First Buzz: 2025-26 Topps NBA basketball cards

[90skid]

And the population chart now exists! First card processed, a "Please-Submit-Again" 9

[JMStang]

Bought 2 hangers from Walmart when picking up my sons meds. Of course he pulls a wood /25.




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[hermanotarjeta]

Flagg topps rookies are now 2 for $5, less than two weeks into release. Rainbow foils less than $40.

Wha happened?

[h00perstar34]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

Flagg topps rookies are now 2 for $5, less than two weeks into release. Rainbow foils less than $40.

Wha happened?

That’s where they should be. Nothing new here


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[jjcan]

This is still fun to rip in retail. I was able to find some Hangers and Blasters at Barnes and Noble last weekend. Which is good because they STOPPED giving the 10% off as of today.

The Hobby/ Jumbo box breaking is slowing down, but I can still jump into smaller volume breaks 3-4 boxes at a time.

I am still picking up some of the Fanatics blasters, looking for numbered inserts (black parallels) and actually hoping some of this years rookies end up in the very cheap "idc" piles at local shows. It is fun just picking up paper VJ, Harper, Coward, "meh" in terms of value at reasonable prices.

I pulled a wood insert, a team logo insert, a couple of autos, 1 mem card, like the diamante insert look, in about $240 worth of retail so far. I am happy with the release. I will probably spend another $350 in retail.

I have half of my Hobby /Jumbo allocation left. But will eventually sell it off, like the other half.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by h00perstar34

That’s where they should be. Nothing new here


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I guess that’s why hobby/jumbo boxes are dropping $5-$10 every day.

[h00perstar34]

Originally Posted by jjcan

This is still fun to rip in retail. I was able to find some Hangers and Blasters at Barnes and Noble last weekend. Which is good because they STOPPED giving the 10% off as of today.

The Hobby/ Jumbo box breaking is slowing down, but I can still jump into smaller volume breaks 3-4 boxes at a time.

I am still picking up some of the Fanatics blasters, looking for numbered inserts (black parallels) and actually hoping some of this years rookies end up in the very cheap "idc" piles at local shows. It is fun just picking up paper VJ, Harper, Coward, "meh" in terms of value at reasonable prices.

I pulled a wood insert, a team logo insert, a couple of autos, 1 mem card, like the diamante insert look, in about $240 worth of retail so far. I am happy with the release. I will probably spend another $350 in retail.

I have half of my Hobby /Jumbo allocation left. But will eventually sell it off.

Ditto. I picked up 2 hobby cases and 6 loose boxes on fanatics with a coupon yesterday. I’ll probably rip the loosies.

Side note the real one gold auto set looks like it might be a fun chase.


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[h00perstar34]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

I guess that’s why hobby/jumbo boxes are dropping $5-$10 every day.

I guess hobby will be worthless in 3 weeks then


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[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by h00perstar34

I guess hobby will be worthless in 3 weeks then


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They’ll get back close to $110 again.

[premium1981]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

They’ll get back close to $110 again.

Just wanted to make sure this was quoted. I hope you are right.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by premium1981

Just wanted to make sure this was quoted. I hope you are right.

We are heading in the right direction, hobby boxes were available for $160 at shows this past weekend

[crdbored]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

Flagg topps rookies are now 2 for $5, less than two weeks into release. Rainbow foils less than $40.

Wha happened?

People already giving up on the 18 year-old rookie whose team is 2-5.
(stuff was beyond printed anyway)

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by crdbored

People already giving up on the 18 year-old rookie whose team is 2-5.

Flagg will still be one of the best players in this rookie class.

However, when you produce the amount of cards like they have, every single basketball card collector can own 10 copies for minimum cost if they want.

Hobby/jumbo wax at current prices is completely manipulated towards the breaker culture.

Don’t fall for the collusion.

Buy singles.

[jjcan]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

They’ll get back close to $110 again.

You sound like the Pokemon You tube MSRP gang. It will be MSRP soon enough, lol, and everyone can Buy it!

