25th Anniversary - 1989 Fleer Bill Ripken Error Card!

[ALR-bishop]

I agree with you many of the white outs are fake. I also believe many of the canceled or cut outs were faked

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I agree with you many of the white outs are fake. I also believe many of the canceled or cut outs were faked

Yes I do not know how I forgot about the saw cuts. I remember at first there was only a few different ones and they where all long cuts near the center of the card. Now you can find them in every version located all across the card at every length.

My favorite saw cut ebay listing is when they say it was cut multiple times in the same location at different depths. LOL Like the maintenance man adjusted the blade depth on the skill saw and then cut in the same place.

The hole punch cards are a real version but like the saw cuts so easy to fake that they have less value than the regular card.

I have also seen black blobs put over the bat knob to make fake versions, even seen one in a PSA holder.

This is my biggest Ripken find. It is an only known scribble version. It is now owned by the OP of this thread and in a SGC slab. It is listed(incorrectly because there is no way that is a scribble with F card) on his awesome www.billripken.com website.
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[jp1216]

Many thanks to bnorth (Hi Ben) for finding that card about a year ago! One of a few nice additions in 2013. True - I did incorrectly group with with the 'F-Scribbles'. Needs it's own name. Anyone have ideas for what to call ^^That card^^?

Thanks guys for the stories so far. Here a couple different FF 'double print' varieties.

[jp1216]

Here is a comparison of the 3 basic Black Scribble versions:
1) F-Scribble - first letter F clearly visible
2) Loop-Scribble - first letter F is altered. Created a partial F or 'loop' pattern.
3) No-F Scribble - first letter F is airbrushed away.
4) Version found in 2013 by bnorth (hi Ben).

The first 3 are considered 'basic'. Most common black scribble versions found. If I was the rank them - they would be in the order shown (easiest to hardest). The 4th card is currently a unique variety. Other black scribbles would be the 'semi-airbrushed' version or 'Circle Scribble'. Very rare.

[sylbry]

[jp1216]

Bryan -

Amazing autos. Truly an 'Adult' card collector!!! LOL. Love the sawcut auto!

[bnorth]

Here are some of my Ripkens.
This one has a cool little print dot in the Black Box.
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Here are some oddball way off center hand cut cards from the 132 card all Ripken sheet.
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Brian those are some really cool Auto cards.

Jon I thought we had a name for it "The Parrot Poop Card"

[geor952]

I grew up North of Cincy and searched high and low for 89 Fleer packs. I was at the amusement park, Kings Island when I saw a box of fleer filled with packs, that were about $3 a piece, due to the excitement of the FF card. I ponied up my allowance for 2 packs and was sitting by the water fountains, on the main strip, when I pulled a FF out of the first pack. You would have thought I won the lotto. A great memory and I still have the card.