Toughest "regular" issued set from the 1970s??

[1963Topps Set]

How much does a 1970 OPC set go for?

[bigfanNY]

Was Talking 1973 OPC Schmidt Rookies with a Fellow board member this week and was shocked to see over 1,100 PSA 8 Topps Schmidt but less than 70 PSA 8 O-Pee-Chee Schmidt Rookies. Rarity dose not always equal value and OPC and Topps Rookies continue to trade in same range even in these high grades. The 71 Yellow Backs with the picture popping out is one of the all time great backs for sure.

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[savedfrommyspokes]

I think you guys are all spot on about these OPC's....I have kicked myself even harder about not bidding on that 71 OPC near set from a year ago. While there maybe a limited supply of OPCs, as compared to their Topps counterpart, the lack of demand has likely kept prices on many OPC sets, singles, etc down.

With the 62 GT and 68 MB cards, before the demand for these cards grew significantly in the past year or two, like the OPC cards, these two short printed offerings could be purchased fairly inexpensively due to a lack of demand.

I have been, and still am working on my 65-80 OPC sets for years, so I can only hope the demand does not explode on these cards until I am completed.

[Exhibitman]

Prices are all over the place on OPC. I have snapped up some at very low cost lately.

I have some crispy 78s at the slabbers. Hopefully I will be selling into a strong market.

[begsu1013]

love both 71 topps and opc, but have to concur...opc is way more difficult to track down in mid-high grade, but this does not always translate to higher prices.

here's my crown of the 71 opc:

[MattyC]

Great looking Ryan. That 71 Ryan card has always been so striking to me. The 71 OPC back is quite unique.

[begsu1013]

thanks matty! picked her up about a year ago along w/ an 8.5 topps and the opc was 65% of the cost of the topps even though significantly rarer.

8.5 opc = pop 5, 9 higher
8.5 topps = pop 15, 27 higher

[jb67]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

love both 71 topps and opc, but have to concur...opc is way more difficult to track down in mid-high grade, but this does not always translate to higher prices.

here's my crown of the 71 opc:

That is one beautiful looking Ryan. The eye-appeal rocks it. My one and only 71 OPC card is this Bench. I'm glad a fellow board member convinced me to get it.

[begsu1013]

Originally Posted by jb67

That is one beautiful looking Ryan. The eye-appeal rocks it. My one and only 71 OPC card is this Bench. I'm glad a fellow board member convinced me to get it.

thanks jb!

good looking bench and looks worthy of a bump!! lemme know if you ever do and what the result is...

[MattyC]

Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing as Begsu. That Bench would certainly look right at home in an 8.5 and I've seen worse 9s often. But every card JB has looks undergraded!