First Buzz: 2025 Topps Finest football cards

BlowoutBuzz · 04-09-2026, 10:16 AM

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oldgoldy97 · 04-09-2026, 12:30 PM

Like JP would say…..lame. Finest was THE WORST!

In for a case.

sethc1020 · 04-09-2026, 12:35 PM

I feel like everything Topps has put out so far is designed for people that are dropping acid.

Slette · 04-09-2026, 01:06 PM

The Finest Freshmen look pretty nice to me. Everything else looks like it could cause a seizure. I'm intrigued by the Finest Greats set - maybe if there is a more muted parallel version, I'll go after some of them.

nabzy28 · 04-09-2026, 02:11 PM

Not my thing, never was, but if this is what I must endure for game used mid/high end with on card autos... let's gooo!

Tea10 · 04-09-2026, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sethc1020

I feel like everything Topps has put out so far is designed for people that are dropping acid.

Agreed. I don't understand what they're going for. The color schemes are ridiculous.

49erRCCollector · 04-09-2026, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by nabzy28

Not my thing, never was, but if this is what I must endure for game used mid/high end with on card autos... let's gooo!

Preach.

This is my overriding takeaway. It's never all going to be what I want at once: price, availability, design, ROI, player selection.

But... so far (not just Finest) - on-card autos, game worn patches, Tecmo cards. I like the direction overall.

If they bring back Topps Total, I will be the happiest man ever.

rmw10 · 04-09-2026, 09:39 PM

This is where I worry about Topps - so many designs that are just vibrant and bold and not all that appealing

fabiani12333 · 04-09-2026, 09:51 PM

Reusing the MLB design.

The rest are generic-looking -- the Temu version of Finest, basically.

fabiani12333 · 04-09-2026, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sethc1020

I feel like everything Topps has put out so far is designed for people that are dropping acid.

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Originally Posted by Tea10

Agreed. I don't understand what they're going for. The color schemes are ridiculous.

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Originally Posted by rmw10

This is where I worry about Topps - so many designs that are just vibrant and bold and not all that appealing

The designs are based on early 90s graphic design:

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The first half of the 90s saw an evolution of some of the design styles that had been popular during the previous decade—the bold and brash 1980s.

Ultra-bright color palettes, energetic geometric patterns, and jaunty comic book type was the backdrop to youth advertising and MTV, with shows like Saved by the Bell and Beverly Hills, 90210 using this aesthetic in credits, clothing, and set design.

Attention-grabbing and, in some cases, headache-inducing, early 90s design was really an exaggerated form of the New Wave styles, as well the distinctive aesthetic created by the Memphis Group in the 1980s.

https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/90s-design-culture

ZappBrannigan · 04-09-2026, 10:43 PM

Why not use the field as the background?

RainCityShecks · 04-10-2026, 10:22 AM

NBA Finest had the fantastic RC class to carry this product......does the NFL? Probably not but it still may do really well......maybe the next Tesla/meme stock

Tea10 · 04-10-2026, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

The designs are based on early 90s graphic design:

https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/90s-design-culture

Seems like a terrible choice considering there have been great years of topps finest designs compared to this cotton candy looking alien slop.

None of the Topps designs I've seen have impressed me. Maybe it's different in hand, but even the "crystallized" looks pretty bad. I'm not an interior designer here (Sopranos reference) but the colors all seem to clash super hard. It's gross looking for most of the stuff I've seen. It's just...so bad.

PrimeTimeScott · 04-10-2026, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ZappBrannigan

Why not use the field as the background?

Rookie. We see that all the time. Haven't you ever wondered what it would look like if they in their uniform walking on the moon? Just kidding, I couldn't agree with you more!!

JWBlue · 04-11-2026, 12:18 AM

I have always said this forum is more discerning than collectors not on here but does anyone even find this set appealing?

mfw13 · 04-11-2026, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JWBlue

I have always said this forum is more discerning than collectors not on here but does anyone even find this set appealing?

Breakers and gamblers will.....they find anything and everything appealing.

And they're the target audience for 90% of the products Fanatics releases.

Collectors are an afterthought....we're too discerning when it comes to price/value calculations.

CapMarvelous · 04-12-2026, 06:39 PM

I've seen Finest designs for baseball for the last 6-8 years and they are drastically different than what I remember Finest NFL being in 2009-2015 (the span when I collected), which were honestly closer to techy/industrial Prizm-like designs with etching, embossing, etc.

Modern Topps Finest is just one smooth multi-color acid trip.

mfw13 · 04-12-2026, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CapMarvelous

Modern Topps Finest is just one smooth multi-color acid trip.

Well....that describes most products these days!

