Official Wayne Gretzky Registry Thread

Scarlem21 · August 19, 2010 2:53AM

Post anything your looking for, have available or are looking to upgrade. Or just show off your collection of "The Great One".
There are a bunch of different registry sets so hopefully this thread will help some collectors add some cards!

Here's what I need for my basic O-Pee-Chee set:

1986 O-PEE-CHEE WAYNE GRETZKY #3 (PSA 9)
1989 O-PEE-CHEE WAYNE GRETZKY 156 (PSA 10)
1990 O-PEE-CHEE WAYNE GRETZKY 120 (PSA 10)
1991 O-PEE-CHEE WAYNE GRETZKY 321 (PSA 10)
1992 O-PEE-CHEE WAYNE GRETZKY 15 (PSA 10)

If you have any of these for sale, please email me @ jeffrey.betts@directbrands.com. Thanks!

gregmo32 · August 19, 2010 8:20AM

I have a very sharp psa 7 1979 opc Gretzky RC for sale for $579 delivered.
Pm or gregmo32 for questions...

RedHeart54 · August 20, 2010 10:34PM

Thanks for starting this thread. There are a lot of cool Gretzky items out there that I hope people will share.

BTW, you shouldn't have too much trouble locating a 1986 OPC PSA 9. They come up on ebay quite regularly and if memory serves, sell for $45-60.

Scarlem21 · August 25, 2010 4:25AM

Paying top dollar for the cards I still need. I also have an extra PSA 9 '84-'85 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky #243 available if anybody needs one.

johnny1976 · August 25, 2010 7:52AM

How much are you looking to get for the 84 Gretzky #243?

Scarlem21 · August 25, 2010 10:37PM

PM sent on the 1984 OPC #243 Gretzky PSA 9.

cefy1 · August 26, 2010 8:48AM

Long overdue thread.

I will post some pics occasionally as well as available items and want lists.

Here is one of the shiny Gretzky's I like.

Thanks,
Chris

RedHeart54 · August 31, 2010 11:23AM

Hey Scarlem21, did you buy this??

1986 OPC Gretzky PSA 9 $221.48

Scarlem21 · August 31, 2010 10:28PM

I was the high bidder on that card at $60.00 with 24 seconds remaining in the auction. Bidding went crazy on this card in the last 10 seconds and finished at $221.00. I was shocked to say the least (especially on a poorly centered PSA 9). I would never pay that much for that card but I guess someone REALLY wanted it.

RedHeart54 · August 31, 2010 11:39PM

Yeah, that was a REEEALLY crazy price. I remember an '85 bringing that sometime back but I can't remember an '86 bringing over $100-$125.

RedHeart54 · September 10, 2010 10:20PM

Here are some 1980s Gretzkys I had graded this year. They look MUCH better in slabs. (I don't have access to the pop report but I HOPE these are pretty low.)

The Semic stickers, I believe, are not part of the set registry (but they sell so infrequently anyway).

Don't know why the '87 only drew a 6. And the '85 must have been cut too short.

cefy1 · September 14, 2010 8:50AM

Love those cards & stickers Mike.

This is quite an item.

Gretzky OPC PSA 8 pack

Scarlem21 · September 15, 2010 5:33AM

Good stuff guys! Can anyone help me out with the cards I have listed in my OP? Please email me @ jeffrey.betts@directbrands.com if you can help. Thanks!

e64mtd · September 16, 2010 4:46AM

The '86 Gretzky OPC #3 doesn't show up for sale very often despite having a fairly high pop. Too bad, I just got rid of all my cards in PSA holders and had every Gretzky main player card from his rookie year up to 1990 in a 9 holder or better but I wasn't registered on this forum when I sold all the cards. I have the '86 Gretzky in a BGS 9 holder and I'm upgrading my Gretzky cards to gem mint so it's available but obviously its residing in a BGS holder is the first problem. The second problem is that it's a sheet cut. Also, I have a 1980 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky #250 in an SGC holder with a 96 (9) mint designation if anyone's interested. The SGC card is a beautiful example. Please PM me if you have interest and I will provide pictures.

jackstraw · September 16, 2010 9:35AM

Nice cards/sticker redheart, love theose box bottoms..I am a Gretzky junkie also but mostly magazine covers and stickers are what I have left.
83 Topps Stickers = impossible..

Frozencaribou · September 16, 2010 11:35AM

Hi guys,

I am in agreement that a Gretzky thread is long overdue. I collect the Gretzky topps and opc basic sets, but I am focusing more and more on collecting his box bottom cards in high grades.

