2019-20 Paninibasketball

2019-20 Panini Chronicles Basketball Hobby Box

Name: 2019-20 Panini Chronicles Basketball
Brand: Panini
Availability: InStock

Full checklist

Rookies

JA MORANT 7 autos 31 cards

ZION WILLIAMSON 4 autos 28 cards

DARIUS GARLAND 0 autos 19 cards

JORDAN POOLE 0 autos 13 cards

TYLER HERRO 5 autos 29 cards

STARS

JA MORANT 7 autos 31 cards

ZION WILLIAMSON 4 autos 28 cards

TYLER HERRO 5 autos 29 cards

RJ BARRETT 7 autos 31 cards

PJ WASHINGTON JR. 6 autos 30 cards

COBY WHITE 3 autos 27 cards

2019-20 Panini Chronicles 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.
Mega Box: A mid-size retail box, bigger than a blaster and smaller than a hobby box. Mega-exclusive parallels are the main draw, and some megas guarantee a hit.
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.
Hanger Box: The cheapest retail format, a slim box made to hang on a store peg. It gives the most cards per dollar and suits set builders more than hit chasers.
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 Edition Lucky Envelopes boxes include 2 exclusive Lucky Envelope parallels numbered to 8.
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.

Canada and United States best prices by format
Format	In USAUSD		In CanadaCAD
Hobby Box		$250
Hobby Box asia tmall		$280
Hobby Box tmall		$350
Mega Box		$60
Blaster Box		$20
Hanger Box		$18
Hobby Box Case (12)		$3,050, $254 per box
Blaster Box Case (20)		$500, $25 per box
Hanger Box Case (36)		$640, $18 per box

These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 5 retailers we follow for 2019-20 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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2019-20

MORANT

$250

Frequently asked

Who's 2019-20 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 2019-20 Chronicles worth opening?

It's a massive 699-card set that pulls from 26 different brands, so you get a ton of variety in card designs and styles. The guaranteed two autographs per hobby box is a solid hit rate, and the rookie focus means you're chasing cards of Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, RJ Barrett, and other 2019 draft class stars.

Which rookies are the key chase cards?

Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, and RJ Barrett are the marquee rookies. Kendrick Nunn, Tyler Herro, and Coby White also have strong rookie demand. These names appear across multiple brands within the set, so you'll see them in Chronicles, Prestige, Threads, Panini, Luminance, and other subsets.

What's the base set like?

The base is split across 26 different brands, each with its own card design and numbering. Chronicles (#1-50), Prestige (#51-75), Threads (#76-100), and others each have 25-35 cards. All base cards come with parallels in Bronze, Green, Pink, Teal, Red (/149), Blue (/99), Purple (/49), Gold (/10), and Black (1/1).

Are there retail-exclusive cards?

Yes. Blasters get Rookies & Stars and Pink parallels. Fat packs are the only place for Score and Bronze cards. Hanger boxes have Classics cards and Green parallels. Hobby packs have several exclusive autograph parallels with premium swatches and extremely low print runs.

How do the autographs work?

Hobby boxes guarantee 2 autographs. The autograph sets include Airborne Signatures, Rookie Cornerstones (with four swatches), Hometown Heroes Rookie Autographs, Limited Rookie Jersey Auto, and Hall of Fame Autographs. Autograph hits also have Red parallels that are retail-exclusive.

What's the difference between hobby and retail boxes?

Hobby boxes have 6 packs of 8 cards each and guarantee 2 autographs. Retail comes in multiple formats: blasters (8 packs of 5 cards), fat packs (12 packs of 15 cards), and hanger boxes (1 pack of 30 cards). Each retail format has its own exclusive cards and parallels.

Is this a good value product?

It depends on what you're chasing. The guaranteed two autos per hobby box is solid, and the massive 699-card base set means lots of variety. However, it's a retrospective compilation rather than a current-year release, so the card designs vary widely. Reddit collectors noted it's a lower-end product propped up by high demand for the 2019 rookie class.

What are the best inserts in 2019-20 Panini Chronicles?

Worth keeping an eye out for: Airborne Signatures, Rookie Cornerstones, Hometown Heroes Rookie Autographs, Limited Rookie Jersey Auto, Prizm Update, Donruss Optic Update.

When did 2019-20 Panini Chronicles come out?

It dropped July 31, 2020.

What's in a 2019-20 Panini Chronicles hobby box?

6 packs per box, 8 cards per pack, 2 autographs guaranteed per hobby box

What's the cheapest 2019-20 Panini Chronicles hobby box right now?

Cheapest we're tracking is $249.99 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 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.