Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega box)

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The box: 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 16 (15 standard, one Chrome)
Cards per pack: 9 per standard (three per Chrome)
Cards in this box: 138
Base set completion: 
121 of 400 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Boston Red Sox World Series Champion, Aaron Judge, Max Scherzer, Javier Baez, Nolan Arenado, Justin Verlander, Nolan Arenado, Matt Chapman, Matt Olson, Cody Bellinger, Luke Voit, Kyle Schwarber, Stephen Strasburg, Rafael Devers, David Price, Josh Donaldson

>>> For variation details, click here

Rookie Cards (12 cards, 27 rookies) – Notables include Chance Adams, Jonathan Loaisiga, Kolby Allard, Touki Toussaint, Kyle Wright, Daniel Poncedeleon, Dakota Hudson (see all in gallery below)

Insert/short-print cards: 15 (gallery of these and more below)
Chrome (mega box pack) (2) – Luis Castillo, Nicholas Castellanos (/999)
Chrome Refractor (mega box pack) (1) – Kevin Pillar (/570)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (5) – Kris Bryant, Rhys Hoskins, Joey Votto, Alex Bregman, Christian Yelich
New-age Performers (2) – Ozzie Albies, Miguel Andujar
Baseball Flashbacks (1) – Juan Marichal
News Flashbacks (1) – Environmental Protection Agency
Then And Now (1) – Harmon Killebrew & J.D. Martinez
Cloth stickers (2) – Juan Soto, Ronald Acuña Jr.  (Walmart boxes/packs only)

>>> For a checklist and other details, click here

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I normally bust a lot of Heritage so you knew one more of these was coming. It wasn't the greatest box other than the cloth cards and the SPs -- and those two guys can run together on the cloth cards in more than one box so that's a good thing. (Avoid penny sleeves if you manage to get a clean one from a pack.) ... These boxes started popping up at Walmart stores last week and essentially are a double-blaster with a pack of Chrome cards only found here. The Chromes notation on the box is a little confusing as the cards aren't numbered that way, but they are not the same Chromes found in hobby packs or standard packs. They are, however, serial-numbered the same way. You have a one-in-eight-box chance at a Black Refractor and a one-in-551-box shot at a Superfractor. The Chromes and possible Relics are exclusive highlights here -- click here to view the checklist for the extra stuff found in these boxes -- though other hits are possible. The good volume of SPs here (directly in line with more packs) is a plus but not over-delivering vs. other box options. If you can't find hobby in-person (or hit that link above) this is a decent option due to the volume, though the odds on hits appear to be roughly in line with other retail formats. The Chrome extras aren't the biggest names but these cards could end up being sleepers with this limited distribution format and master set collectors who need it all. They could surprise you.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B+ (thanks to the cloth cards and SPs)
Fun Grade: B+ (not a ton of extra variety/flash here ... just more volume)

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