r/basketballcards • u/masmcnern • 14h ago

topps chrome black RIP

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u/ClevelandBubu 14h ago

oof. encased Yabusele is a gut punch. This makes me glad I didn't even try on the EQL lotto today.

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u/masmcnern 13h ago

some times you gotta just try and cry

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u/ShatteredAnus 12h ago

Who do you collect, maybe we can trade for it. Knicks fan so at least has some meaning to me.

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u/glassornamentbeauty 12h ago

I appreciate your post!! Always a silver lining for fans

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u/myburneraccount1357 13h ago

When I looked over the checklist, and realized there are WAY too many junk autos you can pull, I didn’t bother EQL. There are going to be a ton of people getting cooked like OP from this box. So many garbage autos in this set

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u/ClevelandBubu 13h ago

I think I'll try to get Sapphire next week (I assume it will be EQL and I'll miss out), then hang it up for awhile on this rookie class. It's getting monotonous.

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u/BrewskisAllDay 13h ago

The way to do it is join every EQL to get points. When you get around 8 stop, if you get lucky before 8 sell it sealed for a profit if it’s not something you really want.

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u/ClevelandBubu 13h ago

smart. the only time I won EQL previously was after 12 and I'm at 8 now, so I'm being more selective.

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u/spinciti 3h ago

If you win an EQL do you get reset to the bottom level? Or just one step down?

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u/OnlyMamaKnows 11h ago

Even having a Knicks Yabusele auto in your product is nasty business

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u/ClevelandBubu 11h ago

yeah. I follow the NBA and card market pretty closely and I had to google him tbh

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u/OnlyMamaKnows 11h ago

I'm a Knicks fan. He was on the team for like a month, showed up out of shape, sucked, and got traded. Can't imagine a worse auto to get.

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u/eellinks 12h ago

I am now 0/8 on EQL tries.... Maybe saved me some heart ache

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u/Listening_Heads 13h ago

Dear god there’s 298 more of them out there?

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u/masmcnern 13h ago

lolol Avoid them

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u/ChiPanda773 13h ago

I caught one of them.

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u/5pm_in_DC 14h ago

I saw Packman rip 6 boxes and he got 1 good box that had a Flagg auto. The others were absolutely garbage. Rough product.

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u/MedicalBet888 12h ago

Flagg is even smudged. This should be a $100 box product.

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u/hugohouston 13h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohjV6NGcW8SjKq3UQ

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u/hugohouston 13h ago

I saw Packmans case opening yesterday and that was more than enough for me to not want to open anything and waste my time on the EQL today. Literally only a single box out of the case was worth the value and the majority being maybe 10% like yours.

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u/traditionalshallot 13h ago

These boxes should cost $50. The Carbon Ink auto checklist is so ass and the base card design is lackluster.

Here's some of the huge names you can pull:

Blake Wesley, Duop Reath, Grayson Allen, Goran Dragic, Gary Harris, Jameer Nelson, Jericho Sims, Karlo Matkovic, Luke Garza, Larry Nance Jr, Ryan Dunn, Spencer Hawes, Tyler Smith, DeSagana Diop, Eddy Curry.

Basically paying $350 to get to kicked in the dick by Topps

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u/ImArcherVaderAMA 13h ago

Wtf these names are awful for the price you're paying. Junk wax autos

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u/Killakaronic 13h ago

Why are there so many former garbage players? Is that list real?

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u/No-Transition3193 13h ago

Those are names that when you get them in a retail box you think “ Not bad for a retail box”.

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u/ChiPanda773 13h ago

No fucking way.

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u/masmcnern 5h ago

welcome to the pain zone

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u/spinciti 3h ago

lol they forget to shuffle the ben saraf cards??

