Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Stadium Club Chrome (hobby box)

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The box: 2021 Topps Stadium Club Chrome baseball cards (hobby)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this box.

Packs per box: 14
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 84
Base set completion: 
68 of 400 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Kyle Schwarber, Joey Gallo, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Xander Bogaerts, Max Fried, Hank Aaron, Derek Jeter, Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Stan Musial, Nolan Ryan, Brooks Robinson

Rookie Cards (18) – Trevor Rogers, Casey Mize, Ryan Weathers, Cristian Pache, Braxton Garrett, Jesus Sanchez, William Contreras, Taylor Trammell, Sam Hentges, Geraldo Perdomo, Alex Vesia, Chris Rodriguez, Connor Brogdon, Trevor Larnach, Andres Gimenez, Santiago Espinal, Taylor Walls, J.B. Bukauskas

Insert cards: 15 (all in gallery below with some base)
Virtual Reality (1) – Juan Soto
Crystal Ball (1) – Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Beam Team (3) – Shohei Ohtani, Gerrit Cole, Jacob deGrom
Beam Team Wave Refractor (1) – Shohei Ohtani
Refractors (4) – Ronald Acuña Jr, Brady Singer, Cristian Pache, Albert Abreu
1991 Variation Refractors (4) – Fernando Tatis Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Mookie Betts, Alec Bohm
Orange Refractors (1) – Justus Sheffield (/25)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Refractor Autographs (1) – Garrett Whitlock

What's Buzz-worthy: An interesting small detail here -- this is a hobby-only release this year -- makes a pretty interesting development that will perhaps help in small ways in the short-term but perhaps in big ways over time. No blasters means less of everything out there and hobby boxes might sell for more later -- or at least more than they might have as it is -- with them being the only option. An auto in every box is a good thing here and the insert volume (roughly one per pack) isn't bad, either, but variety might be lacking here a bit. It's not bad but a little more would make it good. My Orange here is one in 57 packs (roughly four boxes) was not a good one but I'd rather land it than not. The ink also wasn't the greatest value-wise but his numbers were pretty good so I think there's some potential here down the line. The big card in this one is probably the Wave Beam Team card for Ohtani -- one in 112 packs -- with sales as high as $50 but as low as $10. (Not numbered but two per case so it could settle down ... but pick up steam later.) The photos didn't seem to stand out as much to me for this brand this time in this box but the mix of past and present players is nice. I might rip more if it presents itself as I think this is a comfortable one.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A (solid names found here ... rarer Ohtani helped get it the A)
Fun Grade: B (not the flashiest break but good names here)

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