Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number MLB (hobby)

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The box: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was found in this one.

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 216
Base set completion: 
196 of 200 (98 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Albert Pujols, Max Scherzer, Juan Soto, Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Correa, Matt Olson, Corey Seager, Kris Bryant, Noah Syndergaard, Jack Flaherty, Trevor Story, Andrew Benintendi, Trea Turner, Craig Kimbrel

RC logo cards (79) – Notables include Julio Rodriguez, Spencer Strider, Bobby Witt Jr., Jeremy Pena, Steven Kwan, Seiya Suzuki, Bryce Elder, Spencer Torkelson, Jack Suwinski, Jake McCarthy, M.J. Melendez, Jose Miranda, Alek Thomas, Hunter Greene, Royce Lewis, Brandon Marsh, C.J. Abrams

Insert/short-print cards: 19 (all in gallery below with some base)
1973 Baseball Pinups box-topper (1) – Javier Baez
Action image variation (1) – Trevor Story
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (8) – Tarik Skubal, Jon Gray, Josh Donaldson, Alek Manoah, Aaron Hicks, Janson Junk (RC), Oliver Ortega (RC), Connor Seabold (RC)
Rookie Performers (2) – Julio Rodriguez, C.J. Abrams
1973 MLB All-Star Game Highlights (2) – Tom Seaver, John Mayberry
Now & Then (2) – Jared Walsh, Jose Altuve
Award Winners (1) – Robbie Ray
All Aboard (1) – Nolan Ryan (1973)
Chrome Refractors (1) – Nelson Cruz (/373)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Clubhouse Collection Relics (1) – Jared Walsh

What's Buzz-worthy: This one wasn't a Hot Box like my first but it still ran warm with a boatload of rookies, some good names among the inserts and one rarer card that could have been a monster had it been a bigger name. The Refractor here? One in 81 packs -- not the rarest pull but one that is found roughly only three times per case. ... The set is cleaner cut than the first series -- those back cuts aren't nearly as rough as last time -- and that makes this one a winner for those who will grade. Some still had issues just not as often as last time. The inserts here had some good variety and some decent names but the semi-industrial simple design of 1973 kind of is seen there ... not always in the best way. The All-Star Game insert design is very good vs. everything else, though, so there are some highlights here I want to analyze on the checklist and ponder my next moves. The ink didn't flow for me at all in my two hobby boxes -- not the norm for me in recent years -- but I did land an Action variation which is one in 66 packs, though I think these boxes will offer up some type of variation every time. If I liked the 1973 design more this one might have landed an A+ grade overall. As a collector, this is the kind of box 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.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (not flashy but plenty of the basics and some good names with one rarer find ... plus is a cheaper hobby box)
Fun Grade: A-

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