Buzz 12 in 12: Busting 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter (Hour 1)

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 1.

The box: 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (hobby box)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com

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

Packs per box: 25 (24 plus box-topper)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 193
Base set completion: 
129 of 300 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Theo Epstein, Kris Bryant, Bob Gibson, Cal Ripken Jr., Bo Jackson, Sandy Koufax, Ernie Banks, George Brett, Lindsey Vonn, Wade Boggs, Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Mike Piazza, Johnny Bench, Bryce Harper, bullpen car, Anthony Rizzo, Genie Bouchard, Gary Sanchez, Corey Seager, David Ortiz, Carlos Correa, Jim Thome, Ryne Sandberg, Jose Altuve, Joey Votto, Hank Aaron, Sloane Stephens

Rookie Cards (19) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Nick Williams (SP), Richard Urena (SP), Brandon Woodruff (SP), Ryder Jones (SP), Miguel Andujar, Scott Kingery, Rafael Devers, Alex Verdugo, Francisco Mejia, Austin Hays, Chance Sisco, Luiz Gohara, Victor Caratini, Parker Bridwell, Amed Rosario, Jack Flaherty, Dominic Smith, Tyler Mahle, Anthony Banda

Insert cards: 64 (a sampling of everything in gallery below)
Short-prints (Nos. 301-350) (12) – Nick Williams (RC), Richard Urena (RC), Brandon Woodruff (RC), Ryder Jones (RC), Will Clark, Edwin Diaz, Cole Hamels, Justin Turner, Darryl Strawberry, Anthony Rendon, Aroldis Chapman, Starlin Castro
Mini parallel (9) – Mike Trout, Mark McGwire, Ichiro Suzuki, Avisail Garcia, Dellin Betances, Eric Thames, Byron Buxton, Samesong Park, J.D. Davis
Mini short-print parallel (3) – Tyler Glasnow, Rickey Henderson, Hideki Matsui
Mini Black parallel (2) – Salvador Perez, Chance Sisco
Mini Allen & Ginter back parallel (5) – Method Man, Cody Bellinger, Stephen Strasburg, Jim Thome, Noah Syndergaard
Indigenous Heroes (1) – Mangas Coloradas
Postage Required (1) – Landing of Columbus
The World's Hottest Peppers (1) – Primo
Flags of Lost Nations (2) – Zaire, Tanganyika
Fantasy Goldmine (6) – Ernie Banks, Greg Maddux, Jim Palmer, Andy Pettitte, Hank Aaron, Mike Piazza
World Talent (6) – Clayton Kershaw, Aroldis Chapman, Adrian Beltre, Xander Bogaerts, Khris Davis, Tzu-Wei Lin
World's Greatest Beaches (4) – Bora Bora, Bondi Beach, Cozumel, Bay of Angels
Magnificent Moons (4) – Miranda, Europa, Phobos, Mimas
Baseball Equipment of the Ages (4) – modern bat, vintage cleats, baseball donut, pitch counter
Topps Home Run Challenge (1) – Anthony Rendon
N43 (1) – Aaron Judge (box-topper)
Rip Card (1) – Robinson Cano (/50)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 3
Framed Relic (1) – Andrew Benintendi
Full-size Relic Version B (1) – Felix Hernandez
Red-ink mini autographs (1) – Tommy Wiseau (/10; inside Rip Card)

What's Buzz-worthy: Ginter delivers big again -- this time inside my Rip Card. The relink auto is of cult movie icon Tommy Wiseau who created what's considered one of the worst movies ever made -- so much so, James Franco made a movie about the movie being made, The Disaster Artist, and won a Golden Globe for it. It's a pretty strong card for non-baseball inclusions as the two red autos to hit eBay topped $100 before they ended. The rest of this box delivered pretty well, too, with the inserts and the Relics -- about the only drawback in this A+ box is the lack of a basic Shohei Ohtani Rookie Card, but I'll survive. ... As said in previous breaks, the base set this year feels like it's an improvement over the ovals of last year and the baseball-focused insert sets just feel right along with the oddities we've also come to expect since Ginter's revival in 2006. Ginter boxes guarantee three hits per, though these boxes have had some collation issues here and there. This brand has delivered very well for me this year and it's worth the price.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A+
Fun Grade: A

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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