2025 Topps Chrome Star Wars

[eldavojohn]

Current release date is 07/21/2025

I noticed this on another site -- interesting they are going with acolyte packaging:

https://media.gamestop.com/i/gamestop/20022467/2025-Topps-Chrome-Star-Wars-Hobby-Box?$pdp2x$
https://media.gamestop.com/i/gamestop/20022468/2025-Topps-Chrome-Star-Wars-Value-Box?$pdp2x$
https://media.gamestop.com/i/gamestop/20022468_ALT01/2025-Topps-Chrome-Star-Wars-Value-Box?$pdp2x$

I would like to try to get a few boxes of this again and a bunch of blasters this time around.

No checklist I can find anywhere yet but probably going to be carried by Acolyte debut autos like Carrie-Ann Moss?

I know I'm in the minority but I'm excited for the Jedi/Villains from Acolyte making some insert sets in this release!

2024 Thread Link (https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1592486)

[Scottish Punk]

The acolyte stuff would be the "rookies" in this set, I get why they would promote it. New signers8 into the mix. I eagerly await the checklist. I usually buy some of the Chrome releases.

[eldavojohn]

The acolyte stuff would be the "rookies" in this set, I get why they would promote it. New signers8 into the mix. I eagerly await the checklist. I usually buy some of the Chrome releases.

Yeah judging by the packaging, it seems they are pretty committed to the "debut" concept. I'm guessing that due to producing and designing these cards, Chrome will always be one show behind so perhaps 2026 will be the Chrome of Andor S2 (which I will go very hard on). But where does that leave The Skeleton Crew? A chase of Jude Law debut autos would probably carry a product.

I guess we'll only know when the checklist is released. I'm not finding any information on any other site.

[crdbored]

Found this product link on Gamestop.
https://www.gamestop.com/toys-games/trading-cards/products/2025-topps-chrome-star-wars-hobby-box/425597.html

According to the product features:
MSRP?: $149.99
Each box contains one (1) Autograph and four (4) numbered parallels.
Each case contains two (2) Sketch Cards.

[Gidtheson]

Costco will be carrying a retail version of this product as well.
Maybe I should buy a pallet....

[kyle1707]

Same thing over and over and over and over

[eldavojohn]

Same thing over and over and over and over

Worked from 1977 to 1983 didn't it? :D

Honestly I kinda like Chrome. More than that first flagship release anyway ... kinda glad no more of that is coming out. I guess I'm pretty happy with most things ... you have to admit that when they changed up high tek and brought it back, it was for the worse though?

If they use different artwork/stills every year for the repeats, I'm in every time.

[ricebellypanda]

What worked last year was that they drastically reduced the print run of hobby boxes.. I doubt they will do the same this year

[PrinceVegeta]

What worked last year was that they drastically reduced the print run of hobby boxes.. I doubt they will do the same this year

And it was $100 a box

[kyle1707]

Star Wars needs a non auto added value so bad

It has come so easy to panini with

Color blast
Uptown
Down town
Genesis
Magna
Stained glass
Etc

Topps. For The 30th straight year let’s do refractors gold 50 orange 25 Red 5 and super

Let’s get crazy and maybe let’s do purple to 10

Forgive my boredom for star wars

But yes 100 percent no more then 100 bucks and cut the print run by half


But they won’t. Because they don’t care at all about your value


Sorry I’m done

[Gidtheson]

Star Wars needs a non auto added value so bad

It has come so easy to panini with

Color blast
Uptown
Down town
Genesis
Magna
Stained glass
Etc

Topps. For The 30th straight year let’s do refractors gold 50 orange 25 Red 5 and super

Let’s get crazy and maybe let’s do purple to 10

Forgive my boredom for star wars

But yes 100 percent no more then 100 bucks and cut the print run by half


But they won’t. Because they don’t care at all about your value


Sorry I’m done

Last years release had Reflections, Bonus Stage, and I Love You...I Know... insert chase cards to make it more interesting. I hope they can build off that, the Reflections carried into Chrome Black.

[greatgradegrate]

2024 release was the hottest SW product in a few years, prob since Galaxy 21, brought in a lot of new collectors. Now Topps gets to cash in with 50% price hike, prob 50% print hike, and further punishment to normal joe collector in form of majority breaker/dealer allocation.

I'm still not ripping any SW product unless I can get direct.

[YayNJ]

Star Wars needs a non auto added value so bad

It has come so easy to panini with

Color blast
Uptown
Down town
Genesis
Magna
Stained glass
Etc

Topps. For The 30th straight year let’s do refractors gold 50 orange 25 Red 5 and super

Let’s get crazy and maybe let’s do purple to 10

Forgive my boredom for star wars

But yes 100 percent no more then 100 bucks and cut the print run by half


But they won’t. Because they don’t care at all about your value


Sorry I’m done

ah yes, endless colourblasts for everyone :rolleyes:

[eldavojohn]

What worked last year was that they drastically reduced the print run of hobby boxes.. I doubt they will do the same this year

Well, we don't have much information now but in 2023 the hobby box pack configuration was 24 packs per box, 4 cards per pack = 96 total cards. In 2024 it was 10 packs x 10 cards = 100 total cards with a 50% larger checklist. I hope that 2025 having the same pack configuration as 2024 (along with the promised 4 numbered parallels per hobby box) indicate that the print run for 2025 will be similar to 2024. Again, so little information though -- checklist size or additional parallels variations could make that untrue.

[Brobocop]

ah yes, endless colourblasts for everyone :rolleyes:

I agree with Kyle. I look at what WWE Chrome had in terms of inserts and there were some nice stuff going on. One would think they'd apply that same logic to their other Chrome flagship brands but no, it's always the most generic insert sets that have no hype. What's crazy is a well designed insert probably costs no more to print than a normal base card so it's just laziness on the behalf of Topps.

[eldavojohn]

I agree with Kyle. I look at what WWE Chrome had in terms of inserts and there were some nice stuff going on. One would think they'd apply that same logic to their other Chrome flagship brands but no, it's always the most generic insert sets that have no hype. What's crazy is a well designed insert probably costs no more to print than a normal base card so it's just laziness on the behalf of Topps.

I will remind people that historically it seems like LFL (and now Disney) are wayyyyy more restrictive on what you can do with cards than, say, the WWE. The control on IP that the mouse exercises can be stifling and even if they're not, what I've heard from star wars artists is that the approval process is a sluggish nightmare so trying to do something new and exciting can just result in delays and headaches. So in order to make sure things run smoothly, it's best to just take the same old images and not press your luck with imaginative inserts that could run afoul of the IP holders. Hopefully the digital card app makes that quicker for Fanatics to figure out what is and isn't allowed though.

I'm just happy that for color parallels instead of something like this:

https://img.comc.com/i/Star-Wars/2023/Topps-Star-Wars---Base---Gold-Foil/97/Darth-Maul.jpg?id=683c13ab-dd72-41b2-8706-3105addd0f16&size=original

We get more bleed of the coloration throughout the card like this:

https://img.comc.com/i/Star-Wars/2024/Topps-Chrome-Star-Wars---Autographs---Gold-Refractor/AU-IS/Ivanna-Sakhno-as-Shin-Hati.jpg?id=29ca86cf-3b1b-4eba-91cd-8520b688b35b&size=original

[Scottish Punk]

I am collecting the "First Appearances" inserts from 2023 Chrome. The rest of the inserts do nothing for me. I think they should try to get costume stuff back into the cards. Not the old school "fake medals" type stuff.

[eldavojohn]

I am collecting the "First Appearances" inserts from 2023 Chrome. The rest of the inserts do nothing for me. I think they should try to get costume stuff back into the cards. Not the old school "fake medals" type stuff.

I think the "fake medals" and "manufactured patches" stuff is fine -- so long as it's not a hobby hit and is just like 1 per blaster.

For example 2017 Galactic Files Reborn medallions in the blasters were fun. 2018 Galactic Files movie poster patches were not fun when they were a hobby box hit. I think the movie posters looked great in hand but ... bleh to having that come out of a hobby box as the additional "hit" with an autograph.

[FatButcher]

I think the "fake medals" and "manufactured patches" stuff is fine -- so long as it's not a hobby hit and is just like 1 per blaster.

