Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2021 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 7 (manufactured Relic found in standard packs this time)
Cards per pack: 14 (15 in manu-Relic pack)
Cards in this box: 99
Base set completion: 
84 of 350 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Randy Arozarena, Stephen Strasburg, Yu Darvish, Ozzie Albies, Pete Alonso

Rookie Cards (17) – Jake Cronenworth, Pavin Smith, Tucker Davidson, Jose Marmolejos, Luis Campusano, Josh Fleming, Alejandro Kirk, Clarke Schmidt, Jake Woodford, Jojo Romero, Mark Mathias, Zack Burdi, Jonathan Stieler, Keegan Akin, Miguel Yajure, Tanner Houck, Brent Rooker

Insert/short-print cards: 15 (all in gallery below with some base)
Photo variation (1) – Cal Ripken Jr. (SP)
Foilboard parallel (1) – Oakland A's 
DH Debuts (1) – Eric Hosmer
1986 Topps (1) – Ian Anderson
1986 Topps All-Stars (1) – Ted Williams
Platinum Players (1) – Fernando Tatis Jr.
1965 Topps Redux (7) – Joey Bart, Kyle Lewis, Pete Alonso, Kris Bryant, Ryan Mountcastle, Luis Garcia, Shane Bieber
1965 Topps Redux Chrome (1) – Gerrit Cole
Topps Commemorative 70th Anniversary patch cards (1) – Tony Gwynn

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Nothing big popped out of this one other than the photo variation (one in 40 packs) but the variety is still there and the run of retail-only 1965 inserts is fun here, too. My RC volume was down compared to my last blaster of this and those didn't really cough up any top guys -- and my base cards were lean, too -- but there are good things possible here. I think the best RC options will be coming in Update instead. Bonus manufactured Relics are put into the standard packs this time instead of being a separately wrapped bonus pack so those one-per-blaster cards' packs are obvious at a glance. As I noted previously, the Redux cards are 1965s and still a one-per-pack retail-only highlight with much better centering this time vs. Series 1 and its 1952s. For the basic price, these have a lot to offer and have the potential for a good return if you defy the odds on rarer stuff and parallels of key players ... they're in there.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A- (an SP, some good 1965s and Tatis ... nothing flashy but it's solid)
Fun Grade: B (not flashiest box this time)

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