1964 Topps Thickness & Color Variation

[k-dog]

WHAT????? LOL! I have no clue what "Behind" means in this case? AND...aren't the Dodger's cards red?

[brob28]

I think this buyer is full of it, examine the returned card very closely and block him from bidding on your future auctions. Mind sharing his ebay id?

[doug.goodman]

I collect variations (although not nearly as many as Al), and whenever I'm "taking a chance w/your great ebay record" I consider it a gamble, and I keep the card whether I get the variation I'm looking for or not.

To me,that is the right thing to do. The only time I return a card is if it's not "as advertised" and if it cost me enough to be worth the bother.

Doug

[xdrx]

Originally Posted by brob28

I think this buyer is full of it, examine the returned card very closely and block him from bidding on your future auctions. Mind sharing his ebay id?

cmcc2826

He's got a bunch of good, recent feedback, from buying 1964 Topps. I didn't look at everything he's purchased, but many seem to be in better condition than the card he purchased from me. I'm thinking maybe he just decided the condition wasn't good enough, but that would be an easy and valid reason for a return. No need to get creative.

Here's the card I sold him, fwiw:

[David W]

Maybe he blundered into some Venezuelan cards???????

[steve B]

Well I'll be! I think he's right.

I had a quick look at my 64s and found a few things.

I've known about different cardboard, one is a bit whiter than the other.

I'm pretty surprised he found what he did, but I guess if all you do is 64s....

Anyway, measuing with some digital calipers I get cardboard thichness from .040 to .047 of an inch. And it does seem as if the thicker ones are slightly lighter.

Also, the team names are printed differently.
Some are one solid color, like the Cubs
Some are two colors combined.
The ones with two colors come three ways.
solid color over solid color
screened as a mesh - think window screen
Screened as a series of dots.

I don't have enough 64s, and only a handful of duplicates so I don't know yet if any of the cards come two different ways. But I do know the same team can be screened differently.

Looking for the duplicates, scans to follow if I find anything interesting in them.
(scans eventually either way)

Steve B

[ALR-bishop]

I have the set and a lot of dupes but so far all I have done is look at my variations for card 4, AL Pitching Leaders ( apostrophe or not) and 517, CL 7 ( different #s on backs), and found no differences there