2023
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2023 Panini Absolute Football Hobby Box
Rookies
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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 |  |
$750 | ||
| Mega Box |  |
$60 | ||
| Blaster Box |  |
$40 | ||
| Retail Box | |
$105 | ||
| Mega Box Case (20) | |
$1,400, $70 per box | ||
| Blaster Box Case (20) | |
$900, $45 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 5 retailers we follow for 2023 Panini Absolute, 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 2023 Panini Absolute for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes 2023 Panini Absolute worth opening?
Five hits per three-pack hobby box is solid, and Kaboom! is one of the toughest chases in the hobby. If you hit a Rookie Premiere Materials Autograph of a top prospect like C.J. Stroud or Bryce Young, you've got real value.
Who are the key rookie cards?
C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young, Anthony Richardson, Will Levis, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are the marquee 2023 rookies. Puka Nacua also has strong collector interest. All are in the 100-card rookie subset (#101-200).
What's the deal with Kaboom!?
Kaboom! is the product's flagship rare insert with an illustrated design and explosive foil background. It's got tough odds, which is why collectors hunt it so hard. It's been a staple of Panini Absolute for years.
How do the parallels work?
Base cards come in 12 non-numbered parallels (Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Red/White/Blue Kaleidoscope, Spectrum, Teal, Yellow) plus 16 numbered tiers ranging from /499 down to 1/1 Black Galaxy and Black Spectrum.
What's a Rookie Premiere Materials Autograph?
It's a guaranteed autograph hit in every hobby box featuring a rookie prospect with multiple pieces of memorabilia (jersey, football, gloves, etc.) embedded on the card. These are the cornerstone hits of the product.
Is there anything else besides Kaboom! to chase?
Yes. Explosive and Glass are two other rare inserts with similar scarcity to Kaboom!. Tools of the Trade, Jumbo Memorabilia, Pro Bowl Souvenirs, and Ground Hoggs are also in the mix, plus Iconic Ink autographs of veterans and legends.
How many cards are in the full set?
242 total: 100 veteran base cards, 100 rookie base cards, and 42 Rookie Premiere Materials Autograph cards. Parallels and inserts sit outside the base set.
What are the best inserts in 2023 Panini Absolute?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Kaboom!, Rookie Premiere Materials Autographs (1 per box), Tools of the Trade, Iconic Ink, Explosive, Glass.
When did 2023 Panini Absolute come out?
It dropped January 17, 2024.
What's in a 2023 Panini Absolute hobby box?
3 packs per box, 5 cards per pack, 15 cards total per hobby box
What's the cheapest 2023 Panini Absolute hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $749.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2023 Panini Absolute?
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.
2023 Panini Absolute Football
2023 Panini Absolute Football is built around Kaboom!, the product's marquee rare insert, plus five hits per three-pack hobby box including Rookie Premiere Materials Autographs. The 242-card set features 100 veterans, 100 rookies (including C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young, and Anthony Richardson), and 42 Rookie Premiere Materials Autograph cards.
Autographs
3 Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 1 Rookie Premiere Materials Autograph
- 2 Additional Autographs
- 1 Insert (Kaboom!, Explosive, Glass, or other)
- 2 Parallels
Inserts to watch
- Kaboom! The flagship rare insert with illustrated accents and explosive foil background; tough odds make it the primary chase.
- Rookie Premiere Materials Autographs 1 per box Multi-piece memorabilia autographs of rookie prospects; guaranteed hit in every box.
- Tools of the Trade Jersey swatches combined with footballs, gloves, and other equipment pieces.
- Iconic Ink Autograph insert featuring veteran and legend signatures.
- Explosive Rare insert parallel to Kaboom! with similar design elements.
- Glass Another rare insert chase card in the product.
Fast facts
- Released
- January 17, 2024
- Box config
- 3 packs per box, 5 cards per pack, 15 cards total per hobby box
- Set size
- 239 cards
- Top rookie
- Bijan Robinson
5 CARDS
PER PACK
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3 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.