1980 Topps Greg Pryor No Name and his not so blue friends

[mrmopar]

Maybe there was always a market for this type of thing and certainly, there are some biggies that are nationally known from the past, like the 58 Herrera or the 49 Leaf Hermansk. It would seem those only appealed to specialty collectors though. I have noticed it more mainstream in the last couple decades or so though, probably dating back to the 1990 NNOF craze that brought this kind of thing into everyone's minds.

I have to chuckle a little though, as cards like that would have probably been trash can bound if I had gotten them in packs as a kid. Factory defects that I would have felt cheated with because I did not get new, crisp and mint cards in perfect condition!

I even find myself grabbing them now if they stand out enough and are not too expensive.

[steve B]

For a while, the local dealer I hung out at would save the occasional messed up card for me and I'd usually get them for free.

Then other people started wanting them and I had to pay for the ones I liked.

[ALR-bishop]

Thanks for posting Cliff