Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Jimmy Howard: OPC Blank Back

Here's a card that's been on my radar for over a year now. I have the OPC base and retro, I've always just needed the retro black border and blank back parallels. The black border is numbered to 100 and I've seen a handful of them online, but the blank back is a different story. I've only seen one or two, and these have been out for two years now.

Here's the front of the card, which is the exact same as the regular retro parallel.


Here's the back of the card:


This one I would put down as another eBay steal, as I got it for far less than I ever thought I would. Supposedly, there are only 5 copies of this card in existence, but without official confirmation of the print runs from Upper Deck, who knows?

What do you guys think, are blank backs worth any kind of premium, especially when it comes to player collections? Even if there are more like 20 of each card, that's still pretty rare all things considered, so I'll definitely take it for around $5 delivered.

6 comments:

  1. 5 bucks is dirt cheap for a blank back! That was a great pick-up for the price.

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  2. A great pickup. I'm still looking for the Linden blank back from 08/09 (I've never seen a copy surface).

    $5 = steal.

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    1. I'll keep an eye out for that Linden for you, never known when or where it might show up...

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  3. I just acquired an 08/09 Linden Blank Back...it is available for sale. IM me on SCF (same ID) or e-mail me at pgalletley@cox.net

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  4. any idea what a Jordan Eberle retro bank back from 12-13 opc might be worth? I just pulled one out of a $3 retail pack.

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    1. Not sure, maybe take a look on COMC to see if any are listed.

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