2026 Topps Chrome Football reportedly opens Hobby presales at $439.99
Hobby boxes reportedly cost $439.99 and Jumbo boxes $789.99, with an estimated November 18, 2026 release, new inserts and a partial base checklist.
Topps Hobby presales for 2026 Topps Chrome Football reportedly ran on October 19, 2026, through an EQL raffle, with Hobby boxes at $439.99 and Jumbo boxes at $789.99. The product is year two of the rebooted Topps Chrome football brand and carries full NFL licensing.
Presale prices and dates
First Day Issue (FDI) Jumbo presales reportedly started earlier, on October 16, 2026, and were sold by "Dutch Auction." Boxes opened at $3,500 and fell until they sold out at $2,500 per box.
The estimated release dates are November 18, 2026 for Hobby and Retail, November 13, 2026 for FDI, and December 2, 2026 for Mega boxes. These are estimates.
The 2025 edition of Topps Chrome Football arrived late, on April 15, 2026.
Retail formats and box configurations
Retail formats are priced at $44.99 for Value Blasters, $19.99 for Hangers and $79.99 for Mega Boxes.
Mega Boxes have the Topps plastic seal removed. Topps is quoted as describing this as part of an ongoing effort to give more collectors the chance to buy products at retail price.
The box configurations break down as follows:
- Hobby box: 4 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case, with 1 autograph guaranteed.
- Jumbo box: 11 cards per pack, 12 packs per box, with 2 autographs guaranteed.
- FDI Jumbo box: the same 11-card, 12-pack layout as the Jumbo. It holds 1 FDI Molten Mercury Autograph plus 2 additional autographs, and 2 FDI Molten Mercury parallels plus 2 additional parallels.
- Mega box: 7 cards per pack, 6 packs per box, 42 cards total.
- Value Blaster box: 4 cards per pack, 7 packs per box, 28 cards total.
- Hanger box: 1 pack of 14 cards.
Base set, inserts and autographs
The base set has 400 cards, made up of 300 veterans and 100 rookies. Many Refractor parallels are expected, but the parallels list has not been announced (TBA).
Lightboard Logo Variations and Team Camo Variations exist for the entire 400-card base lineup. Select base names also get Image Variations, Award Winners Variations and Chrome Etch Variations.
Helix, Radiation Rookies and Ultra Violet return as inserts, alongside the NFL-specific Game Genies, Kaiju and Tecmo lines. The all-new inserts are Glass Canvas, Madden 99 Club and Super Bowl at Night.
Autograph sets include Base Variation Autographs and Rookie Variation Autographs, with many top players. Limited versions include Green Refractor (/99), Purple Refractor (/75) and Red Refractor (/5), among others. The low-numbered Molten Mercury parallels are exclusive to FDI boxes.
Gold Shield and Gold Shield Autograph rare patch cards return to honor the prior year's award winners. The 2025 winners are Matthew Stafford (MVP), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (OPOY), Myles Garrett (DPOY), Tetairoa McMillan (OROY) and Carson Schwesinger (DROY).
The partial base checklist opens with #1 Jacoby Brissett (Arizona Cardinals) and runs team by team, veterans first. The checklist is labeled subject to change.
Context: a busy Topps calendar
The November 18 Hobby/Retail estimate matches the one reported for Topps Pro Debut Baseball, whose presales also began October 19, 2026. Football collectors also have the reported October 21, 2026 arrival of Topps Heritage Football, a separate 400-card set with a 1976 look.
What is still unknown
The base parallels list is still to be announced, and the full base checklist beyond the cards listed above has not been provided.
Topps revealed a Minions edition of Tom Brady earlier in 2026 but did not confirm where collectors could find the cards. The initial checklist does not mention them.
The retail sale locations are not stated. The prices above are in US dollars, and no European or international release is described.
What it means for players and collectors
- Dates to note: the estimated FDI release is November 13, 2026, Hobby/Retail is November 18, 2026, and Mega is December 2, 2026.
- Know the format: Hobby boxes guarantee 1 autograph and Jumbo boxes 2, while the Molten Mercury parallels can only come from FDI boxes.
- Retail shoppers: Value Blasters, Hangers and Mega Boxes are the retail formats, and Mega Boxes drop the Topps plastic seal.
- Checklist hunters: treat the team listings as provisional, since the checklist is labeled subject to change.
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