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2020 Panini Chronicles 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.
- FOTL (First Off The Line)
- Panini's early-release program, First Off The Line. A limited run goes straight to collectors before the product reaches shops, and each box adds exclusive parallels or extra hits over the standard hobby box. The program started with 2016-17 Immaculate Basketball. Since 2020 many FOTL drops have been priced by Dutch auction, where the asking price opens high and steps down until the boxes sell out. On this productFOTL hobby boxes guarantee one Obsidian Autographs Blue or Teal Crystals parallel, plus an Optic, Titan, Phoenix or Crusade Neon Orange parallel numbered to 17 in every 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 |  |
$180 | ||
| Hobby Box fotl |  |
$250 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (16) | |
$2,875, $180 per box | ||
| Hobby Box Case fotl (16) | |
$3,950, $247 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 4 retailers we follow for 2020 Panini Chronicles, 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 Panini Chronicles 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 makes 2020 Chronicles different from other Panini baseball products?
Chronicles is an anthology that pulls from multiple Panini brands in one box. You'll find designs and cards from Spectra, Obsidian, Contenders Optic, America's Pastime, Origins, Mosaic, Luminance, Playbook, Magnitude, and many others all mixed together. It's basically a sampler of what Panini's portfolio looks like.
Which rookies are the key autographs to chase?
Luis Robert, Kyle Lewis, Yordan Alvarez, Bo Bichette, Dustin May, and Gavin Lux are the marquee 2020 rookies featured on autographs throughout the product. You'll find them on Spectra Rookie Jersey Autographs, Origins Rookie Jumbo Material Autographs, and America's Pastime Material Signatures.
How many autographs will I get in a hobby box?
Every hobby box is guaranteed 3 autographs on average. You'll also pull 1 memorabilia card and approximately 2 Spectra base or parallel cards per box.
What's special about First Off The Line (FOTL) boxes?
FOTL boxes come with guaranteed hits: 1 Obsidian Autographs Blue or Teal Crystals numbered /25 or less, and 1 Contenders Optic, Titan, Phoenix, or Crusade Neon Orange parallel numbered /17. These are exclusive to FOTL and not found in regular hobby boxes.
What are the parallel tiers for the Chronicles base set?
The 45-card Chronicles base set has Red /100, Blue /50, Purple /25, Gold /10, Green /5, Black 1/1, and Printing Plates (four versions per card: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) all 1/1. Most other insert sets follow similar parallel structures.
Are there any on-card autographs in this product?
Yes. Origins Rookie Jumbo Material Autographs and America's Pastime Rookie Jumbo Material Autographs both feature on-card signatures. Most other autographs in the product use sticker or printed signatures.
What materials are used in the cards?
Each pack contains a mix of C2S (card stock), Opti-Chrome, and Holographic cards. Spectra cards are traditionally high-end and pull at roughly 2 per box. Obsidian and Contenders Optic also feature opti-chrome technology with reflective parallels.
Is Magnitude a new brand in 2020 Chronicles?
Yes, Magnitude is one of the new brands debuting in Chronicles this year. It's a 25-card set mixing rookies and veterans, available in base and multiple color parallels down to 1/1.
What are the best inserts in 2020 Panini Chronicles?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Spectra Rookie Jersey Autographs, Obsidian Autographs, Origins Rookie Jumbo Material Autographs, America's Pastime Material Signatures, Contenders Optic Neon Orange (1 per FOTL box), Magnitude.
When did 2020 Panini Chronicles come out?
It dropped September 25, 2020.
What's in a 2020 Panini Chronicles hobby box?
6 packs per box, 8 cards per pack, 16 boxes per case. Each pack contains approximately 3 C2S cards, 2 Opti-Chrome cards, 2 Holographic cards, and 1 other card.
What's the cheapest 2020 Panini Chronicles hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $179.99 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2020 Panini Chronicles?
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 Panini Chronicles Baseball
2020 Panini Chronicles is an anthology-style baseball product that blends multiple Panini brands into one box, featuring rookie autographs from the 2020 class like Luis Robert, Kyle Lewis, Yordan Alvarez, and Bo Bichette alongside veterans. Every hobby box is guaranteed three autographs and a memorabilia card.
Autographs
3 Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 2 Spectra base or parallel cards
Inserts to watch
- Spectra Rookie Jersey Autographs Vertical design featuring 2020 rookies with jersey swatches and on-card signatures; colorful parallels with limited print runs.
- Obsidian Autographs Opti-chrome base and autograph cards with Electric Etch parallels numbered /99 or less; FOTL boxes guaranteed Blue or Teal Crystals /25 or less.
- Origins Rookie Jumbo Material Autographs On-card signatures from the 2020 rookie class with game-used material; new brand for 2020 Chronicles.
- America's Pastime Material Signatures Rookie and prospect autographs with jersey swatches; parallels include Gold /25, Holo Silver /10, Green /5, and Black 1/1.
- Contenders Optic Neon Orange 1 per FOTL box Numbered /17, guaranteed in First Off The Line boxes; highly reflective opti-chrome parallel.
- Magnitude New 25-card line mixing rookies and veterans; available in base and multiple color parallels including /99, /50, /25, /10, /5, and 1/1.
Fast facts
- Released
- September 25, 2020
- Box config
- 6 packs per box, 8 cards per pack, 16 boxes per case. Each pack contains approximately 3 C2S cards, 2 Opti-Chrome cards, 2 Holographic cards, and 1 other card.
- Set size
- 45 cards
8 CARDS
PER PACK
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6 PACKS
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Canadian prices in CAD, American in USD. A break in a price line means every shop was sold out that day; a day we did not scrape carries the last known price forward.