I just bought a HUGE hockey card

JoshHamilton · 01-23-2013, 06:16 PM

I'll post a scan in a bit. Once PP clears.

Any guesses as to what card it is?

sportscardbreak · 01-23-2013, 06:30 PM

Is it that Wayne Gretzky posted earlier?

JoshHamilton · 01-23-2013, 06:32 PM

No, but it IS a Gretzky!

duwal · 01-23-2013, 06:34 PM

he's lying, it probably has the same measurements as every other hockey card

JoshHamilton · 01-23-2013, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duwal

he's lying, it probably has the same measurements as every other hockey card

Ironically, I nearly bought a Sportscaster rookie, which is oversized.

Here it is....

Old Nap · 01-23-2013, 07:41 PM

Very Nice!! Man if that got an 8.5 I need to get mine graded ASAP! Mine is Topps though. No offense at all, that's a pretty clean card for OPC. From what I've heard it's tough to keep those blue borders from chipping. OPC seemed to use butter knives to cut their cards back then.

JoshHamilton · 01-23-2013, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Nap

Very Nice!! Man if that got an 8.5 I need to get mine graded ASAP! Mine is Topps though. No offense at all, that's a pretty clean card for OPC. From what I've heard it's tough to keep those blue borders from chipping. OPC seemed to use butter knives to cut their cards back then.

It isn't sheet-cut. I know the card's provenance. Came from a GAI 9 pack. If that's what you were inferring. This is the nicest color/photo registration I've seen. Way better than my PSA 8, and better than nearly every 9 that I've seen.

Old Nap · 01-23-2013, 10:37 PM

I wasn't trying to "inferr" anything necessarily other than OPC cards are notorious for having rough edges. I have several OPC baseball sets and really does look like they were cut with a band saw. What is a GAI 9 pack? If its not sheet cut how is it made?

JoshHamilton · 01-23-2013, 10:46 PM

GAI=Global Authentication. They used to be a pretty big name in 3rd party grading. Mark Murphy was their head grader for wax. He's the authority on unopened vintage. This was pulled from a GAI 9 pack

I own/have owned several PSA 9 '79's. The rough cut varies from card to card. This is one of the nicer cuts I've seen (guessing it was from an early printing). SGC and PSA don't downgrade for rough cuts

Old Nap · 01-24-2013, 12:52 AM

Gotcha, thanks for clarifying. I don't have much experience with grading. I didn't know they ignore the rough edges.

01-23-2013, 06:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
JoshHamilton Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,210	I just bought a HUGE hockey card I'll post a scan in a bit. Once PP clears. Any guesses as to what card it is?

01-23-2013, 07:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Old Nap Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Seattle Posts: 753 HeShootsHeScores	Very Nice!! Man if that got an 8.5 I need to get mine graded ASAP! Mine is Topps though. No offense at all, that's a pretty clean card for OPC. From what I've heard it's tough to keep those blue borders from chipping. OPC seemed to use butter knives to cut their cards back then. __________________ I collect: Nap Lajoie \| Anaheim Ducks Working on: 2010-11 Certified Champions Ducks (Getzlaf, Perry, Selanne) Rainbow. 12/28

01-23-2013, 10:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Old Nap Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Seattle Posts: 753 HeShootsHeScores	I wasn't trying to "inferr" anything necessarily other than OPC cards are notorious for having rough edges. I have several OPC baseball sets and really does look like they were cut with a band saw. What is a GAI 9 pack? If its not sheet cut how is it made? __________________ I collect: Nap Lajoie \| Anaheim Ducks Working on: 2010-11 Certified Champions Ducks (Getzlaf, Perry, Selanne) Rainbow. 12/28

01-24-2013, 12:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
Old Nap Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Seattle Posts: 753 HeShootsHeScores	Gotcha, thanks for clarifying. I don't have much experience with grading. I didn't know they ignore the rough edges. __________________ I collect: Nap Lajoie \| Anaheim Ducks Working on: 2010-11 Certified Champions Ducks (Getzlaf, Perry, Selanne) Rainbow. 12/28

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

01-23-2013, 06:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
sportscardbreak Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Jersey Posts: 779	Is it that Wayne Gretzky posted earlier?

01-23-2013, 06:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
JoshHamilton Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,210	No, but it IS a Gretzky!

01-23-2013, 06:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
duwal Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,704 duwal duwal	he's lying, it probably has the same measurements as every other hockey card

01-23-2013, 10:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
JoshHamilton Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,210	GAI=Global Authentication. They used to be a pretty big name in 3rd party grading. Mark Murphy was their head grader for wax. He's the authority on unopened vintage. This was pulled from a GAI 9 pack I own/have owned several PSA 9 '79's. The rough cut varies from card to card. This is one of the nicer cuts I've seen (guessing it was from an early printing). SGC and PSA don't downgrade for rough cuts