When did pre-orders for 2026 Topps Chrome Update Series Baseball - First Day Issue open?
Pre-orders for 2026 Topps Chrome Update Series Baseball - First Day Issue opened Thursday, October 29 at 12:00 PM ET. Topps has not announced when it ships.
Pre-orders are open at Topps. We don’t track stock on their site, so check their page for what’s left. This pre-order is for the Hobby Box and Started at. Other formats such as value, mega and blaster boxes reach retail on their own schedule, which Topps does not announce here. Topps has announced pricing: Hobby Box $1,600.00 (Dutch auction, sold out); Started at $2,000.00 (Dutch auction).
- Pre-order opened
- Thursday, October 29
- Time
- 12:00 PM ET
- Your time
- US release. Topps releases on its own schedule in other regions; this page tracks the US date.
- This window covers
- Hobby Box, Started at
- Ships
- Not announced
- Status
- Pre-order open
- Dutch auction
- Hobby Box $1,600.00 Dutch auction, sold out
Started at $2,000.00 Dutch auction - Sport / game
- Baseball
- Publisher
- Topps
Did the date move?
No. The date did not change between Tuesday, October 27, when we started tracking this product, and the day it dropped.
Anything else worth knowing?
Dutch auction on Topps.com Thursday, October 29 at 12:00 PM ET. Opened at $2,000 and dropped $100 about every 3 minutes; sold out at $1,600 at about 12:15 PM, 15 minutes in. Hobby box: 12 packs, 3 autographs, one Molten Mercury autograph numbered to 20 and two Molten Mercury parallels numbered to 13. Ships ahead of the November 27 release.
How much did it cost?
This one was a Dutch auction. The hobby box opened at $2,000.00 and the price dropped on a timer until the last box went; it sold out at $1,600.00. Both figures are from the Topps auction page, not estimates.
Where this date comes from
Topps: the product page and the weekly release announcement. Nothing on this page is estimated. We first recorded it on Tuesday, October 27.
Where to pre-order it
Direct from Topps, from the moment pre-orders open. Their product page is the last word on date, price and configuration; this page tracks what they say and what changes.
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