2020
2020 Topps Update 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.
- 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.
- Blaster Box
- The small retail box sold at stores like Walmart and Target, usually the cheapest full box on the shelf. Autographs are not guaranteed, but many blasters carry exclusive parallels you cannot pull from a hobby box.
- 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.
- Fat Pack
- One oversized retail pack of 25 to 35 cards, also sold as a cello or value pack. It offers the most base cards per dollar, sometimes with a few exclusive parallel colors.
- 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 |  |
$110 |  |
$130 |
| Hobby Jumbo Box | |
$165 | ||
| Blaster Box | |
$20 | ||
| Retail Box |  |
$72 | ||
| Hobby Box Case | |
$1,300 | ||
| Hobby Jumbo Box Case (6) | |
$980, $163 per box | ||
| Blaster Box Case (40) | |
$730, $18 per box | ||
| Retail Box Case (12) | |
$840, $70 per box | ||
| Fat Pack Case | |
$550 | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 4 retailers we follow for 2020 Topps Update, 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 Update 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 are the key rookie cards in 2020 Topps Update?
Luis Robert, Bo Bichette, and Yordan Alvarez are the main rookie cards collectors hunt. Because of the shortened 2020 season, fewer new rookies appear in the base set compared to typical years. Players like Jo Adell, Casey Mize, and Joey Bart didn't get base RCs until 2021 Series 1.
What's the Prospect insert set?
Prospect inserts feature a top-ranked prospect from every MLB team using the 1989 Topps '#1 Draft Pick' design. They come with parallels in Blue, Black (/299), Gold (/50), Red (/10), and Platinum (1/1), plus some autograph versions capped at 25 copies or less.
How many autographs or relics per hobby box?
Each hobby box guarantees one autograph or relic card. That's a solid hit rate for a mid-tier product.
What's in the Silver Pack?
Every hobby box includes one Silver Pack featuring exclusive 1985 Topps Baseball Chrome cards not available elsewhere. These can have autographs and parallels too.
What parallels are in the base set?
The parallel lineup is deep. You'll find Rainbow Foil (1:10 packs), numbered versions like Gold (/2020), Vintage Stock (/99), Independence Day (/76), Black (/69), Father's Day Powder Blue (/50), Mother's Day Hot Pink (/50), Memorial Day Camo (/25), Clear (/10 on 100 cards, hobby only), and 1/1 Platinum and Printing Plates.
Why is 2020 Update different from other years?
The 2020 All-Star Game was cancelled due to the pandemic, so instead of the usual All-Star and Home Run Derby focus, the set looks back at past All-Star performances. That's why you see All-Star Stitches relics using warm-up swatches from 2013-2019.
What's the 1985 Topps Baseball insert?
A retro insert using the classic 1985 design, landing about 1:4 packs. It features vets, rookies, and retired stars. You'll pull roughly 6 per hobby box, and they come with their own parallel lineup.
When did 2020 Topps Update come out?
It dropped November 6, 2020.
What's in a 2020 Topps Update hobby box?
24 packs per hobby box, 14 cards per pack
What's the cheapest 2020 Topps Update hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $129.95 CAD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2020 Topps Update?
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2020 Topps Update Baseball
2020 Topps Update is a 300-card set that fills out the flagship year with player trades, prospect inserts, and a mix of retro and modern insert themes. The big chase is the Prospect inserts featuring top prospects like Jo Adell and Yordan Alvarez, plus rookie cards of Luis Robert and Bo Bichette.
Autographs
1 Autograph or relic guaranteed per hobby box
On average per hobby box
- 6 1985 Topps Baseball insert cards
- 1 Silver Pack (1985 Topps Baseball Chrome cards)
Inserts to watch
- Prospect Inserts Top-ranked prospect from every MLB team using 1989 Topps design, the marquee chase for Update.
- 1985 Topps Baseball 1 in 4 packs ; 6 per box Retro design cards featuring vets, rookies, and retired stars, lands roughly 6 per box.
- Decade's Best Year-long set wrapping up with top 10 lists from the last 70 years of award winners and teams.
- 20 Years of the Captain Derek Jeter retrospective with 20 cards, some with one-of-one autographs.
- A Numbers Game Players who have had their jersey numbers retired, new to Update Series.
Fast facts
- Released
- November 6, 2020
- Box config
- 24 packs per hobby box, 14 cards per pack
- Set size
- 300 cards
14 CARDS
PER PACK
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24 PACKS
PER BOX