For example 2017 Galactic Files Reborn medallions in the blasters were fun. 2018 Galactic Files movie poster patches were not fun when they were a hobby box hit. I think the movie posters looked great in hand but ... bleh to having that come out of a hobby box as the additional "hit" with an autograph.

I kind of liked the patches that were in retail for the Book of Boba Fett stuff.

For Chrome I have done a couple hobby cases the past two years and didn't get rich, but didn't lose a penny either. Those were all direct from Topps/fanatics, not sure I would make as well with distributor pricing.

Will likely give it another go this year since it releases around my birthday, good excuse to open some SW stuff.

[kyle1707]

ah yes, endless colourblasts for everyone :rolleyes:

How about anything

The 6 dollar auto hit just stings some times

[kyle1707]

Topps chrome reflections insert

That was a good one

One every 2-3 cases. Hard but not crazy

Value of all of those was 100-400 dollars


Why so difficult to do this in all products

[eldavojohn]

How about anything

The 6 dollar auto hit just stings some times

Will a colorblast Tattooine Sandbeast pull more than $6?

Topps chrome reflections insert

That was a good one

One every 2-3 cases. Hard but not crazy

Value of all of those was 100-400 dollars


Why so difficult to do this in all products

They try to but you can't make things hot. The First Appearances was an attempt at this in 2023 and didn't quite make it. Another rare insert in 2024 was the starship shadowbox cards that also fell flat.

They try to release these things -- it's just how they play with the collectors ...

[kyle1707]

If panini had Star Wars and did a color blast luke leia han Vader stormtrooper

Made the hit every 2-3 cases

Probably be a couple $100 each

Topps did it with reflections. Look at those prices

Would rather have a stained glass or anime case hit of Han Solo then a orange refractor

Seems like a simple change .. but Topps seems to fight change.

[greatgradegrate]

Another rare insert in 2024 was the starship shadowbox cards that also fell flat.


24 Chrome also had Frozefractors which were a tough pull and still selling for good money when they pop up

[The Accountant]

hobby cases and boxes presale came and went quick. blasters up for $30, 100 qty limit

[Mattsurewood]

hobby cases and boxes presale came and went quick. blasters up for $30, 100 qty limit

Looks like Jude Law autos are in it...

[eldavojohn]

What on Earth is "1975 TRIBUTE AUTOGRAPH VARIATION"?

[eldavojohn]

Looks like Jude Law autos are in it...

I'm kind of surprised Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Natalie Portman, Ray Park & Samuel L Jackson are in it ... tons of andor and acolyte autos including Carrie-Ann Moss & Manny Jacinto.

They also have McGregor & Christensen. Pretty crazy checklist though I'm sure the big names are super limited.

[crdbored]

What on Earth is "1975 TRIBUTE AUTOGRAPH VARIATION"?

This sounds like it could be on the 2024 Heritage design.


Also, what was the presale price?

[jdandns]

They used the design last year for a month of Throwback Thursday sets.
These were on flat, vintage-style stock.

https://i.imgur.com/HApW3vF.jpg

New ones in chrome, in various colors, with an autographed version sound pretty cool.

[eldavojohn]

New ones in chrome, in various colors, with an autographed version sound pretty cool.

Huh, this would be the first time a historic baseball design was used in a star wars packed out set?

Seems odd to call it 1975 tribute.

[Boomer0909]

Couldn't believe how fast the Hobby cases were gone. I was on right at 11 and had it in my cart and by the time I went to check out they were gone. Bummer.

[prospectorgems]

Couldn't believe how fast the Hobby cases were gone. I was on right at 11 and had it in my cart and by the time I went to check out they were gone. Bummer.

Yeah, same here. That is a bummer. Must have had an extremely limited number of cases for sale or the bots just hammered down on them.

[KevinCaptiva]

This sounds like it could be on the 2024 Heritage design.


Also, what was the presale price?

140 and 1040.

[PrinceVegeta]

Got one case had to be insanely fast..kind of a joke at this point to get product at reasonable prices

[Scottish Punk]

Very large autograph list. The odds link was broken, so I don't know how many of the bigger signers are packed out.

[greatgradegrate]

Very large autograph list. The odds link was broken, so I don't know how many of the bigger signers are packed out.

Big names are mostly /25 and less for this kind of product. Most cases of 24 Chrome had like one medium-high auto, couple decent autos, and 5 lower level "filler" auto.

This years checklist has 200 base cards compared to 24's 150 so prob 25% more product printed?

[eldavojohn]

Just checked this morning and blasters are now marked as "sold out" at topps. Haven't been checking regularly so not sure when it happened.

[Scottish Punk]

Big names are mostly /25 and less for this kind of product. Most cases of 24 Chrome had like one medium-high auto, couple decent autos, and 5 lower level "filler" auto.

This years checklist has 200 base cards compared to 24's 150 so prob 25% more product printed?

right. Some of the biggest names like Ford, Hamil, Portman may only be on something that is to /5 or on a 1/1 triple auto or something. Still a big list of autos. As you said, print run is likely increased. Going to be tough to pull the 10-12 autos you really want and can justify the price tag. I am looking forward to a ton more hitting the singles market and driving prices down more. :)

[eldavojohn]

right. Some of the biggest names like Ford, Hamil, Portman may only be on something that is to /5 or on a 1/1 triple auto or something.

I assume they are very low print run but as to "on a 1/1 triple auto or something" the checklist (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0662/9749/5709/files/Checklist_-_2025_Topps_Chrome_Star_Wars_cbb6bdaf-a6f0-4435-9bcc-59f4b3497263.pdf?v=1753192780) seems to indicate otherwise:

A-HF Harrison Ford Han Solo
TV-HF Harrison Ford Han Solo

A-MH Mark Hamill Luke Skywalker
TV-MH Mark Hamill Luke Skywalker

A-NP Natalie Portman Padmé Amidala
TV-NP Natalie Portman Padmé Amidala

Some other other big names appear in those two lists as well as on triples:
TA-HES Hayden Christensen Anakin Skywalker
TA-HES Samuel L. Jackson Mace Windu
TA-HES Ewan McGregor Obi-Wan Kenobi

I'm sure they're all short printed but this is unlikely to be a 1/1 or 1/1 trio auto situation ....

[Spartacus]

I am coming from Baseball which I still collect but has been getting ridiculous with prices. Was able to grab a case for 1k at preorder, not sure what to expect but will be excited to open something new. Baseball Topps Chrome is almost 3 times that price lol

[Grogu8]

Ebay presellers, $250.00 per box.

[Gidtheson]

I have seen some hobby box pre-sales north of $300 now with the product coming out Wednesday. With the pre-order at $140 I don't think I could stomach more than $180-$200/box. I hope the LCS has it at a fair price.

[greatgradegrate]

I have seen some hobby box pre-sales north of $300 now with the product coming out Wednesday. With the pre-order at $140 I don't think I could stomach more than $180-$200/box. I hope the LCS has it at a fair price.

$200 for these is 95% guaranteed pain.

What is the biggest price jump from pre-order to gen onsale for Topps? For SW, I don't recall anything in the last few years that was more than $20 jump. Like can it be significant with baseball products?

[Xiarmadillo]

$200 for these is 95% guaranteed pain.

What is the biggest price jump from pre-order to gen onsale for Topps? For SW, I don't recall anything in the last few years that was more than $20 jump. Like can it be significant with baseball products?

Galactic Antiquity....

[greatgradegrate]

Antiquities was $1500 for a dozen people on Topps and then straight to secondary market. I'm talking about Topps site pre-order, Topps site general onsale.

[PoPCulture]

May God have mercy on anyone personally opening this at $300+

[maneonemo]

Afaik Antiquities was closer to 1k for many breakers getting it directly, and peaked at around ~6.5k net to the breaker with the breaker's fractional sales.

[dd316]

May God have mercy on anyone personally opening this at $300+

Yup. Buy it at $300, resell it for more, use the profit to "buy" the cards you actually want for free.

[ATLOTP]

Star Wars chrome is a fun rip at like $150 a box. even at $150 a box, you might not make your money back. $300 is psycho

[crdbored]

Here's a look at what Delight offers & a look at the 1975 auto:

https://x.com/Topps/status/1957130854263640214?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Brobocop]

At these prices, so easy to just stick to singles or do a build-a-box. I want a Lee Jung-jae auto due to my love of Squid Games but him being a debut auto, I am curious to see how much those go for.

