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2021 Panini Donruss Elite Football Hobby Box
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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.
- 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.
- Fat Pack
- One oversized retail pack of 25 to 35 cards, also sold as a cello or value pack. It offers the most base cards per dollar, sometimes with a few exclusive parallel colors.
- 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 productAsia Tmall boxes hold 6 packs of 5 cards with 3 parallels and 2 inserts per box, and include Panini Asia exclusive Status Die-Cut Red parallels numbered to 5.
- 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 |  |
$500 | ||
| Hobby Box tmall |  |
$90 | ||
| Blaster Box | |
$30 | ||
| Blaster Box Case (20) | |
$600, $30 per box | ||
| Fat Pack Case (12) | |
$1,200, $100 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 4 retailers we follow for 2021 Panini Donruss Elite, 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 2021 Panini Donruss Elite for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What are the key rookie cards in this set?
The marquee rookies are Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson, Mac Jones, and Trey Lance (all /599). Other notable first-year players include Najee Harris, Kyle Pitts, DeVonta Smith, Ja'Marr Chase, and Jaylen Waddle. The base rookies are numbered #101-175, with an additional 25 Rookie Variations (#176-200) giving top prospects a second card.
How many autographs come in a hobby box?
Each hobby box contains two autographs on average. These are typically Pen Pals (single on-card autographs of rookies) or Pen Pals Duals (two signatures on one card). First Off The Line (FOTL) boxes promise one Pen Pal Gold Ink or Turn of the Century Black Gold auto plus one additional autograph.
What are the parallel tiers and how scarce are they?
Base parallels range from Red (/399) down to Black (1/1). Mid-tier parallels include Purple (/99), Orange (/49), Teal (/25), and Blue (/10). There are also Aspirations and Status parallels with varying print runs, plus Die-Cut versions (/24 each). Razzle Dazzle is an unnumbered super short print. Six parallels drop per hobby box on average.
What inserts should I chase?
The main inserts are Pen Pals autographs, Star Status (with six parallel tiers), 2001 Elite (throwback design), and Playmakers (case hit). Hobby-exclusive inserts include Ascension, Elite Company, Elite Deck, Rookie Elitist, and Rookie on Deck. You'll pull 11 inserts per box on average.
Is there a relic card in every box?
Yes. Each hobby box contains one memorabilia card, typically a Moxie Jersey relic featuring NFL stars with an edge on the field.
How does the base set break down?
The 200-card base set includes 100 veterans and legends (cards #1-100), 75 serial-numbered rookies (#101-175), and 25 Rookie Variations (#176-200). The foil-forward design emphasizes stars and first-year talent, with three rookies per hobby box on average.
What's the difference between a regular hobby box and a First Off The Line (FOTL) box?
FOTL boxes promise one Pen Pal Gold Ink or Turn of the Century Black Gold autograph plus one additional autograph (versus two standard autos), one FOTL Gold parallel plus five other parallels, and the same relic and insert count. FOTL boxes are released first and typically command a premium.
When did 2021 Panini Donruss Elite come out?
It dropped July 16, 2021.
What's in a 2021 Panini Donruss Elite hobby box?
20 packs per box, 5 cards per pack, 12 boxes per case
What's the cheapest 2021 Panini Donruss Elite hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $499.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2021 Panini Donruss Elite?
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.
2021 Panini Donruss Elite Football
2021 Donruss Elite Football is a broad-appeal set mixing veterans and the 2021 rookie class, headlined by Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson, and other top first-year players. Each hobby box promises two autographs and one relic, plus 11 inserts and six parallels.
Autographs
2 Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 11 Insert cards (Star Status, 2001 Elite, Ascension, Elite Company, Elite Deck, Rookie Elitist, Rookie on Deck, Playmakers)
- 6 Parallel cards (Red, Purple, Orange, Teal, Blue, Black, Aspirations, Status, Die-Cuts, Razzle Dazzle)
- 3 Rookie cards (base or variations)
Inserts to watch
- Pen Pals First on-card autographs of the 2021 rookie class in NFL uniforms, featuring Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson, and other top prospects.
- Pen Pals Duals Double autograph version pairing two players on a single card.
- Star Status Vivid insert with multiple parallels including Red (/99), Purple (/75), Orange (/25), Blue (/10), Gold (/5), and Black (1/1).
- 2001 Elite Throwback design celebrating the brand's 20-year history, available in hobby boxes.
- Playmakers Case hit insert exclusive to hobby boxes, featuring star players.
- Razzle Dazzle Super short print parallel with no serial number but extremely scarce according to Panini.
Fast facts
- Released
- July 16, 2021
- Box config
- 20 packs per box, 5 cards per pack, 12 boxes per case
- Set size
- 200 cards
- Top rookie
- Ja'Marr Chase
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.