Buzz Break: 2023 SportKings Volume 4 (blaster box)

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The box: 2023 SportKings Volume 4 sports cards (blaster)
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Packs per box: 6 (five standard, one hit pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 51
Base set completion: 19 of 30 (63 percent)
Duplicates: 1

Base cards – Ric Flair, Babe Ruth, Nolan Ryan, Jerry Rice (2), Larry Bird, Carl Eller, Joseph Ruud, Grant Holloway, Erriyon Knighton, Dallas Seavey, Amy Van Dyken, Greg Louganis, Efren Reyes, Cal Ripken Jr., Ole Einar Bjorndalen, Kerri Strug, Juan Manuel Fangio, Matti Nykanan, Jerry West

Insert cards: 30 (everything from box in gallery below)
Mini (15) – Ric Flair, Lolo Jones, Greg Louganis, Matti Nykanan, Larry Bird, Dallas Seavey, Sir Garfield Sobers, Carl Eller, Efren Reyes, Cal Ripken Jr., Fred Taylor, Sergey Bubka, J.R. Celski, Jerry West, Victor Espinoza
Silver parallels (10) – Larry Bird, Ma Long (2) Jerry Rice, Matti Nykanan, Carl Eller, Fred Taylor, J.R. Celski, Frank Shorter, Juan Manuel Fangio
Blue parallels (5) – Efren Reyes, Ma Long, Matti Nykanan, Fred Taylor, Juan Manuel Fangio

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
SK Legends Memorabilia (1) – Jacques Villenueve

What's Buzz-worthy: I found a small number of these on sale -- around $12 (I think) -- awhile back and at that price with a guaranteed hit that could be an autograph I think these are worth the look. Even at their standard price ($19.99) they are also worth that shot as there are some premium kinds of cards that could make their way into the bonus packs here. ... These boxes are also bigger than past releases of this one with 20 guaranteed base cards and the hit and atop that, you get 15 mini parallels and two colors of base parallels, which are a big upgrade from past versions that might have a card or two of this type in a blaster. The overall mix here can be collected pretty easily -- it's just 30 base cards with the two parallels and a mini version for each. The hits packs can include on-card auto cards, memorabilia cards, cut autos, 1/1 sketch cards, a Grand Patch card or a Jared Kelley 1/1 painted art card. ... Some stars have a couple of different cards -- not variations as they have different card numbers -- so that adds a little more for fans of those names. (There is at least one inconsistency in color between a parallel and a mini here, too, so there may be more to watch for ... or perhaps they went un-corrected.) The hit pack is an easy reason to rip here along with the surprise factor and there's big potential here, too, with Hall of Famer ink in traditional sports and stuff for some who don't have a lot of other cards. With them already cheaper, I'll rip more just for the variety factor alone if they present themselves. There are much-pricier retail mega boxes out there that don't deliver guaranteed hits ... but these do.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B+ (a unique name to find for the hit)
Fun Grade: B+ (parallels alone add a ton more to these boxes)

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