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2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball Hobby Box: what's inside

A 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball Hobby Box holds 20 packs of 4 cards, 80 cards in all, per Topps. Per Topps, one autograph per box. It is a hobby format, sold through hobby shops and the maker's own site. Rookies to look for include Ace Bailey, Adou Thiero, Alex Toohey. 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball came out on December 18, 2025.

What's in a 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball hobby box

Packs
20
Cards per pack
4
Cards in all
80

Counts from Topps' own page [1].

  • One autograph per box. [1]

Released: December 18, 2025, per Topps [1]

Every 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball box, side by side

  • Hobby BoxHobby20 x 4 = 80 cards

    One autograph per box.

  • Hobby Jumbo BoxHobby12 x 11 = 132 cards

    Three autographs per box.

  • Mega BoxRetail7 x 8 = 56 cards

    Mega boxes carry the format's signature Blue X-Fractors.

  • Hanger BoxRetail1 x 15 = 15 cards

    Hanger boxes bring exclusive Pulsar parallels.

  • Value BoxRetailCounts not published

    Retail-only RayWave and Pulsar refractors appear in this format.

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Rookie cards to find in 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball

Every format of a set carries the same base rookie cards. These are the ones with a Parlae card page, each with its card number.

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Inserts, parallels and autographs in 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball

  • The base set has 299 cards of rookies, current stars and legends, with base variations. [2]
  • Inserts include Tall Tales, Ultra Violet, Clutch Gene and Advisory. [2]
  • Autograph sets include Next Stop Signatures (30 cards), SkyWrite Signatures (33) and Topps Chrome Autographs Rookies (40). [2]
  • Hobby SSP case hits include Rock Stars, LETS GO!, Ultra Violet All-Stars, Radiating Rookies and Helix. [3]
The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball checklist and every set fact

2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball hobby box questions

How many packs are in a 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball Hobby Box?
20 packs, each with 4 cards, per Topps' own page.
How many cards are in a 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball Hobby Box?
80 cards: 20 packs of 4.
How is the hobby box different from other 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball boxes?
The hobby jumbo box holds 12 packs of 11; the mega box holds 7 packs of 8; the hanger box holds 1 pack of 15, against 20 packs of 4 here. What Topps says only this format carries is listed on this page.
When did 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball come out?
December 18, 2025, per Topps.

Sources

  1. topps.com/products/2025-26-topps-chrome%C2%AE-basketball-hobby-box
  2. ripped.topps.com/topps-chrome-basketball-2025-26-checklist/
  3. ripped.topps.com/2025-26-topps-chrome-basketball-box-guide/

Box facts checked 2026-10-17 on Topps' own pages. Set and brand names belong to their makers; Parlae is not affiliated with them. Every box we cover.

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