Is this a $5, $50, or $500 card? 1972 Pete Rose Blank back BGS 9

[bnorth]

Blank backs are generally considered junk. If you can find a error collector you can get a small premium. If you can find a player collector that also collects errors you can get a nice premium.

I have collected these type of cards for close to 30 years. I only collect raw so not sure how much difference the Beckett or any other slab makes.

Also Topps printing errors are far from rare.

[Neal]

Cool card!

[rats60]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Blank backs are generally considered junk. If you can find a error collector you can get a small premium. If you can find a player collector that also collects errors you can get a nice premium.

I have collected these type of cards for close to 30 years. I only collect raw so not sure how much difference the Beckett or any other slab makes.

Also Topps printing errors are far from rare.

If it was a t206, it would be a 5000.00+ card.

[KCRfan1]

Nice card Mike!

[Mark70Z]

It's a '72 Topps card so it's a very cool looking card format, one of the best in my view, it's Rose and it's in pristine condition so to me it has value. What the value is, I'm unsure, but there are Rose collectors, and a fairly large group of die hard Cincinnati Reds collectors so it should be desirable to one of these groups of people.

I think blank backs are generally less valuable than finished cards. I'm sure it depends on the card, but that's been my experience. Also, I guess you can consider an unfinished card a proof card and in this case a blank back. Who really knows whether Topps used it as a proof.

My guess... $100 Very nice card by the way.

[thenavarro]

Thanks for the feedback so far.

M

[DBesse27]

Blank backs and proofs are kind of a funny thing. To a lot of collectors they're not very desirable. But to the right player collector, they could be worth quite a bit. In that condition, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see a die hard Rose collector drop a couple hundred on it.

[Exhibitman]

I collect error cards and have purchased similar blank backs of HOFers for under $200 so my guesstimate is between $100-$200.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by DBesse27

Blank backs and proofs are kind of a funny thing. To a lot of collectors they're not very desirable. But to the right player collector, they could be worth quite a bit. In that condition, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see a die hard Rose collector drop a couple hundred on it.

Same here. I personally love picking up cards with printing issues for my player collection and will pay a premium to get them.

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by DBesse27

Blank backs and proofs are kind of a funny thing. To a lot of collectors they're not very desirable. But to the right player collector, they could be worth quite a bit. In that condition, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see a die hard Rose collector drop a couple hundred on it.

Have to agree with Dan....I think there is a buyer around that price - but it is more an element of timing.

Nice card either way.

Z