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  1. Fred Bear

    LF 2022-23 O-Pee-Chee

    Haven't been trading much lately, more work travel and chasing kids has kept me busy. Looking to finish up some sets of O-Pee-Chee after finally getting around to breaking my annual case... Below find my needs for the base sets and playing card set and below that is my list of traders from the...
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    2023 Trading Thread

    Well, after not focusing on my sets in 2022, I'm going to circle back and try to wrap up several in the coming year. As I complete out my want lists and searches, I'll update my lists here. My trading inventory is kept as an organize on Beckett (link in my signature). You can also look at stuff...
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    Looking for some opinions and ideas

    A few years back, I started collecting a set on the PSA registry. More for fun and nostalgia than anything else. When I started it, most of the cards were not 'uber-valuable' and 99% in the set I'm working on still aren't. Along comes a pandemic, a boom period, and, most importantly, the PSA...
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    What would you think...

    ...if one of the 'new' grading companies came out with a video detailing their process and publicly crossed over a PSA/BGS card valued at $100k+? I get that this would be a pretty significant undertaking, but it's unclear to me how they expect to gain trust, adoption, and respect in the market...
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    WTB OPC Platinum Complete Sets

    Posting this here as I scour the interwebs... Specifically looking for base sets from 2017-18 - 1-200 2018-19 - 1-200 Will also consider any parallels (2014-2019) in lots . Please pm me your price dlvd to the US. Thanks!
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    Fractional Ownership

    So, I've listened to a lot of the stuff on Sports Cards Live and other channels on fractional ownership, so I've been trying to do some research on my own as well to determine if this would be a reasonable investment or if it's just a cool thing for in your collection. Full disclosure - I'm a...
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    Looking for some feedback

    So, I decided to give epack a try... Over the course of the last several years, I've probably bought 3-5 packs and just immediately transferred what I could just to see how it worked... For this attempt, I bought a couple of boxes. The struggle is in the trading. I've made trades, but not many...
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    Questions about epack

    Looking for a knowledgeable user who is willing to explain some of the ins and outs of the platform. Please shoot me a PM if you are willing to teach me some tricks. Thanks!
  9. Fred Bear

    LTB - A couple of 1980s Sets

    I'm looking to add these two sets to my PC: 1988-89 O-Pee-Chee (Hull RC, Shanahan RC, Roy, Gretzky) and 1986-87 Topps (Roy RC, Gretzky, Lemieux, Yzerman, Clark RC) If you are selling, please PM your price (dlvd to US) to me along with any comments about the general condition. I would also...
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    Question about collecting vintage in today's market

    So, I enjoy collecting vintage sets and will be looking to embark on a new project soon. I've been doing my 'research' and familiarizing myself with the set, etc. As I'm doing this, I'm noticing what I feel is an 'odd' phenomena and wanted to see what others think: Raw cards I'm seeing...
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    My Case of O-Pee-Chee = FUN

    So, I don't usually post too much in the Show & Tell anymore as I've reverted back into being primarily a base set collector. This is also the first year in the last few where I decided to go after a full case of OPC instead of random individual boxes... All I can say is Wowwee-Wow-Wow!!! This...
  12. Fred Bear

    LTB - Young Guns & OPC Platinum RCs

    Primarily looking for 19-20 OPC Platinum RCs and 19-20 UD1 and UD2 Young Guns. Looking to buy in lots. Please let me know what you have and what you dlvd price to US is. Thanks!
  13. Fred Bear

    Master Sale Thread -> Everything Can Go

    Finally doing it and making the shift into a major downsizing. Too much of too many things have accumulated and much of it needs to go to provide cash for other collecting goals (or other family goals). I'm still working on pricing for everything, but don't want to slow down any possible sales...
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    My Most Boring Want List

    The kids are finally big enough that I'm once again afforded some time for collecting. Unfortunately, the budget is constrained to the point where I'm only collecting the most obviously boring stuff! I'll build and maintain the list here and will update on progress. My goal is to complete a...
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    OPC Platinum Case Break

    I saw a few posts asking about these, so I thought I'd share. I'm still working on scans (working around my 4-yr-old's birthday party this weekend), so I'll add those as I can. I've been limiting myself to just regular OPC lately, but really wanted to do a 'late season' set and so my love of...
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