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2025-26 Topps Chrome Cosmic Basketball Hobby Box
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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 |  |
$1,000 | ||
| Hobby Box first day issue |  |
$1,825 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (8) |  |
$9,500, $1,187 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 6 retailers we follow for 2025-26 Topps Chrome Cosmic, 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
Who's 2025-26 Topps Chrome Cosmic for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What's the main draw of this product?
The premium chrome refractors and hard-signed autographs. You're chasing stars like LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama, and rookie Cooper Flagg on multiple parallel tiers, plus the space-themed design makes every card visually distinct.
How many autographs should I expect per box?
On average, 2 autographs per box. That's a solid hit rate for a premium product, though the actual autos vary by insert set (base autos, Alien Autographs, Singularity Signatures, etc.).
What are the key rookie cards?
Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks), Kon Knueppel, Dylan Harper, and other 2025 draft picks are the main RC targets. Flagg especially is a chase card across all parallels.
How do the parallels work?
There are 14 different base parallels, ranging from common Refractors (1:10 packs) to ultra-rare Superfractors (1:8,319 packs). Numbered tiers go from /199 down to /1, so collectors can hunt specific print runs.
What is Planetary Pursuit?
It's a 10-card variation set per player, with each card featuring a different planet or celestial body (Mercury through Pluto). Collectors try to complete the full solar system for their favorite players.
Are there any SSP (super short print) inserts?
Yes. Cosmic Dust and Hypernova are case-hit level inserts, making them extremely rare pulls. They're the ultimate chase cards for serious collectors.
What's the base set size?
200 cards total, featuring current NBA stars, rookies, and retired legends. The design has outer space accents throughout, tying into the galactic theme.
When did 2025-26 Topps Chrome Cosmic come out?
It dropped April 29, 2026.
What's in a 2025-26 Topps Chrome Cosmic hobby box?
4 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case
What's the cheapest 2025-26 Topps Chrome Cosmic hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $999.95 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 Chrome Cosmic?
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 Chrome Cosmic Basketball
2025-26 Topps Cosmic Chrome Basketball brings space-themed chrome refractors and hard-signed autographs of stars like LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama, and rookie Cooper Flagg. It's a premium product loaded with galactic parallels and chase inserts.
Autographs
2 Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
- Refractor parallels (1:10 packs)
- Numbered parallels (various tiers /1 to /199)
- Common inserts (Galaxy Greats, Extraterrestrial Talent, Propulsion, Space Walk)
- Numbered inserts (Starfractor, Re-Entry, Geocentric, First Light)
- SSP inserts (Cosmic Dust, Hypernova)
- Planetary Pursuit (10 variations per player)
Inserts to watch
- Planetary Pursuit Collectors hunt all 10 planetary variations (Mercury through Pluto) for each player, making it a set-building chase.
- Alien Autographs New autograph insert set featuring hard-signed ink with space-themed design.
- First Flight Autographs Returning autograph insert from prior Cosmic Chrome releases.
- Singularity Signatures New autograph insert set, another hard-signed chase element.
- Electro Static New autograph insert set with distinctive design.
- Galaxy Greats Common insert featuring retired legends and all-time greats.
Fast facts
- Released
- April 29, 2026
- Box config
- 4 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case
- Top rookie
- Cooper Flagg
4 CARDS
PER PACK
=
20 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.