Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Archives Snapshots baseball cards

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The box: 2022 Topps Archives Snapshots
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Checklist: Click here

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

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 12
Base set completion: 
9 of 50 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Shohei Ohtani, Dave Winfield, Corbin Burnes, Randy Arozarena, Jake Cronenworth, Brandon Crawford

RC logo cards (3) – Oneil Cruz, Josh Lowe, Wander Franco

Insert/short-print cards: 2 (all cards in gallery below with some base)
Black & White (1) – Fernando Tatis Jr.
Picture Day (1) – Tony Perez

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Snapshots autographs (1) – Kevin Smith 

What's Buzz-worthy: This is a colorful and simple release where, as long as the design jives with you, it's a pretty easy rip at its Black November price with an autograph in every box (this being the only format) and some potential on the signers list. Bobby Witt Jr., Chipper Jones, Derek Jeter, Dave Winfield, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jeff Bagwell, Julio Rodriguez, Mike Trout, Ronald Acuña Jr., Rickey Henderson, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Andre Dawson, Dale Murphy, Jim Palmer, Pete Alonso and plenty more actually (see checklist link above or click here) are in there for ink. This box is perhaps more toward the norm with a rookie auto -- I suspect they'll flow heavily here but this was my first box as I didn't really like the look at arrival -- but everything here, including ink, has parallels that can spice things up and add value if you beat the odds (see below). This is perhaps one of the cheapest Black November buys that guarantees ink and, for me, it was a throw-in to get me to free shipping with some other stuff I grabbed. But, at the same time, it's also the kind of release where the lot buy is where the best action for those top names should land ... and it might surprise.

Product Grade: B
Box Grade: B (some better names helped it avoid average this time)
Fun Grade: B

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