Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (June 14)

topps60thpacks4_zpsmxbwtlnwThe 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 breaks, The National and Preacher.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (June 12)

mtxw03The 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: Allen & Ginter Rip Cards, big pulls, NFL photos, The NSCC & more.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (May 31)

Kris-Bryant-Ginter-Rip-cardThe 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: Allen & Ginter Rip Card finds, strong blasters, more retro NBA breaks, Ghostbusters and the best buy in MLB.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (May 29)

Ci1zqZzUYAAHAx-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: Big wrestling pulls, more 1990s NBA box breaks, favorite Panini NBA releases and … what if the Golden State Warriors lose?

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (May 28)

MazaraThe 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: Collecting MiLB gamers, big box breaks, X-Men: Apocalypse and WWE.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (May 14)

24516813676_a214e940c3_bThe 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 pulls in Orlando, Ghostbusters, big retail pulls, impressive Heritage and … Mike Trout to the Cubs?

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Buzz Break: 2016 Topps WWE wrestling (hobby box)

2016tpWRhobbyFrom time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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.

2016-Topps-WWE--37The box: 2016 Topps WWE wrestling cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 168
Base set completion: 
99 of 100 (99 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable names pulled on base cards: Andre The Giant, Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, Trish Stratus, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Lita, Edge, Randy Savage, Elizabeth, Paige, Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Tyler Breeze (RC), Becky Lynch (RC), Mandy Rose (RC)

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Buzz Break: 2016 Topps WWE wrestling (blaster box)

2016-topps-wwe-blasterFrom time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2016 Topps WWE wrestling cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard packs plus one Relic/Brock Lesnar/Redbox code pack at Walmart)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
43 of 100 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable names pulled on base cards: Shawn Michaels, Lita, Edge, Randy Savage, Elizabeth, Paige, Mandy Rose (RC)

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (May 7)

Ginter-WoodThe 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: Ginter Woods, political autographs, Game of Thrones, WWE and Devers vs. Moncada.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (May 6)

IMG_0005_zpsx63jyfw8The 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: Moncada (and more) for Trout?, Tom Brady’s cookbook, WWE breaks, impressive Q and some Supreme pulls.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (May 5)

Penn-State-HackenbergThe 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 breaks in today’s edition — everything from football to soccer to wrestling from the past and present.

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Set gallery: 2016 Topps WWE cards & the NXT inserts

2016-Topps-WWE--58This year’s basic Topps wrestling release arrives beginning today and the 2016 Topps WWE set is an interesting one that includes plenty of legends and a healthy selection of the stars seen in the squared circle.

But not all of them.

Some big names aren’t found on the base set checklist — only in the product’s lineup of inserts and hits — but there’s still plenty of action and nostalgia.

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Debuts & returns found in 2016 Topps WWE checklist

MandyRoseWhen the newest World Wrestling Entertainment trading card set arrives from Topps next week it will include some notable Rookie Cards and some returns of big names in wrestling history we haven’t seen on WWE cardboard in years.

How do we know? Topps released the final checklist for 2016 Topps WWE on Friday in advance of its May 4 arrival.

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First Buzz: 2016 Topps WWE wrestling cards

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What:
 2016 Topps WWE wrestling cards
Arrives: May 4, 2016
Box basics: Two hits in every 24-pack hobby box

What’s buzz-worthy: Next year’s flagship WWE release arrives with new talent and new signers making their Topps autograph or regular card debuts — among them NXT women’s champion Bayley, Mandy, Asuka, Apollo Crews, Chad Gable, Dana Brooke and Nia Jax to name a few. Also a first here? NXT mat Relics from TakeOver Brooklyn and a return of “Macho Man” Randy Savage to WWE cardboard.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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