Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega box)

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The box: 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 16 (15 standard, one Chrome)
Cards per pack: 9 per standard (three per Chrome)
Cards in this box: 138
Base set completion: 
121 of 400 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Freddie Freeman, J.D. Martinez, Max Scherzer, Yasiel Puig, Dansby Swanson, Felix Hernandez

>>> For variation details, click here

Rookie Cards (6 cards, 13 rookies) – Kyle Tucker, Lionel Perez, Francisco Arcia, Ty Buttrey, Williams Jerez, Heath Fillmyer, Brad Keller, Jacob Nix, Luis Urias, Blake Trahan, Jesus Reyes, Jeffrey Springs, Jose Trevino

Insert/short-print cards: 17 (gallery of these and more below)
Chrome (mega box pack) (2) – Kevin Pillar, Brock Holt (/999)
Chrome Refractor (mega box pack) (1) – Eduardo Nunez (/570)
Chrome (1) – J.D. Martinez (/999)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (5) – Clayton Kershaw, Willson Contreras, Nomar Mazara, Franmil Reyes, Justin Smoak
New-age Performers (2) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Mike Trout
Baseball Scratch-off (1) – Noah Syndergaard
Baseball Flashbacks (1) – Hank Aaron
News Flashbacks (1) – Janis Joplin
Then And Now (1) – Johnny Bench & Nolan Arenado
Cloth stickers (2) – Aaron Judge, Khris Davis  (Walmart boxes/packs only)

>>> For a checklist and other details, click here

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: These boxes have allegedly been running warm at times, but this box may not be one of those. While it did include a standard Chrome card in the regular packs, there weren't a lot of top names in this one. (There are some but not in the right spots if you ask me.) These essentially are a double-blaster with a pack of Chrome cards only found here. You have a one-in-eight-box chance at a Black Refractor and a one-in-551-box shot at a Superfractor. The basic packs also deliver about in line as two blasters as the Cloth inserts were two-per-box here. The Chromes are the highlights here -- click here to view the checklist for the extra stuff found in these boxes. You get a good volume of SPs here (directly in line with more packs) but this crop from that star-studded SP list wasn't strong. If you can't find hobby (hit that link above), this is a decent option, though the odds on hits appear to be roughly in line with other retail formats. These are all about that volume -- and that gives you a better shot at landing some good stuff that's seeded at longer odds.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B- (closer to average box despite extra Chrome)
Fun Grade: B (not a ton of extra variety/flash here)

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