Buzz Break: 2014 BenchWarmer Eclectic Collection

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The box: 2014 BenchWarmer Eclectic Collection
Where to buy: This one's long gone ... but click here for other BW boxes

Keep reading for a breakdown of this one along with a gallery

Packs per box: 61 (60 past packs, one pack of new Eclectic hits and bonus cards)
Cards per pack: varies by year (mixed)

Notables on base cards – Carmen Electra, Sara Underwood, Brande Roderick, Brooke Burke, Torrie Wilson, Tanea Brooks, Katie Lohmann, Michelle Baena, Mary Riley, Kara Monaco, Ryan Shamrock, Gena Lee Nolin, Maryeve Dufault, Julie Strain, Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, Kendra Wilkinson, Charisma Carpenter, Angela Fong, Victoria Fuller, Candace Kita, Claudia Jordan, Nikki Ziering, Alicia Rickter (Piazza), Kimiko Tanaka, Kiana Tom, Nadine Velasquez, Kitana Baker, Sandra Taylor, Renee Tenison, Rosie Tenison, Tiffany Selby, Dessie Mitcheson, Tiffany Toth, Cindy Margolis, Charisma Carpenter, Kate Lohmann, Benchie
Note: Some images in gallery show card backs so you can see names -- many sets are simply full-bleed photos with a logo and not a name on the front.

Inserts/promo cards: 17 (all inserts, hits and some base in gallery below)
1992 BenchWarmer Bonus Cards (5) – Traci Bingham, Andrea Wenzel, Shana Sechler, Lora Peterson, The Triple Threat (Brooke Burke, April Gauthier and Peterson)
2014 BenchWarmer Eclectic Carmen Electra (1) – Carmen Electra
2003 BenchWarmer promo (1) – Lisa Dergan
2006 BenchWarmer 97.1 Free Laykettes promo (1) – Anise Duran
2013 BenchWarmer 50 Hot Moms (1) – Michelle Baena
2013 BenchWarmer All-American (3) – Maria Kanellis, Jennifer England, Renee Stone
2013 BenchWarmer Boot Camp (2) – Brande Roderick, Jessica Burciaga
2005 BenchWarmer Classic Pinups (1) – Jamie Everett
2003 BenchWarmer Holiday (1) – Brooke Morales
2006 BenchWarmer Soccer box-topper (1) – Christy Hemme

Autographs/Memorabilia: 17
Eclectic Collection Swatch (1) – Mary Riley
Eclectic Autographs (4) – Brooke Morales, Kirsty Lingman, Casey Durkin, Heather Rae Young
2002 BenchWarmer Autographs (1) – Annamari Lytle
2014 BenchWarmer Halloween Autographs (1) – Angela Fong
2013 BenchWarmer Thanksgiving Autographs (1) – Syd Wilder
2013 BenchWarmer Thanksgiving Autographs (1) – Paige Peterson
2006 BenchWarmer Soccer Autographs (1) – Melissa "Mojo" Hunter
2005 BenchWarmer Signature Series Autographs (1) – Jessica Landon
2011 BenchWarmer Bubble Gum Autographs (1) – Jasmine Dustin
2012 BenchWarmer Bubble Gum Autographs (1) – Tara Ashley
2013 BenchWarmer Bubble Gum Autographs (2) – Jaime Hammer, Kathryn Smith
2013 BenchWarmer Bikini Swatch Cards (1) – Billie Jo Powers
2005 BenchWarmer Kiss Cards (1) – Shannon Malone

What's Buzz-worthy: I hadn't ripped into one of these big boxes in more than three years and on a whim I recently found and grabbed one, though this box isn't quite as fun when the price is three to five times what they used to be back when I would open them in pairs or even bigger lots. Why? They can deliver a lot of hits -- I think the hits are the key here as long as you find some rarer cards or bigger names and one name used to be able to pay for a box. This time? Perhaps some rarer cards but not my best box of this one at all based on names. The names in the gallery can all be found elsewhere in pop culture with modeling credits in the 1990s and beyond as well as ad campaigns, TV shows, movie appearances, WWE and other wrestling promotion appearances and careers. I showed the backs of cards where names were not on the front designs so you can find out more about them. ... The mem cards here can sell pretty well, too, so that Riley card actually might pay of more than half of this box if somebody is looking for one and can't find it. (Same type of card for her for the second release of this brand sold on eBay for $65.) Including the promos, this was a respectable box but I have opened better while it was at a much lower price. Now that they're all gone? Just finding boxes is tough. These boxes, which are essentially a repack with 60 past packs along with a new cards made specifically for this release, include a minimum of eight hits -- if you go hitless in the other packs -- but can deliver a ton more. I want to say some people have found more than 20 hits in these boxes and that can help them deliver well as most of the better names you see here also had autographs through the years.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (I've had boxes deliver a lot more on both the inserts and hits but this one did have some variety of types and names)
Fun Grade: B (I've opened better boxes of this ... and these aren't cheap any more)

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