2024-25 Optic

• G-001 cardboardconnection lists the release date as 2025-04-16 on a page that explicitly states parallel/spec details 'remain under wraps' and were inferred from 2023-24; checklistinsider, gogts and breakninja all give 2025-08-20. Recorded 2025-08-20; the April date is unresolved.
• G-002 Entire base checklist 1-300 is single-source (cardsmithsbreaks). tcdb was reachable but only cross-checked a narrow window (cards 38-46) and reports 'Total Cards: 350' for its set id, which likely includes variations; the 350 vs 300 discrepancy is unresolved.
• G-003 cardsmithsbreaks lists card 41 twice - Jrue Holiday/Boston Celtics and Jrue Holiday/Milwaukee Bucks. tcdb shows only Boston Celtics at 41; the Bucks row was dropped. Whether a Bucks photo variation exists is unverified.
• G-004 cardsmithsbreaks paged fetches returned an off-by-one misalignment across cards 240-300 and omitted card 299 (Kyshawn George) in one pass. Numbering was reconstructed from four overlapping narrow re-fetches; 226-250 Legends / 251-300 Rated Rookies boundary matches the structure all sources report, but no second source confirms individual numbers in this range.
• G-005 Channel/SKU not documented by any source for 24 parallels (Checkerboard, Green Seismic, Purple, Purple Shimmer, Purple Shock, all Sparkle, most Velocity, Shock, Seismic, Blue Shimmer, Pink /25, Premium Box Set, Lucky Envelopes). Recorded as UNKNOWN rather than inferred. [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: count is now 262 of 311 - the channel pass resolved -237 of these with cited evidence. Gap remains open for the rest.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: count is now 262 of 311 - the channel pass resolved -237 of these with cited evidence. Gap remains open for the rest.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: count is now 262 of 311 - the channel pass resolved -237 of these with cited evidence. Gap remains open for the rest.]
• G-006 gogts retail page disagrees with checklistinsider+checklistcenter on several retail print runs: Hyper Pink (#/299 vs unnumbered), Hyper Blue (#/149 vs #/175), Lime Green (#/199 vs #/149). Used the two-source values; gogts values unresolved.
• G-007 Gold Velocity print run disputed: checklistinsider #/10, checklistcenter #/24. Recorded #/10 (consistent with the other Gold-tier /10 parallels) and flagged single-confidence.
• G-008 cardboardconnection lists Orange as #/199; checklistinsider and checklistcenter both say #/175. cardboardconnection page self-describes as speculative. Recorded #/175.
• G-009 Panini's 'Fast Break' SKU has no matching value in the required channel vocabulary; the nine Fast Break parallels are recorded as channel=hobby with the Fast Break exclusivity captured in visual_notes. [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: count is now 262 of 311 - the channel pass resolved -237 of these with cited evidence. Gap remains open for the rest.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: count is now 262 of 311 - the channel pass resolved -237 of these with cited evidence. Gap remains open for the rest.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: count is now 262 of 311 - the channel pass resolved -237 of these with cited evidence. Gap remains open for the rest.]
• G-010 'Premium Box Set' (#/249) and 'Lucky Envelopes' (#/8) are separate-SKU/promotional exclusives with no matching channel vocabulary value; recorded as UNKNOWN. [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-17: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: still open; 25 of 74 parallels lack a sourced channel.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: count is now 262 of 311 - the channel pass resolved -237 of these with cited evidence. Gap remains open for the rest.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: count is now 262 of 311 - the channel pass resolved -237 of these with cited evidence. Gap remains open for the rest.] [REVIEWED 2026-08-19: count is now 262 of 311 - the channel pass resolved -237 of these with cited evidence. Gap remains open for the rest.]
• G-011 Insert and autograph card counts for 22 of 32 non-base sets come from checklistcenter only. checklistinsider, gogts, breakninja and cardboardconnection all name sets without publishing counts, so no second source confirms these counts.
• G-012 checklistinsider returned inconsistent auto counts across two reads: Dominators Signatures Holo 37 vs 'Elite Dominators Signatures Holo' 40; Fast Break Signatures 98 vs 100; Opti-Graphs Holo 47 vs 50. Used the values matching checklistcenter (37/98/47).
• G-013 checklistcenter's insert list includes nine sets (Express Lane, My House, Mythical, Optical Illusions, Phazes, Rookie Kings, Splash!, White Hot Rookies, Winner Stays) that no other source names for this Optic release. Their presence in Optic 2024-25 is unconfirmed.
• G-014 beckett.com/news returned HTTP 403 and could not be used. checklistinsider's substack mirror returned HTTP 429. cardboardconnection has no standard /2024-25-donruss-optic-basketball-cards page (404); only a speculative pre-release box-set page exists.
• G-015 Non-hobby release dates are single-source (gogts): FOTL 2025-08-13 (checklistinsider), Choice 2025-08-29, Fast Break 2025-09-05.
• G-016 Per-set parallel-tier repair pass (2026-08-27): tcdb.com's Inserts.cfm shows "Opti-Graphs Choice Blue" and "Retro Series Signatures Choice Blue" as terminal suffixes with no further colour tier beneath them, so neither row could get a parallel-tier note; 29 of 31 non-base sets were annotated.
• G-017 Dominators Signatures Holo: 34 of a stated 37 card numbers written. tcdb (https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/565923/2024-25-Donruss-Optic---Dominators-Signatures-Holo and its Gold parallel sid 565925) renders only 35 rows, and the 35th stores the literal string TBD in the card-number column - that row is Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), withheld. ROSTER KNOWN / NUMBER NOT PUBLISHED for Jokic; the remaining 2 of 37 are NOTHING CATALOGUED - no source names them.
