1989 Topps oddity

[ALR-bishop]

The back is normal. Some sort of test or prototype design ?

[brewing]

Duh! That's the gold border version. There's also a blue, red, and purple bordered version too. The double chrome refractor numbered to 25 is the one you want though. Unless of course you are lucky enough to get the one with an authentic jock strap swatch.

[ALR-bishop]

Guaranteed worn ?

[bn2cardz]

Do you have back scans?

[Jim65]

Looks like the cardboard stock didn't get the white coating before printing.

As a Mets collector I would love to find a card like that.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Jim65

Looks like the cardboard stock didn't get the white coating before printing.

As a Mets collector I would love to find a card like that.

As Steve pointed out if that was the case the uniform (and the topps logo) should be brown. White isn't a printed color. White is revealed as blank spots where the rest of the colors are printed.

[ALR-bishop]

Seller believed it to be a proof/prototype card that came from Topps Vault. He said he had others...all from sheet F. I mentioned earlier that the back is like my regular Elster card. This is the back of the gold border version

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

As Steve pointed out if that was the case the uniform (and the topps logo) should be brown. White isn't a printed color. White is revealed as blank spots where the rest of the colors are printed.

The card stock is white on 1 side and plain on the other, the white border is not printed on with other colors, its already there before the pic is printed.