Buzz Break: 2024 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)

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The box: 2024 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 59
Base set completion: 
49 of 350 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Pete Alonso, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Bobby Witt Jr., Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies

RC logo cards (7) – Nolan Schanuel, Samad Taylor, Joe Jacques, Luis Matos, Coco Montes, Quinn Priester, Ceddanne Rafaela

Insert/short-print cards: 10 (all in gallery below with some base)
Blue parallel (1) – Fernando Tatis Jr.
Yellow parallel (2) – C.J. Abrams, Devin Williams
1989 Topps (1) – Willie Mays
Grand Gamers (1) – Johnny Bench
Stars Of MLB (4) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Elly De La Cruz, Aaron Judge, Ronny Mauricio
Home Run Challenge (1) – Bobby Witt Jr.

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I picked up two more of these just to revisit the brand as a lot of the rarer stuff here is definitely holding up sales-wise. Were the hangers bangers? Not for me ... and really I think only a handful of cards were notable this time and nothing was big enough to get this one into an A-grade mark from me. ... The highlight here is the simplicity of touches in the base set, which is printed with a foil effect that makes the neon highlights here pop -- it's like it's on foilboard but not for the whole image like those parallels -- and the printing here is crisp and sharp, arguably cleaner than flagship sets have been in a while. Those black corners will still be hit and miss for grading but everything else here looks clean. I think examining how inserts and parallels are spread out -- and adding more where it would help -- needs an immediate look, though, as this arguably delivered better than a hobby box did for dollars vs. inclusions. More, more, more is needed in all formats here -- and this one shows how some exclusives really help the variety and could a rip of a basic flagship release more fun.

Product Grade: A (improved overall vs. last few years)
Box Grade: B+ (some highlights here but nothing to get this one to an A ... aided by Witt and De La Cruz)
Fun Grade: B

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