Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega box)

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The box: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (this and hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Packs per box: 16 (15 standard, one Chrome)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 138
Base set completion: 
122 of 400 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Cody Bellinger, Albert Pujols, Ozzie Albies, Carlos Correa, Trea Turner, Buster Posey, Christian Yelich, Zack Greinke, Xander Bogaerts, Ryan Zimmerman, Max Scherzer, Jose Altuve, Pete Alonso, Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg

Rookie Cards (10 cards, 21 rookies) – Adbert Alzolay, Nico Hoerner, Dustin May, Gavin Lux, Nick Solak, Brock Burke, Austin Nola, Kyle Lewis, Justin Dunn, Aaron Civale, Bobby Bradley, Domingo Leyba, Josh Rojas, Lewis Thorpe, Brusdar Graterol, Alex Young, Zac Gallen, Josh Sborz, Tony Gonsolin, Tyler Alexander, Jake Rogers

Insert/short-print cards: 15 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (5) – Victor Robles, Giancarlo Stanton, J.D. Davis, Tim Anderson, Jose Leclerc 
Willie Mays' 20 Gigantic Seasons (1) – 1967
New-age Performers (2) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Mike Soroka
News Flashbacks (1) – Louis Armstrong
Baseball Flashbacks (1) – Brooks Robinson
Scratch Offs (2) – Francisco Lindor, Paul Goldschmidt
Exclusive Chrome (1) – Manny Machado (/999) (box-topper pack)
Exclusive Chrome Refractor (2) – James McMann, Domingo Santana (/571) (box-topper pack)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Clubhouse Collection Relics (1) – Aaron Nola

What's Buzz-worthy: My second one of these delivers another Relic (one in 71 packs) which will happen but is not the norm in every box. The overall volume of everything here is good -- and why I'd do here first over blasters. (Hobby still wins with a hit guaranteed along with more of everything.) The names here weren't the best but there was enough that it didn't feel bad. It's a box that definitely can be topped and get it's also likely not average results, either. As said last time, I was a little on the fence about dabbling here after the blasters underwhelmed a bit. The exclusive Chromes list didn't really wow me when it was previously revealed -- see it here along with the SPs -- but there should be Superfractors and other versions in the mix (no odds on that pack or box for those but two Refractors in one pack was a nice surprise -- and even commons could hold some added value long-term). These might turn out to be safer buys over time compared to blasters due to the volume. The absolute safest route, of course, is hobby -- hit that link above but you can find these there, too.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B+ (another hit this time ... and they aren't guaranteed)
Fun Grade: A-

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