Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Finest Star Wars (hobby box)

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The box: 2022 Topps Finest Star Wars (hobby box)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 12 (via two mini-boxes)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 
45 of 100 (45 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Insert cards: 13 (all in gallery below with some base)
The Mandalorian (2) – The Mandalorian, Kuiil
The Bad Batch (2) – Cid, Vice Admiral Rampart
The High Republic Concept Art (2) – Orla Jareni, Ram Jamoram
Refractors (4) – C-3PO, Max Kanata, Asajj Ventress, Fennec Shand
Blue Refractors (1) – Peli Motto (/150)
Green Refractors (1) – Greef Karga (/99)
Gold Refractors (1) – Anakin Skywalker (/50)

Autographs/Memorabilia/Sketch Cards: 2
Purple Refractor Autographs (1) – Jason Spisak (as Lux Bonteri) (/299)
Green Refractor Autographs (1) – Tim Rose (as Admiral Ackbar) (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: The design of this one definitely feels like Finest but also has a clean and simple feel to it that I think works as this one looks at characters from all directions in the Star Wars universe. The parallels I found here are all statistically rarer than one per box with Blue and Green in every other box and then Gold one in 37 packs (four boxes). The Gold here pays for a decent piece of the box and should have some better demand, while my ink was good in that it was color but not signers who are in big demand. The Purple ink is one in three boxes and the Green is one in 90 packs (eight boxes) -- so the good odds and the Gold here get this an A grade for the box from me but it definitely can be topped. I think the base presence might be a little heavy here vs. the inserts but it's not overbearing ... I feel like the insert lineup needs more to be seen here to flesh things out to make box breaks a little stronger. All in all, though? I like this one as long as the price doesn't escalate -- there are big autos here for sure but they won't be easy pulls so a lot of boxes probably look more like mine or closer to average. As a collector, I like this one but I think it just needs one more added element to help out the typical box breaks. Star Wars has had a ton of sets in the past and this one is, I think, one of the cleaner ones with a modern feel.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A- (Good color not guaranteed in every box ... but autos here not top-tier)
Fun Grade: B+ (less color/inserts than a past Finest break I did)

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