Last week, I picked up nine classic vintage hockey cards in awesome condition. Of course, they were reprints. I caught the listing on eBay and didn’t see any mention of the cards being RP’s. Except… the PR numbers given in the description were reprint card numbers and not grading numbers.
I knew it was impossible that I was going to get these nine cards as originals for $10. However, the listing was a not optimized, to say the least. The title was wishy-washy and the rest of the listing lacked any real detail at all. Maybe, just maybe, this listing had gone under the radar because it wasn’t being picked up by an search requests in eBay. As it was, I dug pretty deep to find this, and a few other, obscure listings.
However, my treasure turned out to be fool’s gold. Was I pissed? No. Everything I buy off eBay is an ‘experiment’. When things go wrong, it just gives me something to write about on this website. I could have messaged the seller to find out more info. The cards were mint and, according to Beckett, the book value might not be that of the originals, but it’s not that bad. Book value of the nine cards combined is $33.
The three cards:
Terry Sawchuk 1993-94 Parkhurst Reprints PR-37. The card is valued at $4 by Beckett. This is a replica of the Terry Sawchuk 1961-62 Parkhurst 31 hockey card. That card is valued at $125.
Norm Ullman 1992-93 Parkhurst Reprints PR-25. The card is a common and valued at $5 by Beckett. This is a replica of the Norm Ullman 1962-63 Parkhurst 21 card. The original is valued at $30.
Gump Worsley 1993-94 Parkhurst Reprints PR-41. The card is a common goalie and valued at $2. This is a replica of the 1963-64 Gump Worsley Parkhurst 98 hockey card. The original is valued at $40.
What’s the plan moving forward? These cards will be featured in a upcoming version of ‘Flip That Card’ where I’ll relist the cards and see if I can pull a profit on eBay.