Buzz Break: YuMe Toys Stranger Things Upside Down Capsule

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The boxes: YuMe Toys Stranger Things Series 1 Upside Down Capsule Mystery Pack (two)
Where to buy: Will take some looking in toy realm ... BlowoutCards.com (for cards)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this one.

Packs per box: 4 (One figure pack, one double-accessories pack, one Clue Cards pack and one six-card pack)
Base set completion: 
Not sure on main card set ... but the smaller card sets are 11 cards each and then there are 11 standard figures and an "ultra-rare" Demogorgon variant not seen above.
Duplicates: None this time for this pair but some duplication over my run of capsules.

See everything for two boxes in the gallery below.

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What's Buzz-worthy: My newest pairing includes the rarer Demogorgon variant made of translucent plastic (unlike the one seen above) and then a Hopper figure that I also hadn't previously found so I guess that makes these a win. The cards here were all new, too, though some from the perhaps more-important black-bordered cards of characters have duplicated themselves and shown the quality control to be a little retro sloppy ... but I still like these. ... As I said last time, I'm not sure how big the set is here but I dig it -- heck, I don't even know how new or old these are as they are firmly from the toy section of the world and not the card section -- but I really like the meshing of retro-styled cards and miniature vinyls for this hit Netflix franchise. Even better here? You can find these for $10 a pack/box (whatever you want to call it) and the lineup is all the toys you see above plus a chase figure. How much do I like these? After ripping into two, I grabbed a half-dozen more and I'll drop a few more breaks of two just like this in the coming weeks. Why? I think these have some fun potential in a few directions -- and some interesting eBay auctions, too. (Some are trying to get a premium on the Millie Bobby Brown card since her name was spelled wrong ... but I don't think it got corrected. Don't pay that price.) ... The inclusions are meant to keep younger fans busy with a couple of those cards, turn the plastic TV into a display with other cards and then show characters and moments in traditional card form, too. I think hybrid products like this could have a growing place in the card world for sports ... but who might try it?

Product Grade: A
Lot Grade: A+ (variant figure found)
Fun Grade: A

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