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

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The box: 2021 Topps Fire baseball cards (hobby box)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Initially only at Target (here when available)

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

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 120
Base set completion: 
101 of 200 (50 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ronald Acuña Jr., Dansby Swanson, Ozzie Albies, Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Bo Bichette, Randy Arozarena, Max Scherzer, Luis Robert, Cody Bellinger, Kris Bryant, Albert Pujols, Ichiro Suzuki, Derek Jeter, Ken Griffey Jr., Cal Ripken Jr., Tony Gwynn, Rickey Henderson

Rookie Cards (31) – Notables include Akil Baddoo, Triston McKenzie, Jarred Kelenic, Bobby Dalbec, Jonathan India, Ian Anderson, Joey Bart, Andrew Vaughn, Jo Adell

Insert cards: 17 (all inserts and some base in gallery below)
Flame parallels (5) – Yermin Mercedes, Sixto Sanchez, Luis Garcia, Whit Merrifield, Monte Harrison
Orange parallels (1) – Shane Bieber (/299)
Purple parallels (1) – Hyun-Jin Ryu (/99)
Fired Up (2) – Mike Trout (2)
Flame Throwers (2) – Jack Flaherty, Yu Darvish
Smoke & Mirrors (2) – Tim Lincecum, Blake Snell
We Have Liftoff (2) – Bo Bichette, Luis Robert
Rookie Ignition (2) – Alec Bohm, Ke'Bryan Hayes

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Fire Autographs (2) – Jorge Ona, Jimmy Lambert

What's Buzz-worthy: I revisited this one after an A+ box earlier this year and this one, well, was a back more to reality with average results on the ink and parallels but some solid finds elsewhere to keep it from being a C. (I really like the Trout and Bichette inserts here from a visual perspective ... not all that worried about value with this brand as it's definitely not as popular as others out there. ... The checklist for this one is heavy on RCs -- but not solely RCs -- but the autograph lineup is pretty close to all newbs -- and that can mean good results. There also are some strong rarer pulls here with multi-player autos but at longer odds. The basic design here is colorful and busy -- that's the brand -- but it may be a little simpler than some other releases for this one in the past. I'm not a big fan of it but it's efficient and the overall inclusions don't feel limited in scope so the release still gets an A- from me. This is a "hobby box" as noted on the box but Fire is a Target-only release with this and blasters. If you can find this format, the autos make it the one to rip with the safest shot at a safe or big return.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B (Trout and Bichette inserts worked for me)
Fun Grade: B

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