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2020-21 Panini Contenders Basketball Hobby Box
Rookies
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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.
- 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.
- 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 |  |
$585 | ||
| Blaster Box |  |
$28 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (12) |  |
$7,200, $600 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 5 retailers we follow for 2020-21 Panini Contenders, 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 2020-21 Panini Contenders for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes 2020-21 Contenders worth opening?
The product is built around on-card Rookie Ticket Autographs of the 2020 draft class. Every hobby box guarantees 2 autographs, so you've got a solid shot at landing a signature from a top rookie like LaMelo Ball, Tyrese Haliburton, or Anthony Edwards.
What are the key rookie autographs to chase?
LaMelo Ball, Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, and James Wiseman are among the most sought-after Rookie Ticket Autographs. These cards come on-card with the trademark ticket design and have multiple parallel versions including Cracked Ice (/25), Gold Premium Edition (/10), and one-of-one variants.
How do the parallels work in this set?
Base cards and rookies have a wide range of parallels including colored Game Tickets (Bronze, Green, Red), numbered Playoff Ticket (/249), First Round (/149), Semifinal (/99), Conference Finals (/75), and Finals (/49), plus Cracked Ice (/25) and one-of-one Championship and Printing Plates.
What inserts should I know about?
License to Dominate and Permit to Dominate return with their signature designs. Superstar Die-Cuts offer rainbow-colored versions of star players. Rookie Ticket Swatches Autographs combine signatures with memorabilia. You'll pull about 8 inserts per box on average.
Is there a difference between the base set and rookie cards?
Veterans get the Season Ticket treatment in the base set (#1-100), while rookies are labeled Rookie Season Ticket (#101-145) and Rookie Season Ticket Stickers (#146-165). Rookies generally command higher prices, especially those with autograph versions.
What's the set size and how many cards per pack?
The base set has 164 cards total. Hobby boxes contain 12 packs with 10 cards per pack, giving you 120 cards per box. The set includes veterans, rookies, and sticker cards.
Are there any notable veteran autographs?
Yes. Veteran Ticket Autographs feature established stars and come with their own parallels including die-cut Ticket Stubs. These offer a different chase angle if you're not focused solely on rookies.
When did 2020-21 Panini Contenders come out?
It dropped May 19, 2021.
What's in a 2020-21 Panini Contenders hobby box?
12 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (hobby)
What's the cheapest 2020-21 Panini Contenders hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $584.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2020-21 Panini Contenders?
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.
2020-21 Panini Contenders Basketball
2020-21 Panini Contenders is built around on-card Rookie Ticket Autographs, the set's marquee chase. You're hunting for the top 2020 draft class rookies like LaMelo Ball, Tyrese Haliburton, and Anthony Edwards with their signatures on ticket-themed cards.
Autographs
2 Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 8 Insert cards (License to Dominate, Permit to Dominate, Superstar Die-Cuts, etc.)
- 2 Parallel cards (various ticket tiers and finishes)
Inserts to watch
- Rookie Ticket Autographs On-card signatures of 2020 draft class rookies like LaMelo Ball, Tyrese Haliburton, and Anthony Edwards. The main chase of the product.
- Rookie Ticket Swatches Autographs Combines autographs with memorabilia swatches, with premium Prime parallels available.
- Veteran Ticket Autographs Signatures of established stars with die-cut Ticket Stub parallels.
- Sophomore Contenders Autographs Spotlights top players in their second NBA season.
- License to Dominate Driver's license-inspired die-cut insert design.
- Superstar Die-Cuts Rainbow-colored die-cut inserts of star players.
Fast facts
- Released
- May 19, 2021
- Box config
- 12 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (hobby)
- Set size
- 160 cards
- Top rookie
- Anthony Edwards
Last 30 days
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.