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Monday, September 25, 2023

Year: 2016-17

Set: O-Pee-Chee - Retro Blank Back (Rate)

“ Again, I still have no idea what the purpose of a "blank back" card is besides having another useless parallel set for a card company. ” -Theron_Nett

“ In my opinion blank backs are more lazy and boring than gimmicky. ” -jdogg1228

“ Nice retro blank back. I was going to call it a sticker but saw the title said it was a "blank back" ” -captkirk42

“ Very cool looking card. back sucks tho ” -parsley24

“ Blank Back parallels seem like a cheap way for the manufacturer to create another insert card at half the price. Nothing changes on the front (from the Retro version), so you're basically getting a 2 fer 1 chase card. ” -hamrlik22

“ I find the blank backs boring. I do like the front of the card. ” -Brendan Barrick

“ Dear UD, make the base set retro like this. Not just a new-ish design with a cheap back. ” -DarthTempest

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otlonline2

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Joined: Jul 2023

Monday, September 25, 2023 12:46 AM
I love this card simply because Cam Ward is my all-time favorite hockey player!

Billy Kingsley

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Monday, September 25, 2023 7:35 AM

Every single blank back posted this website is a mock up. The real cards have 1/1 handwritten in sharpie on the back.

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jasongerman9

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Monday, September 25, 2023 8:03 AM

Billy, are you sure you're thinking of this set?

Looks like the cards on COMC don't have anything on the back at all either.

Billy Kingsley wrote:

Every single blank back posted this website is a mock up. The real cards have 1/1 handwritten in sharpie on the back.

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FreehanSolo

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Joined: Nov 2017

Monday, September 25, 2023 10:23 AM

I don't know much about these but did do a bit of digging and found this blog post which mentions, "I've heard an estimated number of just 5 to 15 copies exist for these blank back SP'd (Short Printed) parallel cards." That seems much more likely than a bunch of mock-ups here/fakes on COMC/eBay/etc. But if you happen to find any evidence otherwise I'd be curious to see it.

Billy Kingsley wrote:

Every single blank back posted this website is a mock up. The real cards have 1/1 handwritten in sharpie on the back.

eric phillips

Posts: 129
Joined: Mar 2022

Monday, September 25, 2023 11:00 AM
The back is blank so you can write on it, right?

SharksAttack

Posts: 154
Joined: Dec 2019

Monday, September 25, 2023 11:25 PM
Nope. Retro Blank Backs don't have numbering. Red Blank Backs have 1/1 handwritten. Billy Kingsley wrote: Every single blank back posted this website is a mock up. The real cards have 1/1 handwritten in sharpie on the back.

Nails Dykstra

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Joined: Sep 2023

Monday, September 25, 2023 11:59 PM
A "blank back parallel set"? Now I've heard it all! What next? Cards with player's boogers smeared on them? We can call it the biohazardous materials parallel set!!

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