What: 2021 Panini Luminance football cards
Arrives: June 16
Box basics: Three autographs and one memorabilia card per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Luminance arrives on the NFL gridiron for a fourth time and it's got a similar approach to past editions but with a new crop of rookies (last year's players in some mocks here) and more waiting to be found.

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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 ...

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The Card: Aaron Judge & Tyler Austin 2017 Topps Heritage #214A -- Rookie Card
The Reason Bought: I liked the price on this slab (under $13) so I bit on it about this time last year. Why? Well, he was a pretty big deal back when this one arrived and I've always had a thing for multi-player RCs from the vintage years of Topps baseball (vintage flagship or Heritage). I own more than a few copies of this one raw, but I figured grabbing it for less than it would cost to slab one was a bargain ... plus they were going for more than that at the time I grabbed it. The richer (or more dedicated) slab grabbers out there will find his solo variation or the autographed card of his from this release, but for the price I'm good with this version.
The Grade: BGS 9

Reality Check: I didn't check the pop report to see the huge divide between the 9-9.5 difference but the price divide was just as dramatic ... and I'm still fine having a BGS 9. Centering here is off on mine but the rest looks fine with no obvious issues. Why is this one batting lead-off? Well, with prices increasing out there to slab -- if you can slab at all -- I think simpler RCs like this won't be as easy/cheap to find (well, at least newly graded ones) and this is the time of year to grab some guys. I think Judge is a easy stash if you find him on the cheaper side and he's healthy.

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What: 2021 Panini Legacy football cards
Arrives: May 26
Box basics: Two autographs per 16-pack box (24 boxes per case via two inners)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Legacy returns with its varying mix of Optichrome, mini, Dare to Tear cards and more as it celebrates the stars of the NFL past, present and future.

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What: 2021 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: May 19
Box basics: Six autographs per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: An autograph in every pack is here once again as the newest NFL Draft hopefuls sign on here along with an assortment of past greats all in their school colors.

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What's Buzzing: Jack Leiter, Kumar Rocker, Jasson Dominguez, showing off 2000s MLB inserts and plenty more.

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What: 2021 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmets
Arrives: April 30
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures hits the gridiron once again with new NFL names, all-time greats and some top 2021 NFL Draft prospects all in one place.

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What: 2020 Panini Chronicles football cards
Arrives: April 28
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 its sophomore season with some new stuff -- like Panini Prizm Black -- and updates some of this year's releases with new NFL photography for rookies and plenty more.

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What: 2020 Panini Flawless football cards
Arrives: April 21
Box basics: One or two gems, six on-card autos and two or three memorabilia cards per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless NFL arrives once again with some new high-end booklets, new rookies and plenty of the inclusions that keep this high-end brand among the favorites in the game.

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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: Big pulls, big breaks, showing off new vintage, Wonderful want-list and "attack of the killer PSA 9s."

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What: 2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: Five autographs per five-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini opens its 2021 football card season with a hit-per-pack Prizm release once again that will include likely draft picks as well as glimpses at young NFL stars and greats in their college years.

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What: 2020 Panini National Treasures football cards
Arrives: April 28
Box basics: Three autographs and three memorabilia cards per eight-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: NFL fans get the same format for NT as previous years hits-wise but there's some new energy and new players added into this one and "most boxes will deliver extra autograph and memorabilia cards," according to the company.

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The box: 2020 Panini Playbook football cards (hanger box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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The box: 2020 Panini Contenders football cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2020 Panini Honors football cards
Arrives: Jan. 20 (initially via Panini's site)
Box basics: Two autographs and two base/parallel cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Honors drops on Wednesday as an online-first release with some big cards from the past -- this time with ink -- mixed in with new creations giving collectors another way to collect the past and present.

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The box: 2020 Panini Prizm football cards (mega box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2020 Panini Contenders Optic football cards
Arrives: Feb. 24
Box basics: Two autographs per six-card box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders Optic once again arrives with new stars, past-design homages and plenty of colorful autographs with big potential awaiting with a release having "more rookies than ever before."

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What: 2020 Panini One football cards
Arrives: Feb. 17
Box basics: One encased on-card autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: One returns with its singular focus -- one on-card autograph per box-- but with a new crop of rookies, plenty of legendary players from the past and present and more potentially inside.

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What: 2020 Panini Plates & Patches football cards
Arrives: Feb. 10
Box basics: One auto or patch auto, one memorabilia card & one printing plate per five-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Plates & Patches returns with the familiar format of the past but with a new rookie crop and plenty of powerful potential.

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What: 2020 Panini Limited football cards
Arrives: Feb. 3
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per three-pack box (14 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Limited is back with a familiar approach but some new energy, some new inclusions and plenty of the NFL's top newcomers all in one place.

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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: Nothing but big pulls and breaks in this Friday edition here on The Buzz.

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What: 2020 Panini Playbook football cards
Arrives: Jan. 13
Box basics: Four autograph or mem cards (including one book) per four-card box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Playbook is back with plenty of big-time booklets and nothing but hits for NFL newcomers as well notable veterans.

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The box: 2020 Panini Illusions football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2020 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: Dec. 28
Box basics: Five autographs (one on-card) per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders arrives with this year's NFL rookies in their pro uniforms, with plenty of ink and parallels to chase and some other familiar inclusions for this long-running brand.

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What: 2020 Donruss Optic football cards
Arrives: Dec. 30
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Optic hits the field once again with this year's top rookies and plenty more in tow -- all on Optichrome stock with plenty of parallels to chase.

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The box: 2020 SAGE HIT Complete Series football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

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