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.
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.
choice
Panini sells Choice as its own box tier, built around a single pack holding base cards, parallels and a guaranteed hit. The Choice-only parallels are the draw, and they carry the word in their names. Look for Choice Red, Blue, Black Gold and the one of one Choice Nebula, so the card itself tells you which box it came from. Autograph counts vary by product line.
On this productChoice boxes carry their own exclusive Prizm parallels: Blue Yellow and Green, Tiger Stripe, Red numbered to 88, Green numbered to 8, and Nebula one-of-one.
fast break
A Panini configuration with a look of its own, known for Disco-pattern parallels and rookie variations found only in Fast Break. Usually one guaranteed autograph.
On this productFast Break boxes have their own Fast Break Prizm parallel line plus Fast Break exclusive autographs.
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.
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2018-19 Panini Prizm, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells
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The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
Q2What makes 2018-19 Prizm so expensive?
Luka Doncic's rookie card is the main driver. His base Prizm RC and autograph versions are among the most sought rookie cards of the decade. Trae Young and DeAndre Ayton rookies also add significant value.
Q3How many autographs come in a hobby box?
Two autographs per hobby box. They can be from the Fast Break Autographs set, Fast Break Rookie Autographs set, or Sensational Signatures, and all autographs come with Prizms parallels including Mojo, Gold (/10), and Black (1/1).
Q4What's the difference between hobby and retail boxes?
Hobby boxes have 12 packs of 12 cards each and guarantee 2 autographs plus 22 Prizms parallels. Retail boxes have 24 packs of 4 cards each with 1 autograph. Retail also has exclusive parallel tiers like Pink Pulsar (/42) in regular retail packs and Green Pulsar (/24) in blasters.
Q5What are the Prizms parallels?
Prizms are the core parallel chase. They come in 30+ colors and numbered tiers, from common pulls like Green and Blue down to ultra-rare 1/1 Black cards. Every pack in a hobby box should have at least one Prizm (except the two packs with autographs, which have one Prizm each).
Q6Are there any other notable inserts besides autographs?
Yes. Fireworks is back for another year, and other inserts include All Day, Dominance, Freshman Phenoms, Get Hyped, Go Hard or Go Home, Luck of the Lottery, and That's Savage. None have published odds, but they're all part of the hunt.
Q7What rookies should I know about?
The big three are Luka Doncic, Trae Young, and DeAndre Ayton. Other notable 2018 rookies in the set include Marvin Bagley III, Jaren Jackson Jr., Mo Bamba, Wendell Carter Jr., Collin Sexton, Kevin Knox, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Q8Is the base set all veterans and rookies mixed together?
Yes. The 300-card chromium base set includes both established stars like LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant alongside the 2018 rookie class. Legends like Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and Magic Johnson also appear.
Q9What's the set size?
The base set is 300 cards. Autographs add 60 Fast Break Autographs and 40 Fast Break Rookie Autographs, plus Sensational Signatures and other insert sets.
Q10When did 2018-19 Panini Prizm come out?
It dropped November 21, 2018.
Q11What's in a 2018-19 Panini Prizm hobby box?
Hobby box: 12 packs, 12 cards per pack. Retail box: 24 packs, 4 cards per pack. Retail blaster: 6 packs, 4 cards per pack.
Q12What's the cheapest 2018-19 Panini Prizm hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $5999.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Q13Where can I buy 2018-19 Panini Prizm?
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What to Expect
2018-19 Panini Prizm Basketball
2018-19 Panini Prizm Basketball is a chromium-based set anchored by rookie cards of Luka Doncic, Trae Young, and DeAndre Ayton, with a rainbow of parallel versions and two autographs per hobby box.
Autographs
2Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
22Prizms parallels (mixed colors and tiers)
Inserts to watch
FireworksA returning insert set that collectors actively hunt in Prizm.
Fast Break Autographs60-card autograph subset featuring veterans and legends, with Gold (/10) and Black (1/1) parallels.
Fast Break Rookie Autographs40-card rookie autograph subset headlined by Luka Doncic, Trae Young, and DeAndre Ayton, with Gold (/10) and Black (1/1) parallels.
Prizms Rainbow ParallelsThe core chase of Prizm; base cards come in 30+ parallel colors and tiers ranging from /299 down to 1/1 Black.
All DayOne of several themed insert sets in the product.
DominanceAnother insert set collectors look for in hobby boxes.
Fast facts
Released
November 21, 2018
Box config
Hobby box: 12 packs, 12 cards per pack. Retail box: 24 packs, 4 cards per pack. Retail blaster: 6 packs, 4 cards per pack.
Set size
300 cards
Top rookie
Luka Doncic
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