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2023 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition

2023 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition

Buzz Buys: A few cardboard debuts, new autos, early TV items, bonus cards, Tiffy Time, old stuff & more for familiar names
Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals is to rip a little less and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention.
So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ...
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GOING HIGH-END ...
The Card: Bo Bichette 2020 Bowman Transcendent (/100) -- Rookie Card
The Price: Less than some retail mega boxes ...
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: While this comes from one of the most-expensive brands ever made and he's a past All-Star, a bad season apparently prompts easy sell-offs these days and in this case I was a buyer. While I'd like his RCs from these releases in slabs (the frames and Chome-like surfaces here can show smaller flaws easily) this one was too cheap to pass up in comparison to slabbed cards that weren't even in elite grades. This cost me half or even a third of common asking prices for the graded cards with no obvious, blatant flaw to make it feel like it would check in lower ... though it's not perfect. It's a perfect start for me here -- I'll likely add more if The Big Bo Slide of 2024 keeps going. Why? I collect Bichette.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for this one, but MLB boxes are here.
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First Buzz: 2023 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition MLB
What: 2023 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Today via Topps.com
Box basics: Two parallels or image variations per 32-card box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)
What's buzz-worthy: Sapphire gets another run here with eight-pack boxes that offer up new chances at notable rookies and stars from this year's Topps sets but all in one colorful Chromed-out spot.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, First Buzz and tagged MLB, Topps, Anthony Volpe, Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, Corbin Carroll, Michael Harris, 2023 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition on September 6, 2023 by BlowoutBuzz.

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