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2021 Panini Donruss Optic Baseball Hobby Box
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What are these options?
- Hobby Box
- The full-size box sold through card shops rather than big-box stores. It has the most packs and the best odds, and most modern hobby boxes guarantee at least one autograph or memorabilia card. Pack and card counts vary by product line. Older listings sometimes call this a wax box.
- Cases
- The factory-sealed carton a product ships in, holding a set number of boxes. A full case is the whole carton; an inner case is a smaller sealed block from inside it. Case buyers get untouched pack sequencing and a lower price per box. Some rare cards are seeded about once per case, which is what collectors mean by a case hit.
| Format | In USAUSD | In CanadaCAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby Box Case (12) |  |
$2,095, $175 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 3 retailers we follow for 2021 Panini Donruss Optic, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.
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Frequently asked
What are the key rookie cards in 2021 Donruss Optic?
The set has 70 Rated Rookies including Ke'Bryan Hayes, Jo Adell, Dylan Carlson, and Alec Bohm. These cards appear in the base set and also as autographed versions in Rated Rookies Signatures, which is where the real chase is.
How many autographs should I expect per box?
You'll pull 2 autographs per box on average. However, there are hot boxes: about 1 in every 6 boxes will be an autograph hot box with 5 signed cards instead of 2.
What are the Prizm parallels and how many come per box?
Prizms come in 17 different varieties with various colors and patterns, from common ones like Carolina Blue and Pink to rare numbered versions like Gold (/10) and 1/1s. You'll pull 10 Prizms per box on average, roughly one per other pack.
What's the base set breakdown?
The 200-card base set splits into three sections: 30 Diamond Kings (top players with artistic designs), 70 Rated Rookies, and 100 veteran player cards. All three sections come in the same 17 Prizm parallels.
Which inserts are the hardest to pull?
Neon and Fort Knox are described as the toughest inserts. Together with other insert sets like Mythical, Lights Out, and T-Minus 3...2...1, inserts average about one per pack across the product.
Are there any special versions of this product?
Yes. 1st Off the Line boxes have 2 packs of 12 cards each and pull 3 autographs, 1 Cracked Ice Prizm, and 20 Pandora Prizms. There's also a Choice variant with different configurations and hit rates.
What makes Donruss Optic different from regular 2021 Donruss?
Optic uses Opti-chrome stock for a shiny, chromium finish similar to Prizm and Bowman Chrome. The designs are similar to base Donruss but the parallels and inserts are unique to the Optic line.
When did 2021 Panini Donruss Optic come out?
It dropped October 6, 2021.
What's in a 2021 Panini Donruss Optic hobby box?
20 packs per box, 4 cards per pack, 12 boxes per case
Where can I buy 2021 Panini Donruss Optic?
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2021 Panini Donruss Optic Baseball
2021 Donruss Optic Baseball is a chromium take on the year's main Donruss set, loaded with Rated Rookies autographs and a rainbow of Prizm parallels. It's the shiny, colorful chase for rookie ink and numbered parallels.
Autographs
2 Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 10 Prizm parallels
- 20 Insert cards
Inserts to watch
- Rated Rookies Signatures On-card autographs from 70+ rookies, the main draw for most collectors hunting this product.
- Rated Prospects Signatures Features minor league prospects like Jasson Dominguez and Spencer Torkelson with on-card ink.
- Retro Rated Rookie Signatures Autographs of five legends from the original Rated Rookie sets, using throwback designs.
- Signature Series Holo 40+ veteran autographs including stars like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Luis Robert.
- Neon One of the toughest insert sets in the product, highly sought by insert collectors.
- Fort Knox Ultra-rare insert set that's among the hardest pulls in the box.
Fast facts
- Released
- October 6, 2021
- Box config
- 20 packs per box, 4 cards per pack, 12 boxes per case
- Set size
- 200 cards