Topps Chrome Basketball Cards: High End Trading Cards with Style

If you are familiar with the Topps brand, then you may have heard of Topps Chrome trading cards. These lines of trading cards were first introduced to hobbyists around 1995 when they decided to take a fancier approach with their card designs. Unfortunately, hobby boxes that contain Topps Chrome cards from the mid-90s are very hard to find. These high-end cards featured some of the greatest basketball players of all time such as John Stockton, David Robinson, Scottie Pippen, Patrick Ewing, and Michael Jordan. Topps Chrome inserts were even more special because of their rarity, but not as rare as refractors. Trading card brands such as Fleer, Skybox, and Upper Deck could not compete with the cards from Topps Chrome.

During the mid1990s, some of the greatest basketball cards designed by Topps hit retail stores. These cards featured players from the amazing 1996 NBA Draft class that ushered in a whole new era of competitive basketball. Players like Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Ray Allen, and Allen Iverson made their trading card debut with Topps Chrome. The Kobe Bryant rookie card from Topps Chrome is considered to be the most valuable rookie card he has appeared on. It is also the toughest one to obtain due the rarity of the hobby box it came in. One Topps Chrome hobby box from 1996 can cost a collector up to one thousand dollars depending on what condition it is in. These hobby boxes are quite small and carry approximately twenty packs. Unfortunately, each pack contains only four solid trading cards according to www.dacardworld.com. That particular site sells all sorts of vintage hobby boxes from all four major sports.

The 1996 Topps Chrome refractor version of Kobe Bryant's rookie card may possibly be the rarest one in existence. This could be due to the extremely limited quantities of refractors included in each hobby box. If you pull at least two refractors from a 1996 Topps Chrome Basketball hobby box, then you are very lucky because each one can be worth a considerable amount of money. Imagine what the odds are of pulling a Kobe Bryant rookie refractor from one small hobby box. You are better off just buying one pack from that specific set for only several dollars at www.eBay.com. If you live in a big city such as San Antonio or Los Angeles, you may find Topps Chrome hobby packs at a swap meet. Swap meets normally have vendors who specialize in vintage cards from the 1990s. It may take you a while to find the card you want, but it is worth the time since they are of high value. For more information on the Topps trading card brand, visit their official site at www.topps.com.