Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Star Wars Bounty Hunters (blaster)

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The box: 2021 Topps Star Wars Bounty Hunters trading cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 10 (plus one with 11 for commemorative patch)
Cards in this box: 61
Base set completion: 
31 of 300 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Insert cards: 29 (all in gallery below with some base)
Blue Bounty 1 parallels (5) – Han Solo, Boba Fett, Salacious B. Crumb, Gamorrean, Latts Razzi
Blue Bounty 2 parallels (2) – Han Solo, Xi'an
Blue Bounty 3 parallels (1) – Fennec Shand
Green Bounty 3 parallels (1) – Fennec Shand (/50)
Feared Mercenaries (14) – See gallery
Feared Mercenaries Red (Boba Fett/Aurra Sing sets) (3) – See gallery
Feared Mercenaries Green (Jango Fett set) (2) – See gallery
Feared Mercenaries Yellow (Cad Bane set) (1) – See gallery

Autographs/Sketches/Manufactured Relics: 1
Bounty Hunter Patch Card (1) – Cad Bane

What's Buzz-worthy: This long-delayed release is a bit of a funky one that has a focus on characters from throughout the Star Wars galaxy as part of a big set with tiers -- Bounty 1, Bounty 2 and Bounty 3. Then, atop that, there are parallels. Then, the inserts also have a similar approach with those tied to particular characters with some color-coding to (sort of) help carry that concept though the backs may not always have the correct colors. The Green card here? One in 88 packs. The stock here is more toward the infamously skinny side but the printing and cutting seems clean so no big issues there. The variety here was pretty rough (a low fun grade from me) though a hobby box will be more volume with some hit-chasing involved. I like this one with the all-areas approach of the franchise but the tiers approach is also not a favorite -- and some cards have the Bounty notation somewhat tough to read. This one is quite possibly a one-and-done for me but I might do hobby just to see if there's a little more to it if the price slips. (I don't mind a cheaper box in today's cardboard world.) This one feels like it needed a little more variety among the inserts but the parallel colors look pretty good, too.

Product Grade: B
Box Grade: A- (a rarer pull)
Fun Grade: C+

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