2 Boxes of OPC Platinum - The Good & The Bad

[geschrocks33]

Hey all - hope everyone is staying safe and entertained during these times.

Lucky for me, my LCS is offering drive up pickup so I was able to grab 2 boxes of the new OPC Platinum yesterday. Ended up with 1 very bad box, and 1 very good box. Here's the goods:


Box 1:

Rookies:

Noah Dobson
Trent Frederic
Adam Fox
Joel Farabee
Filip Zadina
Aleksi Saarela
Nikolai Prokhorkin
Jack Hughes
Quinn Hughes
Oliver Wahlstrom
Nick Suzuki
Mario Ferraro
Carl Grundstrom
Alexandre Texier


Retros:

Mark Scheifele
Erik Karlsson (Rainbow)
Barrett Hayton RC
Brady Keeper RC
Cody Glass RC
Jimmy Schuldt RC
Rasmus Sandin RC

Rainbows:

John Carlson
Ryan Getzlaf
Evgeni Malkin
Sergei Bobrovsky
Nikolai Prokhorkin RC

Inserts:

Thrilling Finishes - Leon Draisaitl
Calder Front Runners - Adam Fox
Best in the World - Artemi Panarin



The "better" stuff:

All Star Rainbow Variation (these seem 1 per case) - Jeff Skinner
Sunset - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Ryan Suter
Matte Pink RC - Nico Sturm
Violet Pixels /399 - John Gibson
Red Prism /199 - Jamie Benn
Seismic Gold /50 - Evgeny Kuznetsov
Auto - 17/18 Update Rookie Auto - Lucas Wallmark


Not the best there. I'm a believer that if you're going to throw a base rookie auto from 2 years ago into a box, it should be a bonus hit. It was cool however learning that the Skinner was a rarer hit.



Now onto the better box:


Rookies:

Aleksi Saarela
Oliver Wahlstrom
Nick Suzuki
Joel Farabee
Filip Zadina
Carter Verhaeghe
Adam Fox
Morgan Frost
Nikita Gusev
Teddy Blueger
Max Jones
Julien Gauthier
Ville Heinola
Cody Glass


Retros:

Phil Kessel
Ryan O'Reilly
Brayden Point
Claude Giroux (Rainbow)
Ryan Poehling RC
Trent Frederic RC
Vitaly Abramov RC

Rainbows:

Tyler Bertuzzi
Brock Nelson
Alex DeBrincat
Mika Zibanejad
Oliver Wahlstrom RC


Inserts:

Thrilling Finishes - Alex Ovechkin
Calder Front Runners - Kaapo Kakko
Best in the World - Patrick Kane


"Better" Stuff:

Sunset - Marc-Andre Fleury
Sunset RC - Kaapo Kakko
Matte Pink RC - Erik Brannstrom
Violet Pixels /399 - Nikita Kucherov
Retro Blue /149 - Philipp Grubauer (These look incredible in person this year, might consider doing the set once it hits ePack)


And the auto:


Seismic Gold Rookie Auto /25 - Kirby Dach :dance:






Platinum is one of my favorite products so I always open a box or two, and I'm glad to hit a sweet auto, it definitely balances out the Lucas Wallmark disappointment.

Everything is available except the Skinner & Grubauer. Feel free to shoot me an offer on the Dach or I'd be looking to trade it for nice Makar or very nice Olofsson. If trading/selling any of the lower end stuff I prefer to keep it to where I could ship to a US address.


Thanks for looking, comments appreciated as always! :beer:

 

[nhlderek]

That is awesome! Love the look of the Dach.

 

[HammerHawks]

Bang! Congrats on that beauty Dach! I appreciate that one for sure! Good thing you went for two boxes instead of just one.

 

[hen44jay]

Great hit on the Dach!

 

[hduong]

Nice hit on the Dach. I've found the autos to be somewhat lacking this year. Seems like the nicer vet and top 10 rookies are SSP.

 

[nhlderek]

Nice hit on the Dach. I've found the autos to be somewhat lacking this year. Seems like the nicer vet and top 10 rookies are SSP.

Yeah, the top rookies with the low numbered parallels aren’t included in this years release. Here’s the list below.

*Elvis Merzlikins, Max Jones, Noah Dobson, Nick Suzuki, Quinn Hughes, Victor Olofsson not in Orange Checkers/Emerald Surge/Golden Treasures; Dominik Kubalik, Oliver Wahlstrom not in Golden Treasures parallel

 

[gobuffalo2331]

Wow that auto is sharp!!!!

 

[c_bass22]

Interested in seeing the Wallmark if possible

 

[HighEndPlease]

Love the Platinum... I always wonder why it's not called OPC Chrome. The card looks and feels like Chrome. The rainbow is the Refractor.