Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number (blaster)

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The box: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was found in this one.

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
65 of 200 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Juan Soto, Anthony Rizzo, Jack Flaherty, Chris Sale, Carlos Correa

RC logo cards (23) – Notables include Seiya Suzuki, Spencer Torkelson, Brendan Donovan, Royce Lewis, MacKenzie Gore

Insert/short-print cards: 7 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-prints (Nos. 701-up) (2) – Luis Garcia, Eduardo Rodriguez
1973 Topps All-Star Highlights (1) – Johnny Bench
Now & Then (1) – Fernando Tatis Jr.
Rookie Performers (1) – Bryan De La Cruz
Baseball Comics (1) – Carl Yastrzemski
Chrome (1) – Edward Cabrera (/999)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I guess this dud of a box -- not an average one though with it having a Chrome -- balances out the mispacked one I got last time that worked out in my favor. (Good or bad happens both ways). That awfully centered Chrome is one in 54 packs and that stat is about the only thing that saved this one from being a C-grade box. It was rough without key rookies, one fewer SP than normal and, really, not a lot of oomph otherwise other than a pair of cheaper Padres card and two Hall of Famers. ... As I've said before, this one is a fun rip for 1970s Heritage -- can't say that every year -- and HHN is one that has such a loaded set that it's perhaps harder to get a truly bad box on the RC front. ... If I liked the 1973 design more, this brand might have landed an A+ grade overall as this is the kind of release we need to see more of -- a lot to chase -- but without a price that forces one to rip and flip since it's so expensive. It's a better experience with hobby boxes for their price and that sale price is good right now -- and there's a guaranteed hit and more along with a near-set in every box. I say rip those until they rise or dry up and then snack on these blasters or the megas later as long as they are reasonably priced.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B- (would be average or worse if it wasn't for that horribly centered Chrome, which is a tougher find)
Fun Grade: C

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