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2024 Panini Donruss Baseball Mixes Past & Future

The Donruss brand has a long history in the hobby, and while lots has changed, it’s back again in 2024 with a plenty of hits and a focus on prospects and stars of the past.

But what will collectors find in 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball? What are the hits? And are these worth a break?

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2024 Panini Donruss Baseball release date & release format

The release date for 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball is scheduled for July 3, 2024 (subject to change).

Hobby boxes of 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball contain 24 packs per box. Each hobby pack contains 8 cards per pack. Hobby cases contain 16 hobby boxes.

Hobby boxes of 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball contain 3 autograph or memorabilia cards per box. On average, collectors will also find 48 base Rated Prospects, 24 Optic, and 24 inserts or parallels per box.

Pre-sale prices for hobby boxes of 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball in the range of $140-155.

2024 Panini Donruss Baseball

2024 Panini Donruss Baseball base set & design

Exactly how many cards will be contained in the 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball base set has not yet been announced. For reference, the 2023 base set was made up of 290 cards.

What we do know is that being baseball cards from Panini Donruss, these cards are unlicensed, with no team names or logos. So, this means very few current major leaguers, and a checklist focused on prospects and former stars and Hall of Famers. Since Rated Rookies doesn’t match the pre-MLB theme of the product, we get Rated Prospects, which highlights some of the hottest up and coming players.

Some big names in the product include all-time greats Albert Pujols, Sammy Sosa, and Ken Griffey Jr. You’ll also find young stars like Evan Carter, Paul Skenes, Dylan Crews, Ethan Salas, and George Lombard Jr.

From a design perspective, the cards are clean but not particularly memorable. They look like something Chat GPT would come up with if you prompted them for a modern card design.

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2024 Panini Donruss Baseball parallels

2024 Panini Donruss Baseball has a rainbow of a parallels, although all the details have not yet been released.

We do know that Optic returns, which is similar to Chrome parallels in other brands. Optic parallels include Blue Velocity, Gold Velocity and Black Finite.

2024 Panini Donruss Baseball inserts

Inserts or parallels land roughly one per pack in 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball. Insert sets include Bomb Squad, Diamond Marvels and Unleashed. The giant-head themed Whammy is a short-print insert offering. The insert offerings are all quite stylized, from funky designs to cartoonish elements.

2024 Panini Donruss Baseball memorabilia

Memorabilia cards are part of the hit-mix of 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball hobby boxes, with a mix of 3 autos or relics landing in each box.

Memorabilia offerings in the product include Jersey Kings and Retro 1984 Materials.

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2024 Panini Donruss Baseball autograph

Autographs are among the biggest hits in 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball, combining with memorabilia cards to land 3 per hobby box.

Signature Series is the primary autograph offering in the product, and its wide-ranging checklist features a mix of prospects and former greats.

2024 Panini Donruss Baseball value

2024 Panini Donruss Baseball is an unlicensed product with a focus on the past and future, and a lot of hits. But are these a good candidate to buy and hold unopened? Let’s look at what recent comps of hobby box sales from the last few years can tell us.

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YearRecent Hobby Box Comp Price
2024$140-155
2023$175-185
2022$150-170
2021$80-100

The prices are a bit all over the place, making a clear prediction difficult. There appears to certainly be the potential for buy-and-hold value here, which is a bit surprising for an unlicensed product. A lot of the value is probably tied to the prospects inside, so take that into consideration when thinking about purchasing.

In terms of singles, let’s see what a look at what recent comps for 2023 Panini Donruss singles can tell us about the high-end of the value potential for these cards.

eBay comps show only one card selling for even $200, a 2023 Donruss Baseball Greg Maddux Marvels Green /25 in PSA 10. A 2023 Donruss Baseball Signature Series Foil Auto of Elly De La Cruz sold for $160. A number of 2023 Donruss Baseball Ken Griffey Jr. Blue Bomb Squad #215/249 PSA 10 sold for $150-160. Outside of these few, everything else sold for less than $100. So, there is some value to be found here, but the high water mark isn’t that high.

2024 Panini Donruss Baseball pros & cons

Every product has pros and cons when deciding whether to purchase and break them. What are some of the pros and cons with 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball?

Pros

  • 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball is an affordable product with three guaranteed hits per box and a number of other inserts and parallels. That feels like the making of a fun, low-cost break.
  • The inclusion of top prospects and a number of greats from the past should make for some fun potential hits and some enjoyable base cards.

Cons

  • The unlicensed nature of the product, plus the lack of current players, is a limiting factor on the value of the hits in 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball.
  • The low buy-in price is another limiting factor to the value of the hits. This isn’t necessarily an investment product, although the product line does appear to hold its value fairly well unopened.

Final thoughts on 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball

2024 Panini Donruss Baseball is an unlicensed product that doesn’t feature any major league veterans. It focuses on the past and the future, and offers lots of opportunities for hits. While these hits are unlikely to be earth shaking, they should provide a bit of fun in a reasonably priced break.

What’s your take on 2024 Panini Donruss Baseball? Planning to break a box? Buying into a break? Or avoiding these unlicensed cards? Tell us all about it at card_lines on Twitter.

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Mike D.

Mike D

Mike D. has collected cards for over 35 years, since he bought his first pack of Topps at the corner store in 1987. His fandom,  collecting interests, and contributions to Cardlines center around baseball in general and the Baseball Hall of Fame specifically.

Mike's collecting focus is centered on graded cards, mostly rookie cards, of Hall of Famers and future Hall of Famers. Lately, he's been enjoying dabbling in graded minor league cards. A collector/investor with a "buy and hold" approach, Mike takes the long-term view with his collection.

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