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)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of this one and a gallery of highlights.

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: 
122 of 400 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Corey Seager, Jack Flaherty, Michael Conforto, Felix Hernandez, Yu Darvish, David Price, Aaron Judge, Javier Baez, Freddie Freeman, Nolan Arenado, Matt Kemp, Paul Goldschmidt, Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom, Mookie Betts, Jose Altuve, Christian Yelich, Blake Snell

>>> For variation details, click here

Rookie Cards (8 cards, 18 rookies) – Francisco Arcia, Ty Buttrey, Williams Jerez, Caleb Ferguson, Dennis Santana, Austin Dean, Isaac Galloway, Pablo Lopez, James Norwood, Duane Underwood Jr., Ray Black, Steven Duggar, Chris Shaw, Aramis Garcia, Rowdy Tellez, Reese McGuire, Daniel Poncedeleon, Dakota Hudson

Insert/short-print cards: 16 (gallery of these and more below)
Chrome (mega box pack) (2) – Josh Hader, Jorge Polanco (/999)
Chrome Refractor (mega box pack) (1) – Kenley Jansen (/570)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (5) – Bryce Harper, Khris Davis, Jose Ramirez, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Carlos Martinez
New-age Performers (2) – Jacob deGrom, Mitch Haniger
Baseball Flashbacks (1) – Rod Carew
News Flashbacks (1) – Jimi Hendrix
Then And Now (1) – Jim Palmer & Justin Verlander
Cloth stickers (2) – Nolan Arenado, J.D. Martinez (Walmart boxes/packs only)
Scratch-offs (1) – Anthony Rizzo

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

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I spotted one of these in the wild and bit -- it delivered a number of notables among the All-Stars and leaders subsets but was an example of how everything else in this release can run a little dry only to be saved by the SPs ... if you're lucky. This box was a little more like that with a Harper SP but still not strong enough for my tastes even though I did get a Jimi Hendrix card that helped, too. (Just not enough A-level stars here -- but a lot of B+ guys.) As said before, these boxes ran warm at times but they are essentially are a double-blaster with a pack of Chrome cards only found here so it's the volume that helps you. You have a one-in-eight-box chance at a Black Refractor and a one-in-551-box shot at a Superfractor. Click here to view the checklist for the extra stuff found in these boxes. You get a good volume of SPs here (directly in line with more packs) and the same runs with the inserts. If you can't find hobby (hit that link above), this is a decent option, though the odds on hits appear to be roughly in line with other retail formats. These are all about that volume -- and that gives you a better shot at landing some good stuff that's seeded at longer odds.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B+
Fun Grade: B (not a ton of extra variety/flash here)

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