More images will follow when they get back from PSA. If anyone wants to part with high grade Gretzky box bottoms, please let me know.

Thanks,

Nathaniel

mariotown · September 16, 2010 2:30PM

@Frozencaribou
What method do you use to cut the box bottoms?

Frozencaribou · September 17, 2010 1:56AM

<< <i>
What method do you use to cut the box bottoms? >>

After destroying box bottoms for years by using inadequate methods (scissors, exacto knives) I have finally settled on equipment usually used on fabric. I use a fiskars rotary wheel using a fabric mat as a base. I use a arcylic ruler to situate the card for cutting, and usually I get a straight cut with minimal concern for error.

I don't mind sharing, as it is difficult to find mint box bottoms anyway, and even if cards are cut to PSA specs, there is a 50% chance they will still come back "NO: Authentic".

Hope this helps with your Ripken collection.

-FC

RedHeart54 · September 17, 2010 11:01PM

That's a really nice '86 Topps BB. If anyone's curious, I bought all my BBs years ago and they were already cut. Guess I got lucky. (At least on a few).

jackstraw · September 25, 2010 5:38AM

That is a thing of beauty , wow............. Nice job

Frozencaribou · September 25, 2010 9:15PM

Thanks for the compliments on the Gretzky 86 topps box bottom. I will post more box bottoms in a week or so...

But shifting gears, let's talk Gretzky opc rookies. Hard to imagine a more subjectively graded major rookie card out there. Rough cuts, registration issues, prints spots, fish eyes, snow on the surface, and of course, reprints.

Here are three of mine. I prefer a perfectly focused image to just about everything else. My favorite of the three is the SGC 92.

-FC

RedHeart54 · September 26, 2010 10:48PM

What is the bottom line about the various printings of the OPC Gretzky rookie? (1st run, 2nd run, one has printing lines, one doesn't, one is supposedly more scarce, etc etc.)

I've read different accounts over the years (usually as part of a sales pitch) but is there anything that we KNOW to be true?

Nice rookies, BTW!

Frozencaribou · September 27, 2010 7:47AM

I think the Gretzky o-pee-chee rookie is a perfect example of sellers using red herrings to increase desirability.

I don't care what print run the card comes from, even if you could pin down such a thing. Who is to say that the thin blue line on the back didn't come from the last part of the print run? Why does it matter? The fish eye on Gretzky's right shoulder appears on many examples, but the three examples I have shared all have the thin blue printing lines on the back and only two of the three examples have the right shoulder fish eye, so a person couldn't say it was an affliction of only a certain print run.

For those unfamiliar with the card, I would imagine the thin blue line and the right shoulder fish eye helped "authenticate" the card in comparison to the many reprints out there, but in my opinion all Gretzky reprints are easily identified with only minimal knowledge of the hobby. Maybe it helps explain why people gravitate towards the blue line version, though.

In my Gretzky rookie, I want a clear picture, good centering, and strong overall color. Many examples look washed out, and over 75% suffer from registration issues. I don't mind the fish eye, but I would prefer not to have it on the card, of course.

None of this is empirical, but o-pee-chee didn't keep records of this sort of stuff, so I would say whatever responses you get will be speculation, including my thoughts.

I just enjoy pursuing the card.

-FC

Frozencaribou · September 29, 2010 8:18AM

As previously promised, my latest box bottom additions. They may be from 89 or 90, but they are tough!

1 of 2, 1 higher

1 of 2, none higher

1 of 1

1 of 1, none higher

RedHeart54 · September 29, 2010 10:40PM

Great box cards; especially the '85. I truly believe box bottoms are underrated and undervalued with those kinds of grades.

poolshark1999 · November 23, 2010 8:08AM

I really enjoyed reading posts on this thread! I hope we'll see more in the future. I have Sean's Master Wayne Gretzky O-Pee-Chee set, Sean's master Wayne Gretzky set, and also, an extras set called sean-2 (master Gretzky OPC set). If anyone would like to do any trading from those sets, please e-mail me @ seanmckay88@shaw.ca

rbdjr1 · November 23, 2010 9:34AM

.... If anyone wants one? I have 9 left:

.... 1996 Upper Deck Authenticated Memorabilia Wayne Gretzky National Hero 3 1/2" x 5" Die Cut (like a ticket!)

.... Serial Numbered in a 4" x 6" screw down plastic holder, supplied by Upper Deck.

.... These cards are in perfect shape and are really cool, especially if you love Gretzky!

