Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today’s your day then as we launch 12 in 12 — a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We’ll post one every hour on the hour all day long today … this is Hour 9.
The box: 2016 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (blaster box)
The cost: $14.99 (Click here for hobby)
What’s inside this one? Keep reading …
Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 47
Base set completion:
27 of 300 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper, Jessica Mendoza, Orlando Jones, Brooks Robinson, Morgan Spurlock, Ozzie Smith, Evan Longoria, Robin Yount, George Lopez
Rookie Cards (2) – Kyle Schwarber, Tom Murphy
Insert/short-print cards: 19 (see all in gallery below)
Short-prints (Nos. 301-350) (4) – Tom Murphy, Yordano Ventura, Yu Darvish, Victor Martinez
Baseball Legends (1) – Babe Ruth
Mascots in the Wild (1) – Parrot
The Numbers Game (4) – Prince Fielder, Noah Syndergaard, Felix Hernandez, Albert Pujols
Natural Wonders (1) – Aurora Borealis
Mini parallel (1) – Roger Clemens
Short-printed mini parallel (Nos. 301-350) (1) – Tyson Ross
Allen & Ginter back mini parallel (2) – Cuban Embassy, Edgar Martinez
Black mini parallel (2) – Dustin Pedroia, Paul O’Neill
Ferocious Felines mini (1) – Siberian Tiger
U.S. Mayors mini (1) – Sylvester Turner (Houston, Texas)
Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Relics (1) – Timothy Busfield (Field of Dreams)
What’s Buzz-worthy: Just like a past blaster break here, statistically, this box over-delivered with a Relic (1:70), a pair of Black minis (1:10), a Ferocious Felines (1:25) and a short-printed mini (1:13) among its inclusions. Retail Ginter isn’t easy to chase big stuff (ink is one in every 228 packs), but it’s a good way to help build a set without paying any type of big mark-up once hobby wax dries up. (In fact, this blaster was found in the discount bin at a Walmart.) … An interesting thing to note for this version of Ginter is that its stock is more of a clay-coated cardboard instead of being pure white — it’s a nice touch that makes these feel more like vintage cards. Ginter is always popular and hobby boxes are still affordable so that’s the way to go for now.
>>Check out our gallery of 2016 Topps Allen & Ginter cards & get a checklist here.
Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A
What’s next? Be back in an hour …
Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
>> Click here to buy cards on BlowoutCards.com
BlowoutBuzz.com 