1989 Fleer Randy Johnson #381 Marlboro Errors - 30 Years Later

[bnorth]

I took my red phone case off and got a little better pictures of my new card compared to the regular red stencil version.

[jacksoncoupage]

I believe its safe to say that these cards have officially reached a broad, widely-known level of popularity and pricing closer to their values.

Sales for obscured but visible "Marlboro" versions are hitting new highs consistently. Some a bit shocking. Other further obscured (green tints, black scribble, etc) are as well. Even occasional "box" version sales have been higher than usual.

It seems like the only deals to be found over the last few months are the product of being the first to hit a BIN before anyone else sees it. Also worth noting is how, as far as ebay listings go, we've entered an era of incorrect descriptors are leading to higher sales. Lots of listings with titles like "very clear" "clearly visible sign" etc.

I feel bad (just slightly) for selling my big collection of them last year when there were so many fantastic examples of "early tint" variations in the lot and while I have been casually rebuilding another collection since selling, this new market has slowed that down dramatically.

[jacksoncoupage]

I should also add how fun it is to constantly have my bids cancelled on 1989 Fleer Randy Johnson cards. Such fun hunting this stuff down!

[Ltlbvr]

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Recent pick up. Most of the racks and cellos I've seen have fully corrected versions on front. Fun addition.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Ltlbvr

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Recent pick up. Most of the racks and cellos I've seen have fully corrected versions on front. Fun addition.

Very nice. One of the few 89 Fleer things I have never collected. I don't have what it takes to not rip it open.

[Hatorade]

Originally Posted by Ltlbvr

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Recent pick up. Most of the racks and cellos I've seen have fully corrected versions on front. Fun addition.

With the racks and cellos coming after wax production started the Johnson variations were only in them for a very short amount of time. Nice double error on top of the pack with the Romine error too!

[bnorth]

Got this one in the mail yesterday.

[Athos01]

Hey guys, check out this Johnson I recently acquired. I have never seen one quite like this before. The card has weird dark red obstructions on the ad, as opposed to the dark green obstructions more commonly seen.

The PSA link is the best picture.

https://www.psacard.com/cert/94241755

Thanks!