Ever seen the 1989 Ripken FF Mystery card?

[bnorth]

Nice card Sean! Our friend Jerry just bought a raw one a few days ago.

[CW]

Cool card. What's the distinguishing feature of the error card?

[ALR-bishop]

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...er+1989+rypken

[JoeDfan]

Other than the bad word on the knob of Billy's bat; the "Mystery Card" has a different photo crop, plus a few other key details.
Rather than have me explain it, check out:
http://www.billripken.com/
Jon has a cool site that explains all the variations.

The reason I love this card is because I was in grammar school when this set came out. All of my friends were selling their souls to find this card (including me). I still remember vividly when our buddy Doug showed up one day with the real deal original FF in his hand. We all drooled over it for the whole day. He wouldn't sell to any of us, or even say where he got it. He was the king of cards for probably the entire season.

Now, years later, I have put together almost all of the known variations. How do you like them apples, Doug? I betcha don't have one of these! Heehee.

[jp1216]

Great pickup Sean! These 'Mystery' cards pop up about once a year. I look for the upper right Orioles logo and the trademark symbol (R) next to it. The bigger (R) catches the eye.

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Thanks to Ben N. for trading me another PSA graded example last year.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by jp1216

Great pickup Sean! These 'Mystery' cards pop up about once a year. I look for the upper right Orioles logo and the trademark symbol (R) next to it. The bigger (R) catches the eye.

LINK

Thanks to Ben N. for trading me another PSA graded example last year.

You are welcome Jon.

I have spent a lot of time researching this card. There are approximately 14 know copies of this variation. There are 5 graded by PSA with two 9's, two 8's and this latest 7. There is also one in a GEM Elite slab.

[JustinD]

I have always been in the party of those that think they are fakes printed at the height of the craze. However, PSA grading them makes it a interesting piece of collecting history, I like it!

[JoeDfan]

The first one I ever sent to PSA, I specifically made a point to make sure they understood that this was the "Mystery Card."
They still liked it!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by JustinD

I have always been in the party of those that think they are fakes printed at the height of the craze. However, PSA grading them makes it a interesting piece of collecting history, I like it!

Have you ever owned one or seen one in hand?