Show...me...your print variations!

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I good friend just picked up this beauty.

Damn, they got it for 99 cents on eBay. I used to look for that card religiously but eventually gave up because I figured it was a waste of time.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Damn, they got it for 99 cents on eBay. I used to look for that card religiously but eventually gave up because I figured it was a waste of time.

Yes Jerry is a lucky SOB. It is amazing how that print dot hit in just the perfect spot. I am sure all us weirdo print error collectors have spent a lot of time searching for that card.

EDIT: I just went and looked and the eBay listing even listed it as #293. I can't believe so many people missed it.

[Cliff Bowman]

I was looking at sold items on eBay for Topps errors and variations when I came across a 1976-80 Topps lot of 15 blank back cards that sold for $104.50 back in November 2014. I was bewildered why the lot went for so high so I looked it over until I figured it out. 14 of the 15 cards are run of the mill blank backs from 1976, 1978, and 1980, but it contains a 1979 card that is obviously an early stage unissued proof card. It has a photo of Phillie Tug McGraw but is listed as Jim Essian of the A's. The card is also lacking black ink, and appears to be crudely cut off of a sheet. Anyone else ever see a 1979 Topps error proof card like that one?

[bnorth]

I have not seen that variation in that year before. I have a few of the sheet cut 79 Fronts with the 78 backs. Know I have a 79 fronted Willie Randolph but can't remember who the 78 player is on the back.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Found this 68 #101 Beckert with a right border break due to a white print streak... saw about 5 out of 50+ copies with this.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I have not seen that variation in that year before. I have a few of the sheet cut 79 Fronts with the 78 backs. Know I have a 79 fronted Willie Randolph but can't remember who the 78 player is on the back.

Here is a front back picture of the 1979 Topps Willie Randolph front with the 1978 wrongback of Rick Burleson with just a sliver of the #200 Reggie Jackson card.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Here is a front back picture of the 1979 Topps Willie Randolph front with the 1978 wrongback of Rick Burleson with just a sliver of the #200 Reggie Jackson card.

There are always some of those on eBay, the 1979 cards with the badly off center 1978 backs. I read before that leftover 1978 printed backs were used as a practice run for the new 1979 fronts, and some of them escaped the dumpster and made their way into the hands of collectors. It's possible that Keith Olbermann talked about some of the 1979 Topps proof error cards in his three part series, but I was never able to find the third part where he talks about 1977 and up. Correction, it was a four part series and Olbermann only talks about 1977 in the last part.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

There are always some of those on eBay, the 1979 cards with the badly off center 1978 backs. I read before that leftover 1978 printed backs were used as a practice run for the new 1979 fronts, and some of them escaped the dumpster and made their way into the hands of collectors. It's possible that Keith Olbermann talked about some of the 1979 Topps proof error cards in his three part series, but I was never able to find the third part where he talks about 1977 and up. Correction, it was a four part series and Olbermann only talks about 1977 in the last part.

Yes eBay is where I got mine several years ago. Also got some 79 Topps blank fronts that are sheet(hand) cut at the same time.

I will have to look and see if I can find Olbermans 4 part series.

[shempdevil]

I haven't seen many of these, but does anyone know just how rare this variation is?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1988-Topps-R...item1e9a2d6a6e