Buzz Break: 2021 Topps U.S. Olympic Team & Hopefuls (hobby)

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The box: 2021 Topps U.S. Olympic Team & Hopefuls cards (hobby)
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Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery of highlights for what was in this one.

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 182
Set completion: 
76 of 76 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 41
Triplicates: 10
Quadruplicates: 6

Notables on base cards – Monica Abbott, Cat Osterman, Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder, Haylie McCleney, Mariel Zagunis, Sam Mikulak, Vashti Cunningham, Lilly King, Simone Manuel ... and others.

Inserts & short-prints: 46 (all in gallery below with some base)
Bronze parallels (15) – Haylie McCleney, Lilly King, Matt Grevers, Simone Manuel, Vashti Cunningham, Hannah McFadden, Mariel Zagunis, Monica Aksamit, Carlin Isles, Rose Lavelle, Kelsi Dahlia, Matt Grevers, Robbie Hummel
Silver parallels (6) – Jessica Long, Simone Manuel, Jessica Beard, Katherine Nye, Matt Grevers, Michal Smolen
Gold parallels (1) – Trevor Crabb (/99)
Flag parallels (2) – Michael Andrew, April Ross (/299)
U.S. Olympic Heroes (8) – Lilly King, Kathleen Baker, Matt Grevers, Carissa Moore, Brooke Sweat, Ryan Murphy, Katherine Nye, Sam Mikulak
For Pride & Country (7) – Alex Morgan, Kathleen Baker, Kareem Maddox, Cat Osterman, Johnny Hooper, Monica Abbott, Lilly King, Sakura Kokumai
New To The Games! (6) – Haylie McCleney, Cat Osterman, Carissa Moore, Kareem Maddox, Nyjah Huston, skateboarding

Autographs/Memorabilia: 3
Team USA Relics (2) – Robbie Hummel, Matt Grevers
Autographs (1) – Robbie Hummel (/200)

What's Buzz-worthy: My second one of these was pretty similar to the first hobby box I ripped as it's a box that has a small set -- completed this time -- and then some inserts and parallels in every pack. There was nothing dramatically out of the ordinary in this box. ... Hobby is the way to go here for the better shot at rare stuff but as I noted last time blasters are long, long odds on any hits. In that small set there are a number of obvious names who are not found in this release vs. Olympic sets from the recent past. There are no women's gymnasts or men's basketball stars in this one -- but it also feels lighter on the standard stuff, too. There are some notable past Olympians with autos here and those might be the best draw. Go look up completed auctions on Kurt Angle's autos in this one ... he'll pay for your box and more. (And others in that set will do well, too.) I generally like USA releases since you will find signers here that won't be anywhere else. I'd rip past years perhaps first but they seem to have dried up a lot in recent years.

Product Grade: B+
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: B

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