O Pee Chee Baseball

Big80s · January 24, 2008 4:02AM

Just out of curiosity - how many board members collect OPC? I've been collecting them more than Topps for the past year, and I'm really enjoying them. I collect mainly early 80's and late 70's baseball and I love the smaller sets that OPC released during those years. Especially if you're looking to build a Set Registry set - the OPC sets are a little less time and $$ consuming. In particular, I've been looking to start '79 & '84 OPC graded sets. Having the Ozzie & Mattingly rookie cards as the cornerstones of those sets has sweetened the idea a bit too.

Any thoughts or any collectors with shared interest out there?

craig19 · January 24, 2008 5:32AM

I collect the RC's of HOF players. I am tring to add it as a Registry Set, but they have it on their long list. I have the following:
1972 FISK
1973 SCHMIDT
1973 GOSSAGE
1975 BRETT
1975 YOUNT
1976 ECKERSLEY
1978 MURRAY
1979 SMITH
1983 GWYNN
1983 SANDBERG

I ma eagerly pursuing Palmer and morgan...

hotmush · January 24, 2008 6:09AM

I collect nothing but OPC baseball now after years of trying to collect everything. I sold off everything else and went back to collecting what I collected as a kid. Very very very challenging to find cards that are nicely centered, which is always fun at shows.
Got out of the graded stuff just because of the price and logistics of cross-border grading. Right now, I'm collecting the 1994 OPC set which is a lot of fun, and something I never did when they first came out. The set is 270 so its managable... but it's also a good looking set and challenging due to bleed borders with centering problems.

royalbrett · January 24, 2008 7:04AM

I'm collecting a raw 1979 set, and when that gets closer to completion, I'll take on one of the other late 70s set.

ledsters · January 24, 2008 7:08AM

I am collecting the 1979 OPC Baseball set as well. They have been a challenge to find in PSA 9 or better. I have some duplicate PSA 9s if you are interested.

Kevin

jimq112 · January 24, 2008 7:13AM

I collect a few older stars and also I'm working on a 72 pirates team set. Can't afford to try to collect a whole set. I love the bright colors and rough edges on the OPC cards!

1neatstuff · January 24, 2008 7:47AM

i love the older opc baseball sets...i usually collect the older stars and trying to find them in nice shape and centered is really tuff....i think down the road these sets are really going to take off...i will tell you what i have been trying to finish this 1965 and 1973 opc baseball set for a while and it is a challenge..i still have a nice order that i am waiting to get back from psa with 1982-1985 opc baseball stars...these sets are fun...terry

yankeeno7 · January 24, 2008 7:51AM

Im doing raw sets from 77-93. I do have a couple of graded 1980 that I'll check on when I return home and possibly post a couple of them up for sale.

Big80s · January 24, 2008 8:02AM

Thanks everyone for their input. And yes - I totally agree - the challenge of finding some of the older sets in good shape is part of the fun. For instance there are like 190 PSA 10 Mattingly Topps rookie's at this point, but only 3 OPC PSA 10's. To me - this is a card that's going to take off once he's a Hall of Famer. I actually love the way the well centered cards look with the jagged edges and I've come to learn that PSA is not too harsh on the OPC edges since you're hard pressed to find four straight edges on any one card.

royalbrett · January 24, 2008 10:45AM

<< <i>I am collecting the 1979 OPC Baseball set as well. They have been a challenge to find in PSA 9 or better. I have some duplicate PSA 9s if you are interested.

Kevin >>

Actually, I'm collecting the set in lower grade raw.

Amazingly, I am having a hard time finding someone with low grade stuff compared to graded stuff.

Anyone have any?

isellhomeszach · January 24, 2008 2:29PM

I have a raw 79 set i could break up or sell if someone was interested in certain cards. They are all pretty sharp (for OPC) i just picked it up in Nov at a show....come to think of it...I think i may have a few in my sub that is at PSA now....IM with wants and prices paid for NM cards.....I can send scans and maybe make a deal....thx,
zach

1neatstuff · January 24, 2008 2:32PM

royal brett which set are you talking about as i have lots of opc baseball that i havent sent it to be graded yet and some 1965-73 lower raw stuff....let me know thanks terry

craig19 · January 24, 2008 6:11PM

Terry -
Any palmer, morgan or ryan rookie cards?

royalbrett · January 24, 2008 10:15PM

<< <i>royal brett which set are you talking about as i have lots of opc baseball that i havent sent it to be graded yet and some 1965-73 lower raw stuff....let me know thanks terry

>>

Hi Terry,
I'm talking about 1979 OPC baseball.
Thanks

tsalem · January 25, 2008 11:28AM

I have a good amount of extra 1979 OPC available for trade. I am willing
to trade if you can help with any of my needs below (1979's-1977's). If not, I would be
interested in some 1971 OPC's ( I have a wantlist on those as well)
On the 1977 OPC's that I need...I only want strong nrmt/mint-PACK FRESH cards!

RAW O-PEE CHEE BASEBALL WANTLIST...