[crdbored]

Here it is, (no mention of EQL) start ramping up those bots :flex:

2025 Topps Chrome Star Wars
Wed. 8/20 - 12 PM EST
Hobby Box: $159.99
10 packs per box
10 cards per pack

[Bob Ross]

I'm out at $159.99

Here's a look at what Delight offers & a look at the 1975 auto:

https://x.com/Topps/status/1957130854263640214?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Conveniently edited video.

[AngusMacGyver]

I've watched most of the shows/movies these characters in the base set are in and I don't recognize the names of about half of them (without looking up a picture to remind myself). Dinghy Driver, come on the writers didn't name them why do we need a them on a card? Maybe they're basing the box price on the number of different characters they can squeeze into the set.

[maneonemo]

Dinghy Driver, come on the writers didn't name them why do we need a them on a card?
It's what breakers demand from Topps. So that they can split a box to 220-300 spots/teams with this product. Curious if 1000 spots has already been done in non-sports, it's certainly heading that way.

[AngusMacGyver]

It's what breakers demand from Topps. So that they can split a box to 220-300 spots/teams with this product. Curious if 1000 spots has already been done in non-sports, it's certainly heading that way.

Somehow I hadn't thought of that, but yeah those "random character" breaks are so obviously a breakers scam. I do miss opening my own Star Wars boxes and buying into group breaks, but at least we can still buy some low end singles off ebay when all of the breakers list thousands of auctions in the next few weeks. :o

[greatgradegrate]

Seeing multiple reports of missing autos ("guaranteed" 1 per hobby) from people who got their pre-orders today

[oldgoldy97]

Look at presell prices at other places….$350???

[Bob Ross]

Look at presell prices at other places….$350???

Yep, the manipulation is heavy on this one. It's all a tactic to push their breaking network prices.

[FatButcher]

First year I haven't done a couple cases of Chrome. It was a fun open and I didn't take losses in the past somehow, but this just seems like a paddling that outweighs the fun of opening.

[dd316]

Seeing multiple reports of missing autos ("guaranteed" 1 per hobby) from people who got their pre-orders today

I thought it was 2 per? Or is that "Breaker's Delight" or some other nonsense?

[Brobocop]

I thought it was 2 per? Or is that "Breaker's Delight" or some other nonsense?

It's one per hobby box, similar to 2024. In 2024, I did have two boxes produce two autos. 2024 is agreed to be a fantastic product and can be had for a lower price than 2025, which we all know is going to be printed to the moon.

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!

[PoPCulture]

It’s not about making Sense. It’s about making Dollars.

[dd316]

It's one per hobby box, similar to 2024.

So what is this box that Topps posted in the Tweet above that says "2 AUTOGRAPH CARDS GUARANTEED"?


EDIT: Never mind, I did re-read the post above and it is a "Breaker's Delight" box. :rolleyes:

[eldavojohn]

So what is this box that Topps posted in the Tweet above that says "2 AUTOGRAPH CARDS GUARANTEED"?

It looks like it's one pack so I would guess this is the "breaker's delight" box (https://www.blowoutcards.com/non-sports/2025-topps-star-wars-chrome-breaker-s-delight-box.html)?

I noticed on the bkb finest checklist recently that they had some product called "Player Samples" with posted odds in addition to breaker's delight so more formats to come in the future, I'm sure.

[Bob Ross]

So Breakers Delight are 2 autos per box and not available to the public.
Hobby boxes are 1 auto per box and "available" to the public.

Cool.

[eldavojohn]

So Breakers Delight are 2 autos per box and not available to the public.
Hobby boxes are 1 auto per box and "available" to the public.

Cool.

I think the word you're looking for is "direct". You can preorder Breakers boxes from many sources including BO (https://www.blowoutcards.com/non-sports/2025-topps-star-wars-chrome-breaker-s-delight-box.html).

[Bob Ross]

I think the word you're looking for is "direct". You can preorder Breakers boxes from many sources including BO (https://www.blowoutcards.com/non-sports/2025-topps-star-wars-chrome-breaker-s-delight-box.html).

Does that say $499.95?

Thanks, BO!

[Gidtheson]

I'm out at $159.99



Conveniently edited video.

How hard is it to film one pack without an edit?
They could have planted any card in that stack

[crdbored]

Odds up on Topps and they are long. Tough to calculate print run since no real exclusive.
You'll be able to hit most things in one way or another except for sketches.

Also, looks like 3 different blaster versions with different odds and hits. weird.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0662/9749/5709/files/2025_Topps_Chrome_Star_Wars_Odds.pdf?v=1755612640

Sketches & rarer sketches will be easier to hit in Breaker Delight boxes than Hobby.

[Bruin7]

Odds up on Topps and they are long. Tough to calculate print run since no real exclusive.
You'll be able to hit most things in one way or another except for sketches.

Also, looks like 3 different blaster versions with different odds and hits. weird.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0662/9749/5709/files/2025_Topps_Chrome_Star_Wars_Odds.pdf?v=1755612640

Sketches & rarer sketches will be easier to hit in Breaker Delight boxes than Hobby.

Looks like Target Waldawg etc will each have their own exclusives via blasters.

[Bob Ross]

How hard is it to film one pack without an edit?
They could have planted any card in that stack

Because that's exactly what they did. They need to make these look like good breaks and for people to buy into breaks on the breakers delight boxes.

Standard procedure for Fanatics

[Bob Ross]

Odds up on Topps and they are long. Tough to calculate print run since no real exclusive.
You'll be able to hit most things in one way or another except for sketches.

Also, looks like 3 different blaster versions with different odds and hits. weird.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0662/9749/5709/files/2025_Topps_Chrome_Star_Wars_Odds.pdf?v=1755612640

Sketches & rarer sketches will be easier to hit in Breaker Delight boxes than Hobby.

Superfractor odds for hobby boxes math out to 40k-ish boxes.

[PoPCulture]

Looks like Target Waldawg etc will each have their own exclusives via blasters.

It’s the 2000’s all over again. This is actually one of the things I’ve missed over the last few years. Glad to see big box exclusives return…just hope it’s as easy to buy product as it was back then…

[Scottish Punk]

27 parallels of each character if I counted correctly. That is creeping up to the sports cards levels. No sketches in blaster boxes, but you do have long odds for autos. The set is really playing up the debuts. I saw one blaster being opened and I didn't recognize a bunch of characters. Granted I have not see any skeleton crew. I don't think any acolyte characters will have any lasting appeal. I guess it is good to change up the checklist, so I guess a positive for that in the end.

I don't see any of the inserts that really jump at me. This set just screams, pick up the handful of autos as singles and move on. Some of the characters will have three chrome sets to choose from if you aren't hung up on the "debut" medallion. Mando and Andor + Dawson are the only autos on my list from the Disney shows. I still have movies ones to get.

[maneonemo]

I see breakers charging around $550–$700 a box through fractional sales.

It’s cute when they go on podcasts and, when asked to explain breaking, give examples that make it sound like they’re just reselling spots for a tidy 25% net profit.

[crdbored]

I see breakers charging around $550–$700 a box through fractional sales.

It’s cute when they go on podcasts and, when asked to explain breaking, give examples that make it sound like they’re just reselling spots for a tidy 25% net profit.

Best part is when they say their release prices are to "market" when it's likely they got their first wave of product at or near MSRP from Fanatics.

Just saw Layton has their Sketch spot in a hobby case at $799 when odds (1:84) if lucky 1-2 sketches per case. basically $400 a sketch. :cry:

[eldavojohn]

It’s the 2000’s all over again. This is actually one of the things I’ve missed over the last few years. Glad to see big box exclusives return…just hope it’s as easy to buy product as it was back then…

Perhaps I'm not remembering correctly but I seem to remember 2023 Topps Chrome Star Wars having purple wave blasters exclusive to ... target & walmart? And then black wave blasters exclusive to the LCS and Blowout and its competitors.

2024 also had exclusive inserts for costco and I think it had blue pulsar inserts exclusive to someone. That was different from the red raywave I got at Target.

So they have been doing different value boxes for different outlets already.

I see breakers charging around $550–$700 a box through fractional sales.

It’s cute when they go on podcasts and, when asked to explain breaking, give examples that make it sound like they’re just reselling spots for a tidy 25% net profit.

I'm not defending them but it's possible some of them are the ones buying the inflated box prices on ebay so ... some might only be getting 25% net?

