Hobby and jumbo boxes in baseball, football and basketball, each with what it last sold for and the kind of buyer it suits. Sort the table by any column or pick your goal. Every price is the median of dated single-box sales on SportsCardsPro, read Oct 20, 2026.
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Each price is the median of single-box sales on SportsCardsPro in the 30 days to the read date. If a box sold fewer than five times, the window stretches to 60 or 90 days. Cases, lots, breaks and presales before street date are left out, and every row shows its sale count and dates. Jumbos have their own rows. Tap a column to sort it, or pick a buying goal to rank the boxes for it. To run your own numbers, use the Hobby Box ROI Calculator.
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| 2026 Topps Series 2 Baseball HobbyBaseball · Hobby · out Jun 10, 2026Set builder | Baseball | $139.9816 sales, Sep 22–Oct 16 | +9%vs $127.99 | 20 × 12 | 240 | 1 auto or relic | $0.58 | $7.00 | $139.98 | 132 | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Set builder | 94 | Buy on eBay |
| 2026 Topps Series 1 Baseball HobbyBaseball · Hobby · out Feb 11, 2026Set builder | Baseball | $199.9917 sales, Sep 21–Oct 5 | No list price | 20 × 12 | 240 | 1 auto or relic | $0.83 | $10.00 | $199.99 | 251 | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Set builder | 82 | Buy on eBay |
| 2026 Topps Series 2 Baseball JumboBaseball · Jumbo · out Jun 10, 2026Set builder | Baseball | $245.008 sales, Sep 15–Oct 16 | −2%vs $249.99 | 10 × 40 | 400 | 1 auto + 1 relic | $0.61 | $24.50 | $122.50 | 132 | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Set builder | 88 | Buy on eBay |
| 2026 Bowman (May) Baseball HobbyBaseball · Hobby · out May 13, 2026 · BB26 indexProspector | Baseball | $377.5010 sales, Aug 25–Oct 9 | +45%vs $259.99 | 20 × 8 | 160 | 1 auto | $2.36 | $18.88 | $377.50 | 160 | $8.5064 priced · Oct 22 | $18.38 | 2.2BB26 · Oct 22 | 2.98 | 9.1 | 13.0%CPA-AF Andrew Fischer | 43.4% | 0 of 64 | Prospector | 57 | Buy on eBay |
| 2026 Bowman Football HobbyFootball · Hobby · out Sep 30, 2026 · BF26 indexNeeds data | Football | $394.0011 sales, Sep 30–Oct 19 | +27%vs $309.99 | 20 × 8 | 160 | 2 autos | $2.46 | $19.70 | $197.00 | 20 | Under 20 priced | Under 20 priced | Under 20 priced | Under 20 priced | Under 20 priced | Under 20 priced | Under 20 priced | Under 20 priced | Needs data | n/a | Buy on eBay |
| 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball HobbyBaseball · Hobby · out Aug 5, 2026Collector | Baseball | $466.005 sales, Sep 15–Oct 15 | +86%vs $249.99 | 20 × 4 | 80 | 1 auto | $5.83 | $23.30 | $466.00 | 76 | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Collector | 27 | Buy on eBay |
| 2025-26 Bowman Basketball HobbyBasketball · Hobby · out Apr 22, 2026Collector | Basketball | $489.005 sales, Sep 24–Oct 17 | +36%vs $359.99 | 20 × 8 | 160 | 2 autos (1 NBA, 1 NIL) | $3.06 | $24.45 | $244.50 | 181 | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Collector | 60 | Buy on eBay |
| 2026 Bowman Chrome (Sep) Baseball HobbyBaseball · Hobby · out Sep 9, 2026 · BCB26 indexProspector | Baseball | $509.9929 sales, Sep 26–Oct 18 | +55%vs $329.99 | 6 × 10 | 60 | 2 autos | $8.50 | $85.00 | $255.00 | 41 | $6.9794 priced · Oct 22 | $13.19 | 1.9BCB26 · Oct 22 | 4.08 | 18.5 | 10.3%CPA-LH Luis Hernandez | 32.3% | 0 of 94 | Prospector | 67 | Buy on eBay |
| 2026 Bowman (May) Baseball JumboBaseball · Jumbo · out May 13, 2026 · BB26 indexProspector | Baseball | $659.005 sales, Aug 14–Sep 26 | +22%vs $539.99 | 12 × 28 | 336 | 3 autos | $1.96 | $54.92 | $219.67 | 160 | $8.5064 priced · Oct 22 | $18.38 | 2.2BB26 · Oct 22 | 2.98 | 9.1 | 13.0%CPA-AF Andrew Fischer | 43.4% | 0 of 64 | Prospector | 82 | Buy on eBay |
