Production
BASKETBALLBITE 044
2025–26 Topps
Inception Basketball.
Seven cards, rookie ink and an exclusive FDI decision.
Rookie ink has two very different entry prices
About 72% of Hobby’s reconstructed autographs are numbered. FDI adds an exclusive Electricity signature opportunity, but its higher raw event count does not settle the value question.
Hobby auto events / box~1.03
Numbered share of Hobby autos71.7%
FDI exclusive auto events / box1
THE BITE
The FDI premium needs a specific reason
The current eight-box case implies more than twice Hobby’s per-box spend. Electricity exclusivity is real; a universal cost-efficiency win is not. Numbering gaps and the raw autograph reconstruction matter to the comparison.
October 16, 2026