The problem is that while Finest was unique and cool when it first came out 30+ years ago, now there are tons of products that look just like it.

ZappBrannigan · 04-12-2026, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

Breakers and gamblers will.....they find anything and everything appealing.

And they're the target audience for 90% of the products Fanatics releases.

Collectors are an afterthought....we're too discerning when it comes to price/value calculations.

They need the xtra colour now so when El CheetoChin does the pack opening he can slide the cards sideways and announce “ I think we got a tortoise skin!

IronCladLou · 04-17-2026, 04:08 PM

Ugly and disgusting. I will be getting up at 2AM to put in my EQL entry.

Gotta pump those loss numbers up

RainCityShecks · 04-17-2026, 05:29 PM

I've lost 3 EQL in a row now. Probably no chance I win this one? I just need to come to terms w/ it I suppose - I was shut out of TC NFL, likely this as well? It's ugly anyway.

sheetskout · 04-18-2026, 08:01 AM

Finest is....not the finest.

kyle1707 · 04-18-2026, 08:50 AM

1200 a box ?

Row · 04-18-2026, 07:05 PM

No Darren Waller in the checklist.. I'm out

RainCityShecks · 04-18-2026, 09:28 PM

Goldmine or bloodbath?

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04-09-2026, 12:30 PM	#2
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04-09-2026, 12:35 PM	#3
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04-09-2026, 01:06 PM	#4
Slette Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: St Paul, MN Posts: 3,305	The Finest Freshmen look pretty nice to me. Everything else looks like it could cause a seizure. I'm intrigued by the Finest Greats set - maybe if there is a more muted parallel version, I'll go after some of them. __________________ Always buying 2006 Donruss Elite Chad Greenway and Abdul Hodges.

04-09-2026, 02:11 PM	#5
nabzy28 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In a warehouse of common sense Posts: 7,349 nabzy28	Not my thing, never was, but if this is what I must endure for game used mid/high end with on card autos... let's gooo! __________________ Sent from my Danger Hiptop T-Mobile Sidekick in 2002

04-09-2026, 09:39 PM	#8
rmw10 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,905	This is where I worry about Topps - so many designs that are just vibrant and bold and not all that appealing __________________ Ravens All-Time Roster Project can be found here. Mostly IP autographs, but a good number of certified cards to be found as well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/76326578@N05/albums

04-09-2026, 09:51 PM	#9
fabiani12333 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 13,838	Reusing the MLB design. The rest are generic-looking -- the Temu version of Finest, basically.

04-09-2026, 10:43 PM	#11
ZappBrannigan Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Biafra Posts: 2,502	Why not use the field as the background?

04-10-2026, 10:22 AM	#12
RainCityShecks Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,252 raincityshecks	NBA Finest had the fantastic RC class to carry this product......does the NFL? Probably not but it still may do really well......maybe the next Tesla/meme stock Last edited by RainCityShecks; 04-10-2026 at 10:25 AM.

04-11-2026, 12:18 AM	#15
JWBlue Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 10,420	I have always said this forum is more discerning than collectors not on here but does anyone even find this set appealing? __________________ Hobby favorites : Redemptions, Black /1 cards, Baseball : Topps flagship

04-12-2026, 06:39 PM	#17
CapMarvelous Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 320	I've seen Finest designs for baseball for the last 6-8 years and they are drastically different than what I remember Finest NFL being in 2009-2015 (the span when I collected), which were honestly closer to techy/industrial Prizm-like designs with etching, embossing, etc. Modern Topps Finest is just one smooth multi-color acid trip.

04-17-2026, 04:08 PM	#20
IronCladLou Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,991 eightytwopolly	Ugly and disgusting. I will be getting up at 2AM to put in my EQL entry. Gotta pump those loss numbers up

04-17-2026, 05:29 PM	#21
RainCityShecks Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,252 raincityshecks	I've lost 3 EQL in a row now. Probably no chance I win this one? I just need to come to terms w/ it I suppose - I was shut out of TC NFL, likely this as well? It's ugly anyway.

04-18-2026, 08:01 AM	#22
sheetskout Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,771 brewtowncardboard	Finest is....not the finest. __________________ "I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed." --Bob Uecker Follow me on Twitter: @jordo2323

04-18-2026, 08:50 AM	#23
kyle1707 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 20,814	1200 a box ?

04-18-2026, 07:05 PM	#24
Row Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Melbourne, Australia. Posts: 481 ChrisQ17 ChrisQ	No Darren Waller in the checklist.. I'm out __________________ Instagram: @thatnewcardsmell PC: Darren Waller & Brock Bowers

04-18-2026, 09:28 PM	#25
RainCityShecks Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,252 raincityshecks	Goldmine or bloodbath?