Messi Topps NOW Pack Sets Record, Unlocks 1/1 White OpalFractor

Messi Sets New Topps NOW Sales Record

Lionel Messi has added another milestone to his career, this time in the trading card market. The Lionel Messi-2026 Argentina Topps NOW Final Farewell Pack finished with a final print run of 664,325, making it the best-selling Topps NOW release ever.

The total pushed past the previous record of 653,737, which belonged to Shohei Ohtani's 50/50 milestone card. It also topped the Olympic basketball card featuring LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant, which reached 588,030.

For Topps, the result did more than set a sales mark. It also triggered a milestone that had never been reached before in the Topps NOW Chrome parallel program: the first-ever 1/1 White OpalFractor Chrome card.

How the Final Farewell Pack Works

The Lionel Messi-2026 Argentina Topps NOW Final Farewell Pack includes two cards. The pack contains a Farewell base card, parallel or autograph, along with a variation or short print.

For more collecting context, read 6 Most Valuable 1968 Topps Baseball Cards.

Collectors also had the chance to chase four different 1/1 Messi autographs. The release was built around Messi's Argentina farewell moment, giving the product a direct connection to one of the most significant players in international football.

What the Print Run Unlocked

Topps NOW Chrome parallels are tied to print-run milestones, with each threshold opening new chase options for collectors. At 50,000, Chrome parallels numbered to 99 and 50 become available. At 100,000, additional parallels and a 1/1 Superfractor are unlocked. At 250,000, Opal Chrome parallels are added.

The highest milestone sits at 500,000, and that level unlocks a single 1/1 White OpalFractor Chrome card. Messi's Final Farewell Pack cleared that mark by more than 164,000 copies, making it the first release to ever reach the White OpalFractor tier.

Related coverage includes Messi’s Topps NOW Farewell Pack Sets Record at 664,325.

Topps Senior Vice President of Product Clay Luraschi said the company intentionally sets ambitious goals for Topps NOW releases, even when there is no guarantee a card will reach a particular level.