1979 OPC (Looking for NRMT! with 60/40 centering or better)
#2,4,5,7,12,13,16,21,22,24,25,30,31,32,36,38,42,43,49,50,
53,58,60,63,68,70,71,72,74,75,76,85,86,87,89,91,93,97,99,
100,101,102,105,106,107,114,115,118,120,125,127,128,130,
133,134,136,140,141,145,157,160,161,163,165,177,167,169,
172,173,174,175,180,181,184,190,191,194,196,197,201,207,
213,216,217,219,220,228,229,230,233,238,249,251,252,258,
259,261,264,269,272,273,274,277,278,281,282,287,288,293,
297,302,306,312,313,314,315,316,317,318,323,326,332,333,
336,338,339,341,350,353,356,358,360,365,366,369,370

1977 OPC (looking for MINT!!!!-PACK FRESH, with 60/40 centering or better)
#1,5,10,15,16,19,21,24,26,29,34,36,37,38,39,44,47,48,49,51,
52,59,61,62,63,65,69,74,80,82,83,88,89,91,97,100,104,105,
107,108,110,111,115,117,119,120,121,122,126,131,132,133,
136,137,140,142,145,150,151,154,155,156,157,158,161,162,
164,167,169,170,171,173,177,180,184,187,189,190,197,200,
203,204,208,210,211,218,219,223,225,235,236,237,239,240,
245,246,249,251,252,255,256,259,261

Plz PM or email tsalems1@yahoo.com

kingraider75 · January 25, 2008 11:59AM

I think I have about 10 OPC cards in my entire collection of a million cards,.

royalbrett · January 25, 2008 11:28PM

Here is what I need:
1979 O-Pee-Chee (Looking for VG-EX or better only, no creases)
2,8(Molitor),11(Winfield),16(Eck),21(Garvey)
51(Ryan),52(Ozzie),55(Whitaker),57
64,76,104,114(Goose)
116,125,128,129(T.John)151(Carew),160(Yaz),167(Brett),179(Dawson)
235,243,262,270(Carter),278
281,287,293,308
329,332,338(Murray),343(Rose),348
353,360(Fisk),368

Big80s · January 26, 2008 1:02AM

I have Garvey in PSA 9 & Nolan Ryan in PSA 8 if you'd be interested in them.

1neatstuff · January 26, 2008 4:31AM

hi craig no im sorry i dont have any of those rookies...terry

royalbrett · January 26, 2008 6:52AM

<< <i>I have Garvey in PSA 9 & Nolan Ryan in PSA 8 if you'd be interested in them. >>

I appreciate the offer, but I am looking for raw.

1neatstuff · January 26, 2008 2:35PM

ok royalbrett thanks

DavidPuddy · January 26, 2008 3:48PM

RoyalBrett,

I should be able to put together my 79 trade list tomorrow. I think I have extras of some that you need.

Terry

DavidPuddy · February 1, 2008 1:25AM

For anyone looking for raw 79's here's my trade list.
1979 OPC :Looking for raw that look like they whould grade PSA 7 or PSA 7oc (or better), the only thing I'd rather not have is MC on the front.

Need:
19, 27, 36, 41(Yount), 55(Whitaker), 58, 68, 71, 79, 88, 95, 96, 99, 103, 106, 107(McCovey), 109, 113, 118, 124, 129, 137, 140, 142, 147, 155, 156, 160(Yaz), 173, 174(Palmer), 179(Dawson), 185, 188, 189, 196, 206, 216, 224, 232, 241, 243, 249(Lynn), 252, 258, 265, 274, 278, 279, 286, 291, 305, 311, 314, 317, 323(Schmidt), 328, 329, 332, 336, 339, 341, 345, 347, 349, 362, 371,

Have to Trade:
2, 3x2, 5x5, 6x2, 8, 12x2, 14, 15, 20x2, 21x2, 23, 24x2, 25, 28, 29, 30, 32x2, 33, 34x2, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42x2, 43x2, 44x5, 46, 47, 48x2, 49, 53, 54x2, 56x2, 57, 59x2, 60x2, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69x3, 70x2, 72, 73, 77, 78, 82, 83x2, 84, 85, 86, 87x3, 89, 90x2, 91, 93, 94x2, 97x3, 101x2, 105, 108, 110, 114x3, 115, 116, 120x2, 121x3, 122, 125, 126, 127, 128, 132, 133, 134, 135, 138, 139x2, 141x2, 144x2, 145, 148, 149x2, 151x2, 152x4, 154x2, 157x2, 158x2, 159, 161, 162x2, 163x2, 165x5, 167, 168, 170, 171x2, 175x2, 176, 178x2, 181x2, 182, 183, 186, 192x2, 193x2, 195, 198x2, 200x2, 201, 208, 211, 214x3, 215x2, 217, 220x2, 221, 222x2, 223, 225x2, 227, 229x2, 230x2, 233x2, 237, 239, 240x2, 242x2, 244, 245x3, 246, 247, 248x3, 251, 253, 255x2, 256x2, 257x2, 261x2, 262x3, 263, 266x2, 267, 268x2, 270, 275, 276, 281, 284, 290x2, 292, 293x2, 294x2, 295x2, 296, 299x2, 300, 301x2, 302x2, 303, 304, 306x2, 307x2, 308x2, 310x2, 312x2, 313, 318, 320x5, 324x2, 325, 326x2, 330x3, 331, 333, 334, 340x3, 342x2, 343x2, 344, 348x3, 350x3, 351x2, 352x4, 354x2, 356x2, 360, 363x6, 364, 366, 367x4, 372x2, 373, 374x7,

RipublicaninMass · February 1, 2008 2:20AM

I collect the 78 opc set I still need about 10 cards. Also have a Ryan RC OPC PSA 4

DavidPuddy · February 1, 2008 3:30AM

78 Graded, or Raw?
I've got some of each. Let me know what cards you need, and I'll check to see if I have them.

Terry

craig19 · February 1, 2008 3:34AM

are you looking to sell the ryan rc psa4?

O Pee Chee Baseball

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