1978 O-Pee-Chee Baseball Official Thread OPC

DavidPuddy · January 8, 2009 10:01PM

I thought I'd give a little love the the smallest OPC set. About 40% of this set is pretty easy in PSA 9 quality, but after that it becomes a little tricky.
Many of the cards are plagued by centering issues and/or the "tilt" that always seems to be a problem with OPC cards.
1978 O-Pee-Chee set registry
1978 O-Pee-Chee Pop Report
Ebay Search
HotMush's 1978 OPC Wiki Page
Here's the double print list (Thanks to HotMush)
2 Home Run Leaders DP
4 Stolen Base Leaders DP
6 Strikeout Leaders DP
7 ERA Leaders DP
9 Steve Rogers DP
10 Graig Nettles DP
30 Don Gullett DP
31 Roy Howell DP
33 Rick Langford DP
47 Lee May DP
58 Blue Jays Team DP
71 Cecil Cooper DP
72 Gary Alexander DP
90 Tony Perez DP
100 Pete Rose DP
103 Jim Clancy DP
132 Len Randle DP
142 Dave Goltz DP
174 Sal Bando DP
203 Phil Garner DP
207 Expos Team DP
223 Tim Blackwell DP

mmsportscards · January 8, 2009 10:47PM

Fun set!!!!!!!!!

jayhawke · January 9, 2009 5:06AM

If I remember correctly, the Carew and Brett are tough cards in 8 or 9. Nice cards. I really like this set.

DavidPuddy · January 11, 2009 10:16PM

Big80s · January 12, 2009 1:48PM

I'm so happy someone started this thread - it's my favorite OPC set! I've been following the '77 thread, but I'm not nearly as fond of that set.

DavidPuddy · January 12, 2009 8:20PM

Here is a list of the cards I need to finish up my set. I'm looking for PSA 9, or 10.
(48) 15 cards have never been graded (as of 4/3/2009)

12 GEORGE SCOTT
19 JIM BARR
25 RENNIE STENNETT / Never graded
27 DICK WILLIAMS / Never Graded
32 CESAR GERONIMO /never graded
33 RICK LANGFORD DP / never graded
36 SANTO ALCALA
37 RICK BURLESON / never graded
40 RON FAIRLY
42 GREG LUZINSKI
49 JERRY GARVIN
57 REGGIE SMITH /never graded
59 JOHN MONTEFUSCO
64 AURELIO RODRIGUEZ
71 CECIL COOPER DP
74 TOBY HARRAH
76 ALAN ASHBY / never graded
81 WILL MCENANEY / never graded
82 LOU PINIELLA
85 DAVE LEMANCZYK
86 PAUL DADE / never graded
87 BILL CAMPBELL
94 STEVE STAGGS
95 BOBBY MURCER
99 SAM MEJIAS
104 BUTCH WYNEGAR / never graded
112 SAM EWING
115 MILT MAY
116 JIM COLBORN / never graded
121 LUIS GOMEZ
129 RICK CERONE
131 JOSE CRUZ
134 JEFF BURROUGHS
139 TIM NORDBROOK
141 BOB BOONE
145 CHRIS CHAMBLISS / never graded
161 ED OTT / never graded
166 DOUG RADER
168 JOHN MAYBERRY
172 PAT ZACHRY
174 SAL BANDO DP / never graded
175 ALVIS WOODS
182 MICKEY RIVERS
189 WAYNE TWITCHELL
197 TOM POQUETTE
202 DOUG AULT
211 JEFF BYRD
222 DAVE LOPES / never graded

Bkritz · January 13, 2009 2:47AM

All,

I have a very good looking psa 9 1978 OPC George Foster available. The regular card, not the LL.

$10 delivered.

PM me if you want it!

Brian

DavidPuddy · January 13, 2009 9:25AM

Thanks Brian but I have and 8, and a 9.
Was it you who had a Dawson 10 on ebay a few months ago?

tsalems1 · January 13, 2009 9:50AM

Nice job on this set Terry!

DavidPuddy · January 13, 2009 10:13AM

Thanks.
I'm scanning all the cards in my set, so I have it unpublished. I will re-publish when I have scans of everything.
I really hope to wrap this set up this year.