[PoPCulture]

Perhaps I'm not remembering correctly but I seem to remember 2023 Topps Chrome Star Wars having purple wave blasters exclusive to ... target & walmart? And then black wave blasters exclusive to the LCS and Blowout and its competitors.

2024 also had exclusive inserts for costco and I think it had blue pulsar inserts exclusive to someone. That was different from the red raywave I got at Target.

So they have been doing different value boxes for different outlets already.

I was thinking back more to 2002-2018 before every release was chrome and it wasn’t just a 28th colored parallel that are shared by various retailers. True Exclusives Like the Walmart bonus cards from the prequel era (found in hangers iirc), the exclusive Red sketch cards from Target’s exclusive Galaxy boxes and the red border inserts for Target and Blue border inserts for The Clone Wars. I don’t have a Costco within 2 hours so I’m hoping Topps will go back to leaning mainly on Walmart and Target for exclusive inserts. That one time that Walgreens had an exclusive insert set it was pretty easy to find also.

[kyle1707]

350 a box ?


Lmao

[Brobocop]

350 a box ?


Lmao

What's wild is it's $350 a box now but will probably creep up to $400 by the end of the week.

[Wolverine011]

This is so sad. 2024 SW Chrome Hobby was $150 at my LCS last year on release.

Ain't no way I'm touching this at $350/hobby box.

[Spartacus]

It’s just topps and fanatics guys, everything is going to the moon. All I do is buy cases and take them to my local card shop and sell them and then use that money for singles. The day of buying cases to break personally is over for the most part . Wax prices need to drop a solid 30-40% because they are losing collectors sadly

[eldavojohn]

It’s just topps and fanatics guys, everything is going to the moon. All I do is buy cases and take them to my local card shop and sell them and then use that money for singles. The day of buying cases to break personally is over for the most part . Wax prices need to drop a solid 30-40% because they are losing collectors sadly

*Pulls out his chrome jedi vs sith collection* EVERYTHING you say?

[sandyfrank]

I'm out at $159.99



Conveniently edited video.


Exactly what I was thinking Bob Ross LOL jump cuts on a single pack of breakers delight?

[bub838]

This is so sad. 2024 SW Chrome Hobby was $150 at my LCS last year on release.

Ain't no way I'm touching this at $350/hobby box.

Even at $150 they were gouging you a little bit, at release you could find them for $100ish.

[ricebellypanda]

Gougers started at $400, now down to $345-350 and I see some sellers selling them under $300 now. I think this set is not very good considering 3 of the insert sets are worthless and a lot of the characters in the main checklist are also worthless...

[The Accountant]

Gougers started at $400, now down to $345-350 and I see some sellers selling them under $300 now. I think this set is not very good considering 3 of the insert sets are worthless and a lot of the characters in the main checklist are also worthless...

2 words... lotto ticket!

[eldavojohn]

Does that say $499.95?

Thanks, BO!

I have wonderful news for you, it now says $474.95!

[Gidtheson]

Good luck to all who are attempting the drop today!

[greatgradegrate]

I think this set is not very good considering 3 of the insert sets are worthless and a lot of the characters in the main checklist are also worthless...

You could say the *exact* same thing about 24, some junk inserts and half no namer checklist. The differencs was $99 vs $159 and 30k-ish hobbys and 45k this year. There are good signers, sketches, frozenfractors, reflections just like last year and a couple new chases (1975 autos and graffiti).

It should be the same price as last year. That's the main thing that classifies this as a suck.

[Gidtheson]

Aaaaand its gone

[phil]

botted up the ass

[Gidtheson]

Cases gone instantly and boxes gone while I was in line to check out.
Wonder what % of the print run was released to the public

[AngusMacGyver]

Yeah that took about 10 seconds to sell out.

[dd316]

I was on at 12:03 (not to buy, just to see). I was able to add a box to my cart and get to the checkout page, so they might've been available for a couple minutes.

[phil]

I was on at 12:03 (not to buy, just to see). I was able to add a box to my cart and get to the checkout page, so they might've been available for a couple minutes.



you can still add to cart on and off, just can't check out without a bot

[unreal13]

what a joke

[peterose4hof]

I refreshed the page continuously until it went live
Added to cart and hit checkout within 4-5 seconds of it being live
And still couldn't get a checkout to go through.

Such a great shopping experience Topps/Fanatics has provided us with.

[PoPCulture]

Blasters, with auto odds at 1 in every ~4 cases, are sold out now as well.

[Americards]

Thanks Fucnatics, you saved me some $$$

[prospectorgems]

I was doing some researching last night on botting and I have zero desire to mess with that. I figured out a way that Topps can get around bots accessing the product, but i think we all know Topps has zero care if an actual human can buy any of the product as they get their money regardless.

[PrinceVegeta]

Blasters, with auto odds at 1 in every ~4 cases, are sold out now as well.

Shocking what Star Wars cards has turned into.

[PoPCulture]

Shocking what Star Wars cards has turned into.

With every release, the cards get uglier, the prices get higher, and the sell-out happens faster. The bubble has to explode at some point.

[mossoholic]

I was on at 12:03 (not to buy, just to see). I was able to add a box to my cart and get to the checkout page, so they might've been available for a couple minutes.

That's the problem. Lately the product is technically there for sometimes more than 30 minutes.

When Topps first switched over to Shopify the first few in demand products were there for about a minute. After that they were sold out. If you have a brain and the system is running properly you should be able to get boxes in that timeframe. Hell, on the first few I got case orders with zero issues.

Now you have this waiting room bs. The Topps doesn't except Mastercard and Visa bs. All that does is make you sit there while bots checkout. If you only want to go for 1 box or case you can get a checkout in 5 seconds. But not with the waiting room and the constantly going in and out of stock for 30+ minutes. All the going in and out of stock for way longer than a minute does is guarantee as few manual users get orders as possible.

[eldavojohn]

When Topps first switched over to Shopify the first few in demand products were there for about a minute. After that they were sold out. If you have a brain and the system is running properly you should be able to get boxes in that timeframe. Hell, on the first few I got case orders with zero issues.

Considering you can find listicles like "top 5 shopify bots (https://www.tidio.com/blog/shopify-bots/)" over a year old, I think switching over doomed regular people from getting product.

How many people are securing cases in shopify and then waiting to see if it sells out immediately before deciding whether or not to use the "cancel order" option in shopify?

[eldavojohn]

Penix has been posting a few of his sketches from this in his FB group:

https://i.imgur.com/KoqPHkCl.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/i7WdIWYl.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/MmA9Mxwl.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/PZd2M15l.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/tgAj011l.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/wwtQLYAl.jpeg

[peterose4hof]

Penix = Spectacular ...... as always

[Brobocop]

Watching breaks on Fanatics, "OHH WE GOT A BLACK PULSAR ZORII BLISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Love it.

[eldavojohn]

Watching breaks on Fanatics, "OHH WE GOT A BLACK PULSAR ZORII BLISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Love it.

I should hope so -- they're paying good money for that performance.

[Gidtheson]

I am lucky enough to have 2 card shops within close distance.
I call to get a price and both say "Well, the market price is $300-$350"
Market price? Like I'm buying a freaking lobster?
Greed makes people do questionable things

[crdbored]

Penix has been posting a few of his sketches from this in his FB group:


These sketches are great. Looks like the rarest black foil?
Surprised Topps included these kind of sketches in Chrome. They could easily belong in Masterwork.

[eldavojohn]

These sketches are great. Looks like the rarest black foil?
Surprised Topps included these kind of sketches in Chrome. They could easily belong in Masterwork.

yeah they belong in antiquities TBF

Last two he posted:
https://i.imgur.com/UJI3B1vl.png

[Bob Ross]

I am lucky enough to have 2 card shops within close distance.
I call to get a price and both say "Well, the market price is $300-$350"
Market price? Like I'm buying a freaking lobster?
Greed makes people do questionable things

I don't understand how any physical card shops survives with the way Fanatics conducts business.

[eldavojohn]

I don't understand how any physical card shops survives with the way Fanatics conducts business.

The successful cardshops around me have breaking rooms that are becoming breaking areas and every time I go in there are more lights and cameras and music and social media footprints so ... yeah. Probably that.

I mean, with how wildly popular the hobby is, I imagine there's a wider margin to be divvied out on everything from singles (most things I buy on tcgplayer seem to come from cradshops) to sealed product.

