Here are some of the most prevalent types of sports card printing errors you may encounter: When card companies are printing cards, the aim is to make like Robin Hood and have things printed dead center. thanks Mike. Fleer had the Billy Ripken craze that year, and Donruss, Score and Upper Deck were more attractive and printed on superior card stock. Please help I have a 2017 donruss with mike pizza on the front and frank Thomas on the back. JAXON except mine has clyde drexler on one side and Derrick colman on the other,its definitely some kind of misprint because there are even errors in the ink and pictures its pretty cool. Set Links - Overview - Checklist - Teams - Errors / Variations - Hall of Famers - Rookies . Manning has Leafs birthday on his card and Leaf has Mannings birthday on his. I have both error and corrected The corrected card lists (albany) on the front. I just bought a 1996 topps rookie kobe card and while trying to evaluate its good condition (planned to have it graded at first), i noticed the foil label on both topps and kobe bryant too low than where they should be. - Inserts and Related Sets 343 - Gary Sheffield FS, RC, VAR - Milwaukee Brewers. My daughter: the bravest 13-year-old I know. (LogOut/ The 1989 Topps baseball cards sets consists of 792 cards and each card measures the standard 2 1/2 x 3 1/2. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. However, they are also full of players who are now in their respective halls of fame, the cards are necessary parts of many PSA Set Registries and a $5 or $10 investment can still bring hours of enjoyment. Any idea where that thread is on here? Just curious about. I have three 1993 Upper Deck cards that are miscut. i have quite a few Topps NBA cards 57-58 season. Pinnacle #1 from 1993. 1989 Topps Traded Chicago White Sox. Need info. Being a rookie of a Hall of Famer, you might find someone who is will to pay a premium. Why isnt the 1957 Hank Aaron card, printed with the negative reversed to show him batting left-handed when he was a right-handed batter considered an error card? LoL. It says on the back that he played at the Texas stadium. Youre certainly not alone. @Ryan Theyre miscuts, which are covered in this article. In this version, the corrections on pass 1 remain with the exception of moving the Topps logo back up the card to its original location. Find the Ed Hearn with streak across his face. Each card has a white border that surrounds a picture of each player in an action shot or standard picture of them posing. I am sorting a few thousand and thought I would pull out what I can. The border is a few millimeters wide and from that I can discern that is in fact an Eric Desjardins card from 95-96. That said, lets shed some light on the Bob Welch 1989 Topps #605A. #1. Who dat? I also saw a Andrei Vasilevskiy on eBay that was graded 10 with the misspelled word. Total Cards: 132. See Pic.. http://dandrix6060.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/rare-1989-star-co-hensley-meulens-99-2/. The problem is that I completely forgot that memory lane is also the route you take when recalling that time you visited the dentist for a double root canal. thanks. Its in very good condition but it was printed crooked. With the advent of foil, another step was added to the printing process. i did a little research and that player wasnt even in the set of cards that year. Got a question, story idea or want to get in touch? One additional note is I have a #287 Juan Nieves that has a yellow line across the top just above the orange frame on the card that is similar to some of the other printing variations found in the set. Patrick has a BA in Psychology, a BA in Sociology, and an MBA from the University of New Mexico. I have a 93 Skybox Shaq with #155 missing on the back. Any idea if this makes for a valuable card? However, that doesnt usually mean youre going to get rich if you land one. if anyone is interested i have 4 extra 605 Bob Welch (missing stat line) graded by PSA -- two PSA 9's -- two PSA 5's (don't ask) -- lol. Should I try to get them replaced even. Anyone ever see this card before? Bowman made a hobby reappearance after a 34-year hiatus, and that left Topps lagging pretty far behind the pack. are they worth anything about 40 cards no mickey mantle, I Have 2 x michael jordan rookie cards with mistakes both graded 9 by becketts 1 has a small round dot no ink on the cardboard on the back one has an ink line down the front about .02mm. Im not sure. Can anyone help please? Is this a known error or am I sitting on a rarer error? All rights reserved. Kudos to Ryan for managing these churlish comments in such a genteel manner. 317, Why the Sal Fasano 1996 Select Certified Parallels werent Corrected, 2013 USA Baseball Champions National Team Certified Signatures Baseball Cards, 2023 Topps 88 Topps Vintage Stock Parallels Are Missing Something, How to Spot Fake 1990 Topps NNOF Frank Thomas Rookie Cards, Frank Thomas 2015 Beckett Covers NSCC #9 AU, Jeff Treadway 1989 Fleer #173 Variation Comparison, 1997 Pinnacle Certified Mirror Black Baseball Cards. (LogOut/ Keep an eye out for this bugger. And on the reverse, a small portion of what would have been the next card on the sheet) I cannot find any other error like this on this particular card. Honestly, I am just curious as I think I would go nuts trying to keep it all straight. 