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2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition Basketball Hobby Box

Full checklist

Rookies

COOPER FLAGG 18 autos 31 cards

KON KNUEPPEL 18 autos 31 cards

DYLAN HARPER 18 autos 31 cards

ACE BAILEY 18 autos 31 cards

TRE JOHNSON III 0 autos 12 cards

STARS

VICTOR WEMBANYAMA 12 autos 20 cards

SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER 6 autos 14 cards

CHET HOLMGREN 6 autos 13 cards

JALEN GREEN 6 autos 13 cards

PAOLO BANCHERO 6 autos 13 cards

TYRESE HALIBURTON 6 autos 14 cards

2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition Basketball hobby box

What are these options?

Hobby Box: The full-size box sold through card shops rather than big-box stores. It has the most packs and the best odds, and most modern hobby boxes guarantee at least one autograph or memorabilia card. Pack and card counts vary by product line. Older listings sometimes call this a wax box.
sapphire: Topps reissues a Chrome set entirely on blue sapphire chrome stock, online only and in limited numbers. Every card in the box gets the Sapphire treatment.
Cases: The factory-sealed carton a product ships in, holding a set number of boxes. A full case is the whole carton; an inner case is a smaller sealed block from inside it. Case buyers get untouched pack sequencing and a lower price per box. Some rare cards are seeded about once per case, which is what collectors mean by a case hit.

Canada and United States best prices by format
Format	In USAUSD		In CanadaCAD
Hobby Box Case (10)		$55,000, $5,500 per box
Hobby Box Case sapphire (10)		$48,000, $4,800 per box

These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 4 retailers we follow for 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.

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Frequently asked

What makes Sapphire different from regular Topps Chrome Basketball?

Sapphire is a premium, limited upgrade with fewer parallels, inserts, and autographs to give it an exclusive feel. The base cards feature blue, gem-like surface accents, and every parallel is numbered. It's positioned as a higher-end product compared to the flagship Chrome release.

What are the key rookie cards to chase?

The 2025-26 class includes Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, and Kon Knueppel as marquee rookies. The final 50 cards in the 300-card set are all rookies, and they appear in multiple autograph sets like Topps Certified Autograph Issue – Rookies and Topps Chrome Autographs – Rookies.

How many autograph sets are in this product?

There are six different autograph sets: Topps Certified Autograph Issue – Rookies, Topps Chrome Autographs, Topps Chrome Autographs – Rookies, Next Stop Signatures, Signature Style, and Sky-Write Signatures. Each autograph set has Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5), and Padparadscha (/1) parallels.

What are the odds on the numbered parallels?

Purple Sapphire /75 hits at 1:22 packs, Gold Sapphire /50 at 1:6 packs, Orange Sapphire /25 at 1:12, Black Sapphire /10 at 1:28, Red Sapphire /5 at 1:56, and Padparadscha Sapphire /1 at 1:278 packs. All parallels are serial-numbered, making them scarce by design.

What is Infinite Sapphire and why is it so hard to pull?

Infinite Sapphire is a 20-card insert set split evenly between veterans and rookies with no parallels. At 1:160 packs, it falls roughly once every two cases, making it the toughest chase in the product outside of the Padparadscha 1/1 parallels.

How many cards are in a hobby box?

Each hobby box contains 8 packs with 4 cards per pack, totaling 32 cards. You're guaranteed 1 autograph per box, and the remaining 31 cards will be base, parallels, and inserts.

Is this the first Sapphire basketball product?

Yes, 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball is the first licensed NBA release for the Sapphire line. It represents Topps' premium basketball offering with the gem-like chromium technology applied to a fully licensed NBA product for the first time.

What are the best inserts in 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition?

Worth keeping an eye out for: Sapphire Selections (1:11 packs), Infinite Sapphire (1:160 packs), Purple Sapphire parallel (1:22 packs), Gold Sapphire parallel (1:6 packs), Padparadscha Sapphire parallel (1:278 packs).

When did 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition come out?

It dropped January 22, 2026.

What's in a 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition hobby box?

8 packs per box, 4 cards per pack, 1 autograph guaranteed per box

Where can I buy 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition?

We track listings across the major North American card shops and surface the best price up top. The Buy on eBay links go through the eBay Partner Network.