Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Heritage baseball (hanger box tray)

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hanger box tray)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (other formats)

Boxes per tray: 8
Cards per box: 35
Cards in this tray: 280
Base set completion: 
250 of 400 (63 percent)
Duplicates: 11

Notables on base cards – Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo, Bryce Harper, Miguel Cabrera, Albert Pujols, Jose Altuve, Kris Bryant, Noah Syndergaard, Josh Donaldson, Jose Abreu, Cody Bellinger, Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor, Gary Sanchez, Yoan Moncada, Kyle Schwarber, Corey Seager, Ichiro Suzuki, Mookie Betts, Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt

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

Rookie Cards (20 cards, 44 rookies) – Dominic Smith, Amed Rosario, Austin Hays, Chance Sisco, Anthony Banda, Jimmie Sherfy, Max Fried, Luiz Gohara, Willie Calhoun, Nick Gardewine, Zack Granite, Felix Jorge, Ryan McMahon, Mike Tauchman, Raudy Read, Erick Fedde, Harrison Bader, Jack Flaherty, Kyle Farmer, Tim Locastro, O'Koyea Dickson, Nicky Delmonico, Aaron Bummer, Parker Bridwell, Troy Scribner, Francisco Mejia, Greg Allen, Alex Verdugo, Walker Buehler, J.P. Crawford, Victor Arano, Yacksel Rios, Victor Robles, Andrew Stevenson, Jen-Ho Tseng, Dillon Maples, Taylor Davis, Tyler Wade, Garrett Cooper, Lucas Sims, Ozzie Albies, Tyler Mahle, Jackson Stephens, Richard Urena, Chris Rowley, Carlos Ramirez

Insert/short-print cards: 19 (all in gallery below)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (8) – R.A. Dickey, Matt Shoemaker, Hernan Perez, Luis Perdomo, Matt Boyd, Lorenzo Cain, Matt Harvey, Yolmer Sanchez
New-age Performers (2) – Nolan Arenado, Kris Bryant
1968 Topps Deckle Edge (2) – Nolan Arenado, Amed Rosario
Baseball Flashbacks (2) – Hank Aaron, Harmon Killebrew
News Flashbacks (1) – Woodstock
Then & Now (1) – Harmon Killebrew & Aaron Judge
Chrome (1) – Jake Arrieta (/999)
Chrome Refractors (1) – Francisco Lindor (/569)
100th Anniversary parallel (1) – Anthony DeSclafini (announced at /25)

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

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This will be the first of a few Heritage boxes you'll see ripped here in the coming days as Buzz went on the promised binge you probably saw predicted after our hobby box break here. This was something I ordered online from a retail seller as a two-part experiment -- to see if I'd receive a sealed tray (yes) and to see if it delivered any better than other formats (maybe). There were very few surprises here -- or duplicates -- while it delivered a one-in-72-box 100th Anniversary parallel, which is an announced print run of just 25 copies. The centering on the Chrome cards was brutal, which hurt the positive feel of the Chromes, which wouldn't be guaranteed in a tray as they are one in nine and one in 16 boxes. This one wasn't the Walmart-specific box so no Decal inserts (there would have been four), which is a bit of a bummer as I like those, but overall it was a way to get a bunch of base cards for the set without ripping hobby at its current market prices. There are autographs (one in 150 boxes) and Relics (one in 25) to be found here but they weren't in this one. As seen yesterday, these packs can run pretty warm in terms of star players but they don't cough up the inserts all that heavily, which is one of the things that helps the values of cards from this heavily collected brand. All in all, it wasn't a super-flashy experiment but it wasn't one that I regretted, either. I've seen some legendary autos arrive from hangers -- something that prompted this experiment -- but I may lean toward blasters a bit more based on what I've seen so far.

Product Grade: A
Tray Grade: B
Fun Grade: A-

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