<< <i>Let's see some nice 1973 OPC baseball Tom! How about a well-centered Bob Gibson, Thurman Munson or Harmon Killebrew. >>
Probably will get to the 73's later today and I have lots of them! The stars you just brought up are very difficult to find centered and not sure I have and good ones, sharp but not centered
This is arguably my favorite thread since joining CU, and it's not due solely to the impeccable cardboard that's being pulled from north of the border. It's primarily Tom's unparalleled freaking passion! You're a veritable pit o-pee-chee bull! Seriously, there are life lessons to be learned here. If you want something badly enough, get off of your can and make it happen.
Out of curiosity, do you come in contact with a lot of unopened OPC material as well?
<< <i>This is arguably my favorite thread since joining CU, and it's not due solely to the impeccable cardboard that's being pulled from north of the border. It's primarily Tom's unparalleled freaking passion! You're a veritable pit o-pee-chee bull! Seriously, there are life lessons to be learned here. If you want something badly enough, get off of your can and make it happen.
Out of curiosity, do you come in contact with a lot of unopened OPC material as well? >>
I find very liitle wax. I have had better luck finding vending cases than wax.
I did buy a 1991 wax case on this trip. It was on Sunday. I paid $100!!!! This is not a typo $100!!!!
There was 1 problem though, we cracked the seal because the case was not stored in a good spot. We opened the top box and cracked a pack, the gum ate through all the cards in the pack. I still bought the case. I figured I would still do well on the box bottoms alone. I went to the hotel room later that night and cracked the whole case (24 boxes) hoping I could get a good chipper or 2. Well the cards were disgusting throughout the whole case but did well on the box bottoms
Wow. So, Tom, are these people that have no clue what's going on in the hobby? I mean are they just naive to the reality of what these cards are going for? I wonder how hard it is to find a line between bargaining and making out like a bandit.
I ask because I have a friend who is clueless that has tons of 1981-1986 football cards in boxes fresh and clean. He said "just give me whatever". How do you handle that?
Any Winfield OPC RC's?
The Clockwork Angel Collection...brought to you by Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Chase TheClockworkAngelCollection
<< <i>Wow. So, Tom, are these people that have no clue what's going on in the hobby? I mean are they just naive to the reality of what these cards are going for? I wonder how hard it is to find a line between bargaining and making out like a bandit.
I ask because I have a friend who is clueless that has tons of 1981-1986 football cards in boxes fresh and clean. He said "just give me whatever". How do you handle that?
Any Winfield OPC RC's? >>
No luck on Winfield rookies. I got some very high grade 74's but the star power was lacking.
As for what I am picking up, none of the stuff I have picked up from people came accross like "just give me whatever". They are selling me raw lots/sets etc. I look at what they are selling me and in my mind, I see the graded value in the lots. The people are not clueless as to what they have but probably not up to date with the graded values. At the same time as a buyer, i'm not going to pay graded values on raw cards. I pay these people fair. Most cases I try and get a figure from them, the cards are theirs.
Heading to Vancouver in a couple weeks on another North of the Border trip!
If anyone has any leads in the Seattle,Wa/Vancouver,Canada area, please let me know. Any good stores or if you know anyone with any OPC available..
I have a couple good size collections already lined up. 1 includes several OPC Baseball sets from 1965,1973,1976 with lots of singles from each year in between. Collection also has OPC hockey sets from 79/80, CFL Football, Topps sets/singles from the early 60's.
Awesome haul, as always, Tom! That 87 OPC Bonds is a real blazer!
Henderson RC looks dead centered, too!
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
<< <i>Awesome haul, as always, Tom! That 87 OPC Bonds is a real blazer!
Henderson RC looks dead centered, too! >>
Thanks Tim.
The Henderson is very sharp but the centering is off a little L/R I think its a easy 8 but if centered just a hair better it would be a 9. >>
Upon further review, I think you are right about the Henderson.
Nothing like hockey wax north of the border!
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
<< <i>Is that OPC Bonds tuff in a 10? I bought a lot of about 50 of them at a show a few years ago, 90% being off center. >>
If you got 10% centered I'd say you did well. I've never seen a 1987 O-Pee-Chee uncut sheet but I have to imagine that the Bonds is in a corner spot. I've opened a ton of boxes and never got a single Bonds that had PSA 8 centering.
There were a few sales about a year ago and 3 more PSA 10's have popped since then so it's not hopelessly impossible but it's a very difficult card.
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<< <i>Let's see some nice 1973 OPC baseball Tom! How about a well-centered Bob Gibson, Thurman Munson or Harmon Killebrew. >>
Probably will get to the 73's later today and I have lots of them!
The stars you just brought up are very difficult to find centered and not sure I have and good ones, sharp but not centered
Very sharp looking cards indeed. Gotta love Canada!!!!!!!
John
is there a Brett stash like that as well?
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
<< <i>oh my!
is there a Brett stash like that as well? >>
Not sure. I have 2 more 800 ct boxes of 1980 to go through.
I have a stack of Carew and Yaz like this as well
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
Out of curiosity, do you come in contact with a lot of unopened OPC material as well?
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
<< <i>This is arguably my favorite thread since joining CU, and it's not due solely to the impeccable cardboard that's being pulled from north of the border. It's primarily Tom's unparalleled freaking passion! You're a veritable pit o-pee-chee bull! Seriously, there are life lessons to be learned here. If you want something badly enough, get off of your can and make it happen.
