RARE CHROME CASE HIT! 😳🔥 September's Elite, Platinum, & Mid-End Basketball Boomboxes
A YouTuber opens and reviews three tiers of basketball card boxes (Mid-End, Platinum, and Elite) from Boombox for September, pulling a rare Chrome Update case hit card of Damian Lillard and testing out new card display cases for the first time.
Summary
The video features the host reviewing basketball hobby boxes across three price tiers as part of a monthly series. The Mid-End box ($90) contains Bowman, Prestige, and Hoops products, yielding mostly base cards and commons with minimal valuable hits. The Platinum tier ($140) includes Chrome Update and Bowman products, generating slightly better results including some parallel cards and a relic card. The Elite tier ($260) proves to be the standout box, producing the video's main highlight: a rare Chrome Update SSP (Super Short Print) Damian Lillard card described as a "case hit" (extremely rare, appearing roughly 1 in 240 packs). The host explains this is exceptionally valuable due to its scarcity and visual appeal with a holiday-themed design. Throughout the video, the host discusses how luck fluctuates with the seasons and mentions previous good pulls of Ace Bailey and Bronny James cards that received PSA 10 ratings. Near the end, the host fulfills a promise made earlier to test and provide honest feedback on new jumbo card display cases they've accumulated, noting they are "not bad" for both display and shipping purposes. The video concludes with the host inviting viewers to vote on which box tier performed best and teasing upcoming football and baseball box openings for October.
About this episode
I am opening/reviewing September's Elite, Platinum, & Mid-End Basketball Boomboxes from The Original Boombox for our next NBA collectible sports trading card pack unboxing/box break! Each box comes with 6-10 FOTL, hobby, fast break, or retail packs and some supplies (Zion Magpro One-Touch Magnetic Case). See below for more info on each format. Head over to their site to see the current prices and packs! ⬇️ Check out their website (use code "PACKMAN" for $10 off): https://theoriginalboombox.com/ Elite: $260 per box. Featured packs include 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update NBA Basketball Hobby, 25-26 Cosmic Chrome, 25-26 Topps Flagship Jumbo HTA, 2025-26 Bowman NBA/NCAA/NIL Collegiate Basketball Hobby Platinum: $140 per box. Featured packs include 2025/26 Topps Chrome Updates Hobby, 25/26 Bowman Hobby, 2017/18 Panini Donruss Basketball Hobby, 2022/23 Bowman's Best University Hobby Mid-End: $90 per box. Featured packs include 25-26 Bowman Hobby, 2017-18 Prestige Hobby, 25-26 NBA Hoops, 2024-25 Prizm Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Hobby 🚨➡️ Join our live shows on the Whatnot app for singles auctions, group breaks, and freebies galore! Use this link to sign up and get $15 in free credit (bookmark shows): https://www.whatnot.com/invite/packman 🚨✨➡️ NEW DISNEY/LORCANA/THEME PARK CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@packmagia 🚨OUR WEBSITE (CODE “PACK5” = 5% OFF): https://tracenchase.us/ 🚨🚨🚨GIVEAWAY🚨🚨🚨 ➡️ YT GIVVY: I am giving away a hobby box of Topps Chrome Update BK! To enter, like the video, subscribe to the channel, and leave a comment on any channel videos posted during the giveaway period (8/19-9/19)! 🚨🚨🚨GIVEAWAY🚨🚨🚨 🚨 Check out our other Whatnot pages for breaks: riphamiltonrips: https://www.whatnot.com/s/FAGLCj4V riphamiltonbreaks: https://www.whatnot.com/s/ikvSKTyF tracenchase: https://www.whatnot.com/s/2m0ygUaS riphamiltonflex: https://www.whatnot.com/s/d1QqM89u 🚨Become a channel member for bonus videos, exclusive perks, & more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfktPj8y08_k_NW9UdHgYOg/join 🚨Follow me on Instagram for exclusive info & early news: https://www.instagram.com/packmancards https://www.instagram.com/packmanbreaks https://www.instagram.com/packmeetsworld Stay tuned for many more NBA & NFL box breaks, product reviews, sports card unboxings, and IRL pack openings! I’ll have various football and basketball retail products, free giveaways, random NBA basketball trading card hobby pack openings, episodes of Packs In Paradise, 2026 Bowman NFL/NCAA Football, 2026 Heritage, 2026 Allen & Ginter, 2025-26 Topps Chrome NBA Update Sapphire, 25-26 Pristine, 25-26 Definitive, repack reviews, spending challenges at card shows, card shop videos, some big mail day hauls, beginner collector tutorials/how-tos, sports card investors / investing content, and much more in the near future! I buy all my boxes from Panini Direct (their site & app), Topps, my LCS (local card shop), and online retailers/sellers. Like, comment, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching! #sportscards #tradingcards #basketballcards #basketball #nba
Key Insights
- The host describes the Damian Lillard Chrome Update SSP as a case hit occurring approximately 1 in 240 packs, making it an extraordinarily rare and visually distinctive card that represents the best possible pull from the entire case
- The host notes that Mid-End boxes consistently underperform compared to higher-tier boxes, stating 'I do not expect them to win' in the tier competition and suggesting mid-tier cards rarely produce valuable hits
- The host identifies themselves as 'the king of relics' after pulling relic cards from multiple boxes, suggesting this is a recurring pattern they experience with Elite tier products
- The host previously pulled PSA 10 graded Ace Bailey and Bronny James cards, mentioning these as recent good fortune intended to carry positive luck into the current box openings
- The host demonstrates that the jumbo display cases work adequately for showcasing cards but are oversized for shipping purposes, providing practical feedback after their first actual use of the product
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Transcript
[0:00] We're back with a new video, and today we're unveiling Boombox's Elite Platinum and Mid-End basketball boxes for September. If you like these videos and want to see more of them, like , comment, and subscribe. Click on the buttons below. It's free and helps you enter the giveaway. We have a Chrome Update basketball hobby box. We wish you success. Information in the description. And now let's move on to Boombox. Another month, for some reason already the last month of the year. But let 's start with basketball. Will we have some luck? Let's find out. So, we have a little bit of luck in the background. Ace Bailey and Bronny. Some cards. I actually [0:30] rated…
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