Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2021 Topps Heritage baseball cards (standard blaster)
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: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
66 of 400 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, Jose Abreu, Luis Robert, Kyle Schwarber, Mookie Betts, Whit Merrifield, Cody Bellinger, Fernando Tatis Jr., Pete Alonso

Rookie Cards (10) – Ke'Bryan Hayes, Alec Bohm, Nate Pearson, Jake Cronenworth, Anderson Tejada, Leody Taveras, David Peterson, Andres Gimenez, Keibert Ruiz, Mitch White, Beau Burrows, Kyle Funkhouser, Tony Garcia, Dane Dunning, Zack Burdi, Matt Foster, Kodi Whitley, Roel Ramirez

Insert/short-print cards: 6 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (3) – Dylan Cease, Adam Duvall, Nicky Lopez
Baseball Flashbacks (1) – Hank Aaron
New Age Performers (1) – Jo Adell
Candy Lids (1) – Christian Yelich

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My final bust of this one is essentially like the recent one but with perhaps a little more 2021 star power with that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. card and some others here and there. Ultimately, though, this isn't the flashiest box -- at all -- just like last time but it's still packed with good volume for RCs and stars with the same volume but a different mix of inserts this time. Buying Heritage blasters at suggested retail price (if found) could be strong long-term holds here as this year's boxes are loaded with rookies and stars, have hit potential (long odds) and it's a popular brand that's heavily collected. Need some encouragement on this? Just do a general search for past Heritage boxes from the last decade or so ... they aren't out there as often as one might expect as they get ripped. (Unopened box values have been rising on 2000s stuff and basic annual staples like this one can do well.) Blasters of this one have not been great for me this year but I have cleaned up with hobby and mega boxes from this release.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B (nothing big but plenty of good cheap finds)
Fun Grade: B (blasters need more inserts)

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