1986 O-Pee-Chee Ryan / O-Pee-Chee vs. Topps

Kep13

There was discussion of the 1986 Topps Gwynn and Ryan and what those would go for in today's market....what is the general consensus of "toughness" of the 1986 O-Pee-Chee baseball versus the 1986 Topps baseball.....I have broken cases of both products and they seem equally tough......I have the only PSA 9 O-Pee-Chee Ryan (as of this writing) and wondered what some thought that would go for.....I submitted Ryan's, Schmidt's, Ripken's, Clemens', Puckett's, etc, for both Topps and O-Pee-Chee on my latest order....hopefully willl have the cards back in a few weeks.....

goodriddance189

OPC is tougher than Topps in general, but Topps is far tougher than OPC in high (PSA 9-10) grade. i never saw any quantity of graded OPC's come up until 4 Sharp Corners came along, which leads me to believe that people simply weren't bothering to submit them till recently

CON40

Kep;

I have an 86 OPC Ryan in PSA 8, but I have not been able to get a nine through my own grading (3 boxes so far)... that said, I don't think it's as tough as the Topps though as the black ink seems to have been printed better (believe it or not) than the Topps which often look a little soft...

But, if I offered you $125 for the OPC Ryan in PSA 9, would that interest you?

Thanks,
Keith

purelyPSA

It's the face of the stock that does in the Topps version. The OPC is on whiter stock that is more resistant to chipping.

mikeschmidt

OPC: In general, tougher to find in top grade than Topps. 1986 may be an exception to that - but certainly Topps production is much, much higher. However, demand for OPC is much lower than for Topps. Though there are some freak player collector types (myself and Keith are examples....), in general, OPC will not command premiums to Topps, especially given their relative scarcity.

CON40

Sorry to blatantly float an offer out here... I feel little tacky about that! Next time, I'll do the PM... I just got all googly-eyed and couldn't restrain myself!

Keith

WinPitcher

sure as hell would interest me that is if I had one!

CON40

That card (along with the 85 OPC) has frustrated me for a couple years now... that's why I lost control when I saw that post1 I could put that card to bed very nicely and have peace of mind!

Virtualizard

<< <i>OPC: In general, tougher to find in top grade than Topps. 1986 may be an exception to that - but certainly Topps production is much, much higher. However, demand for OPC is much lower than for Topps. Though there are some freak player collector types (myself and Keith are examples....), in general, OPC will not command premiums to Topps, especially given their relative scarcity. >>




Marc,

You forgot to add me to your list of "freaks" and you know of at least one example of why I should be on that list.

BTW, I never heard back from you on our latest discussion regarding a card that I chose not to bid on. Email me.

JEB.

theplasticman

Im quite fond of the 80s OPC issues.