o-pee-chee graybacks

[4reals]

Interesting, I must say I was unaware of the 1981 card stock variations. I hadn't researched OPC's very much at all. Any leads on where i can pick some 81 gray backs up? Are the 54 "Canadian" gray backs considered OPC?

[tsalem]

Originally Posted by 4reals

Interesting, I must say I was unaware of the 1981 card stock variations. I hadn't researched OPC's very much at all. Any leads on where i can pick some 81 gray backs up? Are the 54 "Canadian" gray backs considered OPC?

Check opcbaseball.com

[4reals]

will do, thanks!

[Gmrson]

Originally Posted by 4reals

will do, thanks!

you can also check COMC.com, they are not segregated, but at least you can look at card backs. If you are just looking for Dodgers, I believe you can narrow your sort by "dodgers" as well.

[4reals]

Thanks Mike, I did that but the few that are on there are in horrible shape...or miscut.

[Rich Klein]

Bringing up this old thread -- I'm moving as many cards as I can figure out on COMC to the newly created gray back set. Please feel free to send corrections through the site if I missed either way

Thanks!
Rich

[scottbdoug]

i have hundreds of '81 OPC baseball, The grey backs and white backs are pretty much interchangeable here in Canada, neither has any premium attached to iit that I heard of.

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by 4reals

Interesting, I must say I was unaware of the 1981 card stock variations. I hadn't researched OPC's very much at all. Any leads on where i can pick some 81 gray backs up? Are the 54 "Canadian" gray backs considered OPC?

Joe,

www.OPCBaseball.com used to be the best source.

Z

[deweyinthehall]

I'm working on my Dwight Evans player collection, and am struggling with the '81 OPC back variations.

I've looked everywhere on line I can think to look, and still can't solidly identify the difference between these two versions.

If you look on eBay and COMC, I see cards advertised as gray backs which look for all the world like regular OPC white backs.

Is there anyone who can scan and post images of one version of each back for a comparison?

[Rich Klein]

I broke out all the 1981 O-Pee-Chee cards on COMC about 3 years ago. If you see something which does not look right, post a correction request and I'll take a look to verify it's in the right back.

Rich

[bswhiten]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

Is there anyone who can scan and post images of one version of each back for a comparison?

topps/opc/opc gray

[Exhibitman]

Now I have to run home and check my OPC cards; I picked up two of them last year (Molitor and Schmidt) at the National but didn't bother with the backs.

[deweyinthehall]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

topps/opc/opc gray

Thank you!!

[Exhibitman]

Topps did the same thing with 1977 basketball: bright white backs and gray backs but no one seems to care...

[deweyinthehall]

Don't be so sure - I have a set of 77 Topps Basketball on the white stock, and have been looking (admittedly not very hard) for a set on the gray backs for some time. I read they were produced in approximately the same numbers as each other, but e-Bay offerings seem to only be of the white stock variety. I want the gray backs because, well, the white stock doesn't feel very Topps-ish for the era.