1971 OPC Baseball card #289 Rusty Staub

[Exhibitman]

What else?

OPC cards were poorly made, so centering and smooth borders are rare. They have a tiny pop compared to Topps. The backs are much nicer than Topps cards (in printing terms, they used two-sided stock instead of one-sided), higher grade is rare. Even midgrade superstars are costly.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

OPC cards were poorly made, so centering and smooth borders are rare. ]

Yet interestingly enough, there are two #513 OPC Ryan's in PSA 10, and no 10's for regular Topps.

[savedfrommyspokes]

After 15+ years of working on this set, I have finally finished it. In going through my final acquisition to complete my set, I came across 2 versions of the #121 checklist card (same as the Topps). My question is are there multiple versions of the other checklist cards (excluding the 1st series) also?

[Harliduck]

Congrats Larry! Not every day one gets the satisfaction of finishing a set...and that looks like a tough one. Great work...

[Casey2296]

Congratulations Larry, quite an accomplishment.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Thank you, John and Phil.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

After 15+ years of working on this set, I have finally finished it. In going through my final acquisition to complete my set, I came across 2 versions of the #121 checklist card (same as the Topps). My question is are there multiple versions of the other checklist cards (excluding the 1st series) also?

I hate to be Debbie Downer but after some sleuthing on eBay I found there are variations for 1971 OPC Checklists #369 and #619 just like their 1971 Topps counterparts. #369 can be found with and without the black line above the ear on the helmet on the front, #619 can be found with a plain red helmet on the front and no copyright line on the back OR with several black shadow lines on the red helmet on the front and a copyright line on the back. I will post links to all four. Do you have the two team color variations, #27 Pirates Rookie Stars and #144 Jackie Hernandez?

[Cliff Bowman]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/19498117439...EAAOSw7yViWhsz

[Cliff Bowman]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/31397116577...p2047675.l2557

[Cliff Bowman]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/22499950930...YAAOSwGUNii8mp

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

I hate to be Debbie Downer but after some sleuthing on eBay I found there are variations for 1971 OPC Checklists #369 and #619 just like their 1971 Topps counterparts. #369 can be found with and without the black line above the ear on the helmet on the front, #619 can be found with a plain red helmet on the front and no copyright line on the back OR with several black shadow lines on the red helmet on the front and a copyright line on the back. I will post links to all four. Do you have the two team color variations, #27 Pirates Rookie Stars and #144 Jackie Hernandez?

Thank you Cliff....yes, I have both versions of the 27, 144 and 369 cards. With the 369 card, the w/o line version has a recurring factory print mark above Clay Carroll's checkbox. This recurring print mark appears to be specific to OPC. I will be content with the one copy of the 619 card I do have though.

[irv]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

After 15+ years of working on this set, I have finally finished it. In going through my final acquisition to complete my set, I came across 2 versions of the #121 checklist card (same as the Topps). My question is are there multiple versions of the other checklist cards (excluding the 1st series) also?

Great work, Larry!

Congrats on completing your set.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Thank you Irv....do you see many 71 OPCs on a regular basis up your way?

[irv]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

Thank you Irv....do you see many 71 OPCs on a regular basis up your way?

Larry, I haven't been to any type of card show now for over 2-3 yrs, and truthfully, since I mainly go after 52 Topps and hockey cards up here, (52's are very rare) I honestly can't say.
Have you tried logging into eBay.ca then typing in 71 OPC baseball?
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_from...eball&_sacat=0

If you scroll down on the left hand side, you can choose "Canada" only which will show you just Canadian listings, obviously. I just purchased a card last night, another 52 Topps high number from a U.S. seller and the CDN dollar value through PayPal was at .72 cents. Sucked for me but would be a bonus for you and others.
Good luck.