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Topps OPC question
I have often wondered why the OPC Topps cards from the 60's,70's and 80's aren't as popular as their regular Topps brother!? It's always baffled me and I guess this as good of place as any to ask! From my understanding the OPC sets were produced in less quantity than the regular Topps issues of the same year and also due to the way they cut the sheets with wire cutters made the OPC cards alot harder to find in mint condition,especially when you add in the notorious centering issues from the era! But still I see the Topps out sale OPC in every grade by a landslide. Someone please clarify this for me!
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It's a question that plagues me also.
I remember in the late 80's they used to hold a premium value and they still do to me. I feel the 71's as they have the best backs in Topps history have room to grow in the future. They will get their day some time when people realize the rarity of high grade examples. I just admittedly paid 10 bucks for a gray back 81' common for my player collection that was not even centered as they come up so rarely.
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Opc
I don't think there is one clear cut answer - but rather a number of answers particular to each collector - which all add up to lower overall demand for most OPC cards. At least this holds true for most commons - but unsure for star cards. Some collectors like collecting what they grew up with ie Topps versus the Canadian OPC's. I know I hesitated at the beginning, before I started buying various OPC cards.
I happen to like OPC and will always try to buy the OPC version of a HOF'er as well as a regular issue Topps card/set. Z |
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Opc
I have watched over the years that the OPC don't sell for as much as Topps.
Personally, I think that's because everyone knows what Topps is, but not so much OPC. I personally buy (player collector) every OPC high grade I can. I think their day will come. The high end cards are very hard to come by. |
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Opc
Funny thing is I just got this one this week. There are no 9 or 10's yet.1975 team opc.jpg
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I like the OPC versions. Picked up a bunch on a cross country trip that had a couple swings into Canada in 78. 78's in the east, and 77s in the Canadian side of Glacier natl park. The person running the souvenir shop was confused when I was excited over last years cards. Apparently they'd just come in
So I showed her the backs and explained how the new ones had 77 stats and hers had 76 stats. I remember waiting at a table in a flea market for a long time, the guy had shown someone else a 69 Yaz and when the customer wondered about the odd back said it was OPC. I was hoping he'd decide against it, but no luck. Steve B |
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OPC prices
My belief is that Topps cards usually command higher prices simply because the OPC cards are not as popular with most set collectors. If you take a quick look at the PSA Registry for OPC complete sets being worked and compare it to the Topps counterpart you will see more than 20 times the number of collectors are working on Topps sets versus OPC. I believe it's just as simple as not as many collectors are chasing OPC cards to complete sets. I believe the same is true for collectors working on raw sets also, but those people doing raw sets aren't usually paying top dollar anyways.
With that said, I personally believe that OPC cards should be valued more than their Topps counterpart and I am one of the ones that will pay more for a high grade OPC card. Donato
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I would think that collectors would be more interested in scarcity myself,but I also understand the "Nostalgia" that comes with collecting cards. I myself like to buy both issues of a certain player of interest at that time.
With all the interest the hobby is starting to gain again and with the boom in the vintage card market going crazy you would think that those OPC cards would pick up steam now more than ever,but I find that even at most shows alot of dealers don't carry them. |
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Wow...those backs are really cool!
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yup...
after all these years, still lovin' the backs on the '71 OPSs!
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The absolute best in Topps history...unquestionably.
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- Justin D. Player collecting - Lance Parrish, Jim Davenport, John Norlander. Successful B/S/T with - Highstep74, Northviewcats, pencil1974, T2069bk, tjenkins, wilkiebaby11, baez578, Bocabirdman, maddux31, Leon, Just-Collect, bigfish, quinnsryche...and a whole bunch more, I stopped keeping track, lol. |
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Given the crew on this board it is amazing that no one has questioned this unquestionable statement, so you must be right Justin
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Not always less
Honestly i have always and still do sell most stars in most grades for more in opc than topps. Commons, topps does seem to have a larger premium with low pop exceptions in some cases.
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