| 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball JumboBaseball · Jumbo · out Aug 5, 2026Collector | Baseball | $765.007 sales, Sep 20–28 | +82%vs $419.99 | 12 × 11 | 132 | 2 autos | $5.80 | $63.75 | $382.50 | 76 | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Collector | 22 | Buy on eBay |
| 2025 Panini Prizm Football HobbyFootball · Hobby · out Feb 2, 2026Collector | Football | $842.0010 sales, Sep 8–25 | No list price | 12 × 12 | 144 | 2 autos | $5.85 | $70.17 | $421.00 | 260 | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Collector | 30 | Buy on eBay |
| 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball HobbyBasketball · Hobby · out Dec 18, 2025Collector | Basketball | $1,005.005 sales, Sep 21–Oct 2 | +164%vs $379.99 | 20 × 4 | 80 | 1 auto | $12.56 | $50.25 | $1,005.00 | 306 | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Not indexed | Collector | 50 | Buy on eBay |
The hit columns come from our BB26 (2026 Bowman (May)) and BCB26 (2026 Bowman Chrome (September)) 1st auto indexes: PriceCharting ungraded 30-day sold medians for each base 1st auto, marked Oct 22, 2026. Parallels aren't in them. Lottery ratio is the mean hit price over the median one, so a high number means a few cards carry the set. Skew and excess kurtosis say the same thing in stats terms. "Hits ≥ $/hit" counts the cards in the index whose median is at least what one hit costs you from that box. Stats only print when 20 or more cards are priced, so 2026 Bowman Football (BF26) shows none yet. MSRP is Topps' release-day price from Checklist Insider, or the presale price where no release-day price is listed.
Pick the goal that sounds like you and the table re-sorts for it. Each goal is a set of weights on the columns above. For each figure, the boxes that have it are ranked from worst to best. A box is scored on a goal only when every figure that goal weighs is on file and it passes the goal's gate; the score (0 to 100) is the weighted average of its ranks. Best fit is the highest-scoring of Prospector, Collector and Ripper. Budget and Set builder are the badge only when none of those three applies, and a box with no goal reads "Needs data".
| Prospector | +3 1st Bowman autos per box (autos per box × the checklist's share of 1st autos; 0 for non-Bowman products)−3 $ per hit (sold median ÷ guaranteed hits)Gate: carries 1st Bowman autos, with the count on file. Every figure on file for 10 of 12; 3 qualify. |
| Collector | −2 box price (sold median)+2 parallels and inserts in an average box (Checklist Insider or Cardsmiths Breaks box guides; each row names its source)Gate: parallel and insert count on file. Every figure on file for 5 of 12; 5 qualify. |
| Set builder | −2 $ per card+1 base checklist sizeGate: $ per card in the cheapest third of the boxes here. Every figure on file for 12 of 12; 4 qualify. |
| Ripper | +2 lottery ratio (mean hit ÷ median hit)+2 top card's share of the index−1 box price (sold median)Gate: set indexed on 20+ priced cards, and lottery ratio 3 or more or top card 25% or more of the set. Every figure on file for 3 of 12; 0 qualify. |
| Budget | −3 box price (sold median)+1 at least one guaranteed hitGate: box price in the cheapest third of the boxes here, or $200 or less. Every figure on file for 12 of 12; 4 qualify. |
| Sealed holder | Needs three months of box sales. No box here has that yet, so this profile scores nothing and gives no badge.Gate: three months of box sales. |
Budget and Set builder are the value picks, Prospector is the growth pick and Ripper is the high-growth one. The score only compares the boxes on this page using the figures in the table. A box missing a figure a goal needs isn't scored on that goal, and a box with no goal says "Needs data" rather than a guess. Weights version: v2, Oct 22 2026.
Tap a box for what's inside and the jumbo price where one sold.
Retail blasters are fine at MSRP. Once resellers mark them up, a hobby box or the single you want is the better use of the money.
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