192 down, 50 to go.

tsalems1 · January 13, 2009 10:40AM

How many 10's do you have?

DavidPuddy · January 13, 2009 10:54AM

I had to count.
I now have 34 10's.

DavidPuddy · February 18, 2009 9:17PM

I picked up 2 cards I needed for my set last week.
30 Don Gullett PSA 9
84 DAN DRIESSEN PSA 8

I'm down to 48 to complete the set. It's very slow going at this point.

milkandcheese1 · February 20, 2009 6:29AM

I've got a couple of those raw I need to submit, but no graded versions handy here.
Sean

DavidPuddy · February 20, 2009 8:45AM

Sure wish this thread would get a little more love.........

Big80s · February 20, 2009 8:47AM

I love it - just haven't had anything awesome to report as of late.

milkandcheese1 · February 22, 2009 7:59AM

Looking back at my raw cards, the Colborn and Cerone have legit shots at 9 or better, they are well centered. Montefusco and Bando are likely to get a OC, despite being otherwise flawless. The first 2 are definitely tilt free, the Montefusco looks tiltless to me, but the Bando has a slight tilt.

Big80s · February 23, 2009 11:41PM

By the way - I'm not sure if any of you guys are in need of this card (I don't know why I didn't think to ask you all first) - but this auction of mine is just about to end.

IchiroDeported · February 25, 2009 5:13AM

figured milkandcheese1 might show up here.

got a PM from him and cant reply to him for some reason...

was interested in some of my cards; i put them aside for him.

if any of you know him; give him a PM for me. all my other PM to folks are working fine; maybe he turned them off??

RipublicaninMass · February 25, 2009 5:57AM

I am building a raw set, I have to get out my list. I think I only need a handful more

milkandcheese1 · February 26, 2009 12:12PM

Hey Ichiro, email me at sebrow@gmail.com, I'm not receiving PMs for some reason. I'll be happy to take care of the cards you saved for me.

milkandcheese1 · February 26, 2009 12:15PM

Found a few more raw 78s, including a 2nd Bando. Now I just need to sit down and start subbing. I just snagged a full set of 76s, and I've won 2 boxes+ of 79s (about 2/3, if that, are gradeable sadly). Plus the 100 or so 73s I've got backlogged as well. But I'll try to send in the 78s in the first sub.

jayhawke · May 18, 2009 9:13AM

Does anyone know who bought the Munson PSA 10? It went for some good coin.

DavidPuddy · May 18, 2009 9:46AM

I never even saw it. Was it on Ebay?

jayhawke · May 19, 2009 6:36AM

No, it was in Andy Madec's April auction. It went for $554.60 including the buyer's premium.

DavidPuddy · May 19, 2009 7:41AM

Way to rich for me.
The Munson/Yankee collectors can really drive prices up.

CrimsonTider · May 20, 2009 2:53AM

Where's a good place to purchase 78 opc packs or boxes and what is the going rate?

Also looking for unopened 83 OPC

jayhawke · May 22, 2009 9:29PM

<< <i>Where's a good place to purchase 78 opc packs or boxes and what is the going rate? >>

I think Steve from BBCE had a box, but just checked and it is gone. The last box I bought was over a year ago, and I paid in the $250 range. Not sure who else has boxes/packs.

DavidPuddy · May 22, 2009 10:01PM

The last box I bought was from a board member here.

I saw a lot of OPC boxes at some auction house (can't remember which one) last week. The lot had 78, 79, 82, and I think 83 opc boxes.

KalineFan · May 24, 2009 6:42AM

I broke up a box of 78 OPC's that I bought off Ebay. I still have 10-15 packs left out of the deal.

I have not a clue what they are worth, I just know what I paid for the box.

LMK if anyone wants to partake in this REAL UNOPENED WAX 1978 OPC's.

Tony
KalineFan

DavidPuddy · June 5, 2009 8:06AM

I just had this sub pop. from the April special.
I needed 24 cards to get to 90% and get a registry award. Well, I'm about a week late for the award, and somehow one of these graded "miscut" ?? So, after I add these to my set I'll still be at 89%.
*Disclaimer on these* I just sent in the best of what I had raw of the cards that I still needed. I thought most of these would grade 8's, and I was correct. In no way did I think any of these cards would pull a 10 (Ok maybe I thought the Luzinski had a good chance at a 10). I also didn't think there were any 6's in the mix. I think some of these are the first subject graded.
The Murray was a throw-in to get to the min of 25 cards. I'll take an 8.

