Buzz Break: 2017 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2017 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for collector's box)

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard & Artist Proof pack)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 33
Base set completion: 
23 of 150 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Giancarlo Stanton, Buster Posey, Felix Hernandez, Jake Arrieta

Rookie Cards (8) – Yulieski Gurriel, Carson Fulmer, Luke Weaver, Anthony Alford, Manny Margot, Hunter Dozier, David Dahl, Trey Mancini

Insert/short-print cards: 10 (all inserts in gallery below)
Artist Proof (4) – Corey Seager, Carson Fulmer, Ian Happ, Wil Myers
Green parallel (1) – Christian Arroyo (/99)
Masterpiece (1) – Max Scherzer
Hall of Fame Gallery (2) – Roberto Clemente, Richie Ashburn
Gallery Heritage (1) – Chris Sale
Featured Artist card (1) – Mayumi Seto

Autographs: None

What's Buzz-worthy: You may still be seeing these at times at retail so here's another break. ... This blaster box was relatively average (if not worse) except for the inserts. The four-card Artist Proof pack (exclusive to blasters) included some names to help out here and a numbered insert is not that easy in blasters. ... The base cards are all illustrations by Mayumi Seto and, for the most part, this is a set that is among the best art-driven releases I've seen. (She's also the artist for The Living Set this year.) The autograph list here is huge but I'd argue that, while those biggest names will be rare and are solid finds, the biggest draw here are original paintings and sketches. All artwork on the cards seen here is by either Seto (base set) or paintings by Dan Bergen (inserts). ... A collector's box is the way to go with this brand (hit the link above), but the blasters can have autos (one in 10 boxes) and sketches at long odds. All in all, this feels like a successful return for a brand we haven't seen in more than a decade for baseball cards.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: B

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