* An Official Checklist And Info Thread For Error Cards *

[FlyersFan]

I have been looking at some error cards from the early 90's lately and I thought it might be nice if we had a thread to keep track of the error cards we know about and any information on them.

The most obvious are the ones below but what do you have, what do you know about. When you post in here if possible give the year, brand, and name of the player, what the error is, and a picture if possible.

I'll start it off with maybe the most obvious.

1989 Fleer Billy Ripken Rick Face error and multiple variations.


http://www.snopes.com/sports/baseball/ripkencard.asp



I also found this when I was looking for the best info on the Ripken cards:

• Other errors and variations in the 1990 Pro Set football set include:

Athlete	Error	Description	Correction	Description
Barry Sanders	1a	No ROY trophy on back	1b	Shows picture of Barry holding the ROY trophy
Joe Montana	2a	Back reads "Kelly-3,521 yards"	2b	back corrected to "Kelly: 3,130 yards"
Walter Stanley	15a	#8 on back	15b	#86 on back
Chris Doleman	18a	error back, wrong stats, "Townsent"	18b	back corrected to 104.5 sacks for Taylor; "Townsent" corrected to "Townsend"
Andre Ware	19a	no draft stripe on front	19b	draft stripe on front
Mo Elewonibi	20a	no draft stripe on front	20b	draft stripe on front
Percy Snow	21a	no draft stripe on front	21b	draft stripe on front
Anthony Thompson	22a	no draft stripe on front	22b	draft stripe on front
Franco Harris	25a	wrong birthdate	25b	corrected birthdate 3/7/50
Jack Lambert	27a	wrong birthdate	27b	corrected birthdate 7/8/52
Mike Ditka	59a	SMALL FONT for "Hall Of Fame" on front	59b	LARGE FONT for "Hall Of Fame" on front
Rickey Dixon	63a	no bio notes under photo	63b	bio notes under photo
Sam Wyche	68a	no bio notes under photo	68b	bio notes under photo
Ozzie Newsome	75a	wrong hometown	75b	corrected hometown: Muscle Shoals,AL
Johnny Holland	110a	no name,number on back	110b	corrected
Perry Kemp	111a	Ken Stills photo on back	111b	corrected
Sterling Sharpe	114a	says he was born in Glenville	114b	corrected birthplace: Chicago, IL
Andre Rison	134a	NO TRADE STRIPE	134b	WITH TRADE STRIPE
Mervyn Fernandez	152a	Draft status incorrect	152b	status corrected to "Drafted 10th round '83"
Art Shell	161a	Birthdate: 11/25/46 on back	161b	Birthdate: 11/26/46 on back, large HOF print in banner on front
Fred Marion	204a	49ers player with belt	204b	49ers players belt airbrushed out
Morten Andersen	210a	name in white on back	210b	corrected (name in black)
Eric Martin	216a	name in white on back	216b	corrected (name in black)
Jim Mora	221a	name in white on back	221b	corrected (name in black)
Charles Haley	289a	incorrect fumble recovery stats	289b	stats corrected to 5 total fumble recoveries
Ray Perkins	319a	no name or position on back	319b	corrected
Chris Hinton	343a	no stripe	343b	with traded stripe
Randall Cunningham	386a	Small Print On Front	386b	Large Print On Front
Dan Hampton	449a	DE on back	449b	DT on back
Kevin Glover	496a	C-G back	496b	G back
Wes Hopkins	607a	Stat Categories Fumbles and Interceptions in Black	607b	Stat Categories Fumbles and Interceptions in RED
Rod Woodson	626a	Red fumble interceptions header)	626b	Black fumble interceptions header
Rod Bernstine	627a	position listed as TE	627b	position corrected to RB
Anthony Miller	630a	position listed as WR on the back	630b	position listed as WR-KR on the back
Leslie O'Neal	632a	position listed as LB-DE on front	632b	position listed as LB on front

[pwaldo]

Great idea for a thread.

This card I remember being pretty big (I think it was the highest book value in the 1989 Upper Deck set for awhile). The reverse negative card of Dale Murphy. This is the regular version that isn't that limited. Can't find an image of the error right now though.

