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Ain't no party like a gomme balloune party

My work week left a lot to be desired, but my package week was sensational. So instead of bloviating about unopened, I figured I'd, you know, actually show some. I have really grown to love the Canadian counterparts over the course of time, and my personal opinion is that OPC is laying in the weeds like a venomous snake; it might be relatively inconspicuous now, but at some point we're all going to find out what time it is. The "fundamentals" simply do not call for such a disparity between Topps & OPC, thus I fully expect a significant delta in coming years. But then again, I called someone a sucker for being a buyer @ $800 in my 'My beloved 1980 Topps' thread months ago, so what the hell do I know?

Without further ado:

1980 OPC wax pack rack -- anyone who knows me will tell you that I have a serious affinity for anything 1980, and these quatro wax rackers are no different. Inherently cool & exceedingly difficult to find nowadays. An eBay seller I have a solid working relationship with contacted me about a week ago, and I was asking for his PayPal info within seconds.

1979 OPC wax boxes -- the one on the left is an eBay success story. I posed two questions to the seller, and after reading his responses I was prepared to wager a large sum on its legitimacy. Sure enough, Steve confirmed it a few days later. The one on the right comes from Jeff (Big80s), one of the nicest dudes to ever grace these boards. The moment I saw his on eBay, I contacted him. He promptly responded. He pulled it. He wiggled on my behalf. He made certain that I was 1,000% satisfied. Does it get any better? I think not.

1977 OPC wax packs -- like I'm going to have the box on the left travel in solitude to Texas? The description on website de BBCE reads "minty fresh," or something to that effect. That's an understatement, yo. They're pristine packs. I'd recommend buying one or more before they go poof, but just know that 10 are now spoken for because I ordered six more in a subsequent order.

I hate creating threads that are all about what I have, so please inundate this one with more Canadian goodness, for crying out loud. '78, anyone? Or perhaps someone can really piss me off and flash an '80 box? image

Have the best of weekends, all!

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Comments

  • DanBessetteDanBessette Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭
    Nice stuff! My fingers are twitching with the urge to RIP, BABY, RIP!!!
  • vintagefunvintagefun Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭
    Good stuff Galaxy! You've got me rethinking my position on OPC. I actually just bought some 77 cloth so I could rip some reasonably priced 70s. Hoping it arrives tomorrow with an assortment of Heritage boxes. Was also looking at the 77 OPC when placing my order and held off and now see they are gone . Kinda kicking myself, but glad to see you got em.

    Nice work and good luck if you're ripping.

    Jim
    52-90 All Sports, Mostly Topps, Mostly HOF, and some assorted wax.
  • DanBessetteDanBessette Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭
    The 77 cloth are RAD! If you get a Yaz or really almost any you're looking to deal, let me know!
  • Big80sBig80s Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭
    That's a great looking batch of Canadians there, Stephen! And thank you for the kind words. It was a pleasure on my end as well.
    Let's Rip It: PackGeek.com
    Jeff
  • jmaciujmaciu Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭
    Tres Bien!!! That is awesome.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,742 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great product--OPC has been underrated for a long time now. I don't believe it will ever attain the popularity of Topps, but it certainly has room for appreciation in value, imo.


    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.
  • tsalems1tsalems1 Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭✭
    Eye candy!
    opcbaseball.com
  • bigdcardsbigdcards Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭
    All very good stuff, but the '80 wax rack is major cool beans.
    To bigdcards: "you are right" - cpamike "That is correct" -grote15
  • PaulMaulPaulMaul Posts: 4,891 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The problem with OPC is that American collectors have no nostalgia for it. That nostalgia is the primary fundamental.
  • pjb103183pjb103183 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭
    i called and secured 2 of the 77 opc packs when they were listed...im hoping they arrive tomorrow...dan, i opened a few packs of these last week and pulled a nice sharp yaz but its oc of course! if you want it, its yours! pm me if interested
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,742 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I find OPC baseball from this era 1972-1980 to be superior to Topps in design and you got to love the thicker stock and the rough cut! image


    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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