines.

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Goldin Auctions has a new director of marketing and business development -- and he comes from the trading card portion of the industry.

Jim Stefano will take on the role, according to Goldin Auctions founder Ken Goldin.

Stefano had spend the last four years as the senior director of product development at Panini America in Dallas, Texas. He previously worked seven years at Fleer/Skybox as its VP of product development and before that with Score Board and TRISTAR Productions.

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