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 "url": "https://cardvolume.com/sports/hockey/1979-o-pee-chee-wayne-gretzky-18/",
 "markdown_url": "https://cardvolume.com/sports/hockey/1979-o-pee-chee-wayne-gretzky-18/index.md",
 "name": "Wayne Gretzky",
 "title": "1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Wayne Gretzky #18",
 "category": "sports",
 "category_name": "Sports cards",
 "set": "1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey",
 "number": "#18",
 "year": 1979,
 "language": "English",
 "rarity": "Base card",
 "artist": null,
 "publisher": "O-Pee-Chee",
 "flagship": true,
 "updated": "2026-10-23",
 "as_of": "2026-11-11",
 "summary": "The 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky #18 is the Canadian rookie card most associated with Gretzky collecting. Searchers often compare it with the U.S. Topps version, but O-Pee-Chee sales and population data must be kept separate.",
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  "No grade has the 5 verified sales in 90 days needed for a market price; the most recent verified sale was $6,657 for an O-Pee-Chee base PSA 7 on October 22, 2026 at eBay.",
  "The highest verified sale on record is $3,750,000 for an O-Pee-Chee base PSA 10 on May 27, 2021 at Heritage Auctions."
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   "source_ids": [
    1
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   "a": "O-Pee-Chee is the Canadian issue and must be separated from the U.S. Topps #18 version in sales and population work. [source_ids: 2,3]",
   "source_ids": [
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    3
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  {
   "q": "What did a PSA 9 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky sell for recently?",
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   "source_ids": [
    5
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  {
   "q": "How many PSA 10 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookies exist?",
   "a": "Heritage reported on May 27, 2021 that there were two PSA Gem Mint 10 O-Pee-Chee examples. [source_ids: 1]",
   "source_ids": [
    1
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  {
   "q": "What did a PSA 8.5 sell for recently?",
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   "source_ids": [
    4
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   "title": "Wayne Gretzky’s 1979 Rookie Card Skates to a New World Record With $3.75 Million Sale",
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  {
   "title": "PSA Cert Verification 97303491: 1979 O-Pee-Chee #18 Wayne Gretzky",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/97303491/psa",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "PSA Cert Verification 16189408: 1979 O-Pee-Chee #18 Wayne Gretzky",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/16189408/psa",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky Rookie #18 PSA NM-MT+ 8.5 Lot #80088",
   "url": "https://sports.ha.com/itm/hockey-cards/singles-1970-now-/1979-o-pee-chee-wayne-gretzky-rookie-18-psa-nm-mt-85/a/50083-80088.s",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  },
  {
   "title": "1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky Rookie #18 PSA Mint 9 Lot #80089",
   "url": "https://sports.ha.com/itm/hockey-cards/singles-1970-now-/1979-o-pee-chee-wayne-gretzky-rookie-18-psa-mint-9/a/50083-80089.s",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  }
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 "methodology": "https://cardvolume.com/methodology/",
 "cite_as": "1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Wayne Gretzky #18. CardVolume, https://cardvolume.com/sports/hockey/1979-o-pee-chee-wayne-gretzky-18/ (accessed 2026-11-11)."
}