Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Heritage High Number (Hot Box)

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The box: 2020 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (hobby-pack hanger Hot Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

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

Packs per box: 3 (hobby packs)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 27
Base set completion: 
21 of 200 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Stephen Strasburg, Hunter Pence, Jason Kipnis and ... uh? (See all cards in the gallery.)

Rookie Cards (6) – Tyrone Taylor, Reggie McClain, Seth Mejias-Brean, Ryan McBoom, Jonathan Hernandez, Tom Eshelman

Insert/short-print cards: 6
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (1) – Starlin Castro
Rookie Performers (1) – Kwang-Hyun Kim
Combos (1) – Ronald Acuña Jr. & Ozzie Albies
Purple Hot Box Refractors (3) – Mookie Betts, Jose Rodriguez, Dellin Betances

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I picked up one of these to prevent any lulls on the Buzz Break front and, ultimately, my previous impression here holds up despite these being hobby packs inside these boxes ... just grab a hobby box for this release. The good news is that this one does answer a question I had ... so, yes, there are Hot Boxes to be found here (that's where the Purple Chromes come in ... normally this would be a box with just three inserts or perhaps a hit. It wasn't much of a trio of packs this time beyond maybe a couple of cards. ... As noted last time, these are $21.98 and that would make a hobby box $175 in this format. Nope. Hit that link up top for hobby boxes at less than that with a lot more guaranteed. I'd go hobby box all day long -- you'll get a guaranteed hit, some type of box-topper, typically a variation of some type, and nearly the whole set ... and that will nearly always include Luis Robert. Once hobby boxes dry up, you might consider these as there is decent (yet still long odds) potential for hits and rarer SPs since these are hobby packs.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B- (helped by Betts)
Fun Grade: C+ (fun to see Hot Box potential but not a great trio of packs here)

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