[Brobocop]

I don't understand how any physical card shops survives with the way Fanatics conducts business.

That's the goal, Fanatics probably wants to run these businesses out, or at least shake out some of the weaker ones. It's clear as day that breaking is the future in Fanatics' eyes. Owning a store is not a business I'd want to own right now.

Sell some product DTC and offload the rest to your big online stores or breakers.

[Bob Ross]

That's the goal, Fanatics probably wants to run these businesses out, or at least shake out some of the weaker ones. It's clear as day that breaking is the future in Fanatics' eyes. Owning a store is not a business I'd want to own right now.

Sell some product DTC and offload the rest to your big online stores or breakers.

DTC being <1% of the print run.

[bub838]

I don't understand how any physical card shops survives with the way Fanatics conducts business.

Buying and selling singles if you're plugged in and know the market.

[Bob Ross]

I was in the painting studio when these released, I didn't even try to buy. So not a single box was hit by anyone in here?

[cypher]

$350 a box on release for 1 hit. Can't wait to hit a dinghy driver numbered card and some $10 auto. 10x the market

[unreal13]

I was in the painting studio when these released, I didn't even try to buy. So not a single box was hit by anyone in here?

Not me. I waited in line probably 15 times only for it to tell me it was out of stock on the checkout screen. 3 of those times I was able to click Pay Now but still couldn't get an order placed.

[Scottish Punk]

$350 a box on release for 1 hit. Can't wait to hit a dinghy driver numbered card and some $10 auto. 10x the market

Yep, good luck to anybody busting a box or two. I truly hope you beat the odds. I would love to see how many of each signer is in the set. Dinghy Driver 500 autos, Adam Driver 15 autos. All these parallels will show up on COMC for a couple of bucks each. This is exactly the same setup/odds you get from Topps Chrome baseball or Prizm Basketball/Football. Just absolute lottery ticket for anything resembling value of the box. My wax days are done.

[dd316]

The successful cardshops around me have breaking rooms that are becoming breaking areas and every time I go in there are more lights and cameras and music and social media footprints so ... yeah. Probably that.

It's the same as Pokemon. Most card shops who embraced Pokemon and held tournaments were the ones who survived the last decade. Online breaking is the new frontier.

[sandyfrank]

Well I work the late shift and totally forgot to set an alarm to buy this direct from Topps - looks like I never had a chance anyway so I'm glad I didn't lose sleep over it LOL. I am pretty shocked that this was such a hot seller because the Acolyte was so widely hated. I will for sure pick up a Jacinto & Master Sol auto at some point. Hopefully once the hype dies down I can pick up a couple hobby boxes off the secondary market.

[jdandns]

Penix = Spectacular ...... as always

They should've let Penix continue on the Star Wars Living Set.
Obviously, there were a lot of subjects yet undone when it ended, and clearly, Kris still has interest in painting these characters.

Yay, Kris Penix.
Boo, Topps.

[Xiarmadillo]

It is unfortunate for those looking for the thrill of the bust, but for collectors you can pick up singles for like 15-20 cents on the dollar a year or two down the line for most products.
I mean Star Wars IP has been run into the ground recently and only the hardcore fans remain. Sometimes parallels to as low as /75 sell for as much as bases (but with more variance).

Just let 'them' pay for the experience, and you pay less for the cards afterwards.
That is unfortunate state of the hobby of wax

[cypher]

Yea and singles buyers just wait out the initial release, after the crazy people paying $350 a box list their cards for absurd prices. The breakers are really trying to pump this making any numbered card a big hit and what was a $25 sketch is now the most amazing thing ever.

[daviswr7]

Penix has been posting a few of his sketches from this in his FB group:

https://i.imgur.com/KoqPHkCl.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/i7WdIWYl.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/MmA9Mxwl.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/PZd2M15l.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/tgAj011l.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/wwtQLYAl.jpeg

Ahhh Penix. The very definition of OG in the sketch card community. Been around forever, and only aging like fine wine. Those who know..know. Stunning stuff…but would expect nothing less from this extraordinary artist.

[Xiarmadillo]

These are fantastic sketches. Are they moving to this tier system of sketches for all release? I remember someone saying they did it for some star wars releases and differentiated with colored borders

[Brobocop]

Could be nothing but noticed that the amount of breaks on Fanatics seems to have dropped off a cliff. I get that opening day will be the busiest, but seems like there were a few dozen available breaks across 10+ channels and now there is nowhere near that many.

[eldavojohn]

Could be nothing but noticed that the amount of breaks on Fanatics seems to have dropped off a cliff. I get that opening day will be the busiest, but seems like there were a few dozen available breaks across 10+ channels and now there is nowhere near that many.

Are there tons of slots available or are you saying the completely burned through the product allocated to them upon release?

[Americards]

what were the prices for Topps Chrome Star Wars boxes before they sold out?

[Dasklein83]

I don’t think the state of Star Wars cards has ever been worse. I watched a case break of Breaker’s Delight. There was not one box I would have paid $200 for. Maybe one box I would’ve paid $100 for. It’s just shameful. 2022 Masterwork (I think it came out in December of 2023) for $250 or $300 a box was the last gasp of Star Wars in my mind.

[PoPCulture]

There is a 3 hobby case break later today for which the spots ended last night at auction. The Sketch card spot went for $620. I fell like it’s going to be hard to reach that value with the odds.

[Scottish Punk]

You guys seeing any of the big name autos being broke? I don't see much of anything made it to eBay yet.

[crdbored]

what were the prices for Topps Chrome Star Wars boxes before they sold out?

$159.99 on the Topps site.

[Bruin7]

The autograph checklist looks massive. These boxes seem like a massacre even at $150 let alone 300-350. Welp onto the GPK Green Day release!

[Gidtheson]

You guys seeing any of the big name autos being broke? I don't see much of anything made it to eBay yet.

Can't flip it on the bay without getting it in the mail from your breaker :p

[Spartacus]

honestly if I hit a big name I would grade it personally and keep it. I'm staring at my case I ordered on Topps in July for 129.99 a box or $1,039.99 for the case. I was planning on selling it to a LCS but looks fun to me for the price if it will be my first SW break.

im a newb but to me the Galactic Grafitti , Kyber Light , Comicfractor and the reflections look really cool.

[Brobocop]

You guys seeing any of the big name autos being broke? I don't see much of anything made it to eBay yet.

The one I'm waiting for is Lee Jung-Jae and haven't seen any pop up. I saw the Sol superfractor was hit and listed and is well beyond what I'd pay for it. Maybe people are waiting to get cards in hands from breaks?

[wilsonsingles]

some private collectors are buying large amount of cases on other sites, not breakers.

[Brobocop]

honestly if I hit a big name I would grade it personally and keep it. I'm staring at my case I ordered on Topps in July for 129.99 a box or $1,039.99 for the case. I was planning on selling it to a LCS but looks fun to me for the price if it will be my first SW break.

im a newb but to me the Galactic Grafitti , Kyber Light , Comicfractor and the reflections look really cool.

I'd break too if I got it at that price.

[eastbayak]

some private collectors are buying large amount of cases on other sites, not breakers.

Haha, would be funny if it were Topps (to inflate demand of SW products, current and future).

[Americards]

$159.99 on the Topps site.
Topps offered my buddy's store, a case, at $250 a box...

[jdhaugh11]

I might have bought at $160 a box, but even then you would lose at that price. The current price is laughable.
I used to get so excited for every Star Wars product release. I would calculate all the odds & print runs & study the checklist. Now I barely post on here & rarely read much about the new products. The joy & excitement has been completely ruined for me.

[Brobocop]

Would it be too much to ask for Topps to put out which signers don't have base autos? I'm a bit shocked that Lee Jung-jae hasn't popped up yet. A Sol super has been pulled, but seemingly no autos. I find that hard to believe.

[greatgradegrate]

Would it be too much to ask for Topps to put out which signers don't have base autos? I'm a bit shocked that Lee Jung-jae hasn't popped up yet. A Sol super has been pulled, but seemingly no autos. I find that hard to believe.


Just from casually observing some breaks, seems like the hobby cases have all of the Glup Shittos and the Delight cases have 1-2 medium big autos. So many of the big signers unaccounted for in general.

One of the notable things about Chrome 24 is that they had a good chunk of medium autos as base and more common in hobby. And at LEAST one banger auto per hobby case.

