Buzz Break: 2020 SportKings Volume 2 (blaster box)

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The box: 2020 SportKings Volume 2 sports cards
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Where to buy: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 6 (five standard, one hit pack)
Cards per pack: 7 in standard, three in hit pack (extra card this time)
Cards in this box: 39
Base set completion: 
30 of 38 (79 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Drew Brees, Old Tom Morris, Jerry Grote, Goose Gossage, Bill Russell, Randy Johnson, Shawn Porter, Julia Mancuso, Roger Staubach, Emmitt Smith, Ray Allen, Ted Ligety, Vince Carter, Sarah Hughes, Curtis Martin, John Morrissey, Eduardo Mangiarotti, Todd Pletcher, Bernie Federko, Mike Smith, Kolohe Andino, Mike Richter, Steven LoBue, Mark Allen, Randall Cunningham, Tony Meola, Robin Yount, Chris Froome, Vashti Cunningham, Maurice Cheeks

Insert cards: 8 (everything from box in gallery below)
Mini (5) – Old Tom Morris, Shawn Porter, Todd Pletcher, Mike Richter, Chris Froome
Blue parallels (2) – Walter Alston, Ray Allen
Variations (1) – Jaws ... aka Darrell Waltrip (an extra card in bonus pack this time)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Single Memorabilia (1) – Curtis Martin

What's Buzz-worthy: I wasn't planning to drop this one today but it was surprised by an extra card in the bonus pack ... a variation base card for former NASCAR champ Darrell Waltrip with his nickname, "Jaws." Everything else here was essentially the same as my other box but with my hit this time being a modern football player. ... As noted last time, this sequel to the 2018 release arrived at retail this month and these boxes have a slightly different feel but some of the same unusual and varied possibilities as the previous release. What's different this time? There are just five clear-wrapper packs in this one (one mini insert per) and then a hits pack -- and this time the hits pack includes a pair of Blue parallels as well as the chase card. Possible hits here include autographs, memorabilia, original art cards, cut signatures, sketch cards and Grand Patch pieces. There are some heavyweights as you can see here -- Babe Ruth, Bill Russell, Emmitt Smith, Drew Brees, Vince Carter -- but the small set still felt a little lean based on this rip. It's a tiny set with numbering that picks up where the first series left off. The cards are nicely printed on retro-style, gloss-free stock but there might be some bottom center edge wear on cards from packaging at times and the Blues show off fuzzy edges (from the stock) well. ... For the price, this is a decent break with potential if you are lucky as there are some strong possibilities -- click here for the First Buzz preview. If you want a better chance at the bigs, rip into a hobby box for sure where you get at least three and likely four hits and then the basic cards are a lot rarer than their retail counterparts.

Product Grade: A- (base set size seems small and this box seemed lean ... but overall the inclusions are good)
Box Grade: B+
Fun Grade: B+ (extra variation card was a surprise)

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