SPIKE OWEN
Baseball • 1987 O-Pee-Chee Baseball
Sport & Year
Baseball • 1987
Brand & Set
O-Pee-Chee - 1987 O-Pee-Chee Baseball
Card Number
#271
Card Type
Veteran / Team Leader (Boston Red Sox)
Rarity
Base
Parallel Variant & Language
Base • English / French (Bilingual)
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Good (G 2) to Very Good (VG 3)
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $0.10 - $0.50; Graded (PSA 10): $20 - $40 (Rare for this set due to rough edges)
Recent Sales
Recent sales of raw 1987 O-Pee-Chee commons typically trade in bulk lots for pennies. Graded versions are rarely submitted unless chasing high-end registry sets.
Condition Details
Highly visible top edge wear with significant chipping and paper loss on the upper right corner. The centering is shifted significantly to the right (O-Pee-Chee was known for poor centering/rough cuts). Significant surface and edge wear is present.
Grading Recommendation
Not recommended for professional grading. The cost of shipping and grading fees far exceeds the market value of the card, especially given the visible edge damage and corner wear.
Card Description
Spike Owen is pictured in a Boston Red Sox road gray jersey, mid-play with a blurred background. The card features a diagonal name plate in top left and the O-Pee-Chee logo in the top right corner. The design is identical to the 1987 Topps set but features O-Pee-Chee branding.
Notable Features
O-Pee-Chee cards from this era were produced in lower quantities than Topps counterparts and often feature rougher edges due to the cutting process. The back of the card typically includes French to cater to the Canadian market.
Authentication Notes
Consistent with authentic 1987 O-Pee-Chee card stock, which is lighter/whiter than the brown recycled stock used by Topps in the same year. The rough edges/chipping are characteristic of the O-Pee-Chee cutting wires used at the time.
Scanned: 2026-07-18T02:54:56.074583