Sense that all traffic being directed to breakers, more and more with every product.

[IndySportsCards]

Topps offered my buddy's store, a case, at $250 a box...

How nice of them.

[kakarot12]

I hope Costco comes out with those super boxes again. Last years was really fun and I actually pulled better hits from those then I did from hobby.

[Brobocop]

Not even a week later and it seems like the hype is dead for this. Star Wars, you used to be beautiful, what happened?

[hobbystuff]

The Starship has sailed for Star Wars. Was awesome 15 years ago and glad I experienced it back then.

[Bob Ross]

Galactic Antiquties or nothing.

[eldavojohn]

Blasters are in stock at target's site if folks are interested ... only letting me buy two at a time though.

[PrinceVegeta]

Only auto I wanted from this set is Carrie-Ann moss.. nothing listed or sold. What did she sign 5 cards.

[Brobocop]

Only auto I wanted from this set is Carrie-Ann moss.. nothing listed or sold. What did she sign 5 cards.

Right there with Lee Jung-Jae. Seems like a lot of big names haven't popped up. This is why pricing hobby so high sucks because people are much less likely to open, which means singles stay hidden away forever.

[Whodatdog]

Well I decided to get 8 blasters from fanatics when they had them. Couldnt get any hobby at the time and figured last years wasnt too horrible.
But this years, ugh, its been a bloodbath.
1 #card to 150. Thats it. Everything else more or less base. I thought my expectations going in were well in check , but obviously not low enough. I like the looks of the cards, but oh boy, retails feeling barren. Think im done now with it.
Anyone else get similar results?

[PoPCulture]

Well I decided to get 8 blasters from fanatics when they had them. Couldnt get any hobby at the time and figured last years wasnt too horrible.
But this years, ugh, its been a bloodbath.
1 #card to 150. Thats it. Everything else more or less base. I thought my expectations going in were well in check , but obviously not low enough. I like the looks of the cards, but oh boy, retails feeling barren. Think im done now with it.
Anyone else get similar results?

I haven’t actually opened any but when I heard they were available on Target earlier I did a little research by watching the results of a 3-case blaster break. I would have been pleased with 17 of the 120 boxes for $30 a pop so I decided the odds were not in my favor if I had purchased the max of 2. I passed. I’ll start buying singles in a couple of weeks when folks have there break cards in hand.

[peterose4hof]

Only auto I wanted from this set is Carrie-Ann moss.. nothing listed or sold. What did she sign 5 cards.

The Superfractor just got listed.
https://ebay.us/m/mzu9Ex

[Mattsurewood]

Galactic Antiquties or nothing.

Indeed Bob--I just re-joined eBay and bought a Pascal from Antiquities...On Card auto, nice, simple design, nothing too wild.

I've got several Antiquities autos and I anticipate I'll continue working on that.

The chrome just doesn't do it for me, especially at the inflated entry fee.

Edit---the sticker autos don't help the appeal of Chrome either

[Bob Ross]

Indeed Bob--I just re-joined eBay and bought a Pascal from Antiquities...On Card auto, nice, simple design, nothing too wild.

I've got several Antiquities autos and I anticipate I'll continue working on that.

The chrome just doesn't do it for me, especially at the inflated entry fee.

Edit---the sticker autos don't help the appeal of Chrome either

I have such major regrets not buying boxes on ebay right after the release when they were still "reasonably" priced. Who knows what boxes are selling for now. I can't look.

[Mattsurewood]

I have such major regrets not buying boxes on ebay right after the release when they were still "reasonably" priced. Who knows what boxes are selling for now. I can't look.

Yeah I got in on a few before they hit $4k... They are asking $5k now. Time to buy singles.
Singles are drying up but I'm snagging a few.

[dd316]

Time to buy singles.

That time is all the time.

[TKCards]

I have such major regrets not buying boxes on ebay right after the release when they were still "reasonably" priced. Who knows what boxes are selling for now. I can't look.

I paid $280 per box today at my LCS. The first batch were $200 on release day.

Contrary to many comments in here, I love this year's product. I've done better with it compared to last year.

[Gidtheson]

I hope Costco comes out with those super boxes again. Last years was really fun and I actually pulled better hits from those then I did from hobby.

This will be a thing. Mid-Late September I think.
Let me ask my guy and I will update.

[ricebellypanda]

Right there with Lee Jung-Jae. Seems like a lot of big names haven't popped up. This is why pricing hobby so high sucks because people are much less likely to open, which means singles stay hidden away forever.

It's really frustrating. I usually never do breaks but joined a lot of Sol breaks and the only auto I've seen pulled was the Indara/Sol super dual.

[eldavojohn]

It's really frustrating. I usually never do breaks but joined a lot of Sol breaks and the only auto I've seen pulled was the Indara/Sol super dual.

Were they character slot breaks? Because that would be a crazy random to run

[Jboff73]

Well I decided to get 8 blasters from fanatics when they had them. Couldnt get any hobby at the time and figured last years wasnt too horrible.
But this years, ugh, its been a bloodbath.
1 #card to 150. Thats it. Everything else more or less base. I thought my expectations going in were well in check , but obviously not low enough. I like the looks of the cards, but oh boy, retails feeling barren. Think im done now with it.
Anyone else get similar results?

Consider yourself very lucky to get a # card to 150. These blaster odds are horrible. You have to hope for one of the Galactic Graffiti cards, which are 1 in 20 or so blasters. Otherwise, you're only going to get the raywaves and prisms in the vast majority of blasters. $30 for basically a pile of base isn't worth it unless you just want a bunch of obscure character "debut" cards.

Sad to see them move all of the best cards to hobby and breaker formats, which most of us just cannot afford. I used to be fun to open packs yourself. Now we're all reduced to buying singles.

[eldavojohn]

Consider yourself very lucky to get a # card to 150. These blaster odds are horrible. You have to hope for one of the Galactic Graffiti cards, which are 1 in 20 or so blasters. Otherwise, you're only going to get the raywaves and prisms in the vast majority of blasters. $30 for basically a pile of base isn't worth it unless you just want a bunch of obscure character "debut" cards.

Sad to see them move all of the best cards to hobby and breaker formats, which most of us just cannot afford. I used to be fun to open packs yourself. Now we're all reduced to buying singles.

I think the raywaves are really well done and at least in 2023 & 2024 it did seem like there were enough people making sets to make them worth something.

But yeah after 40 box cases of blasters bottomed out on 2023, I bought some to break and man you could go half a case or more without hitting ANYTHING which was just shocking.

Should have blasters coming today and I plan to break and post. If the raywaves look nice, I might buy more when I see them at stores even if I don't hit anything.

[Brobocop]

Side note but Star Wars: Starfighter is actually in production, like, it's a real movie with tangible sets and costumes. Cast looks solid as hell with Ryan Gosling, Amy Adams, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, and others so maybe we see some of them pop up in sets in the future once it's out (2027). Actually excited for this.

[dd316]

Side note but Star Wars: Starfighter is actually in production, like, it's a real movie with tangible sets and costumes. Cast looks solid as hell with Ryan Gosling, Amy Adams, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, and others so maybe we see some of them pop up in sets in the future once it's out (2027). Actually excited for this.

Cards and autographs might be 100% virtual by then. :eek:

[Brobocop]

Cards and autographs might be 100% virtual by then. :eek:

I envision a world where there aren't even base cards, it's just Instant Rips where all you get is the hits. Whole hobby is just gross and slimy now.

[eldavojohn]

Cards and autographs might be 100% virtual by then. :eek:

If you think a virtual autograph of Bruno Mirabel is going to sell epacks, you're wrong. Only hard signed physical copies held by Bruno will get me to bring out big money ;)

[eldavojohn]

Broke 18 blasters (https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1617028), hit a Yoda Comicfractor, a stranger graffiti, an Amy Allen auto, a couple shimmer sepia refractors? No cards in the entire break were numbered but feel lucky to hit a comicfractor and graffiti. Unless the two big hits sell at my asking prices, gonna sit the rest of this one out.

The raywaves really suck compared to the last two years' :(

[Gidtheson]

This will be a thing. Mid-Late September I think.
Let me ask my guy and I will update.

I am told these are due in Sunday/Monday so contact your local(ish) store to see if they are carrying them. The Portlandia stores are scheduled to have them in so I should be breaking several. My LCS price is at $325 for Hobby box and I cannot do it.

