Topps chrome 2026

It’s finally here. Topps Chrome 2026 Baseball is about to drop (or as I can see from some YouTube clips it already has) and it’s time we ask ourselves that critical question. Am I buying or passing on this product.

Last year’s chrome product was so terrible that I promised myself that I was done with it.

After getting nothing but RP auto’s from players who are out of the league I decided that was it. No more. You can take your MVP buyback (didn’t get a whole lot of those either) and stuff it.

And then… I saw the rookie class.

JJ Wetherholt, Konnor Griffin, Mr. McG, Roman Anthony. Even Big Time Bryce Eldrdridge for the PC.

Rookies like these make products like this worth it.

So like any dedicated junkie, I’m starting to get that itch. Maybe this is worth it. Even at $350 for a hobby. Even with one fewer auto guaranteed in Jumbo’s. Was this something I should be diving into head first. With all those great rookies it means a solid floor because if any of those Gem up then we’re looking at a nice return. And that’s the real sticking point here. With the hellscape that is PSA at the moment, I can’t possibly consider going all in on 2026 chrome. At an $80 grading fee, you can’t send off any base or really any decent cards for that matter. And if you can’t grade these cards to increase their value, it’s going to be impossible to come close to even getting your money back. At the end of the day, that’s what most collectors/ hobbyists are looking to do when they go into a rip. If you are a purist, and just love ripping new product and holding then this is a great set to do that with. But for the rest of us. The majority of us, this is gonna be impossible to break even on.

It’s probably worth a whole different article to see what type of impact we can expect on this rookie class and graded cards with the changes at PSA, but that’s for a different day. For now, I’m passing on the Hobby/ Jumbo and will settle for a few blasters.

Verdict: Blasters Onl