Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby box)

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24 (plus one box-topper)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 217
Base set completion: 
197 of 400 (49 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper, Kris Bryant, Jose Altuve, Ichiro Suzuki, Buster Posey, Carlos Correa, Giancarlo Stanton, Yu Darvish, Alex Bregman, Francisco Lindor, Anthony Rizzo, Dansby Swanson, Luis Severino, Carlos Beltran, Justin Verlander, Joey Votto, Manny Machado, Stephen Strasburg, Yoenis Cespedes, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Mike Trout, Corey Seager, Aaron Judge, Max Scherzer

>>> For a checklist and variation galleries, click here

Rookie Cards (11 cards, 23 rookies) – Lucas Sims, Ozzie Albies, Rafael Devers, Kyle Martin, Nick Williams, Rhys Hoskins, Miguel Andujar, Clint Frazier, Kyle Farmer, Tim Locastro, O'Koyea Dickson, Tyler Wade, Garrett Cooper, Raudy Read, Erick Fedde, Max Fried, Luiz Gohara, Nicky Delmonico, Aaron Bummer, Parker Bridwell, Troy Scribner, Ildemaro Vargas, Jack Reinheimer

Insert/short-print cards: 19 (gallery of these and more below)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (8) – Brandon Phillips, Zach Britton, Lewis Brinson, Mark Trumbo, Lonnie Chisenhall, Bruce Maxwell, Joe Musgrove, Drew Smyly
Chrome Refractors (1) – Clayton Kershaw (/569)
Action photo variation (1) – Andrew Benintendi
New-age Performers (2) – Gary Sanchez, Amed Rosario
1968 Topps Deckle Edge (2) – Clayton Kershaw, Giancarlo Stanton
Baseball Flashbacks (1) – Fergie Jenkins
News Flashbacks (1) – Project Blue Book
Then & Now (2) – Willie McCovey & Giancarlo Stanton, Harmon Killebrew & Nelson Cruz
Stamped buyback (box-topper) (1) – 1969 Topps Ken Boswell

>>> For a checklist and variation galleries, click here

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Real One Autographs (1) – Carl Yastrzemski

What's Buzz-worthy: If you're a regular Buzz reader, you'll know that we've ripped into a lot of 2018 Topps Heritage here because the trip back to 1969 can easily be worth it. Buzz picked up this gem of a box at The National -- a wrapper redemption pack was in mind -- and it delivered well with a Hall of Famer autograph. While the ink lineup is stacked in this one, Hall of Famer autos aren't the most-common find. In fact, this might be one of my best Heritage autograph pulls of all time perhaps only behind my finding a Hank Aaron back in 1963, err, 2012. This box delivered a smattering of stars via base cards, subsets and in the inserts and the Kershaw Refractor was a nice find, too. It's cleanly centered -- grading-worthy -- and the buyback was immensely clean, too. Heritage is a favorite of many as proven by its lasting so long (since 2001,  so I figured this box would be a good one to lead into National Baseball Card Day tomorrow.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A+
Fun Grade: A

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