Good Luck to all!

[itsbaytime]

I am told these are due in Sunday/Monday so contact your local(ish) store to see if they are carrying them. The Portlandia stores are scheduled to have them in so I should be breaking several. My LCS price is at $325 for Hobby box and I cannot do it.

Good Luck to all!

Fanatics.com currently has Hobby Boxes in stock for $250 and blasters for $30 if anyone is interested.

[greatgradegrate]

Fanatics.com currently has Hobby Boxes in stock for $250 and blasters for $30 if anyone is interested.

This turned out the be decent at pre-order price. Would have been great at $99/hobby like 2024 Chrome.

But not at $250. Even though it's more likely these Fanatics boxes are later Waves and have better chance at some of the autos that seemed to be absent in the initial release you will definitely get much more bang for your buck with singles if you like the look of this product.

[Brobocop]

I was 100% wrong about these ever going below $300. Between Cactus Jack and now this kind of flopping, wonder if the ice is starting to crack a bit?

[cruiserdaddy7]

I was 100% wrong about these ever going below $300. Between Cactus Jack and now this kind of flopping, wonder if the ice is starting to crack a bit?

Seems that way across alot of releases. The Logofractor sitting as well as Green Day. Good to see people resisting the insa e price gouging.

[Wolverine011]

Does 2025 have printing plate booklets like the 2024 Chrome release did?

As a matter of fact, I don't think I've seen any printing plates in the wild for the 2025 release. Please correct me if I'm wrong here.

[dd316]

I was 100% wrong about these ever going below $300. Between Cactus Jack and now this kind of flopping, wonder if the ice is starting to crack a bit?

Disney should be a big hit, and then everybody will be right back on board to sell out whatever's next.

[jdandns]

Only auto I wanted from this set is Carrie-Ann moss.. nothing listed or sold. What did she sign 5 cards.

Right there with Lee Jung-Jae. Seems like a lot of big names haven't popped up. This is why pricing hobby so high sucks because people are much less likely to open, which means singles stay hidden away forever.

Maybe you guys can go in together on this one and cut it in half, King Solomon-style.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/306477154655?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D291287%26meid%3D924bc31c81fb497a87f714d1bef3ab7c%26pid%3D101506%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D127344284851%26itm%3D306477154655%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4481478%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebWithV11WebTrimmedV3VisualRankerWithKnnV3AndUltBRecallAndCassiniEmbRecall%26brand%3DTopps&_trksid=p4481478.c101506.m1851

I recommend like so:

https://i.imgur.com/mjt405l.jpg

[Brobocop]

Maybe you guys can go in together on this one and cut it in half, King Solomon-style.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/306477154655?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D291287%26meid%3D924bc31c81fb497a87f714d1bef3ab7c%26pid%3D101506%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D127344284851%26itm%3D306477154655%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4481478%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebWithV11WebTrimmedV3VisualRankerWithKnnV3AndUltBRecallAndCassiniEmbRecall%26brand%3DTopps&_trksid=p4481478.c101506.m1851

I recommend like so:

https://i.imgur.com/mjt405l.jpg

Haha, his auto is going for way more than I thought it would.

Also weird that none of the single autos have shown up to my knowledge.

[dd316]

Haha, his auto is going for way more than I thought it would.

Squid Game.

[Brobocop]

Squid Game.


I know, that’s why I want it too, but too rich for my blood.

[dd316]

I know, that’s why I want it too, but too rich for my blood.

Yeah, I think he's a MAJOR star overseas now. The Asian market is probably driving these through the roof.

[sandyfrank]

Yeah, I think he's a MAJOR star overseas now. The Asian market is probably driving these through the roof.


Someone should totally do a Squid Game set, preferably like a Cryptozoic or someone like that so there will be decent value and ON CARD autos / sketches in boxes. I would love numerous autos from Squid Game and there is room there for some awesome inserts. The show was goofy sometimes but some great actors and memorable characters. The old man from Season 1 would be a great hit I would have to own.

[kakarot12]

Super boxes are available on Costco website if anyone’s interested.

https://www.costco.com/2025-topps-chrome-star-wars-collection-box.product.4000372735.html

[Gidtheson]

Super boxes are available on Costco website if anyone’s interested.

https://www.costco.com/2025-topps-chrome-star-wars-collection-box.product.4000372735.html

Limit of 2 per day per membership.
Surprisingly quick 2-day shipping, mine should be here Wednesday.

[Jboff73]

Limit of 2 per day per membership.
Surprisingly quick 2-day shipping, mine should be here Wednesday.

If the odds for these are the "CEE" value packs on the Topps odds sheet, they are not much better than regular blasters.

The design on the Costco pack cards are not that much different, a swoosh at the bottom.

I guess if want to die-cut card with the strange ornament hole at the top, this would be the way to get base cards in a more interesting format than regular blasters.

For me, eh. I am not a fan of the Acolyte series so these are a pass.

[NYRE2PECT]

Costco run coming up!


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[Gidtheson]

Local Costco got them in while I was waiting for my .com order.
Grabbed a few.

Hit a C-3PO Reflections
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q70/924/GHMKhJ.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/poGHMKhJj)

Gold refractor from the Costco Exclusive packs
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q70/922/3MKLcv.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pm3MKLcvj)

[peterose4hof]

That Reflections card is gorgeous!

[crdbored]

Star Wars Chrome getting the sapphire treatment this year.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0662/9749/5709/files/2025_Topps_Chrome_Sapphire_Star_Wars_Odds.pdf?v=1757354044

[jdandns]

I got 4 of the Costco boxes. Best card was an Aurebesh /99 (of Grogu) so not bad on that.
I will say it was nice to get a large stack of cards for the money, for once, but I'm good on these.

[Gidtheson]

Got my 2 from .com, plus a couple more from a building.

Galactic Graffiti Mini Diamonds /50
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q70/922/niwMdv.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pmniwMdvj)

It appears that there are /99 parallels in the exclusive packs as well
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q70/923/dIuTU4.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pndIuTU4j)

[Bob Ross]

Star Wars Chrome getting the sapphire treatment this year.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0662/9749/5709/files/2025_Topps_Chrome_Sapphire_Star_Wars_Odds.pdf?v=1757354044

I'm sure this will be a super fair release.

[Zane1]

Limit of 2 per day per membership.
Surprisingly quick 2-day shipping, mine should be here Wednesday.

Besides the Costco exclusive cards, is the difference between this box and the value box 12 packs instead of 8 packs?

[PoPCulture]

Star Wars Chrome getting the sapphire treatment this year.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0662/9749/5709/files/2025_Topps_Chrome_Sapphire_Star_Wars_Odds.pdf?v=1757354044

Maybe just me but I don’t think the design of these cards are right for the sapphire treatment. Instead of contacting to sapphire the vintage releases, which a lot of collectors want to see, they go with this lazy stuff instead.

[eldavojohn]

Maybe just me but I don’t think the design of these cards are right for the sapphire treatment.

Depends on how they sapphirize it ... me, personally, I think it will be one of the best SW sapphire releases ... and that's because of how they have achieved the character "popping" on these cards. They've taken the time to cut the character out of a scene and put a shadow on it. If they do the sapphire shards right, it could look really really nice.

That said, they gotta cut the checklist in half or this is gonna bomb even if it's cut out of diamonds.

Instead of contacting to sapphire the vintage releases, which a lot of collectors want to see, they go with this lazy stuff instead.

Which release were you thinking? They did ANH (incorrectly, I might add with just doing the borders) and RotJ. Sure I'd buy ESB but I'm guessing it would fall flat like RotJ.

[PoPCulture]

Depends on how they sapphirize it ... me, personally, I think it will be one of the best SW sapphire releases ... and that's because of how they have achieved the character "popping" on these cards. They've taken the time to cut the character out of a scene and put a shadow on it. If they do the sapphire shards right, it could look really really nice.

That said, they gotta cut the checklist in half or this is gonna bomb even if it's cut out of diamonds.



Which release were you thinking? They did ANH (incorrectly, I might add with just doing the borders) and RotJ. Sure I'd buy ESB but I'm guessing it would fall flat like RotJ.
I’d be thrilled if they would finish out the 5 ANH series with series 3,4 and 5. I would have been fine if they did those without doing ROTJ. I know it was an anniversary year for ROTJ but That still seems like a really odd decision.

