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.
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.
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 15 retailers we follow for
2019-20 Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells
out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.
For collectors who want hits without Cup money. Figure on an auto or relic every box or two, with rookies you'll actually recognize.
Q2What makes 2019-20 OPC Platinum special compared to regular O-Pee-Chee?
OPC Platinum uses chromium stock instead of regular cardboard, giving it a premium look and feel. The set is also much smaller—just 200 cards versus the massive base O-Pee-Chee release—and every hobby box guarantees one hard-signed autograph, making it a chase product for early-season rookie autos.
Q3Which rookies should I be hunting?
Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Cale Makar, and Nick Suzuki are the marquee names. All four have Rookie Autograph cards at 1:33 packs, plus multiple parallel versions. Cale Makar and the Hughes brothers also appear in the Calder Front Runners autograph set.
Q4How many parallels are in a typical box?
You'll pull roughly five Rainbow Parallels, two Sunset Parallels, one Matte Pink Parallel, and two additional numbered parallels per box on average. The base set has ten parallel tiers total, from common Rainbow down to 1/1 Golden Treasures.
Q5What's the difference between the Retro cards and regular base?
Retro cards use a throwback design and fall about five per box. They have their own parallel rainbow and numbered tiers (Blue /149, Green Houndstooth /15, Golden Treasures 1/1). Some Retro cards also carry Red Autographs at 1:160, making them a secondary chase.
Q6Are there any hobby-exclusive inserts?
Yes. Orange Checkers parallels (/25 on base, /15 on Rookie Autos) are hobby-only. The autograph versions of Best in the World, Calder Front Runners, and Thrilling Finishes are also exclusive to hobby packs.
Q7What's the case structure?
A full case is 16 boxes split into two 8-box inner cases. With one guaranteed auto per box, you're looking at 16 autographs per case.
Q8How do the numbered parallels work?
Numbered parallels are printed to a specific count (e.g., /399, /199, /99, /50, /25, /10, or 1/1). These are separate from the pack-odds parallels like Rainbow and Sunset. Numbered parallels combine to land roughly two per box.
Q9When did 2019-20 Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum come out?
It dropped April 15, 2020.
Q10What's in a 2019-20 Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum hobby box?
4 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 16 boxes per case (two 8-box inner cases)
Q11Where can I buy 2019-20 Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum?
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What to Expect
2019-20 Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey
2019-20 O-Pee-Chee Platinum is a chromium-stock take on the base O-Pee-Chee set, featuring 200 cards (150 vets and 50 marquee rookies) with one hard-signed autograph per box. It's known for early-season rookie autos of Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Cale Makar, and Nick Suzuki on premium platinum stock.
Autographs
1Autograph per box on average
On average per hobby box
5Rainbow Parallels (base set)
2Sunset Parallels (base set)
1Matte Pink Parallel (base set)
2Additional numbered parallels (base set)
5Retro cards
1Retro Rainbow Parallel
1Best in the World insert
Inserts to watch
Rookie Autographs1 in 33 packsHard-signed on-card autos of the 2019-20 rookie class, including Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Cale Makar, and Nick Suzuki.
Retro1 in 4 packsThrowback-design cards that fall roughly five per box, with select versions featuring Red Autographs at 1:160.
Calder Front Runners1 in 23 packsInsert set highlighting top rookie contenders, with autograph versions at 1:800 hobby.
Best in the World1 in 15 packsElite player insert with rare autograph parallels at 1:1,600 hobby.
Thrilling Finishes1 in 27 packsAction-themed insert with autograph versions exclusive to hobby packs at 1:800.
Base Set ParallelsTen parallel tiers ranging from common Rainbow (1:4) to ultra-rare Golden Treasures (1/1), including new Sunset and Matte Pink parallels.
Fast facts
Released
April 15, 2020
Box config
4 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 16 boxes per case (two 8-box inner cases)
