Reading my post on the first page is kind of funny, considering how wrong I was. Good thing I picked up a Topps 9 despite my warnings to myself and everyone else about how spotty an "investment" it would be. I can't believe the run on high grade rookies since the Dimitri Young auction.
<< <i>I've been looking for a 79 OPC Gretkzy in PSA 8 and noticed the price range is roughly in line with a 79 Topps PSA 9 based on recent ebay sales. >>
A clean Topps 9 is roughly double an OPC 8 and a much harder card to get. I'm surprised this is even debatable. That card on eBay right now I'll bet sells for well over 5K. A true mint Topps 9 is almost impossible to find.
<< <i>I've been looking for a 79 OPC Gretkzy in PSA 8 and noticed the price range is roughly in line with a 79 Topps PSA 9 based on recent ebay sales. >>
A clean Topps 9 is roughly double an OPC 8 and a much harder card to get. I'm surprised this is even debatable. >>
<< <i>I've been looking for a 79 OPC Gretkzy in PSA 8 and noticed the price range is roughly in line with a 79 Topps PSA 9 based on recent ebay sales. >>
A clean Topps 9 is roughly double an OPC 8 and a much harder card to get. I'm surprised this is even debatable. >>
The original quote was from 3 years ago. >>
Lol, I didn't see that. Still seems out of line even back then.
Isn't the OPC version much more desirable than the Topps version among hockey collectors?
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.
Gretzky '79 PSA 9s are tough on both versions. Arguably harder to get a PSA 9 Topps than OPC due to the edges. The slightest touch on a Topps card damages the card while OPC's edges can withstand a little wear without causing damage.
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<< <i>I've been looking for a 79 OPC Gretkzy in PSA 8 and noticed the price range is roughly in line with a 79 Topps PSA 9 based on recent ebay sales. >>
A clean Topps 9 is roughly double an OPC 8 and a much harder card to get. I'm surprised this is even debatable. That card on eBay right now I'll bet sells for well over 5K. A true mint Topps 9 is almost impossible to find.
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<< <i>I've been looking for a 79 OPC Gretkzy in PSA 8 and noticed the price range is roughly in line with a 79 Topps PSA 9 based on recent ebay sales. >>
A clean Topps 9 is roughly double an OPC 8 and a much harder card to get. I'm surprised this is even debatable. >>
The original quote was from 3 years ago.
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<< <i>I've been looking for a 79 OPC Gretkzy in PSA 8 and noticed the price range is roughly in line with a 79 Topps PSA 9 based on recent ebay sales. >>
A clean Topps 9 is roughly double an OPC 8 and a much harder card to get. I'm surprised this is even debatable. >>
The original quote was from 3 years ago. >>
Lol, I didn't see that. Still seems out of line even back then.
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>Isn't the OPC version much more desirable than the Topps version among hockey collectors? >>
Grade for grade, yes. Except for 1989/90, Topps is the more desirable version. But comparing 9's and 8's is a whole different story.
Gretzky '79 PSA 9s are tough on both versions. Arguably harder to get a PSA 9 Topps than OPC due to the edges. The slightest touch on a Topps card damages the card while OPC's edges can withstand a little wear without causing damage.