Buzz Break: 2016 Topps Museum Collection UFC trading cards

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The box: 2016 Topps Museum Collection UFC
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 8
Base set completion: 
3 of 45 (7 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (3) – Cat Zingano, Tecia Torres, Ryan Hall

Insert cards: 2 
Bronze parallel (1) – Demian Maia (/135)
Gold parallel (1) – Stipe Miocic (/75)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 3 (more in gallery below)
Meaningful Material Relics Copper (1) – Dominick Cruz (/35)
Archival Autographs Ruby (1) – Junior Dos Santos (/10)
Signature Swatches Triple Autographs Gold (1) – TJ Dillashaw (/25)

What’s Buzz-worthy: A three-hit box where nothing is printed to more than 35 copies? No matter who you get, that feels like a win — and this box feels better than that with a couple of names of note. … All in all, this box feels like it’s a step closer to an ideal kind of hit-based product — an auto, an auto-Relic and a Relic — along with some base cards and a couple of parallels for a reasonable price. If more brands like this offered a little more safety in numbers — in any sport — there might be more people tearing in. … The design on the base cards is a tad simplistic but that can add appeal to some collectors. The skinny but sturdy stock with gloss on both sides also gives the feel of an advanced design that’s probably more on the cheaper side to actually make — also a plus because it helps keep costs down. The hits’ designs feels pretty familiar but doesn’t feel bad at all and generally this box (and product) feels like a winner. 

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A

 

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