First Buzz: 2018 Hobby Solutions Amazing Action Figures: Star Wars

What: 2018 Hobby Solutions Amazing Action Figures: Star Wars Series 1
Arrives: Feb. 16
Box basics: One AFA graded Star Wars figure per box
Order: Click here

What’s buzz-worthy: Repacks aren’t just for cards as this release takes one of the most-iconic toy lines and offers collectors a shot at graded figures from the past.

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Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 2013 Topps Star Wars Jedi Legacy box (Hour 3)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today’s your day then as we launch 12 in 12 — a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We’ll post one every hour on the hour all day long today … this is Hour 3.

12in12-logo-smallerThe box: 2013 Topps Star Wars Jedi Legacy
The cost: BlowoutCards.com

What’s inside this one? Keep reading …

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Gallery: Herocross Company’s Hybrid Metal Star Wars figures

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The stars of Star Wars have plenty of toys and merchandise from decades of fan demand, but as the legendary franchise enters its 40th anniversary year one company has added some extra badassery to the brand.

Herocross Company‘s Hybrid Metal Star Wars figures have been in the works for some time and a number of them are set to arrive in the United States this month.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Oct. 3)

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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: Big breaks from Triple Threads, Immaculate, Star Wars, SP Authentic and more.

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How big is Star Wars right now? Even Sotheby’s has an auction coming

SothebysSotheby’s is home of notable auctions that are probably not on the radar of most of us — unless you’re somehow a collector of fine art.

The_ScreamIn past years the auction house has sold iconic pieces such as Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” for $119.9 million or Pablo Picassso‘s “Garcon à la Pipe” for $104.3 million. (You probably know the images but not their names.)

If you didn’t believe it by now after watching TV or walking down any aisle in a retail store, there’s one more way to know Star Wars is a big deal this month.

Sotheby’s has an auction coming.

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New Era Caps releases Star Wars Big Face Collection

NewEraStarWarsBB8New Era Caps, the maker of on-field hats for Major League Baseball and countless other styles of headwear in the sports world and beyond, launched a new line of Star Wars caps on Thursday with classic characters from the science fiction saga but also some new characters from The Force Awakens arriving on Dec. 18.

It’s the Star Wars Big Face Collection.

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Dallas Cowboys & Star Wars join forces to rule the apparel universe

Star-Wars-Dallas-Cowboys2How ’bout them Stormtroopers? Or … maybe The Force is strong with them Cowboys.

Star-Wars-Dallas-Cowboys18I’ve got a bad feeling about this. Or … It’s a trap!

No, Coach Ackbar, this is the latest merchandising push from the Dallas Cowboys — a line of co-branded apparel meshing Star Wars and the famous Death Star. You can see all of it if you try to keep reading.

Do or do not, though. There is no try.

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