[pwaldo]

This is probably the second most famous error card of all time. I would think the Ripken is #1 but this one is a lot more valuable. This card was the most expensive modern day card until 1993 Topps Finest came out.

A collector found out awhile back (and Beckett published the story) that the no name on the front actually occurred because of a print error that left no black over a large area of cards. Most of the cards were of nobodys and the missing black wasn't noticeable except on Thomas where his name was missing. So Topps just go lucky that one of the best players from that era and set had a mistake on it. Most of the speculation beforehand was that Topps did it on purpose but Frank Thomas wasn't as well known as many of the other hot prospects in the 1990 so picking him to make the error of at the time wouldn't have made sense unless you could look into the future.

[pwaldo]

Maybe the most expensive error card from this era with a copy selling for $1300 last year with damage. The 1990 Mike Witt error card wasn't suppose to be issued in packs but a few slipped through along with checklist cards noting the card being in the set.

Card was pulled real early in production and is basically the only chase for those still holding cases and cases of 1990 Upper Deck. Card has a very low book value in Beckett Magazine though it is almost impossible to find now. It wasn't easy back then either but the combination of low book value and being in a now undesired product means it will likely stay that way.

[dudeidontcare]

Why was the Mike Witt card pulled?

[pwaldo]

Why was the Mike Witt card pulled?

Don't know for sure but I've heard rumors that the black box is covering up something. Do I believe it? No but I think it gets tossed around because of what happened with the Billy Ripken card.

[pwaldo]

This is probably one of the most expensive sportflics cards of all time and certainly the most expensive and famous error card the line ever produced. I simple error indicating Robin Yount was a New York Yankee on the back of the card. Rumor has it only a few hundred were made with the print run being as low as only a 100 which was very rare back in the 1980s. In the days of millions of cards being printed just 100 is like finding a needle in a haystack.

[pwaldo]

The 1987 Donruss Opening Day Barry Bonds error with Johnny Ray pictured is probably the most expensive major league baseball card from 1987. The error card became even more valuable when Bonds set the single season home run mark and the career home run mark. Simple error as they accidentally used an image of Johnny Ray instead of Barry Bonds but it was an error that was corrected early on in the print run so it is very scarce especially given the print run on cards from the 1980s.

[pwaldo]

The 1989 Fleer set is known for the Billy Ripken error card but this error on the Randy Johnson rookie card took over 10 years for Beckett to recognize in their magazine. The error was somebody took a picture of Randy Johnson and in the background a huge Marlboro sign (they were still in baseball stadiums) showed up. Probably not a good idea to have tobacco advertising showing up on a baseball card. So it was blacked out to correct the mistake. Versions that are blacked out are the common version while the error are "significantly" rarer. Initially listing for $N/A, then $75, and then falling to as low as $25. The checklist has expanded over the years on the RJ rookie to include a red tint and a green tint version as well. Are there more? Who knows but it is kinda mind boggling to think that a rookie card of a HOF pitcher with an error which might be he rarest rookie card was overlooked for so long. Maybe that's because everyone was checking their Billy Ripken cards instead of their Randy Johnson cards.

[yazfan71]

The 1989 Fleer set is known for the Billy Ripken error card but this error on the Randy Johnson rookie card took over 10 years for Beckett to recognize in their magazine. The error was somebody took a picture of Randy Johnson and in the background a huge Marlboro sign (they were still in baseball stadiums) showed up. Probably not a good idea to have tobacco advertising showing up on a baseball card. So it was blacked out to correct the mistake. Versions that are blacked out are the common version while the error are "significantly" rarer. Initially listing for $N/A, then $75, and then falling to as low as $25. The checklist has expanded over the years on the RJ rookie to include a red tint and a green tint version as well. Are there more? Who knows but it is kinda mind boggling to think that a rookie card of a HOF pitcher with an error which might be he rarest rookie card was overlooked for so long. Maybe that's because everyone was checking their Billy Ripken cards instead of their Randy Johnson cards.

Is this actually listed as an error card? I would think it would just fall into the variation category. After all, it wasn't an actual mistake, just a clear cut case of censorship!