Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Mini baseball cards

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The pack: 2020 Topps Mini baseball cards
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: Here when available (initially offered via Topps.com)

Cards per pack: 35 (all in gallery below)
Base set completion: 
30 of 1,000 (3 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards: Bryce Harper, Keston Hiura, Joey Votto, Joe Kelly, Nomar Mazara, Luke Weaver, Tommy Kahnle, Alex Colome, Anthony Rendon, Steven Duggar, Didi Gregorius, Reynaldo Lopez, Joc Pederson, Franmil Reyes, Drew Butera, Trevor Richards, Rich Hill, Trayce Thompson, Skye Bolt, Tyler Mahle, Jacob deGrom, Craig Kimbrel, Chris Sale, Colorado Rockies team, Milwaukee Brewers team, Andrew Miller, Roberto Perez

Rookie Cards (3) — T.J. Zouch, Johnny Davis, Zac Gallen

Insert cards: 5
1985 Topps (2) — Bob Gibson, Max Kepler
Pink parallel (2) — Boston Red Sox ("Time to Party"), Xander Bogaerts (/25)
Red parallel (1) — Miguel Andujar (/5)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Minis are back and they offer up some serious rarity -- always on the top of the packs so be careful handling them -- along with an oldschool chase. What do I mean by that? You get just 30 base cards from a 1,000-card set here -- a mix of Series 1, Series 2 and Update -- and that makes pulling any one card pretty tough from a single pack. That's a move that can make for some dry runs but also should help values here a little. These were released under the 2020 Topps On Demand lineup -- set No. 23 for the year -- and 13,401 packs were ordered and made, which is  up from 9,700 last year. Some rough math would indicate there are around 400 copies per base card here, which is a pretty good number. I wish I had pulled anything notable on the RC front -- those might be the best chase here -- but even the established stars should have some demand given the low volume and non-traditional way these were distributed. The parallels will have more heat of course, but watch for surface or corner issues as those cards are on top -- my rare card was on top and has the bottom left corner and a very minor surface dent to prove it --  while the 1985 inserts are on the bottom. The wrappers are relatively loose so the cards might slide around a little more than normal, too. All in all, I think my Red and inserts helped out here. The rest was a little soft but the Harper has a strong photo and I had a few other names of note but not huge value. Meanwhile, for the SRP ($24.99) it still included a decent amount of stuff -- it's all about the chase. My second pack that you will see here soon at some point is perhaps stronger but in different ways.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (thanks to Red ... without it perhaps closer to average)
Fun Grade: B (single pack and big checklist can mean lean rips)

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