Black November Wave 10 is here — and here are five deals to consider

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If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices now over on the mothership as BlowoutCards.com’s Black November Wave 10 hits today.

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 that caught this collector’s eye.

s-l16002013 Panini Beach Boys hobby box
This box is admittedly probably off the radar of many collectors but that doesn’t mean that it can’t deliver. In fact, these can deliver well if you pull the right ink. This Brian Wilson card here? It sold for more than you might think and he’s not alone when it comes to autos in there that have topped the $100 mark. Like the Panini Country release, there are non-traditional collectors chasing cards here to build sets or chase stuff they like with no regard for what something “should” cost based on what it is or its scarcity. Meanwhile, they may not know where to buy boxes — or not want to. Those things can lead to some surprising results — and that’s not the only surprise. Check out the price on this box.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (July 13)

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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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What’s Buzzing Today: Nothing but big breaks of new, old and the memorable.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (June 27)

CRThe Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What’s Buzzing Today: Big Flawless breaks, the next $1,000 Chrome auto, retro NBA breaks & more.

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Flawless cleat cards bring new dimension to memorabilia cards

panini-america-2016-flawless-soccer-studs84Panini America‘s 2016 Flawless soccer cards are coming soon — next week, actually — and one of the thing that will give more than a few deep-pocketed collectors some kicks will be the Studs found inside those silver briefcases.

You know, the game-used cleat cards.

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First Buzz: 2016 Panini Flawless soccer cards

2016-Panini-Flawless-soccer-base-gareth-baleWhat: 2016 Panini Flawless soccer cards
Arrives: May 25
Box basics: 10 cards — six autographs, two memorabilia, two gems — per box (two boxes per case).

What’s buzz-worthy: Panini takes the stars of the pitch to its highest of high-end levels — at least so far — with the debut of Flawless, which will include “a wide assortment of the world’s best footballers of the past and present with all players shown in action for either their club team and/or their national team.”

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