Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

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

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
65 of 400 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Pete Alonso, Cody Bellinger, Xander Bogaerts, Evan Longoria, Joc Pederson, Max Scherzer, Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, Stephen Strasburg

Rookie Cards (5 cards, 11 rookies) – Dustin May, Gavin Lux, Zack Collins, Dylan Cease, Domingo Leyba, Josh Rojas, Alex Young, Zac Gallen, Austin Nola, Kyle Lewis, Justin Dunn

Insert/short-print cards: 6 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (1) – Pete Alonso, Luis Castillo
New-age Performers (1) – Pete Alonso
News Flashbacks (1) – Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali
Willie Mays' 20 Giants Seasons (1) – 1970
Scratch Off (1) – Shohei Ohtani

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Some brands are just go-to boxes for me -- especially with the pickings are slim -- and this one is still out there in some areas and worth a look. You won't win every time but there are so many people out there who collect this one that if you land a rarer card you'll probably find a buyer -- and it doesn't even need to involve a hit. My hobby boxes of this one this year both delivered ink, while these blasters have also had some heat though aren't among my favorite formats. The mega box is perhaps your best bet at retail -- volume of packs a key -- and then hobby are both leaders depending on how much you want to spend. Not every box will wow you in this brand but you can still do OK in general with SPs (Alonso is a key card here though not that pricey -- though I could have done worse on SPs) and some other fun inclusions. The rookies can deliver here (I got one of the decent names) but the multiple Alonso appearances here probably were the strongest point. These boxes may be patiently waiting to be picked off out in the retail wild -- they are worth the look.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B+
Fun Grade: B+ (this format is just so small)

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