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2020 Topps Series 1 Baseball Hobby Box
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.
- Hobby Jumbo Box
- More cards in fewer, oversized packs than a regular hobby box, usually with extra guaranteed hits. It suits collectors who want volume and hits in one buy. Topps calls this tier HTA, short for Home Team Advantage, its hobby-store program.
- Retail Box
- A full box of the individual packs sold loose at big-box stores, often 24 of them. Same base set as the hobby version, with fewer or no guaranteed hits.
- 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 |  |
$125 | ||
| Hobby Jumbo Box |  |
$205 | ||
| Retail Box retail | |
$25 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (12) | |
$1,500, $125 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 4 retailers we follow for 2020 Topps Series 1, 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
Who's 2020 Topps Series 1 for?
For collectors who want hits without Cup money. Figure on an auto or relic every box or two, with rookies you'll actually recognize.
What's the main draw of 2020 Topps Series 1?
Mike Trout is card #1, and the set has a decades theme running through the design and inserts. It's the first half of the flagship set, so some players are held for Series 2. The base set is 350 cards with a solid parallel lineup including Rainbow Foil, Gold, Vintage Stock, and numbered tiers down to 1/1 Platinum.
How many autographs do I get per hobby box?
One autograph or relic card guaranteed per hobby box. Hobby jumbo boxes get one autograph and two relic cards. The autographs come from various sets like Baseball Stars Autographs, Postseason Performance, and World Series Champion.
What are the short prints and variations?
2020 Series 1 has both SP (Short Print) and SSP (Super Short Print) variations with alternate photos. Hobby packs average 1:43 for SP and 1:1,272 for SSP. There's also an even rarer tier of SSSP cards with odds not published. Notable variations include a reversed Mike Trout image and photoshopped vintage cards like Babe Ruth and Aaron Judge.
What parallel colors are in this set?
Rainbow Foil (1:10 hobby packs), Gold (/2020), Vintage Stock (/99), Independence Day (/76), Black (/69), Father's Day Blue (/50), Mother's Day Hot Pink (/50), Memorial Day Camo (/25), Clear (/10, select cards only), Platinum (1/1), and Printing Plates (1/1 with four color versions each).
What's the Silver Pack program?
Silver Packs are inserted into hobby boxes at a rate of one per box and two per hobby jumbo. They contain exclusive 1985 Topps Baseball Chrome cards with autographs and Refractors randomly inserted.
Are there any special promotions or gimmicks?
Yes. The Home Run Challenge returns for a third season with a code you can use to predict when a featured player hits a home run for an exclusive parallel. There are also 25 golden tickets hidden in Series 1 packs that invite winners and a guest to a special fall event with MLB players representing different decades.
What's the difference between hobby and retail?
Hobby boxes have 24 packs of 14 cards with one guaranteed auto/relic. Retail formats like blasters and hangers have different pull rates for parallels and variations. Turkey Red is retail-exclusive at one per pack. Hobby jumbo boxes (10 packs of 46 cards) get Gold Foil parallels and exclusive Turkey Red box toppers.
What are the best inserts in 2020 Topps Series 1?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Decade's Best, 1985 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary, Turkey Red 2020 (1 per retail pack), Topps Choice, Decade of Dominance Die Cuts, Decade's Next.
When did 2020 Topps Series 1 come out?
It dropped February 5, 2020.
What's in a 2020 Topps Series 1 hobby box?
Hobby box: 24 packs, 14 cards per pack. Hobby jumbo box: 10 packs, 46 cards per pack.
What's the cheapest 2020 Topps Series 1 hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $124.99 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2020 Topps Series 1?
We track listings across the major North American card shops and surface the best price up top. The Buy on eBay links go through the eBay Partner Network.
2020 Topps Series 1 Baseball
2020 Topps Series 1 is the first half of the flagship set, anchored by Mike Trout at card #1 and featuring a decades-themed design with inserts celebrating different eras of baseball. It's a straightforward base product with one guaranteed autograph or relic per hobby box.
Autographs
1 Autograph per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 2 Rainbow Foil parallels
- 1 Home Run Challenge insert
- 1 Silver Pack (1985 Topps Chrome with autographs/Refractors)
Inserts to watch
- Decade's Best Ten-year themed inserts from the 1950s through 2010s, each with Best Teams, Best Hitters, Best Pitchers and Award Winners subsets.
- 1985 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary Retro design celebrating the 35th anniversary, featuring current players and retired stars with autograph and relic versions available.
- Turkey Red 2020 1 per retail pack Retail-exclusive insert with Chrome Refractor parallels; hobby jumbo gets exclusive box toppers.
- Topps Choice Fan-voted past flagship designs recreated as new cards, similar to Archives but on a smaller scale.
- Decade of Dominance Die Cuts X-shaped die-cut cards spotlighting the best players across different eras.
- Decade's Next Rookies and young stars looking ahead to the future, with multiple parallel tiers.
Fast facts
- Released
- February 5, 2020
- Box config
- Hobby box: 24 packs, 14 cards per pack. Hobby jumbo box: 10 packs, 46 cards per pack.
- Set size
- 700 cards
- Top rookie
- Randy Arozarena
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