2026 Topps Holiday Baseball went live on topps.com on October 21 in three formats: a Mega Box, a Hobby Tin box and an Advent Calendar. The Mega Box and the Mega case sold out on topps.com. Early eBay sales are above retail on all three, but paper product is heavy and cheap to over-print, so the margin is thinner than the sold prices make it look. Short version: our staff likes the Mega best, and none of it is worth buying in bulk without buyers lined up.
What's in 2026 Topps Holiday Baseball
| Format | Retail | Contents | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Box | $29.99 | 10 packs of 10 cards; 1 autograph, relic or Chrome base card per box | 20 boxes (sold out on topps.com) |
| Hobby Tins | $44.99 | 3 tins per box, 59 cards per tin; 6 exclusive Holiday Lights parallels per tin | 5 boxes, $224.99 |
| Advent Calendar | $59.99 | 24 packs of 5 cards; 2 exclusive Chrome Plaid parallels per calendar | 8 calendars, $479.99 |
The Calendar and Tin were still listed for sale on topps.com when we checked on the morning of October 23.
Why collectors are paying attention
Topps builds the Holiday line for gifting and mass retail, and the Mega is the only format with relics. ML, who runs sports cards in our Discord, says the Tins and Megas each have their own exclusive base parallels like last year, and that production looks similar. He also sees more autographs in the Megas than last year.
The Calendar changed the most. Last year's Calendars had "Foil" and "Topps" buyback packs, which were the highlight. This year those are gone, replaced by hard-to-hit Plaid parallels and exclusive list inserts. ML doubts either will move the market much, so he thinks the Calendar is less exciting than before.
The other factor is the 2026 baseball class, which ML says has been doing well and is driving demand across this year's baseball releases. The risk is supply. ML says there is a lot of Holiday product to go around, and it's paper that doesn't produce valuable singles.
Retail vs. eBay: what it's selling for
We checked eBay sold listings on October 23. Only listings that exactly match the format count. We left out break spots, single packs, single cards and multi-box lots, and all of the sales below are from October 21 to 22, so many are presales.
- Mega Box (retail $29.99): 9 sales, from $28.50 to $71.99, with a typical price of about $43. Most sold between $38 and $50, and some were Best Offer or auction sales. Delivery ranged from free to about $10.
- Hobby Tins box (retail $44.99): 4 sales of the 3-tin box, from about $65 to $90, with a typical price near $68. Several were Best Offer listings.
- Advent Calendar (retail $59.99): 5 sales, from $59 to $99.99, with a typical price of about $70. The top sale was a presale that doesn't ship until November.
- Comparable, 2025 Holiday Baseball Mega Box: last year's Megas sold between roughly $31 and $56 this week, so this year's sealed boxes are selling around the same level or a bit higher. ML's read is that 2024 Megas are now around $50 while 2025 sits near $30 plus shipping, and that 2026 is tracking more like 2024 because of the rookie class.
Now the math. eBay charges 13.25% plus $0.40 per order on trading cards, and the fee applies to the item price plus shipping and sales tax. At a typical price with free shipping:
- Mega at $43: about $6.10 in fees, leaving roughly $37, versus $29.99 plus tax to buy.
- Tin box at $68: about $9.40 in fees, leaving roughly $58.50, versus $44.99 plus tax.
- Calendar at $70: about $9.70 in fees, leaving roughly $60, which is about even with $59.99 plus tax.
Shipping costs come on top of all of those, and the Calendar is a large, heavy box. Note that the Tin and Calendar numbers rest on only a handful of sales.
Flip, hold or pass? Our take
ML's call: careful, and the Mega is the most promising. His reasoning:
- The Mega is the safest bet. It's the cheapest to buy, the only format with relics, and the one that has already sold out on topps.com.
- The Calendar could win on margin per box, but it's hard to move. It's massive in an 8-calendar case, and selling that in bulk isn't easy. With the buyback packs gone, he thinks the chase is weaker.
- None of this will be easy to sell in bulk. There's no shortage of Holiday, and he'd be careful with all three unless you already have buyers.
He also thinks this product could age well over time because of the 2026 class, so a hold on a few Megas is easier to justify than a bulk flip. The early run-up on eBay can fade once more sealed boxes ship, so treat today's prices as early-release money, not a new floor.
What to watch
- Mega Box restocks. The Megas are sold out on topps.com, which supports eBay prices until more show up at retail stores.
- Tin and Calendar prices as shipments land. Presale prices are the most likely to fall once people have product in hand.
- Singles. If top rookies from the Holiday set sell well, the sealed boxes follow. ML expects the paper base singles to be slow.
For football, the Mega Box is the only format so far, and our Holiday Football breakdown covers it. New to selling? Read the eBay selling guide, check reseller fees, or browse more sports card guides.
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Sources
- Topps — 2026 Topps Holiday Baseball (official product page; prices, contents and case sizes)
- Baseball Card Pedia — 2026 Topps Holiday (MSRP and format details)
- Steel City Collectibles — 2026 Topps Holiday Baseball Mega Box (hit rates)
- eBay — sold listings for Mega Box, Advent Calendar, Hobby Tin and the 2025 Mega Box (checked October 23, 2026)
- eBay — Seller fees