Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2022 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 56
Base set completion: 
48 of 300 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Jackie Robinson, Andre Dawson, Robin Yount, Rollie Fingers, Derek Jeter, Lou Gehrig, Chipper Jones, Catfish Hunter, Lou Brock, Juan Soto, Joey Votto, Miguel Cabrera, Kyle Schwarber, Fernando Tatis Jr., Roger Maris, Yordan Alvarez, Anthony Rizzo, Evan Longoria ... and many more notables and other Hall of Famers

RC logo cards (10) – Wander Franco, Jeremy Pena, Jackson Kowar, Edward Cabrera, Luis Frias, MacKenzie Gore, Josiah Gray, Nick Allen, Hoy Park, Matt Manning

Inserts/short-prints (Nos. 301-380): 8 (all in gallery below with some base)
1955 Topps Scoop (SPs) (1) – Christian Vazquez
1961 Topps MVPs (SPs) (1) – Bryce Harper
1992 Topps Major League Debut (SPs) (1) – Julio Rodriguez
Postcards (1) – Ronald Acuña Jr.
1988 Topps Big Foil (3) – Frank Thomas, Carlton Fisk, Seth Beer
Silver paralel (1) – C.J. Abrams (/99)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Unlike my hobby box, this one delivered at least three of the notable newcomers in card sets this year and it also coughed up a parallel that's one n 15 blasters with a decent young name attached. All in all this one is not the flashiest release -- and it's not one that's gonna please the rip-and-flip crowd at all (at least in every box) but at its price this is one of the best releases of the year. Why? The stock is right, the price is closer to right, on-card autos is right with the potential for both long-odds superstars and legends but also young stars, too. The designs are old but the players are from yesterday and today but with cleaner printing and cutting then way back then ... there's really not a lot to not like here other than some tight wrappers that take a toll on some of the back cards (1987s) corners in hobby boxes. I didn't see as much of that in these packs. There are a number of clean photos here that could place them right back in the past as all-time great cards -- you know, back before hits, inserts and parallels were a thing that created value -- and they might be greats of today, too. (I'll be ripping more or buying some singles lots just to slab a few base cards here.) ... The SPs (Nos. 301 and up) feel more like inserts but they're numbered as part of the base set and that allows for some repeat appearances of key names without it looking too blatant. That helps make it a stronger break, especially in a smaller box like this.

Product Grade: A+ (some big stuff is possible here on rare side but also some good stuff for collectors past and present)
Box Grade: A (Silver is one in 105 packs and not a bad name ... plus a J-Rod appearance)
Fun Grade: A-

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