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Surprising result for a not-so-nice PSA 9 1973 Bobby Orr

Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,567 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I've been trying to find a nice, well centered 73 OPC Orr for a couple of years now. This one surprised me a little. O/C with a tilt, the seller had to be pleased with the grade, and thrilled with the hammer price.
Mike
Bosox1976

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  • 54topps54topps Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭
    WOW! I know thats a tough card. Orr collectors do pay top dollar.
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    Classic hockey has the best designs by far.
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    Orr is ore.
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    I'd say.


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    It's a tiny bit sloppy, but still looks pretty nice.

    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭

    Wow, all of a sudden I'm happy I have two of them. image
  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Wow, all of a sudden I'm happy I have two of them. image >>



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  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭

    I'm really shocked about the price... Thanks Jim, ha ha.
  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭
    First hockey set with a fight card, I think.

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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    And in case you did not know he is an ex grader and former writer at Mastro.


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • FrozencaribouFrozencaribou Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As an addendum to this thread, '73 OPC collectors, in general, pay a premium for dark back cards. Most of the high grade '73 cards are light backed with very clean edges from vending sources. Unfortunately, just about every light backed Orr has a prominent printing mark running vertically along the left edge, which leaves a lot of otherwise mint Orr's in PSA 8 holders.

    I was unimpressed with the card itself, but was not shocked by the final price. I would imagine a light backed PSA 9 would sell for less than 1k.

    I also imagine that PSA will at some point make a designation of the light back/dark back difference in this set, which would be consistent with other revisions to include color variations.

    -Nathanael

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