Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Chrome baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2021 Topps Chrome baseball cards (blaster box)
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Where to buy: Click here (a few formats)

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

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 32
Base set completion: 
19 of 220 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Cody Bellinger, Rafael Devers, Nolan Arenado, Dansby Swanson, Miguel Cabrera, Yu Darvish

Rookie Cards (2) – Luis Garcia, Luis Campusano

Insert cards: 12 (all inserts and some base in gallery below)
Sepia Refractors (3) – Mookie Betts, Eugenio Suarez, Eloy Jimenez
Refractors (2) – Lewis Brinson, Sean Murphy
Prism Refractors (1) – Manny Machado
Pink Refractors (2) – Pete Alonso, Kenta Maeda
Future Stars (1) – Jose Urquidy
1986 Topps (2) – Nolan Arenado, Sixto Sanchez
Prismic Power (1) – Anthony Rendon

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Green Rookie Refractor Autographs (1) – Luis Gonzalez (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: I like the variety all in the mix here -- there's no exclusive bonus pack as all of the color Refractors are inserted into the packs this time -- and had I lined up more star power in some of those color spots this would be a perfect box. As it is now, it's not a bad one at all -- especially since they left one for the kids and I got the one with an auto. That's one in 461 packs -- one in 58 boxes -- so it's an A box. The Alonso is a nice find and the Betts would have been had it not had a line of gloss issues down the front.  (It didn't rub off.) It's still an A but that, to me, keeps it from being an A+ this time. The rest of this one was pretty dry -- low volume on RCs and really only Vladdy of note among my veterans. These boxes, as always, are small so they will be hit and miss -- and it looks like the suggested retail price has risen to $30. Without ink here, this one could have been rough had I not found it out in the retail wild. It's a popular brand -- hit hobby if you want the volume and guaranteed ink -- and you can find a lot more of everything there or in jumbos. They'll cost more but they'll give you more shots at the bigs to be found here. If I find more out in the wild -- I might not despite that raised price -- I'll perhaps rip more.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A-

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