Order #20300839 / Submission #661321
Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 12 GEORGE SCOTT
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 19 JIM BARR
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 25 RENNIE STENNETT
MINT 9 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 27 DICK WILLIAMS
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 32 CESAR GERONIMO
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 40 RON FAIRLY
MINT 9 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 42 GREG LUZINSKI
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 59 JOHN MONTEFUSCO
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 82 LOU PINIELLA
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 85 DAVE LEMANCZYK
EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 86 PAUL DADE
GEM MINT 10 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 87 BILL CAMPBELL

NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 94 STEVE STAGGS
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 95 BOBBY MURCER
N8: MISCUT 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 99 SAM MEJIAS WTF!
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 131 JOSE CRUZ
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 134 JEFF BURROUGHS
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 141 BOB BOONE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 154 EDDIE MURRAY

NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 161 ED OTT
MINT 9 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 166 DOUG RADER
MINT 9 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 172 PAT ZACHRY
NEAR MINT 7 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 182 MICKEY RIVERS
NEAR MINT 7 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 197 TOM POQUETTE
NEAR MINT 7 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 222 DAVE LOPES
Total Items: 25
Date Received: 5/5/2009
Date Shipped: N/A
Order Status: OK

Edited to add: Looks like I got the anti .5 grader.

jayhawke · June 5, 2009 8:30AM

Maybe you missed a crease on the Dade. Overall, for OPC a nice submission. I noticed a few auctions for PSA 10's. I think justcollect is trying to set the market, and at a high level.

DavidPuddy · June 5, 2009 8:36AM

I've got another batch here that is REALLY nice, but they are all cards that I already have in 9/10. One of these $5 specials I'll send in about 20 or 30.

I've been watching those 10's.
The sale on them keeps getting bigger, and BIGGER.
Unless they come down to about $30, I probably won't buy any.

DavidPuddy · June 5, 2009 9:12PM

If anyone can upgrade or add to my set, just drop me a PM. Puddy's 78 OPC set

lsutigers1973 · June 6, 2009 2:41AM

<< <i>GEM MINT 10 1978 O-PEE-CHEE 87 BILL CAMPBELL >>

Any chance you have a clear scan of this card prior to subbing? I sent in a few minty fresh well centered 78 OPC's but have never subbed any before. Just curious if I may have wasted my time and money since they will basically be worthless in PSA 8. They did look better than a handful of 77 OPC's I subbed last year and got almost all 9's.

DavidPuddy · June 6, 2009 7:25AM

Bill,
Yes, if you don't get stars in 9 or commons in 10 you will lose money subing these cards. If you have nice commons that you don't want to sub, I'll take them off your hands

Here's a raw scan of the Campbell. Looks like it has a slight tilt?
Here are some old scans of some of my 10 too.

DavidPuddy · June 16, 2009 9:50AM

Hit 90% today. The last 24 cards are going to be tough.

fattymacs · June 16, 2009 10:26AM

The Len Randle card is sweet!

DavidPuddy · June 16, 2009 10:33AM

Not many action shots in the set. That pic is one of my favorites.

DavidPuddy · September 27, 2009 11:30AM

Down to the last 21 cards to finish the set.

fattymacs · September 28, 2009 1:36AM

PM a list of the last 21 you need, I've ripped about 10 packs of them and may have some.

Bkritz · September 29, 2009 2:15AM

Hello all,

I have a few psa 9 1978 OPCs if any needs them.

91, 131, 162, and 173

and a psa 8.5 f
#1 carew parker Batting Leaders

I would trade 1 for 1 for psa 9 1980 opc, or buy them for $6 each.

PM me!

B

MeteoriteGuy · September 29, 2009 9:26AM

Here is my only 1978 O-Pee-Chee card.

DavidPuddy · September 29, 2009 9:54AM

Very nice

You may want to get a number grade on that. Looks like an 8.

Bkritz · September 30, 2009 12:22AM

Oh,

I also have Don Gullett # 30 in a psa 9!

B

CrimsonTider · October 1, 2009 12:40AM

I know that none of these are 1978, however they are all OPC.