Out of curiosity, do you come in contact with a lot of unopened OPC material as well? >>
I find very liitle wax. I have had better luck finding vending cases than wax.
I did buy a 1991 wax case on this trip. It was on Sunday. I paid $100!!!! This is not a typo $100!!!!
There was 1 problem though, we cracked the seal because the case was not stored in a good spot.
We opened the top box and cracked a pack, the gum ate through all the cards in the pack.
I still bought the case.
I figured I would still do well on the box bottoms alone.
I went to the hotel room later that night and cracked the whole case (24 boxes) hoping I could get a good chipper or 2.
Well the cards were disgusting throughout the whole case but did well on the box bottoms
Here are the best 2 chippers I found...
<< <i>There are 50-55 of each >>
Maybe from a cut card case? Did OPC run in those?
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
Nice work on the 80's though.
I ask because I have a friend who is clueless that has tons of 1981-1986 football cards in boxes fresh and clean. He said "just give me whatever". How do you handle that?
Any Winfield OPC RC's?
TheClockworkAngelCollection
<< <i>Wow. So, Tom, are these people that have no clue what's going on in the hobby? I mean are they just naive to the reality of what these cards are going for? I wonder how hard it is to find a line between bargaining and making out like a bandit.
I ask because I have a friend who is clueless that has tons of 1981-1986 football cards in boxes fresh and clean. He said "just give me whatever". How do you handle that?
Any Winfield OPC RC's? >>
No luck on Winfield rookies. I got some very high grade 74's but the star power was lacking.
As for what I am picking up, none of the stuff I have picked up from people came accross like "just give me whatever". They are selling me raw lots/sets etc. I look at what they are selling me and in my mind, I see the graded value in the lots. The people are not clueless as to what they have but probably not up to date with the graded values. At the same time as a buyer, i'm not going to pay graded values on raw cards.
I pay these people fair. Most cases I try and get a figure from them, the cards are theirs.
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
If anyone has any leads in the Seattle,Wa/Vancouver,Canada area, please let me know. Any good stores or if you know anyone with any OPC available..
I have a couple good size collections already lined up. 1 includes several OPC Baseball sets from 1965,1973,1976 with lots of singles from each year in between.
Collection also has OPC hockey sets from 79/80, CFL Football, Topps sets/singles from the early 60's.
<< <i>If anyone has any leads in the Seattle,Wa/Vancouver,Canada area, please let me know. >>
Eat at JapaDog and Mr. Pickwick's Fish and Chips in Vancouver.
No help on the OPC.
Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
Good luck and have fun.
Jmaciu's Collection
<< <i>Best of luck, as always!! You always bring back the mother load. Travel safely. >>
Thanks John!
I have a couple things lined up. Hope to find more people selling in that area.
I'm not sure I will have as much success on this trip, but you never know.
I talked to another guy last night and he has some stuff - 1 problem though, he is away the week I'm up there
<< <i>Please bring back some unopened OPC Wacky Packs! You're my only hope! >>
I have not seen any...sorry
Maybe on this trip though...
Scored on some great stuff!!
Here are just a few things that got picked up...
Got a good size stack of 1970 Topps. Some NM and some MINT
Henderson RC looks dead centered, too!
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
<< <i>What do you want for the Bonds? >>
Its in the pile heading to PSA
<< <i>Awesome haul, as always, Tom! That 87 OPC Bonds is a real blazer!
Henderson RC looks dead centered, too! >>
Thanks Tim.
The Henderson is very sharp but the centering is off a little L/R I think its a easy 8 but if centered just a hair better it would be a 9.
Partial set lots...
1955 Bowman, 1958,1959,1960,1961,1962 Topps Baseball
1973,1974,1975,1979 1986 Topps Football...many of these football cards look pack fresh
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<< <i>Awesome haul, as always, Tom! That 87 OPC Bonds is a real blazer!
Henderson RC looks dead centered, too! >>
Thanks Tim.
The Henderson is very sharp but the centering is off a little L/R I think its a easy 8 but if centered just a hair better it would be a 9. >>
Upon further review, I think you are right about the Henderson.
Nothing like hockey wax north of the border!
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
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<< <i>What do you want for the Bonds? >>
Its in the pile heading to PSA >>
PM me if it comes back a 10?
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<< <i>What do you want for the Bonds? >>
Its in the pile heading to PSA >>
PM me if it comes back a 10? >>
I can do that
Kiss me twice.....let's party.
Jmaciu's Collection
<< <i>Is that OPC Bonds tuff in a 10? I bought a lot of about 50 of them at a show a few years ago, 90% being off center. >>
If you got 10% centered I'd say you did well. I've never seen a 1987 O-Pee-Chee uncut sheet but I have to imagine that the Bonds is in a corner spot. I've opened a ton of boxes and never got a single Bonds that had PSA 8 centering.
There were a few sales about a year ago and 3 more PSA 10's have popped since then so it's not hopelessly impossible but it's a very difficult card.
Is that 1966 Koufax in your earlier post a Topps or OPC card?
<< <i>Is that 1966 Koufax in your earlier post a Topps or OPC card? >>
OPC