2019-20
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2019-20 Panini Select Basketball 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.
- asia tmall
- Panini's edition for the Chinese market, sold through the Tmall platform. It carries Asia-exclusive parallels you cannot pull from North American boxes. On this productTmall boxes hold 12 packs of 5 cards with about 12 Prizm parallels, and add exclusive Red Wave and Gold Wave Prizms plus exclusive Rookie Jersey Autographs.
- 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 product1st Off The Line boxes average 2 FOTL exclusive cards along with 2 more autograph or memorabilia cards, 11 additional Prizms, 10 base Premier Level and 2 base.
- h2
- Panini's compact take on a hobby box, short for Hobby Hybrid. Fewer packs, one guaranteed autograph, and parallels found only in H2 boxes. On this productH2 boxes contain 6 Prizms including H2 exclusive base Disco parallels: Disco, Light Blue Disco (/99), White Disco (/75) and Red Disco (/49).
- 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 |  |
$480 | ||
| Hobby Box asia tmall |  |
$350 | ||
| Hobby Box fotl |  |
$975 | ||
| Hobby Box h2 | |
$280 | ||
| Hobby Box tmall edition | |
$300 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (12) | |
$5,700, $475 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 5 retailers we follow for 2019-20 Panini Select, 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 2019-20 Panini Select for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes 2019-20 Select worth opening?
The set is loaded with Prizm parallels, which is the main draw. You're guaranteed 12 Prizms per box (one per pack), and there are tons of parallel tiers to chase. Plus, three autographs or memorabilia cards per box give you a solid hit rate for a chromium product.
Who are the key rookies?
Zion Williamson is the marquee rookie at card #1 (Concourse) and #199 (Premier Level). Ja Morant is also a major chase, along with Tyler Herro, RJ Barrett, and Coby White. All have multiple versions across the three base tiers.
How does the base set work?
The 300-card base is split into three sections: Concourse (#1-100, common), Premier Level (#101-200, uncommon, 10 per box), and Courtside (#201-300, rare, 2 per box). Each section has its own design and Prizm parallels.
What are the Prizm parallel tiers?
There are a ton. Common ones include Silver, Disco, Scope, Tri-Color, and Zebra. Numbered parallels range from /299 down to /5, plus rare versions like Gold (/10), Green (/5), and 1/1 Black. Each base tier (Concourse, Premier, Courtside) has its own parallel lineup.
What's the deal with Artistic Selections?
It's a new insert set in 2019-20 that highlights all-time greats. Panini says these are tough to pull, so they're a short-print chase within the product.
Is this a good value at current prices?
Boxes are reselling around $400-450, well above the $150 SRP. That's a steep premium, so you're really paying for the Prizm chase and the Zion/Ja rookie appeal. If you're hunting specific parallels or autos, the secondary market might be cheaper than cracking boxes.
What's the difference between Rookie Jersey Autographs and In Flight Signatures?
Rookie Jersey Autographs focus on the 2019 draft class and come numbered to 199 with multiple Prime parallels (/99, /25, /10, 1/1). In Flight Signatures are on-card autos of a broader mix of vets, rookies, and retired stars.
What are the best inserts in 2019-20 Panini Select?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Prizms, Rookie Jersey Autographs, Artistic Selections, In Flight Signatures, Phenomenon.
When did 2019-20 Panini Select come out?
It dropped March 4, 2020.
What's in a 2019-20 Panini Select hobby box?
12 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
What's the cheapest 2019-20 Panini Select hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $479.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2019-20 Panini Select?
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.
2019-20 Panini Select Basketball
2019-20 Panini Select is a colorful chromium release built around three-tiered base set tiers (Concourse, Premier Level, Courtside) and loaded with Prizm parallels. The marquee rookie chase is Zion Williamson, with Ja Morant and other 2019 draft class stars also featured.
Autographs
3 Autographs or memorabilia per box
On average per hobby box
- 12 Prizm parallels (1 per pack average)
- 10 Premier Level base cards
- 2 Courtside base cards
Inserts to watch
- Prizms The core chase of Select, with dozens of parallel tiers from common Silver to rare 1/1 Black versions.
- Rookie Jersey Autographs Base versions numbered to 199, with Purple (/99), Tie Dye Prime (/25), Gold Prime (/10), and Black Prime (1/1) parallels.
- Artistic Selections New insert set featuring all-time greats, described as tough to come by.
- In Flight Signatures On-card autographs of vets, rookies, and retired stars.
- Phenomenon Rookie insert set with Silver, Gold, and Black Prizm parallels.
Fast facts
- Released
- March 4, 2020
- Box config
- 12 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
- Set size
- 300 cards
- Top rookie
- Ja Morant
5 CARDS
PER PACK
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12 PACKS
PER BOX
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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.