Buzz Break: 2018 Pearl Jam Seattle cards (three packs)

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The packs 2018 Pearl Jam Seattle trading cards
First Buzz preview: N/A
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... (click here for non-sports boxes)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Cards per pack: 11
Cards in this lot: 34
Base set completion: 
28 of 60 (77 percent)
Duplicates: 2
Triplicates: 1

Notables on base cards – Eddie Vedder (vocals), Stone Gossard (guitar), Jeff Ament (bass), Mike McCready (guitar), Boom Gaspar (keyboards), Matt Cameron (drums)

Insert/short-print cards: 3 (all cards in gallery below)
Seattle logo sticker (1)
Boston logo sticker (1)
Chicago logo sticker (1)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I'm finally dipping into my final stash of some packs from these sets as some unique stuff that can be fun rips without breaking the bank. They're not super-cheap at $5 a pack (when I bought) but there's still a lot of simplicity here ... I still have a few cards in these on my grading radar, too. ... What are they? As part of the legendary band's merchandising for three big concerts in 2018, Pearl Jam made three 60-card sets -- one for Seattle, Chicago and Boston -- using the 1990-91 NBA Hoops design (1989-90 Hoops wrappers) and with completely different photos for everything. They're not their first card sets as their previous releases using the 1991 Topps baseball design as a starting point were a big hit, so that's probably why these happened. The cooler cards here? In my mind, they're the ones where the band members don baseball jerseys and helmets and pose -- and that's what I'd totally grade. ... The wrappers here are paper but are securely sealed, so there are no worries there. There's no wax staining to worry about here, but the top card will have some surface damage more times than not thanks to the packaging. The silver-edge design also is one that will showcase flaws easily but these are smoothly cut and clean for the most part, save for centering, and are way better than the set they are re-creating. They made plenty of these vs. past year's sets so they're findable ... and that's also a plus for a collector.

Product Grade: A-
Lot Grade: A-
Fun Grade: B+

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