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Pristine Out This Week
2025-26 Topps Pristine Basketball drops this week, and I’m really curious how everyone feels about this one.
$779.99 for a hobby box is a LOT of money, even for a premium product. You’re getting three encased cards, including two autos and an autograph relic, and there are some absolutely ridiculous chase cards in the checklist.
That Wemby 1/1 where he actually drew Texas from memory is already getting a ton of attention too. 😂
But at nearly $800 a box, are you guys ripping Pristine, buying singles, trying a break, or just watching everyone else gamble with their wallets?
I’m honestly more tempted to watch the singles hit the market and see what some of these cards actually sell for.
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I’ve never bought a hobby box over $200, so that’s definitely expensive to me. I’d do like the guarantees in it though. Plus the chase cards are exciting. I’d probably still just wait for the singles. I think what I’m going to do is just put a little money to the side each week and then just splurge on a hobby with the thought that’s it’s complete entertainment. Don’t worry I’ll share, win or lose haha
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That’s honestly how I’d look at it too. If you’re going to rip a box that expensive, treating it as entertainment instead of expecting it to “pay for itself” makes the experience way more enjoyable. And saving a little each week definitely makes that one big splurge easier to swallow. 😂
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I look at all boxes as entertainment. Like going to a $10 slot machine. Am I going to win, probably not, Is it going to be fun because I may hit big, yes!
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I will say this is the type I’d spend money on just because I like the autos, encased, and relics that come with the purchase.
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Yeah, I’m with you on that. The autos, encased cards, and relics make it feel like you’re getting something substantial out of the box regardless of what names you hit
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Yeah it doesn’t have to be equal to the cost of the box, but if there is real value there, I am excited for the rip!
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Because honestly most cards aren’t a their value yet when they are ripped. You may have came out under at the rip but a few months later who knows
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For sure. Goes either way depending on the good games and bad games. Hit and hope haha
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sadly im not much into basketball as i was in the 90s. and i dont think i would ever buy any hobby boxes of that cost.. heck over 200 and im probably just gonna not do it.
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Definitely understandable. If you aren’t excited about the sport or non sport, it is hard to get excited about spending $770 plus on a hobby.
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Yeah enjoying what you are ripping is all apart of the experience. if you ever rip a prem product I only recommend doing it with cards that if they are flipped will go into your PC. I bought Smugglers outpost a few months back. $400 but everything it was beautiful
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The only time I didn’t enjoy the product but still bought into a break, not the exact same thing as opening boxes, was when a tennis sapphire product came up on Whatnot and it was something like $30 for a group of $35 players and every card in that product was a hit, numbered, or auto. That was well worth it. I got a delivery of 30 plus cards and most of them were auto or numbered. value ranging from $5 to $30.
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If you’re getting 30+ cards for around $30 and almost everything is numbered or an auto, that’s a completely different experience than paying into a random box hoping to hit something. Even if you don’t love the product itself, getting a stack of hits for that price would be pretty fun. And getting some $20–$30 cards mixed in definitely doesn’t hurt 😂.
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The best buy I have had on Whatnot for sure. Now I have not seen that come up again haha, but I did sell a few of the cards. It took a little longer because it is tennis, but I am okay with waiting. The money will come back over time.
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Tennis has its moments we have some that are incredibley popular
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Once a big tournament comes back, the cards will go up and sell. I can be patient!
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Yep! We did an event during Wimbledon and there was a big tournament here in Cincy recently
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Ah see I need to get on the schedule of these big events, so I know when they have a better chance of selling. Still new to the selling side, so once step at a time haha
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Yeah everything has it’s peaks and valleys as far as values go
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Nothing is going to show that more than the NFL quarterbacks after week 2!
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I think Daniels and Williams are going to be ok this season…Dart on the other hand….
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ehh even with baseball and possibly football and hockey im not sure id still spend that. but iim sure as a grow as a collector and seller my mindset will change on that and one day ill drop the funds on a big box
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So did anyone hit anything big from pristine?
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I think the case we broke produced 2 Cooper Autos and a Harper /5
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I’d say you hit a few good cards haha that’s awesome!
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Maybe just a good ones, like 1 or 2 lol it’s a nice product they did good on it
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Im a fan. Design is premium and with a clean design.
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Those are some pretty sweet cards
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so that case was a dud then.. im sure some cool looking cards though
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