Raw 1971 Topps Opinions

lahmejoon

Hi All,

Let me preface by saying I have never sent in a card to PSA for grading. Recently, I was able to go through some raw 70's that the LCS had in storage for quite awhile. I picked up a fair amount of stuff and wanted to attempt to send some of the really clean cards for grading. These are six 71's that I was thinking about sending in. The Murcer is in the worst shape of the bunch - a little chipping on the bottom and OC top to bottom, but otherwise clean. Do you guys think any of these have a chance at an 8+?

Thanks for looking!
Aaron


Edit to add: My scanned image is huge, but after I upload to photobucket, it shrinks. If you open the image, save it to your desktop, and then open it, you can zoom in, but I don't think any of you want to go through that mess. Does anyone know of an easier way to upload a good sized image? Sorry, I never upload anything to the forum, so I'm a rookie. Thanks!

1971, Try #2

RAWcardDAWG

I'm going to piggyback off your thread... I recently won a lot of three 1971 Topps cards: Ernie Banks, Johnny Bench, and Harmon Killebrew. However, the backs of the cards are yellow (rather than green) and say printed in Canada. The Ernie Banks and Harmon Killebrew cards are identical to the cards printed in the USA except for the different colored backs. The Johnny Bench, however, has a picture of his head in the middle of the back of the card with French text on one side and English on the other. My question is, are these cards worthless?

mygotta

<< <i>I'm going to piggyback off your thread... I recently won a lot of three 1971 Topps cards: Ernie Banks, Johnny Bench, and Harmon Killebrew. However, the backs of the cards are yellow (rather than green) and say printed in Canada. The Ernie Banks and Harmon Killebrew cards are identical to the cards printed in the USA except for the different colored backs. The Johnny Bench, however, has a picture of his head in the middle of the back of the card with French text on one side and English on the other. My question is, are these cards worthless? >>



Are these o-pee-chee?

RAWcardDAWG

<< <i>

<< <i>I'm going to piggyback off your thread... I recently won a lot of three 1971 Topps cards: Ernie Banks, Johnny Bench, and Harmon Killebrew. However, the backs of the cards are yellow (rather than green) and say printed in Canada. The Ernie Banks and Harmon Killebrew cards are identical to the cards printed in the USA except for the different colored backs. The Johnny Bench, however, has a picture of his head in the middle of the back of the card with French text on one side and English on the other. My question is, are these cards worthless? >>



Are these o-pee-chee? >>



I just did a quick search and it looks like they are. I've been collecting baseball cards for a while but sadly I am unfamiliar with these... tell me more about them if you will.

RAWcardDAWG

stevegarveyfan

Yes, the cards you reference are O-Pee-Chee cards and have limited appeal; however, for that limited niche group, O-Pee-Chee cards are pretty special.

gemint

Getting back to the OP, you'll need to provide bigger scans. It's hard to see the corners even when blowing up the scans you posted. Check them for recoloring on the corners. Use a loupe to detect it by looking for black that looks 'fuzzy' and without the glossy sheen of the surface. That goes for the OPC Banks too, posted by DAWG. It's probably okay but the bottom corners look a little suspect.

RAWcardDAWG

<< <i>Getting back to the OP, you'll need to provide bigger scans. It's hard to see the corners even when blowing up the scans you posted. Check them for recoloring on the corners. Use a loupe to detect it by looking for black that looks 'fuzzy' and without the glossy sheen of the surface. That goes for the OPC Banks too, posted by DAWG. It's probably okay but the bottom corners look a little suspect. >>



recoloring of corners is the first thing I check when I receive 71 cards. My problem is I have no use for OPC cards... and I have no clue what they can fetch if I sell them to the right collector.

ShootyBabitt

I am interested in your OPC cards. Please turn on your PMs and send me a message.

mygotta

The back of the Bench card looks unique. How come they did not use the same format as the other designs?

tsalems1

Please send me a PM, I am interested

Thank you

tsalems1

Eric,

Trying to reply to you but your PM is turned off.
Please PM me a price for the 3 cards.
Any creases...plz PM

PSASAP

I'm interested in buying the OPC cards as well. Please PM me if you're interested in selling.