• G-018 Rookie Dominators Signatures Holo: 39 of a stated 40 written from https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/565792/2024-25-Donruss-Optic---Rookie-Dominators-Signatures-Holo . The 40th card is NOTHING CATALOGUED - neither tcdb, its Gold/Gold Vinyl parallels, nor any aggregator names a 40th player.
• G-019 Rookie Optics Auto Holo: 24 of a stated 25 written. The missing player is AJ Johnson (Milwaukee Bucks) - ROSTER KNOWN / NUMBER NOT PUBLISHED. He appears only on the Choice Nebula parallel https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/565780/2024-25-Donruss-Optic---Rookie-Optics-Autographs-Choice-Nebula , which renders bare ordinals 1-25 rather than ROA- codes, so the parallel-page test failed here and supplied a roster name but no code. Also note tcdb titles this set "Rookie Optics Autographs", not "Rookie Optics Auto".
• G-020 Fast Break Signatures: 93 of a stated 98 written. tcdb (https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/577949/2024-25-Donruss-Optic---Fast-Break-Signatures plus Gallery.cfm PageIndex 8-10) renders 94, of which one stores the literal string TBD - that row is Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers), withheld: ROSTER KNOWN / NUMBER NOT PUBLISHED. The remaining 4 of 98 are NOTHING CATALOGUED. Prefix is FBS- this season, re-derived from the page.
• G-021 Opti-Graphs Holo: 46 of a stated 47 written. The Choice Nebula and International parallels render the same 46 OG- codes and add nothing; the Gold parallel https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/565797/2024-25-Donruss-Optic---Opti-Graphs-Gold renders bare ordinals 1-46 (placeholders). The 47th card is NOTHING CATALOGUED.
• G-022 The Rookies (5 cards per sets.csv): ZERO card numbers written. tcdb has no page for this set under parent sid 496490 - Inserts.cfm truncates before it and roughly 40 ViewSet.cfm sid probes across every 2024-25 Optic sid island found no such subset. ROSTER KNOWN / NUMBERS NOT PUBLISHED: cardsmithsbreaks (https://cardsmithsbreaks.com/full-checklist/2024-25-donruss-optic-basketball/) lists the five as Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks), Alexandre Sarr (Washington Wizards), Reed Sheppard (Houston Rockets), Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs) and Rob Dillingham (Minnesota Timberwolves), but cardsmithsbreaks is a roster-only source under CHASE_CHECKLIST_SPEC and its 1-5 numbering cannot be written. No marketplace title carrying a printed number for this set was found.
• G-023 The Elite Series Signatures: 1 of a stated 18 written (ESS-BOS Chris Bosh, from the seller title https://www.ebay.com/itm/286963274608 ). tcdb has no page for this set under parent sid 496490, and no aggregator publishes its roster, so the other 17 are NOTHING CATALOGUED - not even the players are known. The prefix ESS- is confirmed for this season by that one listing.
• G-024 Rated Rookies Signatures Premium Box Set: the 12 numbers written come from https://www.checklistinsider.com/2024-25-donruss-optic-basketball , a page that labels itself SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Every number matches the same player's row in tcdb's 301-350 block and two (305 Devin Carter, 319 Zach Edey) are confirmed by eBay seller titles, so confidence is high - but the set is single-source for WHICH twelve of the fifty are included. Separately, cardsmithsbreaks models this SKU as a set of parallels of Rated Rookies Signatures (Premium Box Set Blue /15, Gold /7, Green /3) rather than as its own set; sets.csv models it as its own 12-card set. That modelling conflict is unresolved.
• G-025 CONTRADICTION FOUND AND RESOLVED: tcdb's Signature Series base page https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/559676/2024-25-Donruss-Optic---Signature-Series renders 91 cards, while all eight of its colour parallels (sids 559677-559684) render 94, matching sets.csv card_count 94. Under CHASE_CHECKLIST_SPEC 1c-ter the independent sets.csv sides with the parallels, so the base page is short rather than the parallels being wider in scope; the three recovered codes are SS-CRE (Cam Christie), SS-DAD (Pacome Dadiet) and SS-FUR (Johnny Furphy), cited to the Holo parallel. Recorded so the base page's shortfall is not silently re-derived later.
• G-026 tcdb coverage notes for this release, recorded because they cost coverage and will again. (1) The Rated Rookies Signatures autograph set has NO subset page on tcdb at all: it is filed inside the parent base checklist as cards 301-350, all flagged AU/RR/RC - this is what tcdb's parent "Total Cards: 350" against a 300-card base means, which is the open question in gap G-002. (2) Inserts.cfm for sid 496490 is alphabetical and truncates after "Rookie Dual Signatures Gold", hiding Signature Series, Slammy!, Splash!, White Hot Rookies, Winner Stays, The Rookies and The Elite Series Signatures; it also self-reports "66 insert sets" while listing 176. (3) The sid regime is scattered islands interleaved card-by-card with unrelated products (Upper Deck James Bond, Wild Card, Leaf): paper inserts 551439-551763, Signature Series 559676-559684, Retro Series Signatures / Rookie Dual Signatures / Rookie Kings 564434-564460, Rookie Optics Autographs / Rookie Dominators Signatures / Opti-Graphs 565778-565801, Dominators Signatures 565923-565925, Fast Break Signatures 577949-577952, and the Rated Rookies Signatures block inside parent 496490. (4) tcdb also files 2024 Panini Calligraphy Signatures (sid 565927) and 2024 Panini Private Signings (sid 565926) under this parent; they are cross-brand signing programs, are not in sets.csv, and were excluded.

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