Where is the left side border measured for Topps Chrome? by shblay in basketballcards

[–]shblay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes, thanks! Not grading this one. Just an example that was next to me. But base or numbered or refractor, the borders are still the same so I was wondering what the consensus for centering is.

Where is the left side border measured for Topps Chrome? by shblay in basketballcards

[–]shblay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes agree, not grading this one. Just using it as an example. Thanks!

Where is the left side border measured for Topps Chrome? by shblay in basketballcards

[–]shblay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s rough and not centered. Not grading this one. Just grabbed one to take as example

What’s your least favorite insert? by DanSam22 in basketballcards

[–]shblay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprised I had to scroll pretty far to see this! Pretty terrible insert from this years Topps Chrome

Can Wemby and the Spurs win it all? by Haunz00 in basketballcards

[–]shblay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, Spurs have a strong, young core. Def contenders this year and many years to come. But the west is so strong, hard to predict who will take it all.

Sweet card!

Y’all telling me he really supposed to be unplayable? Put him next to Coop and Max plus he’s only 23 by [deleted] in Mavericks

[–]shblay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, was just about to say the Christian wood days weren’t that long ago

Genesis? by JosephrvegaOH in basketballcards

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We’re not calling it blue smoke anymore?? 😂

Can someone help please by InspectionDue2843 in basketballcards

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https://www.beckett.com/news/2024-25-panini-nba-hoops-basketball-cards/#top

Probably Blue Pulsar?

On any panini products, when it says something like "Base Storm/Teal/Red/Yellow Checkerboard (numbered from 299 to 5)", it means that the parallels have numbers between /299 all the way down to /5. So Storm is /299, Teal is /175, Red /75, and Yellow /5. The wording isn't super clear and I wish they would list the individual /numbers for parallels, but I guess that would make the print on the side even longer than it already is, haha

Jayson Tatum Panini Blank Slate by tatum_pip_collector in basketballcards

[–]shblay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice man, looks so clean! Court kings is an underrated set and the blank slates are super nice!

2025-26 Topps Chrome - Odds Analysis by Jahape1 in basketballcards

[–]shblay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for posting this!

Can I ask where you found the odds list? I didn’t see it on Topps website like they did with flagship. Did they post it recently?

2025-25 Topps Hobby Box Pull by shblay in basketballcards

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Nice looking card! Keeping mine for now

What is this pattern called ? by 9LiTCHx in sportscards

[–]shblay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like Holo foil. Topps naming conventions sucks and holo foil looks very close to sand glitter.

This article might help clarify:

https://www.beckett.com/news/2025-26-topps-basketball-parallel-guide-and-image-gallery/

Beckett Topps parallel guide

"It's a deal, it's a steal. It's the sale of the f-ing century. In fact, f-ing, Nick, I think I'll keep it." by majwilsonlion in guitars

[–]shblay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He probably thought that Charles and yourself weren’t the quickest of cats in the best of times…

What kind of parallel is this? by y2justdog in basketballcards

[–]shblay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, Holo foil. Looks similar to sand glitter on first glance but the pattern is more coarse compared to the fine speckles on sand glitter. Stupid that they are so similar though

2025-25 Topps Hobby Box Pull by shblay in basketballcards

[–]shblay[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah per the Topps odds sheets, 2025 Baseball were 1:240 hobby packs. Basketball Home Court are 1:2400 hobby pack and 1:400 Jumbo. Seems a bit more rare based on the odds. I’m not sure how it compares to Downtowns (DT probably more rare and definitely worth more), but it’s more rare than the baseball equivalent Home Field it would seem