Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Chrome NBCD hanger box
This entry was posted on November 29, 2023
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The box: 2020 Topps Chrome National Baseball Card Day hanger box
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Click here (a few formats ... and Walmart version of this one)
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Packs per box: 6 (five Chrome packs plus one Topps Update preview pack)
Cards per pack: 4 in Chrome, 5 in Gallery
Cards in this box: 25
Base set completion:
14 of 200 (7 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Base cards – Shohei Ohtani, Walker Buehler, Blake Snell, Chris Archer, Jonathan Villar, Rhys Hoskins, Patrick Corbin, Shin-Soo Choo
Rookie Cards (6) – Luis Robert, Bobby Bradley, Abraham Toro, Zack Collins, Brock Burke, Justin Dunn
Insert cards: 11 (everything from box in gallery below)
Refractors (1) – Eloy Jimenez
Prism Refractors (1) – Jacob deGrom
1985 Topps Refractors (2) – Juan Soto, Kris Bryant
Decade of Dominance (1) – Johnny Bench
Freshman Flash (1) – Brendan McKay
2020 Topps Update Preview (5) – Yordan Alvarez, Aristides Aquino, Kyle Lewis, Nico Hoerner, Brendan McKay
Autographs/Memorabilia: None
What's Buzz-worthy: I busted the Walmart version of this one back in the day -- it had Gallery preview cards and that's the one at the link above -- and I found a Red Refactor (/5) that's on in 68,960 packs but I never dug in here as I believe these were Target exclusives and I don't have a Target. This one? I found it on the cheaper side of things and it delivered a top veteran, a top rookie and some good names among the inserts, too. I definitely could have done worse on all fronts here and this one is a B+/A-grade box on all fronts as these aren't all that pricey (then or now at times) with a little meat in there with five packs and the bonus pack. I think this one shows that this one is worth the look as it's definitely one of the more-affordable formats for Chrome. There's some good potential here with a few rookies (Bichette would get me to bite again if the price was right) and all those insert spots and a full array of stuff that could be found here with some longshot luck.
Product Grade: A+
Box Grade: A-
Fun Grade: B+
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