Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 1982 Fleer baseball wax pack (Hour 5)

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 5.

12in12-logo-smallerThe pack: 1982 Fleer baseball
The cost now: 
$3.50
The cost then: 30 cents

What’s inside this pack? Keep reading …

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Buzz Break: 2012 Panini Cooperstown baseball (hobby case)

2012-panini-cooperstown-boxFrom time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post 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.

mattyThe case: 2012 Panini Cooperstown baseball cards (hobby case)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Boxes per case: 14
Packs per box:
 24
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 120
Cards in this case: 1,680
Base set completion: 
200 of 200 (100 percent)
Duplicates: Plenty, but Buzz ain’t counting those this time

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Havana Sugar Kings don’t have many cards but hints of team can be found

1959-topps-mike-cuellar-havana-sugar-kingsWith Major League Baseball‘s historic trip to Cuba and the Tampa Bay Rays’ exhibition game against the Cuban national team on Tuesday, the spotlight is shining bright on the country and its rich baseball history.

One part of that history that might not be remembered by many collectors is the fact that there was once a minor league team in Cuba, the Havana Sugar Kings, that was a Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and a member of the International League.

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