2025-26
Toppsbasketball
2025-26 Topps 3 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.
- First Day Issue (FDI)
- A Topps.com-only version of a hobby box that ships a few days ahead of the normal release. It adds an FDI-exclusive autograph and FDI-only numbered parallels, and the rest of the box matches the standard one. Topps sells these itself in a timed falling-price auction that ends when stock runs out, so quantities are small. The 1990s Stadium Club 1st Day Issue cards were stamped parallels pulled from ordinary packs, an unrelated program that only shares the phrase.
- 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.
| Format | In USAUSD | In CanadaCAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby Box |  |
$1,150 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (4) |  |
$5,250, $1,312 per box | ||
| Hobby Box Case first day issue (4) | |
$10,000, $2,500 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 4 retailers we follow for 2025-26 Topps 3, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.
Checking eBay for sealed boxes…
Other releases of Topps 3
2025-26
$1.1k
2023-24
$810
Frequently asked
Who's 2025-26 Topps 3 for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes Topps Three different from other premium basketball products?
Every box is built around the number three: you get exactly three autographs or autographed relics plus one base card or insert. It's a tightly curated, ultra-premium experience with no filler packs. The product returned for 2025-26 after a one-year hiatus and is now fully licensed by the NBA.
What are the key rookie cards to chase?
Cooper Flagg and Ace Bailey are the marquee rookies, both featured in Rookie 3 Patch Autographs with triple-patch relics. They also appear in other rookie-focused sets like Rookie Verse Autographs, which has a comic-book design angle.
Which veteran stars are in the product?
LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama, Kevin Durant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Nikola Jokić are among the headliners. LeBron appears in Thunderdunk Signatures, while Wembanyama is featured in Veteran 3 Patch Autographs. Legends like Hakeem Olajuwon, Larry Bird, and Shaquille O'Neal also have cards.
How do the base card parallels work?
The 100-card base set has five parallel tiers: Bronze (1:10 packs), Blue (1:16), Gold (1:23), Red (1:46), and Platinum (1:229). Print runs for non-serial cards haven't been announced, so exact scarcity is unclear for most parallels.
What new insert sets debut in 2025-26?
Rim Reapers, Quest For Glory, City Drip Signatures, Thunderdunk Signatures, Hit The Mark Autographs, 3&D, Flight Path, and The Paint are all new. Returning concepts include Full Court Signs, Raindrop Signatures, Monsters Of The Deep, and Ice Water.
Is there a First Day Issue variant?
Yes. First Day Issue boxes contain 3 autographs or autographed relics, 1 FDI-exclusive Rookie Patch Autograph, and 1 base card or insert. This variant was available as a pre-order to Topps 582 Montgomery Club members on February 3.
What's the box configuration and case structure?
Each hobby box contains just one pack with four cards: three autographs or autographed relics and one base card or insert. A case consists of four boxes, making it a very compact, high-end product.
When did 2025-26 Topps 3 come out?
It dropped March 5, 2026.
What's in a 2025-26 Topps 3 hobby box?
1 pack per box, 4 cards per box (3 autographs or autographed relics + 1 base card or insert), 4 boxes per case
What's the cheapest 2025-26 Topps 3 hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $1150.00 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2025-26 Topps 3?
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.
2025-26 Topps 3 Basketball
2025-26 Topps Three Basketball is an ultra-premium, tightly curated product built around the power of three, delivering three autographs or autographed relics per box alongside rookie and veteran stars like LeBron James, Cooper Flagg, and Victor Wembanyama.
Autographs
3 Autographs or autographed relics per box
Inserts to watch
- Rookie 3 Patch Autographs First-year stars like Ace Bailey and Cooper Flagg with triple-patch relics, the marquee rookie chase.
- Veteran 3 Patch Autographs Established players like Victor Wembanyama with triple-patch relics, parallel to the rookie set.
- Thunderdunk Signatures Features top dunkers including LeBron James, a new autograph concept for 2025-26.
- Hit The Mark Autographs Highlights elite three-point shooters like Larry Bird, another new signature set.
- City Drip Signatures Autographs of legends and stars like Hakeem Olajuwon and Jason Kidd with city-themed design.
- Rookie Verse Autographs Comic-inspired autograph set featuring top draftees like Cooper Flagg with a unique artistic angle.
Fast facts
- Released
- March 5, 2026
- Box config
- 1 pack per box, 4 cards per box (3 autographs or autographed relics + 1 base card or insert), 4 boxes per case
- Top rookie
- Cooper Flagg
4 CARDS
PER PACK
=
1 PACKS
PER BOX
Last 30 days
Canadian prices in CAD, American in USD. A break in a price line means every shop was sold out that day; a day we did not scrape carries the last known price forward.