Buzz Break: 2007 BenchWarmer International trading cards

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The box: 2007 BenchWarmer International trading cards
Where to buy: None for this one on site -- see all BenchWarmer boxes here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of everything in this box.

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 121 (box-topper)
Chronicles set completion: 72 of 72 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 35

Notables on base cards – April Scott, Sara Jean Underwood, Jennifer Korbin, Jessica Burciaga, Tiffany Toth, Katie Lohmann, Michelle Baena, Tamara Witmer

Inserts/short-prints: 9
International Edition High Numbers (SP) (6) – Colleen Shannon, Amanda Carraway, Nikki Zeno, Jennifer England, Natalie Davidson, Rachel Bernstein
There's Something About Mary (2) – Mary Riley (Nos. 2 and 4)
Jumbo box-topper (1) – Paige Peterson

Autographs/Memorabilia: 5
Autographs (1) – Bambi Lashell
Gold-foil Autographs (1) – Jenae Alt (/100)
Light FX Holiday Autographs (1) – Katarina Van Derham
International Light FX Autographs (1) – Shay Lyn
International Kiss Cards (1) – Lindsey Roeper

What's Buzz-worthy: At a glance, this probably looks like a bit of a normal box -- and it is ... except for a few things that are a tad rarer here based on stated odds. The Gold-foil auto? Those are one in 144 packs. The Light FX card? Every other box. The kiss card? One in 72 packs as an extra hit. That trio makes it an A+ box no matter who you get. Some big names on the checklist drew me in, particularly on those hits, for the price and a guarantee of four hits in an International box. Names among the hits (all types) here include Sara Underwood, April Scott, Michelle Baena, Christy Hemme and Candice Michelle. It's not the deepest lineup of notables but a couple of those names aren't found in a ton of stuff in years after this -- and the box was on the cheap side with said volume. The design and printing here is clean and sharp -- the FX hits' foil surfaces are deluxe in feel with good color -- those might be the best highlights in my mind as I don't recall any etched-foil autos in any past boxes I've opened (different is good) -- and the base design is simple and clean but with more detail than some recent releases. All in all, I bit on a bargain box with generous but not outrageously amazing results -- landing one of those bigger-name autos among the mix I had would have this an A++ box.

Product Grade: A 
Box Grade: A+ (over-delivered with extra hit and some rarer ink)
Fun Grade: A-

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