{"product_id":"2025-topps-chrome-football-sam-laporta-refractor-purple-75","title":"2025 Topps Chrome Football Sam LaPorta Refractor Purple \/75","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam LaPorta · 2025 Topps Chrome Football · Purple Refractor #\/75 · Detroit Lions TE · #100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most historically significant Chrome cards to exist in modern football collecting. \u003cstrong\u003e2025 Topps Chrome Football marks the first fully licensed Topps NFL release since 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e — a decade-long wait that makes every parallel in this set carry genuine landmark status. LaPorta lands at card \u003cstrong\u003e#100\u003c\/strong\u003e in the 400-card base set, and this \u003cstrong\u003ePurple Refractor serial-numbered to just 75 copies\u003c\/strong\u003e sits at a meaningful inflection point in the rainbow: scarcer than the Blue (\/150) and Green (\/99), with only the White (\/30), Orange (\/25), Black (\/10), Red (\/5), and SuperFractor above it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSet context:\u003c\/strong\u003e The first licensed \u003cem\u003eTopps Chrome Football\u003c\/em\u003e product since Panini's decade-long exclusive — a comeback collectors have been anticipating for years\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions TE — a proven target in one of the NFL's most potent offenses, with 20 touchdowns across his first 42 regular-season games and a career-best 82.0 PFF overall grade in 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrint run:\u003c\/strong\u003e Numbered \u003cstrong\u003e\/75\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the tightest numbered base parallels in the entire set before you reach single-digit territory\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCard number:\u003c\/strong\u003e #100 — a clean, collector-friendly number in the flagship Chrome base set\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemand signal:\u003c\/strong\u003e LaPorta's base Refractor was already showing \"Out of Stock\" across major marketplace listings at launch, underscoring how quickly his Chrome cards are moving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLaPorta enters the 2026 season with extension talks underway in Detroit and a full bounce-back expected after a back injury ended his 2025 campaign early. He was averaging over 11 fantasy points per game when healthy and was on pace for career-high receiving yards. \u003cstrong\u003eBuy-low window on a legitimate TE1 with 75-copy Chrome scarcity is the exact opening smart collectors don't sleep on.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable at Collector Station, Easley, SC. Local pickup available. \u003cstrong\u003eAll sales final.\u003c\/strong\u003e Shipping damage must be reported within 48 hours of delivery with photos.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collector Station","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50363587297532,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/1387\/2892\/files\/IMG_4209.heic?v=1784580777","url":"https:\/\/thecollectorstation.com\/products\/2025-topps-chrome-football-sam-laporta-refractor-purple-75","provider":"Collector Station","version":"1.0","type":"link"}