Tons of baseball cards from the '60's for sale......

DoubleEagle59 · September 16, 2007 2:36AM

I have hundreds of Topps baseball cards from the '60's (mainly 1963 to 1967) for sale.

All are mint or near mint and most of them are common cards and fairly low numbers.

I also have a binder with slightly more valuable cards (such as Pete Rose rookie card, Mantle world series cards etc...)

I would like to sell all of them eventually.

PM me if you're interested.

Thank-you

DE59

ArnyVee · September 16, 2007 12:22PM

Might want to put some scans in the thread to generate some real interest.

Bosox1976 · September 16, 2007 12:35PM

pm sent.

DoubleEagle59 · September 18, 2007 7:34AM

Due to the total amount of cards I have, I've decided to sell the cards in years..

First lot is the 1965 Topps baseball cards consisting of a total of 313 common players with numbers as high as #261, but most are #199 and under. The cards are in excellent to near mint shape, but I am certainly not an expert in grading so I have included pictures. All cards are from one source and are almost exactly the same condition as each other. This lot was actually 348 cards, but I took out 35 cards that had mild staining and marks on the checklist.
Actually, I don't mind including these with the whole lot. PM me if you're interested. Price is negotiable.

The fuzziness on the sides of some cards is definitely not from wear. These edges are from the cutting machines only.

Also note that these cards were printed in Canada. Bottom right corner has "T.C.G. Printed in Canada".

jimq112 · September 18, 2007 8:09AM

You have a PM on the 65s.

jim

rajah424 · September 18, 2007 8:11AM

1neatstuff · September 18, 2007 8:30AM

these are opee-chee baseball......not topps

DoubleEagle59 · September 18, 2007 9:35AM

these are opee-chee baseball......not topps

I am not a card expert. Are these cards that I have (the 1965) series, Topps or Opee-chee's?? (see white circle on card)

msassin · September 18, 2007 9:44AM

<< <i>these are opee-chee baseball......not topps

I am not a card expert. Are these cards that I have (the 1965) series, Topps or Opee-chee's?? (see white circle on card) >>

They are OPC's (look at the bottom right hand corner of a card, the "Printed in Canada" is how you can tell they are not regular Topps.

Nice cards by the way.

1neatstuff · September 18, 2007 9:47AM

yes they are opc thats how you tell the difference if the say canada on them...i would be interested in these as i collect opc basball let me know a price thanks terry

DoubleEagle59 · September 18, 2007 9:51AM

So let me get this straight.......

All the cards I have through 1964 to 1969 have Topps on them.

But......

the ones that are "printed in Canada" are OPC's.

and the ones that are "Printed in the USA" are Topps.

Is this correct??

1neatstuff · September 18, 2007 9:54AM

yes that is correct...the lot the same but the only way to tell the difference is on the back also the opc baseball sides will have a little lighter color to them

jimq112 · September 18, 2007 9:59AM

Tony I think you can stick with 1965 and newer for the OPC. Also to make it even worse, if you get some strange colored backs they made some topps venezuelan cards in the 1960s.

DoubleEagle59 · September 18, 2007 10:06AM

I actually have a few 'printed in USA' 1965 cards. It's easy to tell them apart because the back of the card is bright white (where they give the stats). The Canadian cards have a distinct grey colour instead.

xbaggypants · September 18, 2007 12:44PM

PM sent

Ahmanfan · September 19, 2007 5:23AM

lets see the rose.

DoubleEagle59 · September 19, 2007 6:07AM

I was told this actually isn't his rookie card. But I have two of them.

Estil · September 20, 2007 7:29AM

1963 was Pete's RC (along with three other guys), but 1964 was his first solo card.

bullrat · September 20, 2007 1:12PM

Not meaning to be an ass, but don't think I've ever seen a group of cards with such consistently rough edges. Must have been from the way they were stored. Anybody seen this before or got any ideas about the cause? OP - if this offends you, will remove.

DoubleEagle59 · September 20, 2007 1:31PM

No offense taken.

I truly believe the edges are from the cutting of the cards.

The cards have seen very little handling.

Most are OPC's (Printed in Canada) and perhaps this rough edging is only on the OPC's?

Estil · September 22, 2007 7:57AM

Indeed, it seems nearly all OPC cards (even from those wax box breaks from not too long ago) have those "hairy edges". And as for the guy who discovered some of his cards are OPC's; that's great. I don't know if you realize this, but OPC's are much tougher to find and are worth even more (for the most part) than the standard issue Topps cards.

jimq112 · September 22, 2007 1:05PM

OPC have rough edges because they were cut with wire instead of knives or cutting machines. OPC used the wire until the cards were rough cut to the point of being unsightly then the wire was changed and some minty ones were cut.

The 1964s are not rookies as you know, they are also not OPC cards so the rough cut is not "normal" and isn't excused during grading. Like I said earlier in the thread, OPC started baseball cards again in 1965.

As Estil said, the OPC are much tougher to find. The downside is they're also much less desired by the mainstream collector. I collect them but I think 95% of people would want the topps version at the same price for the same condition.

Tons of baseball cards from the '60's for sale......

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