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2025-26 Topps Cosmic Chrome Basketball

2025-26 Topps Cosmic Chrome Basketball by the numbers: what a box holds, the odds of every hit, estimated print run, card values and what break spots cost.

Questions

What comes in a 2025-26 Topps Cosmic Chrome Basketball hobby box?

20 packs per box and 8 boxes per case. From the manufacturer's odds a box averages 0.37 autographs and 12.9 inserts. About 2.5 of the cards are serial numbered.

How much is a 2025-26 Topps Cosmic Chrome Basketball hobby box?

About $950 as of October 11, 2026. That is the middle price of sealed boxes sold on eBay in the last 45 days. Prices are before shipping and tax.

Is a 2025-26 Topps Cosmic Chrome Basketball hobby box worth opening?

For the cards alone, usually not. A typical box holds about $197 of cards against a price of about $950, which is about 21¢ for every $1. The average box is higher, about $356, because a few rare pulls carry it. Eight boxes in ten hold between $93 and $660. These are estimates from sold prices and a model.

What are the odds of a rare autograph in 2025-26 Topps Cosmic Chrome Basketball?

In one hobby box, the chance of an autograph numbered to 25 or fewer is about 9%, and to 50 or fewer about 17%. Any one-of-one card is about 0.8%, or 1 in 128 boxes. Odds are the manufacturer's.

What are the odds of pulling a Kon Knueppel autograph in 2025-26 Topps Cosmic Chrome Basketball?

Any autograph of Kon Knueppel is about 1 in 124 boxes in hobby. For comparison: Cooper Flagg, 1 in 177 boxes; Dylan Harper, 1 in 177 boxes; Ace Bailey, 1 in 177 boxes; Victor Wembanyama, 1 in 181 boxes.

How much does a 2025-26 Topps Cosmic Chrome Basketball case break cost?

All 30 team spots in a 8-box pick-your-team case break add up to about $9,610 as of October 11, 2026. No shop has this break open now, so these are the last listed prices, from May 2026. The most expensive spots are Dallas Mavericks ($1,872), San Antonio Spurs ($1,472), Charlotte Hornets ($1,037); the cheapest are Atlanta Hawks ($67), Los Angeles Clippers ($72), Chicago Bulls ($72).

Which 2025-26 Topps Cosmic Chrome Basketball team spots are the best value?

By estimated card value for every $1 of spot price: New York Knicks (51¢), Houston Rockets (47¢), Phoenix Suns (43¢). Across all teams a typical spot's cards are worth about 14¢ per $1 paid; the average is 30¢, because a few very rare cards carry it. These are estimates, good to about ±30% per team.

What's in the product

SetTypeCardsPer box
Cosmic Chrome Autograph Variationauto480.10
Singularity Signaturesauto460.11
Alien Autographsauto320.05
Electro Static Signatures Refractorauto300.05
First Flight Signatures Refractorauto290.06
Cosmic Chrome Autograph Variation Iiauto20.00
Galaxy Greatsinsert354.15
Extraterrestrial Talentinsert253.08
Propulsioninsert253.08
Space Walkinsert151.89
Starfractorinsert500.06
Re Entryinsert400.04
Geocentricinsert300.03
First Lightinsert300.03
Hyper Novainsert200.10
Cosmic Dustinsert200.03
Planetary Pursuit Suninsert100.25
Planetary Pursuit Mercuryinsert100.06
Planetary Pursuit Venusinsert100.03
Planetary Pursuit Earthinsert100.02
Planetary Pursuit Marsinsert100.01
Planetary Pursuit Jupiterinsert100.00
Planetary Pursuit Saturninsert100.00
Planetary Pursuit Uranusinsert100.00
Planetary Pursuit Neptuneinsert100.00
Planetary Pursuit Plutoinsert100.00
Base Cardsbase2004.68

Numbers as of October 11, 2026. Prices are what breakers list; values are estimates from sold prices and a tier and rarity model.

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