Buzz 12 in 12: Busting 2018 Topps Archives (Hour 6)

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 6.

The box: 2018 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com

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

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard packs, one coin pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 58 (56 cards and two coins)
Base set completion: 
51 of 300 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 1

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper (2), Duke Snider, Jim Thome, Giancarlo Stanton, Adrian Beltre, Sandy Koufax, Manny Machado, Kyle Schwarber, David Ortiz, Ozzie Smith, Eddie Mathews

Rookie Cards (8) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Rafael Devers, Victor Robles, Chance Sisco, Luiz Gohara, Francisco Mejia, Garrett Cooper, Jack Flaherty

Inserts/short-prints: 6 (all inserts in gallery below)
1959 Topps Combos (1) – Yoan Moncada & Jose Abreu
1981 Topps Future Stars (1) – Austin Hays, Chance Sisco, Tanner Scott
Topps Rookie History (1) – Willie McCovey (1960 Topps)
The Sandlot (1) – Scotty Smalls
Coins (2) – Shohei Ohtani, Manny Machado

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: The Sandlot cards are a big draw here but there's plenty of variety and fun possible, though this box had two fewer inserts than the previous blaster of this one we busted here. I'll admit that I wasn't feeling the combination of 1959, 1981 and 1977 but I think two of the three work. (I'm not into the 1977s.) The Sandlot inserts are one per box as are the short-printed Combos cards, Rookie History and the Future Stars. The coins include Sandlot stars alongside big-leaguers, which adds even more fun potential to a box and the coins are only found here -- two per blaster. This is one of those rare situations where retail arrives before hobby -- perhaps we'll have more surprises when those boxes arrive in late October -- but until then collecting the stars of the reel world and the newest rookies of the real world can only be done here. This one was a bit lean but still had enough solid names that it didn't feel like a lacking break for less than $20. Hobby boxes should be interesting to see how well they deliver once they arrive.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B (thanks to the rookies and rookie coin)
Fun Grade: B+

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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