1989 Topps Baseball is a set with a variety of interesting variations. The front picture is that of Keyshawn Johnson in a Jets uniform. I have a similar error as j It was pretty apparent that in 1989 Topps thought they were still living in the days of no marketplace competition, although card companies were popping up all over the place, and their design and quality control was seriously lacking. But usually, these kinds of cards are outliers. Sonia it sounds like you have what they call a short print which means its card# 15 out of 30 printed and the card #30 out of 50 printed if they are in gold letters which is good depending of the player they should also have a reg card numbering if so you should take it to a collector, Any card that is gold numbered #01/25 -#25/25 is considered super short print means only 25 printed compared to thousands if you look up #1/1 on the internet or eBay those cards are really rare and worth alot, Some cards like 2021 sage premier Charles Snowden linebacker for Virginia has picture of louisville running back on the front nobody has any metion of it being an error but if I was Charles Snowden I would have said something lol even though its a low caliber set its still my rookie card with someone else Pic, I have a 1998 Upper Deck Michael Jordan Living Legends #159 card shows MJ playing the Sonics with the Logo of the Old Sonics, but the wording says, Vs Lakers. Trivia | You might get a few dollars if you try to move it. I have a T207 John Kling with Recruit Cigar printed in PA in 1912. Right: This version represents the final pass of corrections. Ive updated the article to include all three variations. Is it worth anything? For me, they are just mild amusement, but some of the more dedicated variation hunters can tell you the exact reason for each variation, what sheet each card was printed on and whether there happened to be a scratch in a printing plate. Any comments? Copyright 2023 Trading Card Database LLC Yup, that's right. Any input would be awesome. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The strangest part of this card is that it is just a border, (like a picture frame without a picture) and it is the same size as all other normal cards meaning that the stamped out middle section is smaller than a normal upper deck hockey card, How did this happen? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Just found a Rashaun Woods sp Jersey auto card should be no.201 and mine is no.200 any value? However, the majority of those that are widely recognized in the hobby come from things like spelling mistakes and wrong photos oops moments that happen before a card heads off to the printer. Hi Im Tim and I have a Jeff pico 1990 with nothing on the back is it worth anything. Middle: This version represents the first pass of corrections. . Sheets have a specific layout. No idea if that adds or takes value away. I havent seen any copys of it st least where Ive been looking. Thanks Dave, @Dave You can reach members of the grading team directly through this page: https://www.beckett.com/grading/team. His hat is touching the e in Future Star, and there is a white bar at the bottom of the card, under his name. - Sell Sheets / Ads Checklist | He has been interviewed on Good Day New Mexico and in Albuquerque The Magazine. Your mommies still love you. 1988 Topps Baseball Error Card Mark McGwire 87 Record Breakers #3 Cyan Triangle! 2006 Topps. The print was overlayed as it was stamped twice. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Stay in the know about the latest sports card, hobby news, and promotions from Beckett. - Gallery Thanks. **Several cards, specifically the Pirates, Giants and Reds, can be found with very dark team/name banners. That is great to know. Think of them as a sort of parallel. Looks (and feels) like a tiny bulldozer drove over the bottom 1/5 of the card. It must have been caught really early in the printing process . Quick Links: I was a pressman for 22 years so I know the mistake they did and how that happened. 1989 Topps Baseball is a set with a variety of interesting variations. Help me please this situation is so fustration, Im about to pull my last 8 hairs out of my head. The final version of the card included in all factory sets had the knob of the bat covered with a black box. Still, Topps had a few things going for it, including a Future Stars subset, Turn Back the Clock cards, All-Stars, Record Breakers, Number One Draft Picks and the famous Topps Trophy Rookies. I figured this was a much better investment than a frivolous commodity. And the next year was when Topps changed who made their Chrome cards. How do I go about getting a value on it. The 1989 Topps Gary Sheffield fits in nicely with dialogue around errors and variations. As I open my Topps, the difference is unbelievable. Sign in or register to get started. the front is a picture of doug flutie and the back has doug fluties stats. Thank you, I have 1987 All Star Eric Davis with no back imprint, I have stack of fleer 90 football cards and the cuts are all off what does that mean and they not in perfect condition. That said, its not likely priced due to rarity. Are they worth anything. So I think I discovered a spelling error for Upper Decks 2020-2021 Allure Red Rainbow Auto cards. It is a Measures of Greatness Topps Baseball card 1994 with Wade Boggs on the back (603) and Ken Griffey Jr. on the front (606). - Videos Hi Brian, I would love a copy. Ive got a 98 topps roberto clemente tribute card with no gold foil. They are kind of cool and different, but I wouldnt pay big bucks for any of them. 1988 Topps #450 Barry Bonds RARE- Error Blurry Print/Red Lines Near Mint. I like the way that you showed the cards together. Mine has a crest over the left shoulder. Thank you, I have a 88 tops card with nothing printed on the back. The whole 1989 Donruss set This isn't really an error per se, but it shows the futility of trying to list every single error card. If I can get them cut to size would they be worth anything. Or maybe youve seen it many times and didnt realize it, which is completely understandable. Pricing | 1989 Topps Baseball MLB Uncut Sheet - 7 Hall of Fame players cards. - Change Log