Buzz Break: 2022 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Proofs

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The box: 2022 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.

Cards per box: 2
Base set completion: 
N/A
Duplicates: 0

Inserts/short-prints: 1 (all in gallery below)
Crystal Zebra Pop Century Signatures (unsigned) Pre-production Proof (1) – Fetty Wap (1/1)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Crystal Gold Growing Up ... 'Graphs Autographed Pre-production Proof (1) – Melissa Gilbert (1/1)

What’s Buzz-worthy: This box shows the range of what might be found here -- a hip-hop star known for the last decade and a child star from the 1970s show Little House on the Prairie among other roles. Both are a tad off my pop culture radar tastes-wise but eBay sales for the duo here are about the price of the box combined, maybe more depending on the appeal of the Gold with Gilbert. It's not quite the box I had last time -- a notch lower -- but still one with decent potential for the discount price I paid. At higher prices? This one would have been rough. ... With both cards here every time being 1/1s -- albeit among many parallel colors/textures -- you never know if your box will be a hit or a miss ... but it's definitely better to have ink than not at all as was the case with some previous years here. Among autos in this one's standard set? Emilia Clarke, Daisy Ridley, Charlie Sheen, Adam Driver, Hilary Swank, Chevy Chase, Christie Brinkley, Harrison Ford, Geena Davis, John Cena, Hulk Hogan, Megan Fox, Robert De Niro and tons more. If you can swing it, this one feels like a buy-by-the-case for a decent shot at some bigs that have the potential to pay for all of it or at least a good chunk easily.

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Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B (neither one really hits my collecting interests but it's about a break-even box sales-wise)
Fun Grade: B- (at this reduced price I'd perhaps do more ... at higher price feels riskier)

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