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2012-13 Panini Hoops 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.
- 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.
- 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 |  |
$430 | ||
| Retail Box |  |
$500 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (20) |  |
$9,000, $450 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 3 retailers we follow for 2012-13 Panini Hoops, 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 2012-13 Panini Hoops for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes 2012-13 Hoops special?
It's the first NBA product of the 2012-13 season and features the official rookie cards of a stacked class: Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, and Klay Thompson. The 300-card base set includes 72 rookies total, and there's a huge autograph checklist with both rookies and established stars.
How many autographs are in a hobby box?
You'll pull 2 autographed cards per box on average. The autograph checklist is massive, so you could land anyone from the rookie class or veteran players.
What are the key inserts to chase?
Draft Night Signatures is the big one, featuring rookie autos from the 2011-12 and 2012-13 classes. Kobe's All-Rookie Team ties back to the Hoops brand roots. There's also Rookie Impact, Spark Plugs, and the short-printed Champions card that collectors hunt to complete their sets.
What's the Durantula card?
It's a Kevin Durant-themed insert set that builds on the success of the Black Mamba (Kobe) and Blake Superior (Blake Griffin) cards from 2011-12. Durantula cards are a popular chase element in this release.
Are there any special parallels or one-of-ones?
Yes. One of One Artist's Proof Black parallels return this year. There are also 1989-90 Hoops buyback autographs with an embossed Recollection Collection stamp, which are original cards from the original Hoops set signed and stamped.
How does this compare to other 2012-13 basketball products?
Hoops is the first product of the season and focuses heavily on the double rookie crop from the 2011-12 and 2012-13 drafts. It's more autograph-heavy and insert-focused than base-heavy products, making it a good choice if you're chasing rookie autos and themed inserts.
What's in the base set?
The 300-card base set includes current NBA stars like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant, plus the 72 rookies. The design features the classic Hoops aesthetic with clean, straightforward photography.
When did 2012-13 Panini Hoops come out?
It dropped August 17, 2012.
What's in a 2012-13 Panini Hoops hobby box?
36 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
What's the cheapest 2012-13 Panini Hoops hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $429.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2012-13 Panini Hoops?
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.
2012-13 Panini Hoops Basketball
2012-13 Panini Hoops is the first NBA product of the season, featuring the official rookie cards of Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, and Klay Thompson from the stacked 2012 draft class. It's a 300-card set with a huge autograph checklist and debut inserts like Draft Night Signatures and Kobe's All-Rookie Team.
Autographs
2 Autographs per box on average
Inserts to watch
- Draft Night Signatures Rookie autographs from the 2011-12 and 2012-13 draft classes, including Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, and Kawhi Leonard.
- Kobe's All-Rookie Team Features the 2011-12 and 2012-13 rookie classes, tying back to the Hoops brand heritage.
- Rookie Impact Highlights standout rookies from the double-draft crop.
- Spark Plugs Debut insert set in this year's Hoops release.
- Champions Short-printed card that returns this year; collectors hunt to complete the set.
- Durantula Kevin Durant-themed cards building on the popularity of Black Mamba and Blake Superior from 2011-12.
Fast facts
- Released
- August 17, 2012
- Box config
- 36 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
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.