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My Bobby Orr rookie has finally come home.

pmcollectourpmcollectour Posts: 1,211 ✭
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It's been gone for quite some time now. First it was sent to Florida to have Bobby sign it. Then it was off to PSA. So it was nice to finally receive it in the mail today. Here is a picture of the matching holograms.
One hologram is on the Great North Road COA, the other was affixed to the back of the PSA label. They have matching numbers.

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And here is a picture of the front. I'm happy that it's finally encapsulated, because I was always a little nervous with it around the house
with three young boys.

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  • 54topps54topps Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭
    OUTSTANDING!!! Congrats on a beautiful piece. image
  • YogiBerraFanYogiBerraFan Posts: 2,390 ✭✭
    That is a beauty image
  • VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,132 ✭✭✭
    Great North Road does a nice job. I did a 10 piece submission to them earlier this year. I tried to get them to cave on why they want so much for rookie cards. I don't think it's because they've sensed the market trend. It sounded to me like Bobby just doesn't like autographs on expensive cards. It was pretty odd when I talked to them. Yours came out great. Congrats!
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  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    WOW, that is an AWESOME piece. Did you crack that card out of a slab? If so, what was it graded.

    Just because it's in a slab does not mean the 3 boys can play with it now!!!! LOL
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭


    << <i>I tried to get them to cave on why they want so much for rookie cards. >>


    Mike ... does he charge more for the Rookie Card? On the website it shows just one price ($120.00) for cards.
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

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  • VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,132 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I tried to get them to cave on why they want so much for rookie cards. >>


    Mike ... does he charge more for the Rookie Card? On the website it shows just one price ($120.00) for cards. >>



    They charge $120 for regular cards. Rookie cards are $500.
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  • epatmythesepatmythes Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>I tried to get them to cave on why they want so much for rookie cards. >>


    Mike ... does he charge more for the Rookie Card? On the website it shows just one price ($120.00) for cards. >>



    They charge $120 for regular cards. Rookie cards are $500. >>



    OUCH!!!
  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    WOW, has to be a million of his auto's floating around, I have never heard of him saying no, however he does ALWAYs make an inscription
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>I tried to get them to cave on why they want so much for rookie cards. >>


    Mike ... does he charge more for the Rookie Card? On the website it shows just one price ($120.00) for cards. >>


    They charge $120 for regular cards. Rookie cards are $500. >>


    Holy Dear Lord of everything that is Holy! And a PSA "4" type card runs $500.00.
    So A COOL GRAND for a signed PSA "4" card. WOW.
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • miconelegacymiconelegacy Posts: 3,052 ✭
    Awesome card even at that price.

    This would or could be compared to having maybe a Mays or Aaron RC signed?

    Thanks for sharing!
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  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Awesome card even at that price.

    This would or could be compared to having maybe a Mays or Aaron RC signed?

    Thanks for sharing! >>



    That is one great looking Orr RC and it presents really well in the holder. Congrats!!!

    Speaking of Aaron signatures, here is something I just picked up.

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    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep."

    "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

    Collecting:
    Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭


    << <i>WOW, has to be a million of his auto's floating around, I have never heard of him saying no, however he does ALWAYs make an inscription >>



    He's the nicest guy you could ever expect. And yes he always inscribes. All 3 of mine say To Mike and I have no problem with that whatsoever LOL

  • thenavarrothenavarro Posts: 7,497 ✭✭✭
    That card is AWESOME. Congrats!!

    Mike
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  • scooter729scooter729 Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭
    Two years ago, unbeknownst to me, Orr was at a Boston University fundraising event I attended in town. (I think I paid $25 to attend the event.) He was sitting at a table with a stack of 11x14's of his famous goal, signing any and all that anyone wanted. There was a bin next to him for anyone to donate to the BU student fund in exchange for a signed picture, but it wasn't a requirement or anything. (I think they purposely didn't announce his attendance, since they didn't want people bringing Orr items to be signed? Or maybe he was a last-minute addition? Who knows...)

    I ended up with 3 pictures (1 to me, 1 to my dad, 1 not personalized) in exchange for a $10 donation, and he couldn't have been nicer. Even though it was in Boston, it wasn't your typically hockey crowd at the event, and for most of the time I was there, he had a handful of people going up to him at the table, but by no means was it a long line or anything.

    Here's the one on my office at work now.....
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  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Nice picture. Three for $10.00 ... sounds like something Willie Mays would do as well. image
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    Doug

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  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Nice picture. Three for $10.00 ... sounds like something Willie Mays Hayes would do as well. image >>



    Fixed.
    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep."

    "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

    Collecting:
    Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
  • pmcollectourpmcollectour Posts: 1,211 ✭
    Ron Blanchard informed me that Bobby Orr will only sign three or four rookie cards per year, thus the high asking price.
    It's just GNR's policy. Either we accept it, or we don't.
  • halosfanhalosfan Posts: 2,643 ✭✭✭✭
    Looks great .. Congrats
    Looking for a Glen Rice Inkredible and Alex Rodriguez cards
  • GarabaldiGarabaldi Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭
    Awesome looking Orr............................#4 Bobby Orr
  • duckusduckus Posts: 33
    That is an amazing Orr auto
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭


    << <i>Ron Blanchard informed me that Bobby Orr will only sign three or four rookie cards per year. >>


    If he sticks with that policy you have a GREAT investment.
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,132 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Ron Blanchard informed me that Bobby Orr will only sign three or four rookie cards per year. >>


    If he sticks with that policy you have a GREAT investment. >>



    From what I gather, it's not that he will ONLY sign 3-4/year. He'll sign 40 of them tomorrow if you'll pay $500/each for them. He's trying to make it cost prohibitive while maintaining secondary market scarcity.
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  • thenavarrothenavarro Posts: 7,497 ✭✭✭
    Just another bump for a dang fine card. That's THE Orr that I'd like for my HOF signed rookie collection. The test issue. Simply sick!
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  • georgebailey2georgebailey2 Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭
    Does anyone know if he signs the Legends serial numbered cards(Postcards) sold through the HHOF in the 90's. The guys that did that one had an arrangement for the living players to sign them for $10 each, but Orr did not participate. It took a long time to get them all back. I wish they had been able to keep going. Did the entire Pywowarcuk (sic) set from the 80's make it to postcard size?

    Thanks.
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭


    << <i>Just another bump for a dang fine card. That's THE Orr that I'd like for my HOF signed rookie collection. The test issue. Simply sick! >>


    Wow Mike ... I didn't realize it was the test issue. Just went back and noticed. That card is HUGE $$$$$$$$$$$.
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    Just found out this morning I might be playing golf in a tournament with him in June (not with him personally, but same tournament, same time) Last time I played this tournament, both Bobby and Derek Sanderson played too. Got to chat a bit with the two of them as well. Hope he plays this time too. Such a down to earth, classy guy
  • pmcollectourpmcollectour Posts: 1,211 ✭
    Is this tournament up in New England ?

    I just sent some more cards to Ron Blanchard in Florida. He said he has to ship them to Bobby up in Cape Cod.
    So I'm guessing your golf tournament is somewhere in that area.
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    Yeah, at the Ridge Club on Cape Cod. He has a condo/house there. It's in Sandwich, MA
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