Growing up watching the NHL in the 80's a lot of my focus was on the Norris Division. From 1982 right through to 1996 the Norris contained the Leafs. As a Toronto area fan they were on the TV the most so we got to see a lot of the other teams in the division.…
I saw a debate going around on the blogs and forums about what to do about sticker backs in your collection and how they relate to variations. Here's the issue in a nutshell. On the back of the 1989 O-Pee-Chee Baseball (among others) there is a separate collectible Superstar photo as below. However the…
I miss real team cards. The kind that had a team photo on the front and a checklist on the back. Team cards today tend to be generic shots of a small group of players from the same team. It's not the same. Look at these amazing team shots from the 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee set. As…
Just one card today. Near the end of the movie when Gertie gives E.T. the geranium as a gift. Ok, I'll admit, I cried. 1982 O-Pee-Chee E.T. The Extraterrestrial 85/87 for 97.70%
Just a short post today as I am procrastinating about going outside to do yard work. These 3 cards are from the 1972-73 set. Which means they came out in the fall of 1972. Which means AFTER my birthdate of April 1972. Which means..this is the first set I COULD have TECHNICALLY collected during my…
Sometimes I fear I suffer from Setcollectorrushitis . Here is an explanation of the disease. Picture yourself chasing a set. Maybe it's a new set that just came out. Maybe it's a set that you have been chasing for years, maybe even decades. You have your list. You go to the LCS, or a card…
The package from Brad just keeps on giving as I go through it. Well, technically I went through it once it arrived, but now its breaking it down and writing about each part in all its awesomeness. I dabbled in baseball cards as a kid but they were always secondary in my collection. Sometimes even…
The fact that I have been finally found focus in my collection is bringing me closer and closer to a bunch of sets that have been close to completion. Some of these sets are tantalizingly close to being done and dusted. Others are frustratingly close. It's weird how I can be the same number of…
It says it right there on top. "An O-Pee-Chee Movie Photo Card Series" Now unlike yesterdays movie post, this is undoubtedly a cool and amazing movie. I was 9 when it came out and it still ranks easily in the top 5 for me. Its funny, action packed and has Harrison Ford beating up on…
So, does anyone really want to admit to watching Dick Tracy when it came out? I mean the cross promotional tie-ins were everywhere in 1990 so I can understand you might have seen it. It had Warren Beatty, Madonna and Al Pacino for gosh sakes. I hated it personally and I just can't understand how…
The OPC Completist 