What is NBA Top Shot? Should You Buy Packs?

I am addicted to NBA top Shots.

As a kid, I loved collecting sports cards. I recently returned to that world. I bought a box of 2020 NFL Panini Prizm with friends. I posted the box break video here. I am now waiting for Prizm NBA in a few weeks.

Until NBA cards drop, something has filled the void. NBA Top Shots.

What is NBA Top shots? Well, they are a digital trading card, which are actually called moments.  Interest has sky rocketed over the last few weeks. The website has crashed multiple times. The first day I was able to purchase cards easily and the packs were readily available. Times have changed over the last fourteen days.

Now, packs are insanely difficult to acquire. The site crashes, or moves so slowly when packs are released. They claim they are upgrading the site to make it more user friendly. Despite the site issues, I am obsessed with this concept.

I can recall the first time on Twitter I saw Peter Jennings, Jonathan Bales, and Adam Levitan discussing spending a ton of money on a moment. I was intrigued. I asked a few members of the Numberball.com family about it and they had already purchased some packs. (Also, you should 100% subscribe to Numberball.com for their NBA DFS content)

I tried it. I bought two packs and recorded me opening them. I sold some of the moments for a profit. I bought two more packs. I sold some of the moments for a profit. You can watch me open these four packs here. I have an invested a total of $18 and change in NBA Top Shots.

This week I was able to buy four more packs, including one of the rare Cool Cats packs. Here is me opening all of these packs.

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I have sold most of my highly valued moments at this point. I have an insane ROI considering my initial $18 investment. Having said that, I have not been as fortunate as some of my friends. People close to me have opened a $14 Cool Cats pack and pulled two moments they have sold for over $300 each. Insane. I think we have just started scratching the surface of what NBA Top Shots could be. For the low price of $18, I have entertainment, an investment, and an ability to buy more packs without having to reach back into my wallet. Like most things, the chase is part of the thrill. I love chasing packs. I love trying to figure out how much to sell a moment. I love projecting what players are going to boom the rest of the NBA season and trying to buy those players’ moments. Maybe most importantly, I like discussing this with my friends. Oh, making money is important and nice too.

You can find my moments here. Shockingly, my username on NBA Top Shots is Wintheweekend. Look for more NBA Top Shots pack opening videos in the future. You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here!

This may be a little different, but it is another way to build the pile!