Buzz Break: 2021 Panini Select baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2021 Panini Select baseball cards (blaster box)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for this one.

Packs per box: 3
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 12
Base set completion: 
4 of 100 (4 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Pete Alonso, Evan Longoria, Yoan Moncada, Spencer Howard (RC)

Insert/short-print cards: 7 (everything from box in gallery below)
Holo Scope base parallel (1) – Juan Soto
Holo Scope Premier parallel (2) – Jose Iglesias, Gavin Lux
Silver Prizm Concourse parallel (1) – Daz Cameron
Silver Prizm Diamond parallel (1) – Nick Neidert
Select Stars (1) – Kenta Maeda
Phenomenon (1) – Anthony Rendon

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Selective Signatures Holo Autographs (1) – Adbert Alzolay (/199)

What's Buzz-worthy: I revisited this one with a few 2021 releases and was reminded how tiny these are but that there's still potential as this one had an autograph inside. A big one? Probably not, but it was a parallel so that helps. This one's power is in the tiers and who you might find at the higher levels but this one didn't really wow me there. Over time, some will likely be a little tougher to find and that will help the value. Right now, this one didn't really wow me ... but I beat the odds. ... As I noted last time, these boxes are the home of Scope parallels which are pretty nice with the effects and their highlights. It still feels like these could use some color on a more regular basis to make these boxes have a little more to them. It was pretty lackluster -- especially compared to its NFL counterpart which had plenty of color and die-cuts. Hit hobby boxes for the full feel on this one's inclusions and high-end possibilities.

Product Grade: B+
Box Grade: B (Soto card has substantial back damage)
Fun Grade: B- (tiny boxes ... so can be hit and miss in this format)

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