This is my group sup III results.

I took an All-Canadian beatdown.

175 1 15723143 GEM MINT 10 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 5 AL OLIVER Card US
176 1 15723144 MINT 9 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 29 RANDY JONES Card US
177 1 15723145 GEM MINT 10 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 63 RICK MONDAY Card US
178 1 15723146 NEAR MINT 7 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 83 RYNE SANDBERG Card US
179 1 15723147 MINT 9 PD 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 88 JIM GANTNER Card US
180 1 15723148 MINT 9 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 106 STEVE ROGERS Card US
181 1 15723149 MINT 9 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 123 BILL RUSSELL Card US
182 1 15723150 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 143 TONY GWYNN Card US
183 1 15723151 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 193 AL COWENS Card US
184 1 15723152 GEM MINT 10 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 216 SCOTT McGREGOR Card US
185 1 15723153 MINT 9 ST 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 251 KENT HRBEK Card US
186 1 15723154 GEM MINT 10 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 276 MIKE NORRIS Card US
187 1 15723155 MINT 9 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 312 MIKE TORREZ Card US
188 1 15723156 MINT 9 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 335 BILL MADLOCK Card US
189 1 15723157 MINT 9 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 355 TONY PEREZ Card US
190 1 15723158 NEAR MINT 7 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 371 PAUL MOLITOR Card US
191 1 15723159 GEM MINT 10 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 381 BOB GRICH Card US
192 1 15723160 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1986 O-PEE-CHEE 197 DALE MURPHY Card US
193 1 15723161 N8: MISCUT 1987 O-PEE-CHEE 359 DALE MURPHY Card US
194 1 15723162 MINT 9 1988 O-PEE-CHEE 90 DALE MURPHY Card US
195 1 15723163 MINT 9 1992 O-PEE-CHEE 301 KIRK McCASKILL Card US
196 1 15723164 GEM MINT 10 1992 O-PEE-CHEE 305 TOM GLAVINE Card US
197 1 15723165 GEM MINT 10 1992 O-PEE-CHEE 460 ANDRE DAWSON Card US
198 1 15723166 GEM MINT 10 1992 O-PEE-CHEE 525 RANDY JOHNSON Card US
199 1 15723167 MINT 9 1992 O-PEE-CHEE 555 FRANK THOMAS Card US
200 1 15723168 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1992 O-PEE-CHEE 695 GARY SHEFFIELD Card US
201 1 15723169 MINT 9 1992 O-PEE-CHEE 772 GARRY TEMPLETON Card US

At least I pulled 8 10s and 5 of them were from 83.

reelinintheyears · October 9, 2009 12:34PM

I'm selling the following '78 OPC Baseball PSA 10's:

#38 Dave Rozema (pop. 3) $23
#132 Len Randle (pop. 4) $20

Prices include shipping (buy both and deduct 10%). PM me if interested. I also have five '72 OPC Baseball PSA 9's listed on the Buy/Sell/Trade board.

DavidPuddy · October 26, 2009 1:26AM

Hit my 50th psa 10 today.
Down to 18 cards to complete the set.

tsalems1 · October 26, 2009 7:37AM

Congrats Terry! Thats a great set you have there.

Tom

Bkritz · October 26, 2009 8:06AM

Great set! Tell us what you still need. Maybe we can help!

Terry,

If you need a psa 8 1977 OPC #4 SB Leaders, or a psa 8 Cey for any of your various 77 sets, lmk. I have lost the zest for my Cey set, and I have a nice raw SB Leaders for my Lopes set that I am going to sub. I would love to trade for any 1980 OPC you have. Do you have any? I will buy too!

Best,

Brian

DavidPuddy · October 26, 2009 8:33AM

Ok guys, here's a list of the 8 cards that I need to finish off my set. If anyone has any of these that look like 8's, drop me a PM.
Thanks.
33 RICK LANGFORD (Never Graded)
37 RICK BURLESON
49 JERRY GARVIN
57 REGGIE SMITH (Never Graded)
104 BUTCH WYNEGAR (Never Graded)
112 SAM EWING
116 JIM COLBORN (Never Graded)
211 JEFF BYRD

1978 O-Pee-Chee Baseball Official Thread OPC

Comments