Buzz Break: 2016 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (blaster box)

2016-topps-blasterFrom time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down the results here. Like this and want to see more — or maybe there’s a box you’d want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2016 Topps baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 10 — plus one manufactured Relic pack
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Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 
78 of 350 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable names pulled on base cards: Mike Trout, Miguel Cabrera, Matt Harvey, Jose Abreu, Yasiel Puig

Rookie Cards pulled: Aaron Nola, Greg Bird, Henry Owens, Ryan Lamarre

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Feb. 3)

lasordaThe Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What’s Buzzing Today: 2016 Topps, 2016 Topps and more 2016 Topps on the day of 2016 Topps’ official arrival.

Contest >> Click here to win a box of 2016 Topps Series 1

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Contest: 2016 Topps Series 1 is here … and we want a box to be yours

2016toppsA new baseball card season is officially here tomorrow with the arrival of 2016 Topps Series 1 and we want a box to be yours.

How?

Leave a comment here telling us what you think of the product before Saturday, Feb. 6. We’ll select a winner from all entries received through Friday. (Winner will be contacted via the email account left with comment on Saturday.)

If you haven’t seen the cards yet, check out our two galleries below.

2016 Topps baseball card gallery

2016 Topps First Pitch baseball card gallery

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Gallery: 2016 Topps baseball cards

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This one will be purely visual — a sampling of 2016 Topps baseball cards already pulled by collectors. Keep reading to see more and Buzz will update this one as more interesting cards surface. (Looking for the First Pitch cards? You will find them here.)

Look for camouflage uniforms as part of the photo variations in this set, too.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Jan. 31)

SuperThe Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What’s Buzzing Today: 2016 Topps Jordan Spieth First Pitch, big breaks,  a 264 collector, Johnny Manziel & more.

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PGA star Jordan Spieth among the 2016 Topps’ First Pitch celebrities

2016ToppsJordanSpiethThe first retail pulls from 2016 Topps have begun to hit eBay in advance of its widespread release on Wednesday and that means we get out first glimpses at the surprise inclusions in the First Pitch set.

A checklist has not been released for the insert set, but it appears that this year’s version will include golfer Jordan Spieth who has not had any official PGA cardboard despite dominating successes this past year.

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What surprises may be found in 2016 Topps baseball card packs?

Screen-Shot-2016-01-11-at-11.41.52-AMAn early version of the 2016 Topps Series 1 baseball checklist arrived on Tuesday and that first glimpse offered a few surprises before its arrival on Feb. 3.

But there are also undoubtedly more still to come.

The First Pitch cards showing celebrities making ceremonial appearances? They’re not on the checklist but are confirmed as still coming. There’s no note of variations or short-printed cards for the release — we all know those are coming. They always do.

What else? Keep reading for a rundown of what’s known and notable from the checklist

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Get your 2016 Topps Series 1 baseball checklist here

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Update: The final (numeric) checklist is here.

The arrival of 2016 Topps Series 1 is not far away but the wait for a checklist is over as Topps revealed the subject list on Monday.

The numerical order of the base set will wait, though, since the reveal of card No. 1 is still to come before its Feb. 3 release. (All cards are listed, though.)
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Buzz Poll: What’s your perspective on 2016 Topps Perspectives?

PerspectivesWhen 2016 Topps Series 1 arrives just a few weeks from now, it will include something different for baseball cards that is bound to have some people excited about the brand and one particularly unique set inside.

The insert is called Perspectives and it’s a 23-card set that features unusual angles and some visual wizardry — at least on on the Ozzie Smith card teased by the company on Monday.

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Buzz Poll: 2016 Topps Series 1 baseball cards … are you ready?

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The start of a new baseball card season is coming as 2016 Topps Series 1 is set to arrive on Feb. 3.

Uncut sheets like you see above are rolling off the presses in Texas in advance of packaging for the arrival that’s just 26 days away as of this moment, according to Buzz’s calendar, and Buzz has just one question …

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Be ready for buyback cards inside 2016 Topps baseball packs

Check out Topps’ teaser video for its buybacks to be found in 2016 Topps Series 1. They will have five shades of foil-stamping to denote their scarcity.

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