First Buzz: 2025-26 Topps Finest basketball cards

BlowoutBuzz · 01-22-2026, 09:32 AM

Some new images and some basics added.

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dinodino · 01-22-2026, 09:34 AM

Will pricing be in line with Chrome, or do we expect it to come in a bit lower since most seem to see Chrome as a tier higher?

Anyways. To me, ifs not finest if it doesn’t have the cello peel lol.

oldgoldy97 · 01-22-2026, 09:36 AM

Classic designs.

Bob Ross · 01-22-2026, 09:51 AM

Just more AI slop. All of these releases look the same.

Awful.

bss83 · 01-22-2026, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dinodino

Will pricing be in line with Chrome, or do we expect it to come in a bit lower since most seem to see Chrome as a tier higher?

Anyways. To me, ifs not finest if it doesn’t have the cello peel lol.

In baseball they price Finest right between Flagship Chrome hobby and jumbos. So baseball this year was 200/400 for chrome and $300 for Finest.

That would put basketball Finest in the $500ish range, but with the way the market is going, who knows.

hermanotarjeta · 01-22-2026, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by dinodino

Will pricing be in line with Chrome, or do we expect it to come in a bit lower since most seem to see Chrome as a tier higher?

Anyways. To me, ifs not finest if it doesn’t have the cello peel lol.

Lower than chrome.

Still way too high for any individual to open for fun.

GiantPirate · 01-22-2026, 12:06 PM

Hahaha they realized to not promote the base card design because it is absolutely awful, a few of those inserts are decent, but overall a really, really poor effort on Finest...unfortunate. But hopefully Topps Chrome singles will go down a bit once this releases and I can stay focused there...

PrinceVegeta · 01-22-2026, 12:11 PM

Why can't this company make nice looking cards? This is some type of social experiment to see how hideous they can make a product and still sell out.

oldgoldy97 · 01-22-2026, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PrinceVegeta

Why can't this company make nice looking cards? This is some type of social experiment to see how hideous they can make a product and still sell out.

Appears so.

They either rehash old designs or let Grok make new ones.

spurs50fan · 01-22-2026, 12:20 PM

It's probably been stated before but it doesn't matter who's making the cards, the dissatisfiers are the same. Mostly because it will sell regardless...

jprk31 · 01-22-2026, 12:27 PM

Is that a Tatum Die Cut? Hope the price of these won’t be astronomical like Topps Chrome.

hermanotarjeta · 01-22-2026, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by spurs50fan

It's probably been stated before but it doesn't matter who's making the cards, the dissatisfiers are the same. Mostly because it will sell regardless...

No one ever said no to free money!

Sincerely,

Box flippa bois

kyle1707 · 01-22-2026, 03:43 PM

Over under 1000 a box ?

kingofsnake · 01-22-2026, 03:54 PM

Looks just as bad as Midnight and Three. God help us all.

chelseafc11 · 01-22-2026, 05:17 PM

All the designs are so damn busy! Awful execution

phil · 01-22-2026, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kyle1707

Over under 1000 a box ?

under but limit 2 boxes and you will have to fight to get those

hobbytime · 01-22-2026, 05:57 PM

And here I was hoping for 1995-96 Tribute designs or at least cards with the finest coating.

glassofwater · 01-22-2026, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by hobbytime

And here I was hoping for 1995-96 Tribute designs or at least cards with the finest coating.

wait for finest flashbacks, bet that’s next

letsgocapitals · 01-22-2026, 06:07 PM

Some of these design look like a middle-school art project.

hobbytime · 01-22-2026, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by glassofwater

wait for finest flashbacks, bet that’s next

Following this in Baseball since 2020 when they started this. If basketball has this, the collectors especially the older fans who collected then, will eat that product up.

hermanotarjeta · 01-22-2026, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by glassofwater

wait for finest flashbacks, bet that’s next

Start with 93-94 and on. Would be nice!

mikejones · 01-22-2026, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jprk31

Is that a Tatum Die Cut? Hope the price of these won’t be astronomical like Topps Chrome.

Psa 4 if they're die cuts. The design looks horrible and nothing like finest. Kind of makes you appreciate topps chrome more.

hermanotarjeta · 01-22-2026, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejones

Psa 4 if they're die cuts. The design looks horrible and nothing like finest. Kind of makes you appreciate topps chrome more.

Topps chrome will be the best looking product for the rest of the year’s releases.

MavsRChamps · 01-22-2026, 11:42 PM

The designs for their unlicensed stuff last couple years were pretty mediocre. Hope was they'd improve & honestly they seemed to in some insert sets in Topps & Topps Chrome. We'll see how these look in person - mock ups always look bad.

imbluestreak23 · 01-22-2026, 11:47 PM

I see they've been putting the new Gemini model to work, along with the one immigrant they hired to code out these new designs.

God, words cannot describe how much I absolutely HATE this company

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dinodino Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 17	Will pricing be in line with Chrome, or do we expect it to come in a bit lower since most seem to see Chrome as a tier higher? Anyways. To me, ifs not finest if it doesn’t have the cello peel lol.

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Bob Ross Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 5,871	Just more AI slop. All of these releases look the same. Awful.

01-22-2026, 12:06 PM	#7
GiantPirate Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,598 LoghanCC	Hahaha they realized to not promote the base card design because it is absolutely awful, a few of those inserts are decent, but overall a really, really poor effort on Finest...unfortunate. But hopefully Topps Chrome singles will go down a bit once this releases and I can stay focused there...

01-22-2026, 12:11 PM	#8
PrinceVegeta Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,579	Why can't this company make nice looking cards? This is some type of social experiment to see how hideous they can make a product and still sell out.

01-22-2026, 12:20 PM	#10
spurs50fan Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 4,011	It's probably been stated before but it doesn't matter who's making the cards, the dissatisfiers are the same. Mostly because it will sell regardless...

01-22-2026, 03:43 PM	#13
kyle1707 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 20,636	Over under 1000 a box ?

01-22-2026, 05:17 PM	#15
chelseafc11 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsfield, MA Posts: 1,836 chelseafc11	All the designs are so damn busy! Awful execution

01-22-2026, 05:57 PM	#17
hobbytime Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 111	And here I was hoping for 1995-96 Tribute designs or at least cards with the finest coating.

01-22-2026, 11:42 PM	#24
MavsRChamps Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 3,130 purple3252	The designs for their unlicensed stuff last couple years were pretty mediocre. Hope was they'd improve & honestly they seemed to in some insert sets in Topps & Topps Chrome. We'll see how these look in person - mock ups always look bad.

01-22-2026, 11:47 PM	#25
imbluestreak23 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Meandering the matrix code that the hobby/forum overlords spit out Posts: 17,971 shortslabs	I see they've been putting the new Gemini model to work, along with the one immigrant they hired to code out these new designs. God, words cannot describe how much I absolutely HATE this company __________________ @shortslabs I'VE WITNESSED HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE HERE...IT'S ROTTEN https://www.youtube.com/c/TylerShort