Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 2011 BenchWarmer Bubble Gum box (Hour 7)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 7.

The box: 2011 BenchWarmer Bubble Gum trading cards 
The cost: Click here (when available)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 143
Base set completion: 
99 of 100 (99 percent)
Duplicates: 41

Notables on base cards – Jennifer Walcott, April Scott, Sara Jean Underwood, Sandra Taylor, Torrie Wilson, Victoria Fuller, Jaime Bergman, Traci Bingham, Nikki Ziering, Katie Lohmann, Kitana Baker, Bridget Marquardt, Claudia Jordan, Traci Brooks, Mia St. John, Holly Madison, Gail Kim, Candace Kita, Kendra Wilkinson, Candice Michelle, Christy Hemme

Inserts: None in the product

Autographs/Memorabilia: 3 (see all with some base in gallery below)
Autographs (2) – Sandra Taylor, Rachel Bernstein
Swatches (1) – Kayla Collins

What's Buzz-worthy: Don't let a sale price fool you (this box was under $10 when available), this is a solid and simple release that guarantees two autographs in every box and two memorabilia cards in every case. This was one of those boxes that also added a memorabilia card and it's that card that meant five cards in that pack instead of six and it likely is the reason why this box came up one base card short of a set. (I'll take it.) The most-notable hit here is probably an autograph of a model linked to Donald Trump (eyeroll on that Page Six story). The base set here is stacked with models, actresses, reality TV stars, several wrestlers -- Torrie Wilson, Traci Brooks, Gail Kim, Lena Yada, Candice Michelle, Christy Hemme -- and even a boxer, Mia St. John. There are no inserts in this one -- just autos and mem -- and that's something that makes it simple and easily collected. The autograph lineup is 36 cards while the memorabilia checklist is 15 deep atop the 100-card base set. A number of the notables from the base set have hits here, making this one a solid buy when it's cheap, and there are even other notable names who signed but aren't in the base set who can also be found.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A-

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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