[eldavojohn]

I’d be thrilled if they would finish out the 5 ANH series with series 3,4 and 5.

It just feels hard to believe this could carry a release with so many of the key cards already being released. Maybe if they somehow did autos that would drag it along but ... I guess I'm not as familiar with the later series vintage cards as they all kinda blur together in my memory.

[ricebellypanda]

sapphire looks pretty bad.. the autos are super hard to hit(1 in 13 boxes or so) and the auto checklist did not change from the regular release.

Imagine you hit an auto and it's... one of the $5 autos? Big woof.

[eldavojohn]

sapphire looks pretty bad.. the autos are super hard to hit(1 in 13 boxes or so) and the auto checklist did not change from the regular release.

Imagine you hit an auto and it's... one of the $5 autos? Big woof.

I'm sure they look gorgeous in hand but yeah anyone who buys this at MSRP is going to be sorry.

A perfect release to feast on the secondary ...

[oldgoldy97]

Got my Costco box. Nothing of note and the cards are very cheap feeling. They should all be like Marvel chrome.

[Bob Ross]

$249.99 for Sapphire.

https://media1.tenor.com/m/nJ2qewIESWsAAAAd/oh-dear-lord-oliver-putman.gif

[crdbored]

$249.99 for Sapphire.



no guaranteed auto per box at $249.99 :cry:
Goodluck to those who try to flip this one.

[dd316]

no guaranteed auto per box at $249.99 :cry:
Goodluck to those who try to flip this one.

But numbered cards... NUMBERED CARDS!!!

[ricebellypanda]

Enjoy your /99 Snowball /99 Slowen Lo /50 Beru Lars /25 Bodhi Rook boxes

[sandyfrank]

If ANH sapphire is available at 250ish, ROTJ sapphire was around 100ish, no one is touching TPM sapphire at 160ish how can this be 250? Why not do Empire Strikes Back sapphire with lottery autos of Ford, Fisher (maybe they still have some stickers), Hamill, Daniels, Mayhew (again maybe they still have some stickers), Bulloch. It was the best movie with the best story best characters best writing best score and IF they didn't screw up the sapphire treatment like ROTJ would be huge.

[greatgradegrate]

If ANH sapphire is available at 250ish, ROTJ sapphire was around 100ish, no one is touching TPM sapphire at 160ish how can this be 250? Why not do Empire Strikes Back sapphire with lottery autos of Ford, Fisher (maybe they still have some stickers), Hamill, Daniels, Mayhew (again maybe they still have some stickers), Bulloch. It was the best movie with the best story best characters best writing best score and IF they didn't screw up the sapphire treatment like ROTJ would be huge.

Chrome 25 Sapphire at $250/hobby is just going to sit there. Truly awful idea: "More parallels, less autos and sketches!"

[oldgoldy97]

But numbered cards... NUMBERED CARDS!!!

https://media1.tenor.com/m/8OrvWXG61BcAAAAC/baby-cute.gif

[ricebellypanda]

If ANH sapphire is available at 250ish, ROTJ sapphire was around 100ish, no one is touching TPM sapphire at 160ish how can this be 250? Why not do Empire Strikes Back sapphire with lottery autos of Ford, Fisher (maybe they still have some stickers), Hamill, Daniels, Mayhew (again maybe they still have some stickers), Bulloch. It was the best movie with the best story best characters best writing best score and IF they didn't screw up the sapphire treatment like ROTJ would be huge.

Probably will still sell out in <5 minutes though lol

[Bob Ross]

Sapphire is sitting in stock on all Topps foreign websites.

This is all you need to see on how bad this product is.

[Brobocop]

Maybe Sapphire is where all the single Lee Jung-jae autos went since I've yet to see one pop up, just the dual with Carrie Ann-Moss. Topps sucks.

[ricebellypanda]

Maybe Sapphire is where all the single Lee Jung-jae autos went since I've yet to see one pop up, just the dual with Carrie Ann-Moss. Topps sucks.

Thought about this too but I'm done giving them the benefit of the doubt.

[Brobocop]

Sealed cases gone already, lol. Can't wait to watch this get opened on Fanatics Live for one day and then for breaks to dry up come the day after.

[PrinceVegeta]

I got 5 to rip, very stupid purchase lol

[Brobocop]

I got 5 to rip, very stupid purchase lol

May the force be with you.

[Bob Ross]

I got 5 to rip, very stupid purchase lol

https://media1.tenor.com/m/yELuts2PU1sAAAAC/i-like-you-youre-crazy.gif

[The Accountant]

bought one to rip. would buy more honestly but spread a little thin at the moment

[collectivetoys]

Bought two. Probably sit on them. Maybe rip one at Christmas unless they somehow shoot up in value.

[crdbored]

Goodluck to all the buyers. Hope y'all hit some papas.

Don't see a resale flip on this one. No guaranteed auto and 200 base checklist will hurt it.
Could sit at release price like Cactus Jack (no guaranteed auto).

[VinnyH]

Bought two. Probably sit on them. Maybe rip one at Christmas unless they somehow shoot up in value.I'm compulsive so, of course, I bought 2 boxes. I'll end up ripping them enjoying the cards, and sell whatever on eBay.
The Hobby Life,
Vinny :D
UPDATE: Hobby Boxes Sold Out

[greatgradegrate]

57 SW Sapphire hobbys listed on ebay, 0 sold

[Mattsurewood]

I'm out this round..Sticking to Galactic Antiquities singles

[Bob Ross]

I'm out this round..Sticking to Galactic Antiquities singles

This is the way.

In current-ish Star Wars release terms, Antiquities can't be beat.

[GoodASGold]

Any news on a Galaxy release date?

[greatgradegrate]

Any news on a Galaxy release date?

https://www.topps.com/pages/star-wars-chrome-galaxy

[GoodASGold]

https://www.topps.com/pages/star-wars-chrome-galaxy

Sweet. Thanks.

[Comicmankev]

Thanks

[Gidtheson]

So 9 am came and went and no Chrome Galaxy presale......
or I could not find it. Link is dead.

[PrinceVegeta]

Probably just pushed a few weeks..they have a lot of nonsports dropping over the next couple weeks

[GoodASGold]

Bummer. It's the only set I collect and I got my hopes up.

[GoodASGold]

Still no news?

[GoodASGold]

We have a date 11/4

[JECpsu]

What was drop day pricing on these last year? $219 from Topps?

[comicbooksgo]

Bought exactly ONE box from Gamestop. I figured I might as well since I hadn't bought anything SW in years (since I went super hard on T206)
NO auto.
Am I pretty much guaranteed to get a trash auto by contacting Topps?
That's what I would assume, but wondered if anyone has ever gotten a good auto from this situation.

[Sickleclaw]

Bought exactly ONE box from Gamestop. I figured I might as well since I hadn't bought anything SW in years (since I went super hard on T206)
NO auto.
Am I pretty much guaranteed to get a trash auto by contacting Topps?
That's what I would assume, but wondered if anyone has ever gotten a good auto from this situation.

That does sound pretty brutal to spend 250 or so on a box that says guaranteed auto but not have an auto in the box. :(

[comicbooksgo]

That does sound pretty brutal to spend 250 or so on a box that says guaranteed auto but not have an auto in the box. :(
Yeah, absolutely. Not sure how common it is to have it missing, but I can't imagine too many people bought a single box and got brutalized :doh:

[Gidtheson]

What was drop day pricing on these last year? $219 from Topps?

2024 Chrome Star Wars dropped @$120. I opened a couple cases at that price
It only took a few weeks to jump to $250, that's why this years came out at a higher starting price....too much meat left on the bone

[Bob Ross]

$219.99 for Galaxy.

[itsbaytime]

How much were the last few years?

[greatgradegrate]

How much were the last few years?

Last year was $199

[scotts]

Any help with identifying this card? Pulled it from a Costco Exclusive box. Chewbacca autograph 5/5 that is card number DV-JS

Is this the Dathimir Red Refractor? I do not see anything listed on ebay with that card number

HELP PLEASE and thank you

[FatButcher]

You pulled a Costco exclusive Design Variation auto, Dathomir Red parallel. Nice pull!

[scotts]

You pulled a Costco exclusive Design Variation auto, Dathomir Red parallel. Nice pull!

Ok thank you very much for the info and thanks!