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2024 Panini Contenders Football Hobby Box
Rookies
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.
- 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 | $300Trace 'n Chase | |||
| Mega Box |  |
$62 | ||
| Blaster Box |  |
$25 | ||
| Retail Box |  |
$72 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (12) | |
$3,500, $292 per box | ||
| Mega Box Case (20) | |
$1,400, $70 per box | ||
| Blaster Box Case (20) | |
$500, $25 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 7 retailers we follow for 2024 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 2024 Panini Contenders for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes 2024 Contenders worth opening?
You're guaranteed five autographs per hobby box, with at least one on-card signature. That's the draw. Contenders has been the go-to for rookie autos for over two decades, and this year keeps that tradition alive with 42 RPS rookies and 123 additional rookie autos.
Who are the key rookie autographs?
J.J. McCarthy, Michael Penix Jr., Brian Thomas Jr., and Rome Odunze headline the RPS (Rookie Ticket RPS) set. The broader Rookie Ticket Autographs set includes 123 more rookies. Many of these guys will have some of their most popular rookie cards in this product.
What's the difference between RPS and regular Rookie Ticket autos?
RPS (Rookie Ticket RPS) is the smaller, more premium set of 42 rookies with on-card signatures. The Rookie Ticket Autographs set is much larger at 123 cards and includes both on-card and off-card signatures. Both have extensive parallel tiers.
How do the ticket parallels work?
Base cards and autos come in multiple ticket-themed parallels, from common colors like Bronze and Orange up to numbered versions like /499 Game Ticket Blue, /99 Conference Ticket, and down to /5 Goal Line Ticket and 1/1 Super Bowl Ticket. Die-cut versions like Playoff Ticket and Ticket Stub add visual variety.
What's the base set like?
The 265-card base set is split into 100 veteran Season Ticket cards and 165 rookie Ticket cards. All hobby versions have a holofoil/mojo finish. The design is ticket-inspired throughout, which is the brand's signature look.
Are there any retro or throwback inserts?
Yes. Contenders includes 1999 Contenders Finesse and 1999 Contenders Power inserts as part of the insert lineup, giving the product a nostalgic element alongside the modern rookie focus.
What's the difference between hobby and retail?
Hobby boxes have the highest concentration of autographs and come with the holofoil finish on base cards. Retail boxes (24-pack) have a plain white background on base cards and fewer hits overall. Hobby is the premium option if you're chasing autos and parallels.
When did 2024 Panini Contenders come out?
It dropped June 11, 2025.
What's in a 2024 Panini Contenders hobby box?
6 packs per box, 8 cards per pack, 12 boxes per case
What's the cheapest 2024 Panini Contenders hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $299.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2024 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.
2024 Panini Contenders Football
Contenders is the ticket-themed autograph powerhouse of football cards, loaded with rookie signatures and veteran autos. Hobby boxes deliver five autographs per box, including at least one on-card signature.
Autographs
5 Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 1 On-card autographs
- 4 Additional autographs (off-card or other signature types)
- 10 Inserts or parallels combined
Inserts to watch
- Rookie Ticket RPS Autographs On-card rookie signatures with multiple parallel tiers from /25 Cracked Ice down to 1/1 Super Bowl and Printing Plates.
- Rookie Ticket Autographs Larger rookie auto set with extensive parallel options including die-cut Ticket Stub and Playoff Ticket versions.
- Legendary Contenders Autographs Veteran and Hall of Famer signatures, a staple of the Contenders brand for decades.
- Supernatural Insert set featuring star players with special design treatment.
- Superstar Die Cuts Die-cut insert cards of elite NFL talent.
- Crown Jewels Premium insert subset highlighting top-tier players.
Fast facts
- Released
- June 11, 2025
- Box config
- 6 packs per box, 8 cards per pack, 12 boxes per case
- Top rookie
- Brian Thomas Jr.
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.