Topps class action alleges basketball trading card boxes falsely advertised

Topps class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Aiton Adoni filed a class action lawsuit against The Topps Company Inc.
• Why: Adoni claims Topps falsely advertised that its 2025-26 Topps NBA Chrome Basketball Trading Card Mega Box contained a chance to obtain a rare Blue X-Fractor card.
• Where: The Topps class action lawsuit was filed in Florida federal court.

A new class action lawsuit alleges that Topps falsely advertised that its 2025-26 Topps NBA Chrome Basketball Trading Card Mega Box contained a chance to obtain a rare Blue X-Fractor card.

According to the class action lawsuit, Topps revealed in a Jan. 13 email to customers that the Mega Box never contained any Blue X-Fractor cards, first suggesting a printing error before admitting no boxes included the sought-after insert. 

“Topps’ Jan. 13, 2026, email to its customers and subscribers revealed the Mega Box never contained any Blue X-Fractor cards,” the complaint states. 

Adoni says Topps’ business model encourages customers to purchase trading card products with the hope of finding rare, high-resale-value cards. The Topps class action lawsuit further alleges that Blue X-Fractors are described as particularly desirable due to their scarcity and resale potential. 

Adoni seeks to represent a nationwide class of consumers in the United States who purchased a Mega Box from Topps or its authorized retailers within the applicable statute of limitations, excluding secondary market purchases. 

Consumers misled into paying higher price for Mega Box, class action claims

Adoni claims Topps misleadingly advertised that consumers could “Chase Exclusive Blue X-Fractors” by purchasing the basketball mega box, which, he argues, was sold both online and in brick-and-mortar retail stores.

The plaintiff claims he purchased a Mega Box for $84.99 plus tax from a Target store in Broward County, Florida, believing he had a legitimate chance to obtain one of the exclusive cards.

The Topp class action lawsuit asserts that the company later replaced the Mega Box packaging with a new version advertising different inserts and reduced the price to $49.99, which Adoni argues reflects the true value of the product without the Blue X-Fractor representation. 

Adoni argues Topps’ misleading advertising deprived consumers of the benefit of their bargain since they purchased the basketball mega box with the belief that they could obtain a Blue X-Fractor card.

The plaintiff claims Topps is guilty of breach of express warranty, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment. He demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory, consequential, statutory and/or punitive damages for himself and all class members.

In 2022, Topps faced a class action lawsuit alleging its redemption cards constitute an unlawful lottery because only purchasers are eligible to receive a “random specialty card.”

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Adoni is represented by Jeff Ostrow and Andrew Hausdorff of Kopelowitz Ostrow P.A.

The Topps class action lawsuit is Adoni v. The Topps Company Inc., Case No. 0:26-cv-60187, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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