Diamond hands do not pay Market!! Wait till it gets to $90! should be the Mantra

It will be NBA 2026 class by the time this hits $130 a box, and if any of these 2025 rookies do not hit. Ebay is at $180-$200. I sold some of my hobby on Saturday from $190-$210

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by jjcan

You sound like the Pokemon You tube MSRP gang. It will be MSRP soon enough, lol, and everyone can Buy it!

Diamond hands do not pay Market!! Wait till it gets to $90! should be the Mantra

It will be NBA 2026 class by the time this hits $130 a box, and if any of these 2025 rookies do not hit. Ebay is at $180-$200. I sold some of my hobby on Saturday from $190-$210

Hey I get, people want to be able to flip their boxes for more profit, so it’s ok to not agree with my hopeful prediction.

But a hobby box break is GARBAGE. 80% of the time you are getting a common jersey. The best base rookie you get is $3. You are paying $200 for 1-2 serial numbered cards?

You guys are putting too much faith in the compulsive gambling breaker culture.

The one situation where I see this product not dipping too low is if Topps does not release another basketball card product for the next three months.

Even idle hands will gamble on garbage.

[jjcan]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

Hey I get, people want to be able to flip their boxes for more profit, so it’s ok to not agree with my hopeful prediction.

But a hobby box break is GARBAGE. 80% of the time you are getting a common jersey. The best base rookie you get is $3. You are paying $200 for 1-2 serial numbered cards?

You guys are putting too much faith in the compulsive gambling breaker culture.

The one situation where I see this product not dipping too low is if Topps does not release another basketball card product for the next three months.

Even idle hands will gamble on garbage.

Even at $110 this is still garbage. But the Market is going to Market. But it will be more fun to open at that price.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by jjcan

Even at $110 this is still garbage. But the Market is going to Market.

Yeah, it’s a sad state of this society.

The people will spend their money compulsively and degenerately if they want to and wait for someone else to bail them out.

[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by premium1981

Just wanted to make sure this was quoted. I hope you are right.

The guy ain't been right ever since you peer pressured him into buying a jumbo box at $515.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

The guy ain't been right ever since you peer pressured him into buying a jumbo box at $515.

Still trying to pump your hobby boxes?

Better flip them soon, you’re losing $5 a day!

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

The guy ain't been right ever since you peer pressured him into buying a jumbo box at $515.

There’s nothing more right than this nugget-

“Shoot, you could've replaced MJ with someone like Klay Thompson and got the same exact outcome.” - eastbayak

Now THAT is some expert knowledge!

[yoyosh]

I opened 3 Fanatics blasters today.

Best cards were a Chef Curry Fanatics Exclusive logo parallel and a Harrison Ingram sticker auto
1 hobby and 3 blasters and I can say I've scratched the itch on this product. Oofa

[premium1981]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

We are heading in the right direction, hobby boxes were available for $160 at shows this past weekend

$160 was still profit from dealer costs and then the 2nd wave was released as well causing a supply dump. I'll say this, if it gets to $120 a box I will be opening a lot of it. You could open 10 cases at that price point and get lucky with 1 card to pay for them all, or at least half of them. I'd take that chance at $120 a box. So please point me that direction when it arrives and I will show you that I am a man of my word 100% of the time. I am serious when I say I would open a whole lot of it.

I opened many cases of the last Topps Basketball release as well and loved every second of it. The only minor problem back then was that I was stacking my Tyler Hansbrough cards. No other player mattered to me. Oops.

[johnscards]

Originally Posted by JMStang

Bought 2 hangers from Walmart when picking up my sons meds. Of course he pulls a wood /25.




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This is cool! Refreshing to see this coming back, Panini would never. Love the wood designs

[premium1981]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

The guy ain't been right ever since you peer pressured him into buying a jumbo box at $515.

He should have waited for the price crash.

[premium1981]

I want to hear about the next release. Its time.