NPN stands for No Purchase Necessary. This means that you do not have to buy the actually product in order to get a trading card.
You can find the No Purchase Necessary (NPN) information either on the side/back of the box or on the pack itself. If you are looking on the pack, you will most likely have to peel back the middle fold to see the odds and the NPN information.
NOTE: I have noticed that sometimes the packs within the box will have two different NPN Group numbers (One on the pack and one on the box)
Above the NPN information should be a list of odds on what you could get within the product. These odds dictate what card you could receive if your submission is picked. It appears that if you do win something you will get 1 card per entry.
I have created a page that illustrates what you need to do in order to submit your entry. Click here to see how to submit.
Some products may have different formats for the customer to purchase. For example, 2019 Topps Chrome had these box type variations:
- Hobby Box
- Hobby Jumbo Box
- Blaster Box
- Mega Box
- Value Pack
The above 5 variations all have different NPN Group Numbers. So what will happen if you were to send submissions to all 5 numbers or at least more than 1? Would this mean you will be disqualified? The stipulations say “Limit 1 request per household for [Product]”. The YouTube video by Baseball Card Bonding kinda answers the question about submitting to more than 1 NPN Group. It appears they submitted to multiple NPN Group numbers of the same product and were not disqualified as they got their free card from that Product.
One other thing to note here is that each of these box variations “may” have different odds. Just check out the odds for the Hobby Box and the Hobby Jumbo Box for 2019 Topps Chrome. There are slight differences. So maybe this indicates that each Box Variation can be a separate entry.
Although NPN means you do not have to buy the product, there is a slight cost in submitting your entry. You will need to factor in the cost of purchasing the 3 x 5 cards, the #10 envelopes, and the stamps. If you are watching your money, you may want to consider if you want to submit to all of the NPN offers or choose which ones you really like.