Buzz Break: 2025 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Proofs

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The pack: 2025 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs 
Where to buy: Click here (these are box-toppers in Pop Century boxes)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.

Cards per box: 2 (yes, it's two ... there's a typo on the pack that they didn't fix that since these are box-toppers)
Base set completion: 
N/A
Duplicates: 0

Inserts/short-prints: 2 (all in gallery below)
Leaf Metal Pop Century Co-Stars Three Signatures Red Flood Pre-production Proof (1) – Chevy Chase, Geena Davis & Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (from Fletch) (1/1)
Leaf Metal Pop Century Autographs Purple Prismatic Pre-production Proof (1) – John C. McGinley (1/1)

What’s Buzz-worthy: My latest one of these has some good names attached for the most part with Chase and Davis coming from Fletch for this card specifically and McGinley a name from Scrubs, Office Space and many other roles. Had that triple card been inked, it's probably pushing around $100 so not a bad combo. (Both Chase and Davis are now readily available autos so prices are a tad soft.) McGinley has had card before -- but not a boatload -- so there's some interest there, too, but not as much in comparison. For proofs? Well, these can be hit and miss ... some can be pricey, some aren't ... but I'm just picking off these packs on the cheap side of things for fun. ... As noted previously, this year's Pop Century proof packs have a different twist to them. They arrive two top-loaded cards per pack this time around -- and sometimes packs can have printing plates instead -- and they're only found inside the actual boxes of Pop Century as sealed box-toppers along with the hits in those far-pricier boxes. My cost on a pack within what looks to have been a case lot? About $10 per pack -- and for a pair of 1/1s every time I'll still do that. In past years, these were issued as bonuses with box buys and that meant they could be/would be stockpiled and sold on their own in lots. This time? It will take time, but I suspect that the lots will come ... though plates add some extra heat here and an extra incentive to open. ... The checklist is pretty strong but also pretty deep, so there will be hits and there will be misses. I'm fine with that at this price with everything a 1/1 for its particular color or texture. You'll see a few more breaks here for sure from my new lot and I'd totally open more if they presented themselves at the right price.

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Product Grade: A+ (plates improve this one, though being box-toppers makes them harder to find in lots)
Lot Grade: A
Fun Grade: A-

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