The fall of the candy card

[Leon]

Originally Posted by caramelcard

Good to see there are still some folks collecting these sets or types.

I thought for a minute that Tbob finally did just buy all of them up!

Good point about the E card errors and mis-cuts.

I think one of the reasons the T206 errors and mis-cuts have become so popular is due to how many folks collect them. They're looking for something new and will pay to find it. They also sometimes reveal something about the printing process which is obviously significant.

E card errors are really rare. Especially with E95 and E96 which appear to have been mainstream premiums. The Philly Caramel quality control must've been really good.

I've only seen a handful of E98 errors or printing flaws. I think Steve F had some interesting hand cut E98s which were the first I've ever seen.

Rob

Hey Robert
Not sure how much of an error this is but I picked it up at the first Oaks show I attended. Bridwell's back is feeling almost twice the pain and Walsh has a sunburn!!

[caramelcard]

Very cool Leon.

I think Pete C had a similar back to the Bridwell (maybe cy young) for sale a long time ago. That is rare!

Also love your E26 back since I collect that set as well.

Have not seen a registration problem quite like that Walsh on an E98, but have seen some that are missing a color and looked washed out on the face.

Caramels with the name on the top and the bottom are really difficult! I think we've only seen a couple on this board. I wanna say E90-2 or an E104, but I don't remember seeing a mainstream caramel card with the name on the top. I'm probably wrong.

[Tim Kindler]

Rob and Everyone,
Neat to see thoughts and ideas on caramel cards. I too prefer to collect them over the Tcards. Yes, I definately think the caramel cards are drying up. At one time, I think it was common thought that there was 1 caramel card for every 100 T cards. I think that this is way under estimated in that there are WAY more T cards than E cards. At least it seems that way, unless like Rob said, everyone has packed them away in their collections.

Here are a few E98 oddballs. The blue Mcgraw and Meyer have odd backs like Leon's and the "Pale Face" McGraw has no pink color to his face like all of my other McGraws'