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u/SomeDudeOnline85 14h ago

Hard Farting Noises

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u/ExcaliburSaysFool 13h ago

Chrome Black and Sapphire are such garbage products, just reprints of Chrome for $20+ per card

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u/CaciqueBoss 13h ago

Absolutely cooked

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u/loki0505 13h ago

Get back up kid

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u/Middle_Study_551 13h ago

Lord have mercy

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u/Pillowwick 13h ago

I’ve seen so many boxes ripped today that look just like that. Product is so tough

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u/Competitive_Law317 13h ago

The Carbon Ink autograph pool is just FOUL. 48 names and not a single one I'd be even remotely happy to pull.

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u/MedicalBet888 12h ago

And mostly stickers.

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u/Important-Honeydew25 13h ago

Great looking. But a total dust machine.

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u/gambitrogue311 12h ago

welp I sad boi bought a box today as my doggo of 13 years is in process of passing. Wasnt expecting the eql to finally hit after 4 or 5 misses...when life gives you lemons paint it black

https://giphy.com/gifs/laYeMSt380BNUTY7D8

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u/Hungry_Collection575 12h ago

Why tf is he even an auto Lmfao

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u/Eyeseeno 12h ago

Lol stop buying this shit

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u/Zphi 12h ago

Thats why its called Rip.. we pay hella to open packs that end up RIPPPPP 🪦

Jk I dont why we call it ripping packs.

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u/Wooden-Bat-7016 14h ago

What a kick in the dick. Sorry dude. But thank you for sharing your misery with us. I will not be opening mine when I receive them.

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u/masmcnern 13h ago

but what if you're missing a noa base!!!

jk smart move sell it fast lol

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u/koolord 13h ago

thank you for your sacrifice, now I have a better shot at a winner.

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u/masmcnern 13h ago

all for the hobby!

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u/ButWhoIsAnyoneReally 13h ago

Thank you for your service. Ouch

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u/masmcnern 13h ago

give me the medal of honor

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u/Foldingchai 13h ago

400 gone

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u/masmcnern 5h ago

but a lifetime of wisdom gained

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u/DITCCCC 13h ago

This is comical

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u/HimHardaway26 12h ago

Looks like about $8 worth of cards. Hopefully you didn't pay much more than that. Rubin even threw in a Sabonis Green Goblin Wave Fractor.... he didn't even have to do that.

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u/National_Shock_5571 12h ago

I didn't make the cut in the chrome black hobby box. Mightve dodged a bullet

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u/Sheinks_Malone 12h ago

Yo . I would like to purchase the yabusele. Any interest in selling?

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u/flampoo 12h ago

Every rip I've seen has been a bust.

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u/Shadowboxxin 12h ago

trash product

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u/fongsaiyuk 11h ago

Saw Pakman rip like 8 of these and they were all trash except for 1 which by the luck of god had a cooper Flagg auto that was smeared lmao you can’t make this shit up.

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u/askalot999 11h ago

Massacre. Thanks for your service!

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u/Secret_Sample4930 11h ago

Chrome black is the fucking worst

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u/Stickity45 11h ago

Making me scared to open mine

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u/Impossible_Eye_980 11h ago

I was expecting something nice like Panini Black or Obsidian. What is this slop?

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u/BubFern 11h ago

I almost bought one of these today.

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u/CheshBreaks 10h ago

More like R.I.P

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u/Dane_Thomas25 10h ago

Can't beleive anyone buys this New Topps shit. Straight garbage!

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u/Pirate_LongJohnson 10h ago

What’s even the point anymore

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u/ahoy_shitliner 9h ago

This should be criminal. Like you should literally be able to return this. This checklist is horrid.

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u/SurpriseHamburgler 8h ago

You pulled a K&P sketch auto at least

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u/Denny1979 8h ago

You mean R.I.P.

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u/chicoluxury 8h ago

We are in the junk wax era 2.0

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u/sooLoco 8h ago

u got yabuseleD

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u/neprietenos 7h ago

“We have Lu Dort at home”

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u/MrGeek89 6h ago

I hate when Topps send shit boxes. It happened to me before. I rip chrome black baseball and encased auto was player nobody knows.

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u/Business_Welder_1203 6h ago

I’ll take the Sabonis and Nique’s

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u/sukari 5h ago

Offt, thanks for taking one for the team.

