1991 Topps Mark Whiten

[ALR-bishop]

One of the more interesting variations in a set with a boatload of them

[Bigdaddy]

Just reading his name makes my blood boil. He hit four dingers (with 12 RBI) in a game against my Reds and he is not forgiven.

[slidekellyslide]

I'm just starting to get back into modern cards after I stopped buying new cards around 1990..I had no idea this card even existed.

[swarmee]

One of a small handful of rare variations in the 1991 Topps set, along with the Chris Hoiles wrong border color and the Oil Can Boyd full flag/ribbon.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by swarmee

One of a small handful of rare variations in the 1991 Topps set, along with the Chris Hoiles wrong border color and the Oil Can Boyd full flag/ribbon.

You guys are going to make me start sorting boxes of "junk" cards instead of not giving them even a glance like I have been doing for the past 30 years.

[slidekellyslide]

Well, that was easy. Sorted through a box of about 2500 1991s and found it right away.

[swarmee]

Nice. Hiding all these years.

[jacksoncoupage]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

You guys are going to make me start sorting boxes of "junk" cards instead of not giving them even a glance like I have been doing for the past 30 years.

Even the Hoiles and Drabek are fairly common now. It used to be a while between listings and now you can nab one for $20-30. Same for Boyd but the rare version doesn’t come up as frequently, just can be had cheaply these days.

There are much scarcer true variations in 1991 Topps than those but until the general hobby/collector picks up on them, they won’t sell for much of/when they ever get listed.

[slidekellyslide]

FWIW this same batch of cards that yielded the Whiten card did not have a Hoiles or Drabek white line error. Just two of the corrected versions of each.