OPC Experts; Is This Card Legit?

Ironmanfan

I recently won this card on eBay & am now curious if it's real (never have seen anything like it before). In researching some on line, I did see a 9 card panel (with no stars); interesting that the front is a Topps card with no OPC designations, but the back is part of a OPC promo...
Any thoughts would be appreciated....Thanks
IMF

Ironmanfan

Thanks! Amazing that over all this time, this is the first I've heard of this!
IMF

ReggieCleveland

They did those for many years in the 80s. I've got '88 and '89 and I almost had '86 before the post office lost it or destroyed it, can't remember which.

Arthur

BGS_Buyer

@Ironmanfan said:

if you turn the sheet over
shouldn't the ripken card be in the lower right area showing the "sample" area ?

I would think all the sheets were printed the same

BGS_Buyer

@djr said:

I mean this sheet

ReggieCleveland

@BGS_Buyer said:

@Ironmanfan said:

if you turn the sheet over
shouldn't the ripken card be in the lower right area showing the "sample" area ?

I would think all the sheets were printed the same

Those are two different cards. The Ripken is being scanned with another card (Al Leiter?) simultaneously to show the back as well.

Arthur

BGS_Buyer

I didn't know that

the original post said, I won THIS card, being just one
I assumed it was scanned twice & laid side by side

miwlvrn

@Ironmanfan said:
interesting that the front is a Topps card with no OPC designations, but the back is part of a OPC promo...

BTW, the regular issue 1991 OPC baseball cards had Topps but no OPC designation, just like this sample promo.

ReggieCleveland

@BGS_Buyer said:
I didn't know that

the original post said, I won THIS card, being just one
I assumed it was scanned twice & laid side by side

Yeah, I just assumed since it seemed logical.

Arthur

Kid4hof03

@ReggieCleveland said:
They did those for many years in the 80s. I've got '88 and '89 and I almost had '86 before the post office lost it or destroyed it, can't remember which.

Arthur

Thanks Arthur, now I have to start looking for the 89 for my Ron Gant collection, can't believe I've never seen that before. It's always fun when a long thought to be completed collection gets a little new life.