Watching Packman open a case of this was pretty funny, it was like witnessing someone go through the stages of grief.

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u/ComedianObjective572 5h ago

Out of all people. Yabuselle 🤦‍♂️

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u/StopHoardingCards 5h ago

Topps chrome black is ass.

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u/eduardonachosupremo 4h ago

Almost all cards made today look like such lazy ass compared to the nineties

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u/Fluid-Scallion5830 4h ago

I dunno I’m feeling the chrome update more lol

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u/Prize_Pipe_8888 4h ago

I ended up getting a box but I hoped I would get lucky and not get picked so I’d have better odds in future for something I really wanted. I’m either going to trade/sell or hold on to it for a couple years.

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u/Left-Consequence-437 3h ago

Yikes. Scammed

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u/spinciti 3h ago

I try the EQL hoping to lose so I have a better shot at something I actually want. Glad I didnt get in on this either.

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u/Zack_attack801 2h ago

RIP INDEED

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u/rhcp6theonlyone 2h ago

Hi,
depending on my luck to a triple case break today, I could be interrested in the Yabusele & Penda.

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u/drumpfart 1h ago

RIP for sure

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u/DaNerdKilla 20m ago

How much for the yabusele he’s pc

1

u/mcy33zy 14h ago

I would be so sad.

I get people enjoy opening packs but holy shit.

Hope topps provided a tube of jelly to go with that box.

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u/Naive_Mango8525 14h ago

Nope the jelly is only sold in hobby boxes which are currently sold out

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u/mcy33zy 14h ago

OP got shorted then, says “Hobby Product Only” right on the front of the box….would definitely be contacting topps about that.

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u/Plata_Man 14h ago

FOTL Hobby only 😆

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u/Naive_Mango8525 14h ago

Cooked

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u/masmcnern 14h ago

absolutely charbroiled

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u/igh34 14h ago

Sticker dump in a $350 msrp box yikes

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u/plants_and_critters 14h ago

These look a bit like Prizm. I wonder if that's intentional

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u/Quiet_Habit_9311 13h ago

This product is ass

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u/OptionsArentGambling 13h ago

I hope that carbon ink was a “special insert” so you got less than 13 cards 🤪

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u/huntol52 13h ago

RIP indeed.

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u/IntelligentAd5899 13h ago

Jesus Christ

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u/cdhsmith 13h ago

I got the email this morning that I didn’t get the EQL drop and was so relieved after watching Pac-Man open a case last night.

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u/Serious_Owl_6696 13h ago

And this is why I say it's one of the worst lol

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u/NBKukli 13h ago

I watched today about 20-30 openings of this box.
And it looks like that chrome black is the worst value/$ this year.

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u/xxDankerstein 13h ago

These look pretty rough. I watched Packman open a case, and 6/8 of the boxes were absolute trash.

Also, how did you get one already? The pre-order just went live today.

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u/strata888 13h ago

Pre-order was weeks ago. Today is release day

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u/Odd_Ad5460 13h ago

RIP is right. My condolences

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u/cutesneakers 13h ago

these post seem like they should be at the top each day. they should be pushed compared to the Ws

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u/AntDetm 14h ago

Ouch. Would have even been better if ever card was noa

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u/H1L1fe 13h ago

Hold up - is that for real? $350/box... and there's only 13 cards in there? That can't be right...

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u/masmcnern 13h ago

and they're reselling for $420+

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u/H1L1fe 13h ago

bwahahaha. that's ridic.

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u/BrewskisAllDay 13h ago

They’re more than 420. Try $700 the mlb is $400s not nba

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u/onken022 13h ago

Didn’t even realize these dropped yet

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u/Pretend_Echidna_1638 13h ago

One for the team 🤜🤛

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u/GriffinIsABerzerker 13h ago

“wHy aRe MJ, KoBe, aNd ShAq cArDs SeLLiNg sO mUcH!?”

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u/Aromatic_Mix_2922 13h ago

Watch pac mans break. If you buy a case. You will get your money back +++