Buzz Break: 2018 Donruss Optic baseball cards (Mega Box)

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The box: 2018 Donruss Optic baseball cards (Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 40
Set completion: 
10 of 100 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Mickey Mantle, Frank Thomas, Jose Altuve, Francisco Lindor, Nolan Arenado, Manuel Margot, Chris Archer, Jonathan Gray, Yadier Molina, Brian Dozier

Insert/short-print cards: 29 (all of these in gallery below)
Variations (1) – Adrian Beltre
Rated Rookie (4) – Gleyber Torres, Luiz Gohara, Zack Granite, Scott Kingery
Diamond Kings (4) – Mookie Betts, Corey Kluber, Brian Dozier, Yoan Moncada
Holo Prizm (2) – Christian Yelich, Max Scherzer
Holo Prizm Rated Rookie (1) – Cameron Gallagher
All-Stars (1) – Aaron Judge
Looking Back (1) – Roger Clemens & Chris Sale
Bronze Holo Prizm (2) – Bryce Harper, George Springer
Bronze Holo Prizm Variation (1) – Francisco Lindor
Bronze Holo Prizm Rated Rookie (1) – Paul Blackburn
Bronze Holo Prizm Diamond Kings (1) – Anthony Rizzo
Red & Yellow Holo Prizm (5) – Giancarlo Stanton, Andrew McCutchen, Zack Greinke, Nomar Mazara, Robinson Cano
Red & Yellow Holo Prizm Variation (1) – Giancarlo Stanton
Red & Yellow Holo Prizm Rated Rookie (1) – Greg Allen
Red & Yellow Holo Prizm Rated Rookie Variation (1) – Clint Frazier
Red & Yellow Holo Prizm Diamond Kings (2) – Mookie Betts, Eric Hosmer

Autographs/memorabilia: 1
Optic Autographs Prizm parallel (1) – Nick Gordon

What's Buzz-worthy: These boxes are always worth a look due to the rookie class here and they are loaded with inserts, variations and parallels -- to the point where you actually only land 10 base cards out of a 40-card box. That volume gives you a good shot at some names making appearances and there's also some safety with an autograph in every box. On-card Rated Rookie ink is very possible here, but this one wasn't a big box across the board. ... I find this to be an enjoyable break and the Red & Yellow cards are only found in this Walmart version of the Mega Box. How do you know you have a variation if it's not obvious? Check the backs and look for black baseballs instead of white ones. See other Optic breaks here on The Buzz for more of my past thoughts ... I've opened a few from this one -- and should have done more considering the rookies.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B- (nothing huge this time but good potential in this format)
Fun Grade: B

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