Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Chrome Update MLB cards (mega box)

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The box: 2018 Topps Chrome Update baseball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: Initially only at Target (click here for past mega boxes)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 28
Base set completion: 
25 of 100 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Aaron Judge, Javier Baez, Ian Kinsler, Josh Hader, Mitch Haniger, Jose Altuve, Charlie Blackmon, Jose Bautista, J.D. Martinez, Chris Sale, Christian Yelich, Willson Contreras, Corey Kluber

Rookie Cards (12) – Walker Buehler, Gleyber Torres, Victor Robles, Chris Stratton, Michael Soroka (two different), Nick Kingham, Clint Frazier, Daniel Mengden, Willy Adames, Fernando Romero, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

Insert/short-print cards: 3 (all cards from box in gallery below)
An International Affair (3) – Manny Machado, Gleyber Torres, Didi Gregorius

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Remember that stacked Topps Update release? Well, it's back in a condensed rookie-packed Chrome edition that's only found at Target -- a release that packs autographs, parallels, Superfractors and a few surprises. Some of those notable rookies that are commanding good money for even basic RCs from this one but they weren't really found in this box -- a bummer for me -- but a second box was decent enough to appear in the next Buzz 12 in 12 marathon later this month. There are only 100 cards on the checklist and this release includes 48 RC cards out of that bunch with parallels that aren't easy -- standard Refractors are one in 48 packs (seven boxes) which is just one pack less than the starting point for autographs. The odds aren't super-friendly here, but the stacked checklist will help and when you pull a key card it will do well, though it does appear in the short-term that these boxes are plentiful -- and this year also has loose packs that are, again, only initially at Target stores. Long-term, these boxes might be solid holds as a lot of them will inevitably be ripped to get what's inside -- it will be interesting to see how these look later. They offer a lot more Chrome than past megas that included just a couple Chrome packs and standard packs.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: C+ (feels like an average box)
Fun Grade: B+

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