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, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Bobby Witt Jr., Corbin Carroll, Juan Soto, Corey Seager, Miguel Cabrera, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber

RC logo cards (7) – Colton Cowser, Jasson Dominguez, Victor Mederos, Curtis Mead, Jacob Amaya, Dominic Canzone, Jonny Deluca, Jose Rodriguez, Emmet Sheehan, Christie Encarnacion-Strand

Insert/short-print cards: 10 (all in gallery below with some base)
Blue parallel (1) – Bryson Stott
Foilboard parallel (1) – Felix Bautista
Yellow parallel (2) – Thairo Estrada, Ryan O'Hearn
1989 Topps (1) – Freddie Freeman
Greatest Hits (1) – Aaron Judge
Stars Of MLB (4) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Yordan Alvarez, Henry Davis

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My latest one of these was on-par with my last but with a couple better names among the rookies but a little less star power among the inserts ... so basically the same as last time. Were the hangers bangers? Not for 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 variety 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 rookie heat here but nothing to get it to an A)
Fun Grade: B

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