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

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The box: 2018 Topps Update baseball cards (Walmart blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)
Packs per box: 11 (10 plus patch pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 
73 of 300 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Albert Pujols, Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, Jose Altuve. Giancarlo Stanton, Chrsitian Yelich, Max Muncy, Luis Severino, Freddie Freeman

Rookie Cards (22) – Notables include Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies, Shohei Ohtani, Gleyber Torres

Insert/short-print cards: 28 (all in gallery below with some base)
Gold parallel (1) – Ozzie Albies (/2018)
Rainbow Foil parallel (1) – Kyle Barraclough
An International Affair (2) – Gleyber Torres, Gary Sanchez
Salute (2) – Gleyber Torres, Dwight Gooden
1983 Topps (3) – Ian Kinsler, Lorenzo Cain, Gerrit Cole
Legends in the Making (2) – Clint Frazier, Francisco Mejia
Legends in the Making Blue (1) – Clint Frazier
Legends in the Making Black (1) – Craig Kimbrel
Hall of Famer Highlights (3) – Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jim Thome
Hall of Famer Highlights Blue (1) – Chipper Jones
Hall of Famer Highlights Black (1) – Chipper Jones
Don't Blink (1) – Bradley Zimmer
Storybook Endings (1) – Andy Pettitte
Postseason Pre-eminence (5) – George Springer, Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock, Randy Johnson, Sandy Koufax
Postseason Pre-eminence (1) – Jon Lester
Jackie Robinson Day Commemorative Patch (1) – Charlie Blackmon

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: If you've seen these boxes lingering, they're worth a long-term look. Just like my take on the Holiday Box I busted yesterday, these are available now but are loaded enough that they could pay off more later if you grab them while affordable. Simple as that. Poke around here for more on this one and other late-2018 MLB releases that could be good buys as the loaded rookie crop continues to deliver. ... As said before, these blasters pack a perfect blend of variety in the inserts (though some parallels may not be spotted easily) and pack a ton of stars. The base set is 300 cards so there will be a number of common players, too, but this might be the only cardboard for some of those guys this season. This set is so loaded it will probably be one many of us wish we ripped more of in the future as basic Topps and Topps Heritage Rookie Cards seem to be latching on with more and more collectors these days compared to the recent past.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (it's a good box but not as loaded as the norm here)
Fun Grade: A

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