1989 Donruss Dave Smith Print Defect

[Mike D.]

Pulled this from a rack case within the last year. Only card in the case like it.

I assume this isn’t some high dollar rarity...please correct me if I should be quitting my job.

[Cliff Bowman]

Me personally, if you put it on eBay for $10 or so I would probably buy it but I wouldn't go higher. Being junk wax makes a huge difference, if that was a 60's-70's Topps card I would go higher. I have gotten some on eBay over the years if they are priced reasonably.

[G1911]

Extra cool as his hand also appears in 'black and white', not just the area within the affected circle shape. I'd pay $10-$15ish for it just because it's cool, doubt many would go higher, but you never know.

[cardinalcollector]

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, I remember dealers would use miscuts, print defects, and the like as packing materials for "good" cards.

[Mike D.]

Thank you all for the replies. Even $10 for an 1989 Donruss card...that'd make it probably the most valuable card in the case (of 3,240 cards).

I honestly expected the answer to be more in line with what cardinalcollector said...something like "it's worth 25% of a regular 1989 Donruss Dave Smith card".

I may go ahead and list it on eBay and see what it brings.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

Thank you all for the replies. Even $10 for an 1989 Donruss card...that'd make it probably the most valuable card in the case (of 3,240 cards).

I honestly expected the answer to be more in line with what cardinalcollector said...something like "it's worth 25% of a regular 1989 Donruss Dave Smith card".

I may go ahead and list it on eBay and see what it brings.

If you do, send me the link. It's a cool oddity.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by cardinalcollector

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, I remember dealers would use miscuts, print defects, and the like as packing materials for "good" cards.

I wish I would have run across those dealers back then. In my experience they sold for way bigger premiums then than they do now.

As for pricing it has always been a crap shoot on what they will sell for. Like most cards they get hot and prices go way up. Then they cool down and prices drop like a rock.

Here is a cool DS print error I have. I have a few with the big white spots someplace.

[Mike D.]

We’ll all remember that game where Jose Rijo’s arm was eaten by that swarm of locusts.