Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Finest baseball cards (hobby box)

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The box: 2021 Topps Finest baseball cards
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of images from this one.

Packs per box: 12 (via two mini-boxes)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 
42 of 100 (42 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base card notables – Mike Trout, Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Cody Bellinger, Bo Bichette, Mookie Betts, Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto

Rookie Cards (14) – Alex Kirilloff, William Contreras, Deivi Garcia, Jo Adell, Joey Bart, Alec Bohm, Nick Madrigal, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Casey Mize, Ian Anderson, Daulton Varsho, Ryan Mountcastle, Jesus Sanchez, Sixto Sanchez

Insert/short-print cards: 16 (all in gallery below with some base)
Extended set short-prints (Nos. 101-125) (1) – D.J. LeMahieu
Refractors (4) – Casey Mize, Aaron Judge, Yordan Alvarez, Mookie Betts
Sky Blue Refractors (1) – Gleyber Torres (/300)
Purple/Aqua Vapor Refractors (1) – Shane Bieber (/250)
Aqua Refractors (1) – Fernando Tatis Jr. (/199)
Finest Rookies Design Variation (1) – Dylan Carlson
Finest Masters (4) – Edgar Martinez, Sixto Sanchez, Matt Chapman, Patrick Corbin
Finest Legacies (2) – Tom Seaver & Jacob deGrom, Robin Yount & Christian Yelich
Finest Career Die-cuts (1) – Mike Trout

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Finest Autographs (1) – Luis Campusano
Green Wave Finest Autographs (1) – Luis Garcia (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: This brand is historically a pricier counterpart than its Bowman Chrome, Topps Chrome or Bowman's Best brethren but it's also one that's a tad more democratic with its mini-box format and ink in every single one of those minis, too. This time? I got a rarer auto of a name with promise -- that Green is one in 118 packs (10 boxes) -- and a decent run of names on parallels that are all tougher than one per box. (None tougher than one in 30 packs.) My run of RCs here? Pretty good. The stars? OK, but perhaps pitcher-heavy in this box as I didn't note a lot of stars here. My inserts beyond the Trout were a little soft, too, but overall this box shows you how there's good potential here to hit it big if you find key names in some of those spots. I actually like this release more than others on the annual calendar though I've never dug in as heavily due to cost. This time in this card environment? It might be worth the look because there's no retail component here -- that should help cap the volume of the basic stuff, meaning your stars will be safer to sit on as the clock ticks. Do some searches of this brand from, say, five or 10 years ago and I think you'll see less volume out there for Finest than other comparable brands. Some might not sell for as much ... but that might make them better buys than the stuff that's more plentiful in comparison. All in all, this one feels pretty solid to me ... and I didn't even land a huge box.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B+
Fun Grade: A- (little boxes but they feel loaded with stars, RCs & more)

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