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 8.
The box: 2008 Donruss Americana II blaster
The cost: BlowoutCards.com
What’s inside this one? Keep reading …
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What’s Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks as we ready for the weekend.
If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now over on the mothership as BlowoutCards.com begins its Black November sales now.
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.
2015 Bowman’s Best baseball hobby box
There are more than a few Bowman boxes up for grabs with lower prices as part of this wave — the first of several to come between now and Black Friday — but this one has a pretty strong discount (limit eight boxes per person) and potential. The mini-box format allows you to share a box with someone else if you want, too, with each half-box including six packs and and two autos. Among the signers here? Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Dansby Swanson, Rafael Devers, Mike Trout, Andrew Benintendi, Bryce Harper, Byron Buxton and many others. You can do very well here with a little luck.
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What’s Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks in today’s edition … check ’em out.
“Money” ink is available now.
Floyd Mayweather‘s big win over Conor McGregor on Saturday night is now commemorated on Topps Now cards where the 50-0 champ’s autograph also is up for grabs.
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What’s Buzzing Today: Floyd Mayweather’s big win over Conor Mcgregor, Julian Edelman’s season-ending injury, Rhys Hoskins’ power surge, Elgin Baylor ink and big NFL pulls.
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What’s Buzzing Today: Mayweather vs. McGregor chatter, Rhys Hoskins, James Harden autographs, big pulls & more.
Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. — it’s one of those what-if fantasy battles from the magazines of old that’s coming true.
And with a pair of upcoming card releases there will be a battle on cardboard, too.
While we get to wait for the fight on Aug. 26 — one that should be a promotional and pop culture spectacle — we’re getting the first autographs for Mayweather soon to go with McGregor’s limited and pricey cardboard already on the market.
Keep reading for a tale of the tape so far …
What: 2017 Topps UFC Museum Collection MMA cards
Arrives: Nov. 8
Box basics: One auto, one auto Relic and one Relic per eight-card box (12 boxes per case)
What’s buzz-worthy: For a second year in a row, Topps brings its Museum Collection brand to UFC collectors as a standalone with three hits in every box of this hobby-only brand.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
What: 2017 Topps UFC Chrome MMA cards
Arrives: July 19
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view
What’s buzz-worthy: UFC comes to Chrome for the first time, giving MMA stars from the past and present their shots at Chrome rainbows, Superfractors and, of course, autographed Refractors in this hobby-only release.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Slabbed cards have been a part of the hobby for decades now but a few autograph companies have started getting into the trend in recent years by encasing cards to give them a bit better display presence at a fraction of the price for a signed photo or memorabilia piece.
And it helps that while storage and protection concern go away, too.
Two big autograph dealers — Steiner Sports and Fanatics Authentic — have pretty beefy runs of signed trading cards available that in some cases take the interesting creations of card companies and makes them better.
What: 2017 Topps UFC Fire MMA cards
Arrives: Tomorrow on Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph per 20-card box
What’s buzz-worthy: UFC gets another online-only release that focuses on autographs and showcases artwork form Tyson Beck as part of a colorful and energetic release.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Demand for autographs from the new UFC Bantamweight champion is high.
How high? Here’s what the card above went for — and it’s not even the priciest one.
That’s not the only Cody Garbrandt card available, either, though he doesn’t have many.
When Ronda Rousey enters the Octagon for UFC 207 on Friday night in Las Vegas it will have been one year, one month and 16 days since her career trajectory changed from unprecedented dominating badass with mainstream cameos everywhere to a rattled ex-champ with a 12-1-0 record.
Her cardboard is still arguably the hottest in the hobby — at least based on asking prices — but we all know it’s not the same as it had been when the steamroller got shocked. A win against Amanda Nunes might get the gravy train rolling back to its super-marketed hype levels — you know, something to justify all that super marketing that’s been done in her return.
But … what’s next for her cardboard if she loses again?
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The box: 2016 Topps Museum Collection UFC
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 8
Base set completion:
3 of 45 (7 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Base cards (3) – Cat Zingano, Tecia Torres, Ryan Hall
What: 2017 Super Break Super Fight Edition
Arrives: Jan. 17
Box basics: Between four and six items per box
What’s buzz-worthy: Super Break gets in the ring with this one that will include notable stars’ autographs and memorabilia from the worlds of boxing, wrestling and MMA all in one place.
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What’s Buzzing Today: UFC 205, the Barry Bonds debate, retro MLB rips, Goodwin Champions and some shredded cases from Black Friday.
We’re a week away from former WWE star CM Punk‘s MMA debut at UFC 203 in Cleveland. It’s been a long time coming — so much so it’s coming well after his UFC cardboard debut — and that got Buzz wondering what collectors think of the crossover.
Here are four simple questions about Punk and collecting.
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If you were wondering, his first UFC autographs can be found here in what is an affordable three-hit box.
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What’s Buzzing Today: Superfractors from 2016 Topps Chrome, Immaculate breaks, digging into Leaf Pop Century and more.
The “Biggest, Baddest Card Ever” is how tonight’s UFC 200 is billed and it’s had its fair share of drama when it comes to the card itself.
And there’s plenty of cardboard to be found for it, too, with Topps on site for the UFC Expo with promo cards (though not as many as it had planned due to the Jon Jones-forced card change) and it will have even more cardboard with the launch of Topps Now UFC with this event.
