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The enigma that is OPC baseball. Case in point, 1969 Brock.

RedHeart54RedHeart54 Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭
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There are some things that still make me shake my head while in this hobby. The 1969 Topps Lou Brock in PSA 8 is generally regarded as one of the toughest cards to get from the '69 set let alone the '60s or collecting in general. Alas, it is hard to buy one for less than $1000. However, the pop appears to currently be 55 in PSA 8. Now look at this PSA 8 OPC Brock that ended today. $258.88 is all it brought and if I did the right research IT IS A POP 1. Ok, I know many more people are collecting the '69 TOPPS set and demand for a Topps might push it to its current price levels but it still seems that someone got an extrordinary deal on the OPC. (Or, like me, others did not know this was a pop 1 until after the auction ended.)

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  • LeiascardsLeiascards Posts: 3,233
    blame the set registry
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    People are paying $3k for PSA 10 93 Finest refractors of commons. The whole thing is out of whack, but if you're selling something the registry people need you're golden.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I share your pain with regard to the OPC issues. I just got back two PSA 10 pop 1 1975 OPC Baseball and a pop 1 PSA 10 1973 OPC Doyle Alexander on my last sub, but doubt it would fetch anywhere near what some of the more "popular" issues command. I don't plan on selling anyway, but there is defintely a bias against OPC, though in some cases I like the rough cut look and thicker card stock feel of the OPCs over Topps.


    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.
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭
    Canadian Exchange Rate obviously....image
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  • Carew29Carew29 Posts: 4,025 ✭✭

    Wow, that card has been around for awhile--check out those crazzzzy fonts!!
  • redlegsredlegs Posts: 963 ✭✭✭✭✭
    OPC cards are just not in high demand. Over the last year or so I picked up a 1970 OPC Tom Seaver psa 8 for $75 (pop 2 now but 1 at the time), and a 1976 OPC Johnny Bench psa 8 for $50 (pop 1).

    Phil
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    If you are looking at baseball cards as an investment then sure OPC are probably going to look good price wise, but people are attached to what they collected as a kid. I sure did not buy any OPC cards, I bought Topps. I think people are willing to pay for something from their childhood that they might have actually owned at one time.
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