New Acquisitions Thread

[Kurri17]

Very nice. Those leader cards are under appreciated, and I especially love the 83/84s, great pick-up.

[Wid_Conroy]

Very happy with this pickup.....
Beautiful shape.

[Kurri17]

That is just beautiful. One of my favorite food/oddball issues, and yeah, that Gretz is in great condition. Congrats.

[Wid_Conroy]

Originally Posted by Kurri17

That is just beautiful. One of my favorite food/oddball issues, and yeah, that Gretz is in great condition. Congrats.

thanks, this a really nice set, probably tough to find all the singles. Are there any other key cards other than Gretzky?

[Kurri17]

Originally Posted by Wid_Conroy

thanks, this a really nice set, probably tough to find all the singles. Are there any other key cards other than Gretzky?

Well, obviously KURRI! is the key card in the set But there really aren't any RCs of note or anything, just stars like the other Oilers Mess, Fuhr, Coffey, and then Lafleur, Hawerchuk, maybe a couple of others. 1983 wasn't even big RC year for the regular OPC set, so there isn't something like that. I haven't followed it recently enough to remember if there are some unusually tough ones to find.

[pgconboy]

Originally Posted by irv

I'm not familiar with these cards at all so I am not questioning your knowledge, but what, in your opinion, leads you to believe it is fake?
Both cards exhibit the same front print marks so "my guess" is just the scans are making it look different/unauthentic to you?

Here are a few examples:

https://imgur.com/a/rC99EUW

The first time I looked at the card I saw the print bubbles match up and assumed it was real. But because the seller also sold a fake mantle, baseball card and Roger Staubach, I decided to take a closer look.

You can see a huge difference in the top left corner, a medium difference in the bottom left corner, and a substantial difference in the centering of the bottom right corner.

The seller appears to be buying 3rd party cases, printing his own PSA labels and putting in lower quality (probably real) cards.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Wid_Conroy

Very happy with this pickup.....
Beautiful shape.

Nice card.

Congrats.

Originally Posted by pgconboy

Here are a few examples:

https://imgur.com/a/rC99EUW

The first time I looked at the card I saw the print bubbles match up and assumed it was real. But because the seller also sold a fake mantle, baseball card and Roger Staubach, I decided to take a closer look.

You can see a huge difference in the top left corner, a medium difference in the bottom left corner, and a substantial difference in the centering of the bottom right corner.

The seller appears to be buying 3rd party cases, printing his own PSA labels and putting in lower quality (probably real) cards.

Good eye and detective work. Definitely a fake/different card than what was once associated with the cert #.

[Chuck9788]

Originally Posted by sycks22

Gordo

Grabbed myself a Gordo as well.

[Exhibitman]

Very nice.

[camaro69]

Not really a new acquisition. But I have been working on this set for about 7 years. The last piece of the puzzle arrived today.I was so pleased yo fill that last spot in my binder.It is a small set,only 70 cards.It is a how to set with a few cards from many different sports. And as you can see, being a Canadian release it is a bit hockey heavy as compared to many of the other sports involved in the set. These were a hand cut set of cards. So perfect cards are not all that plentiful. But I can say with certainty that I was pleased to fill that last hole in my binder today. Thanks.

[Throttlesteer]

I don't buy much in the way of boxes or packs. But I always buy a box of new UD to get the latest Sharks cards. I saw a box of Clear Cut on sale and decided to pick it up as well. I thought it was similar to UD Ice and didn't realize you only get one card. Oh well, I'm not complaining.

[Throttlesteer]

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