.... Just $1 each, plus $2.26 postage (... and I'll pay for a bubble mailer! Since I got a trillion of them! LOL!)

.... First come First Served! ( p.s. I also have similar amounts of Dan Marino & Michael Jordan National Hero Die Cuts, LMK!)

.... rd

.... RBDJR@YMAIL.COM

.... P.S. Happy holidays to all of you!

Frozencaribou · December 22, 2010 2:36AM

On a roll here...

Where are the big Gretzky collectors anyway? No post from the big guns.

poolshark1999 · January 1, 2011 1:12PM

Very nice Box-Bottom!

poolshark1999 · January 1, 2011 3:04PM

Here's my latest Gretzky:

Dialj · January 1, 2011 3:41PM

Here is one of my favorite all time odd ball Gretzky items.

Frozencaribou · January 1, 2011 11:59PM

Great Vachon PSA 10. That's one of my favorite Gretzky cards by far. I've never seen the Campell's soup card. Looks like an early 90's item.

-FC

Dialj · January 2, 2011 2:31AM

September 1997 Timeframe.

poolshark1999 · January 2, 2011 8:35AM

Thanks for the compliment on the Vachon-PSA 10. Here's a really rare sticker from a condition sensitive year:

Arsenal83 · January 2, 2011 4:19PM

Here's my own Gretzky RC purchased from a fellow board member.

DavidC · January 4, 2011 3:09AM

what would a nice PSA 9 rookie be worth?

RedHeart54 · January 4, 2011 7:42AM

<< <i>what would a nice PSA 9 rookie be worth? >>

For an OPC, minimum $4000 though most likely in the ballpark of $4500-$5000. A PSA 9 Topps, probably around $1600-$2000.

RedHeart54 · January 4, 2011 7:44AM

poolshark1999, very nice Vachon! Is it a Pop 1? (I was happy to get a PSA 9 for mine.)

poolshark1999 · January 5, 2011 12:54AM

RedHeart54, Thank-you very much! Yes, I was very fortunate to get this back in a 10! And yes, it's a 1 of 1 (for now). Sean.

poolshark1999 · January 5, 2011 1:25AM

Does anyone know where I might find a 1998 OPC Chrome #219 Gretzky refractor? I need it to complete my OPC Gretzky Registry set. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

alnavman · January 6, 2011 1:03AM

Don't know if there would be any interest but thought I'd ask before putting on ebay......make offer and we hopefully can make a deal.....al.

poolshark1999 · January 6, 2011 5:07AM

Do you have any PSA 9 stickers from that year?

alnavman · January 6, 2011 5:13AM

I have a PSA 10 Patrick Roy #45 which I plan to put on ebay. al.

alnavman · January 6, 2011 10:14AM

The two Gretzky/Klima stickers have been sold...thanks Roy will be on ebay by the weekend. al.

poolshark1999 · January 7, 2011 12:52AM

Does anyone have a 1981 Gretzky Red Rooster LONG HAIR variation card? I'd love to own one of these! Even to see a pic would be cool!

RedHeart54 · January 7, 2011 7:14AM

<< <i>Does anyone have a 1981 Gretzky Red Rooster LONG HAIR variation card? I'd love to own one of these! Even to see a pic would be cool! >>

Is that one really that scarce? I know I've seen a picture of it before.

poolshark1999 · January 7, 2011 8:42AM

Yes, it's scarce! Gretzky had it yanked because he hated the picture! I have 10's of the 81 short hair, 1982, and 1984. I've collected these for quite a while now, and i've never even seen a picture of one! I know that Frank has one in the Gretzky master set, but he has no picture of it. I hope someone could post a picture of one, and then sell it to me! Sean.

RedHeart54 · January 10, 2011 11:13PM

I swear I have a picture of that card somewhere. Years ago Beckett put out a magazine devoted to Gretzky and I think it's in there. I'll have to look this week.

The fact that I've seen the card attests to the fact that Gretz rather resembled Betty Thomas from her Hill Street Blues days.

poolshark1999 · January 12, 2011 11:56AM

LOL! Now I really need to see the card! Hope you post it soon!

RedHeart54 · January 13, 2011 11:58AM

This is the best I could do. It came from a page in the 1994 Wayne Gretzky pictorial biography.

Gretzky overdose!

poolshark1999 · January 14, 2011 9:04AM

Thanks for posting that picture. I had honestly never seen one before! Don't blame him for getting his hair cut, and insisting on a new card! Wayne's World!

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