Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2018 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster box)
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Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard packs, one coin pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 58 (56 cards and two coins)
Base set completion: 
52 of 300 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Buster Posey, Reggie Jackson, Rod Carew, Ralph Kiner, Wade Boggs, Roberto Clemente, David Ortiz, Ozzie Smith, Kyle Schwarber, Jim Thome, Orlando Cepeda, Duke Snider, Giancarlo Stanton

Rookie Cards (7) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Luiz Gohara, Chance Sisco, Francisco Mejia, Jack Flaherty, Rafael Devers, Garrett Cooper

Inserts/short-prints: 6 (all inserts in gallery below)
1959 Topps Combos (1) – Jose Berrios & Eddie Rosario
1981 Topps Future Stars (1) – Rhys Hoskins, Nick Williams & J.P. Crawford
Topps Rookie History (1) – Pedro Martinez (1993 Topps)
The Sandlot (1) – Hamilton "Ham" Porter
Coins (1) – Josh Donaldson
Blue Coins (1) – Aaron Judge

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: It's been a long time since I've seen or ripped this one but it presented itself in a retail bargain bin last week so I bit. The big draw here? The Sandlot inserts are one per box and autographs of those and ink from other inserts are possible here -- though definitely not in every box. These boxes are small and they are lean but there are also variations possible here (no facsimile autos on a couple years, different card back appearance on the 1959s and a logo swap on the 1981s) as well as image swaps. None were in this one but a Ronald Acuña Jr. appearance in Pack 1 (Rookie Card), one of the best Sandlot cards and then the coin pack having a blue that's one in every 21 boxes made this rather lightweight box more of a winner. Hobby boxes can still be found and ink arrives more than once every time -- hit that link above. Need a reason to explore? Check out these prices. It's possible you can find them more than once per case between the base and parallel versions from what I remember. Sandlot autos are not super-rare ... they simply are popular.

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

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