Hoops Collectors: Basketball & Sports Cards Podcast

5 Underrated 2025-26 Topps Basketball Cards & INSANE Recent Sales

Hoops Collectors: Basketball & Sports Cards Podcast

Show Notes

Max breaks down 5 underrated 2025-26 Topps basketball cards from products including Topps Midnight, NBA Hoops, and Topps Pristine.

He also dives into the Topps marketing machine and looks at why finding hidden gems in the basketball card market right now is nearly impossible.

Plus, Max analyzes some insane recent Topps basketball sales, including three million-dollar Topps Chrome Update Debut Patch Auto 1/1s: Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, and Kon Knueppel.

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Chapters: 00:00 Episode Introduction 01:49 Courtside Cardshow 02:32 Debut Patch Auto Sales 07:23 Curry Alter Ego Superfractor Sale 11:49 5 Hidden Gems 29:12 New Pickup 30:51 Weekly Alley-Oop

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