Buzz Break: 2022 Panini Elite Extra Edition (blaster box)

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The box: 2022 Panini Elite Extra Edition baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for FOTL/hobby)

Keep reading to see a full breakdown of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 5
Base set completion: 
1 of 199 (0.5 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Gavin Cross (/999)

Insert cards: 2
Pink parallel (1) – Joe Lampe
Status diecut parallel (1) – Jacob Misiorowski (/50)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
EEE Signatures (1) – Samuel Zavala
Panini Rewards (1) – 150 points (1-3 cards possible)

What's Buzz-worthy: This one has been popping up in the world with bargain-bin prices so I bit on one, not remembering if I had previously ripped here or not -- I really don't dabble much in the prospecting realm any more but at a good enough price I'll bite when there are guaranteed hits. This time? Rewards points (which could get me as many as three cards but with a shipping fee), ink from a young player who had a decent showing last season and a pair of numbered cards ... one on the rarer side of things. All in all, not bad ... though it could always be better with better names but it's a deep crop here every year. ... As I have said before, if you just want to chase autographs of prospects on the cusp of things at the big-league level or new to MiLB as well as players with long-shot potential who are part of the Dominican Prospect League, this is one to do -- especially considering how little these boxes cost vs. others in the retail wild and considering what they include. Even lesser autographs are better than no autographs at all in my book.

Product Grade: B+
Box Grade: A- (a good volume of numbered stuff in this pack from the bargain bin)
Fun Grade: B- (tiny box ... Rewards points not fun, though)

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