2008/09 OPC Buyback... silver and blue ink

[Rraincock]

I have enjoyed the OPC buyback program over the years. Having a vintage card (especially a vintage RC or cool key card) with an authjentic (COA included) autograph is a great thing.


I had assumed, based on rumor and apparent occurrence, that the OPC silver autographs were harder to get than the blue sharpie ones... some cards being SPs.



UNTIL NOW

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What do I make of a buyback card that comes both in blue and silver? Any thoughts from the OPC collectors out there?

[Drewk86a]

Couple of possibilities:

1) Maybe it's not that certain players are SP, but rather one of the auto colors is SP. Maybe there are blue and silver versions of each card and one color is more limited than the other (like Stadium Club or Trilogy)
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2) Luc's silver pen ran out of ink so he started using a blue Sharpie.

[30ranfordfan]

What am I missing???

I had assumed, based on rumor and apparent occurrence, that the OPC silver autographs were harder to get than the blue sharpie ones... some cards being SPs.

What do I make of a buyback card that comes both in blue and silver? Any thoughts from the OPC collectors out there?

So the silver one is harder to get than the blue one. Isn't that was you had assumed in the first place? Isn't that why they'd make two?? One is rarer than the other.

I don't understand the question.

[Tripredacus]

They have different backs, so are they from different sets?

[EliasDevil]

They have different backs, so are they from different sets?

I think one is just showing the front of the COA while the other shows the back. Don't have any of these cards but believe they come with a separate COA like some of those SPGU cards with a bunch of players on them

[Rraincock]

1) they are from the same set

2) up till now, everyone was acting under the assumption that the silver ones were SSP while the regular ones were SP

3) this Robitaille is the only one I have seen in both colors...

[30ranfordfan]

1) they are from the same set

2) up till now, everyone was acting under the assumption that the silver ones were SSP while the regular ones were SP

3) this Robitaille is the only one I have seen in both colors...

Why are you now assuming that the Silver one is not SSP, while the blue one is simply SP ?? Why does the existence of a Robitaille in both colours mean that anything other than what you already thought to be true, was true?

[piper1]

Why are you now assuming that the Silver one is not SSP, while the blue one is simply SP ?? Why does the existence of a Robitaille in both colours mean that anything other than what you already thought to be true, was true?

And why would a guy who declared that the hobby is dead a couple of weeks ago even care? It is all very puzzling.

[subban7677]

I think what people are saying is that is is possible/probable that the blue Robitaille is SP, and the silver is SSP. There's no reason there couldn't be both versions of the same card or player. Cheers!

[Rraincock]

I think what people are saying is that is is possible/probable that the blue Robitaille is SP, and the silver is SSP. There's no reason there couldn't be both versions of the same card or player. Cheers!

Fair point mate, I suppose I had just assumed that there was only one version of each ink type... ie the 1989/90 Luc Robitaille would be either Blue or Silver, not both.

I wish UD would release more information on these sets...