Buzz Break: Baseball Power Cube baseball repack (MJ Holding)

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The box: Baseball Power Cube baseball repack (MJ Holding)
Where to buy: Retail outlets ($19.99)

Packs per box: 5 ... and plenty more
Cards per pack: Varies by brand

Notables on base cards – See gallery for key pulls

The stated inclusions:
-- Two autograph or memorabilia cards
-- Three (Topps) Purple parallel cards
-- Three sealed packs -- 2019 Topps Series 1 (2) and 2018 Bowman Platinum (recognized as "hobby" on repack wrapper)
-- Three Panini Triple Play packs
-- 122 assorted cards

What's Buzz-worthy: I ripped into one of these early in the year but now they're back with a year-ending wave and a bit of a mystery -- and you guys seem to like repacks so here we go. The mystery? The three Purple parallel cards are from 2019 Topps Update blister packs that were headed to Meijer stores but, from what at least Twitter user has said, that didn't happen. Yet they are found here. (My money is on there being a snafu somewhere in the planning where packs didn't get set aside for the release but the cards were made ... so MJ Holding put them into these. (That company handles repacks made for Meijer but they can also be found at other stores.) The rookie power in Topps Update, assuming they can make it into the mix here, make this one worth a look if you're looking for a longshot with a good upside as the Purples can't be a heavy-volume parallel among all of the options this year. The packs here weren't the worst possibility, nor were they wowing (and they didn't deliver much). The basic cards inside also didn't have a lot of variety -- I've actually had far better runs of unusual base cards and more inserts in these very repacks -- but there were a few cards that stood out. The Purples for me were not all that flashy but the color does fit for Nolan Arenado. The hits were interesting inclusions -- one being a rarer card from a premium product -- so there is potential here. The Purples can be a key but there are other spots that could do OK for the price as these are the same price as a blaster box. If your retail aisle is ransacked in this post-holidays timeframe these and the Championship Collection NBA boxes are ones that are worth a look.

Product Grade: A- (Purples make it interesting along with guaranteed hits for price)
Box Grade: B- (I've had far better mixes from this same repack before this wave)
Fun Grade: B- (same as above)

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