But the one player on the card tonight in Las Vegas who doesn’t have any new cards — but should figure into the show prominently win or lose — is current WWE fighter Brock Lesnar, who is making a one-time (or is it?) return to the Octagon with his organization’s approval (or is it the sign of something more?) for the fight. (Update: Lesnar has been added to the Topps Now debut checklist after his win.)
He’s got plenty of cardboard.
What: 2016 Topps UFC Museum Collection MMA cards
Arrives: Nov. 30
Box basics: One auto, one auto Relic and one Relic per 8-card box (12 boxes per case)
What’s buzz-worthy: After several years as inserts, Topps brings its Museum Collection brand to UFC collectors with a new format for the brand with three hits in every single-pack box.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
He’s got just one certified autograph — but if you have it you may need another.
Kimbo Slice was a backyard brawler and YouTube enigma before he became a professional MMA fighter. He had a 5-2 record with Elite XC, UFC and Bellator but that limited time with UFC was enough to get him a single certified autograph card appearance.
The fighter, who died on Monday at age 42, signed a limited number of 2009 Topps UFC The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 cards. However, there’s a twist here.
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What’s Buzzing Today: Big breaks from the NBA, NFL and Star Wars ranks plus Brock Lesnar’s UFC return.
This year’s National Sports Collectors Convention is a couple of months away and thanks to its non-traditional location — Atlantic City, N.J. — there are perhaps a few more guests on tap that we’ve not expected to see at the annual show.
It’s been a long time since the show was last in New Jersey — it’s largely been located in the Midwest for most of the last decade — so regional autograph guests such as Hideki Matsui and countless others who wore pinstripes and starred for other teams in that area make sense. They’ll also help draw in locals who might not normally hit the show … just to get that ink.
Autograph ticket pricing for the show will come soon, but Buzz has picked seven top names that may not break the bank — one per sport — at the show.
This year’s National Sports Collectors Convention is set for Aug. 3-7 in Atlantic City, N.J., but that hasn’t stopped Upper Deck from revealing the first promotional cards that will only initially be found at the event.
The company will produce a five-card VIP set along with a wrapper redemption program.
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The box: 2016 Topps UFC Top of the Class
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 5
Base set completion:
1 of 62 (2 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Stipe Miocic and Cris Cyborg were two of the headline-grabbers after Saturday night’s UFC 198 card and there is good news for MMA fans who want to collect.
They’ve both got readily available cardboard.
Miocic, the new UFC heavyweight champ, took down Fabricio Werdum with a single punch in the first round. He can be found on more than 200 different MMA trading cards with more than 80 of those featuring a certified autograph. His earliest autographs can be found in Topps‘ UFC releases from 2012, while his newest are in 2016 Topps UFC Top of the Class, which arrived last week.
When will former WWE star CM Punk make his UFC debut?
Next week — in Topps‘ new 2016 UFC Top of the Class MMA trading card set.
Conor McGregor‘s retirement tweet on Tuesday sparked a flurry of action on Twitter and on the airwaves and that furor is likely to be reflected on his popular cardboard, too.
Once we know what the deal is.
“I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later,” he said on Twitter.
The frenetic energy of UFC isn’t easily captured on cardboard, but there are many ways you can see the split-second possibilities in the latest Topps set that arrived this week.
You know, like a foot to the face from Joanna Jędrzejczyk — and that can be seen on card No. 57 in 2016 Topps UFC Knockout.
She may not be the champ, but she’s still in big demand — and that was enough for Fanatics Authentic.
Ronda Rousey is the latest exclusive athlete for Fanatics, the company announced on Thursday afternoon. She joins a roster that already includes Kris Bryant, Peyton Manning, Stephen Curry and Alexander Ovechkin.
“We’re really excited to partner with Ronda and create a collection of unique UFC memorabilia that caters to her widespread fan base,” said Ross Tannenbaum, President of Fanatics Authentic. “As one of MMA’s most-decorated stars, we couldn’t be more proud to add Ronda to our list of exclusive athletes.”
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What’s Buzzing Today: Old box breaks, new MMA cards, 2016 Topps breaks, Johnny Manziel & more.
Tom Gaydos
Also Known As: hudsonfan15
Website: www.youtube.com/user/hudsonfan15
Email: hudsonfan15@gmail.com
Location: Connecticut
Work away from cards: Client services for a furniture and textiles company
Collecting since: 1989
Main focuses: Rare items of my favorite player/team.
Favorite players/teams: Tim Hudson, Colts, MMA — especially Cowboy Cerrone.
Current collecting projects: Always looking for anything rare/nice of Huddy.
It’s been more than five years since James “Lights Out” Toney set foot inside the Octagon at UFC 118 in Boston, but a piece of memorabilia from his fight against UFC legend Randy Couture is on the auction block beginning Monday via Goldin Auctions.
The piece? The former boxer’s trunks worn what was his only MMA bout — a first-round submission — and it’s extra Buzz-worthy because, well, look at it.
That’s a one-of-a-kind piece of hobby history — and there’s an extra nod to MMA collectors because among Toney’s sponsors for the fight was, if you haven’t figured it out, Blowout Cards.
A pair of winners in UFC 194 this weekend should be on collectors’ radars a bit more after picking up championships — but don’t think for a second that they’ll immediately appeal to the same crowd.
For new UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, it’s been a journey that started elsewhere — Strikeforce.
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