The hobby's darkest premium format comes to the NBA — and it lands in the middle of the Cooper Flagg rookie class. Black-border chromium, a premium on-card autograph roster, and two brand-new rookie-auto programs. Pre-orders opened July 28. Here's what Topps has confirmed, what's still TBD, and how to play a premium debut without paying the hype tax.
No sold comps exist for a product this new, so instead of a "check back later" we show you the ask side of the tape, live: current eBay asking prices for this product, pulled through our eBay API feed each time the page loads, filtered to verified title matches. An ask is what sellers want, not what buyers paid — read it as the ceiling of the negotiation, not the market.
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Every program below is confirmed on the official Topps product page. Until the checklist and config drop, the play is knowing where the demand will concentrate: the Flagg-class rookie ink and the low-pop black canvas.
| Card / Subset | Tier | Why It's the Chase | Verdict | Find |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rookie AutographsFlagg-class on-card program | Top hit | The box-carrying pull. A Flagg Chrome Black rookie auto on the black canvas is the set's obvious flagship card — and Harper/Knueppel give the program depth beyond one name. | Chase | eBay → |
| Glow Up SignaturesNEW · rising-star rookie autos | New program | New for 2026 — rookie autographs in a prospect-to-star design; Topps previewed both Flagg and Harper red refractors. Expect this to be the second-most-chased rookie ink in the product. | Chase | eBay → |
| Ivory AutographsStars & legends · white-border counterpoint | Premium | The ivory-on-black contrast is Chrome Black's signature aesthetic. Iverson and a Durant superfractor are already previewed — legend ink on this canvas is the set's most durable demand pool. | Chase | eBay → |
| Autograph VariationsLeBron / Curry / Brunson / Wemby | Core auto | The veteran-star program. Stars stay liquid on any canvas; the black border compresses gem-mint supply, which is the whole Chrome Black thesis. | Hold | eBay → |
| Super Futures AutographsYoung-talent program | Auto | The forward-looking bet, carried over from the Chrome Black family. Value swings entirely on sophomore-season production — buy the player, not the checklist line. | Watch | eBay → |
| Home Court SPFan-favorite, first time on Chrome | SP insert | The known-quantity insert — an established SP program moving onto chromium stock for the first time. Star and Flagg versions will carry it; commons won't. | Watch | eBay → |
| Black Lightning · Obscura · Carbon FlareNEW inserts · unproven | New | Three new designs (Wemby rainbow-foil Black Lightning and a Dončić Obscura previewed). New inserts are lottery tickets — occasionally one becomes a Downtown-style breakout; most settle as filler. Let the market vote first. | Watch | eBay → |
Chrome Black is a condition-sensitivity play. Black borders chip; centering shows; surface lines photograph. That structurally compresses PSA 10 populations relative to standard Chrome on the exact same player — and widens the graded premium. For the first NBA edition to land mid-Flagg-class, the math is simple: same rookie, darker canvas, fewer gems. If you're buying raw to grade, edges under a loupe — not just a clean scan.
No MSRP has been posted, so the only prices in the market right now are secondary asks. Premium-tier NBA Chrome has recently presaled in the $300–$500+ band (the football edition was $319.99/box) — that's family context, not this product's price. Wait for the real number.