Buzz Break: 2017 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase (blaster)

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The box: 2017 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase soccer cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 5 (four standard, one Orange parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 25
Base set completion: 17 of 200 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Insert cards: 7 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Orange parallel (5) – Jetro Willems, Youssef Toutouh, Mahmoud Dahoud, Solan Dzhanaev, Hugo Lloris
Champions Pedigree (1) – Leigh Griffiths
Crossing The Threshold (1) – Gareth Bale

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Gold Autographs (1) – Jonathan Tah (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: As said with the break earlier this week, Buzz found this among the bargain bin boxes at retail and at less than half of its original price, thinking that's a decent box for a Buzz Break with a hit in every box. Except, well, there's not a hit in every box -- just a guaranteed Orange parallel pack. This box did deliver an autograph, though, as well as an extra insert compared to last time atop the five Orange cards and insert found in the last box. American soccer star Christian Pulisic made an appearance among the base cards here and that helps the return -- which isn't bad considering this box was less than $10. Meanwhile, the only copy of this parallel auto (/99 one in 99 packs) has an asking price of $49.99 on eBay. ... Ink here starts at one in 13 packs with several insert sets also having ink so you should land an auto in every fourth box or so. These cards carry a good premium feel with some heavy stock and clean printing and foil stamping that really feel better than most similarly priced brands. At their present price, hobby boxes are a good buy and these blasters aren't bad if you just want to try it out before going all-in.

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

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