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Official Error and Variation Discussion/Reference Thread

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DaClyde

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Huhhh? This is a new one on me. Does partial gloss mean it's just less glossy overall, or that part of the front is missing the glossy coating entirely? Got a pic??

From the ones I saw, it was a difference in the entire front being glossy, or just the photo and not the border.
 

ragtop12

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I do believe you can feel the difference on the studio. Like the non glass has a "tacky" bumpy feeling instead of a smooth gloss. I have seen some of those in other sets and never thought about them as variations until this discussion. Now I wish I knew what sets/cards they were :(
 

MatthewN

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That site also lists 1992 Studio bronze/gold variations with the photos/scans of the back. Maybe that's been widely discussed, but I guess it was new to me.

http://www.rcbaseballcards.com/uploads/6/0/8/7/6087117/s319946144375161906_p2190_i1_w771.jpeg

Thanks. I trawled the net a little and found a few examples here:

http://www.rcbaseballcards.com/1992-baseball-error-cards.html

The price tag is, uh, hefty, but they have pics and it looks like the whole card is glossy or not.
 

ragtop12

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I just got the 1996 fleer silver foil of Dean Palmer in the mail... got it from another trader... does anyone know where these came from? It seems thinner than his regular card. Are they all thinner?
 

BBCgalaxee

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I just got the 1996 fleer silver foil of Dean Palmer in the mail... got it from another trader... does anyone know where these came from? It seems thinner than his regular card. Are they all thinner?

I have a bunch of these (all commons) but have no idea for sure they were in packs.

If I can find them I'll offer them in the bst section.

DTA
 

jszczech

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Since I posted this in the 90's thread I thought I would add it here. 1996 Fleer variations of Kirby Puckett.
Top left: Base card w/silver foil
Top Right: Base card
Bottom Left: Tiffany w/goil foil
Bottom Right: Tiffany
1996 Fleer Variations.jpg
 

K34PuckettAddict

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Has anyone seen these for their players:

1994 Flair Hot Gloves:

upside down miscut without extra card stock
2056a.jpg 2056b.jpg

possible sheet cut with extra card stock
2676a.jpg 2676b.jpg

possible sheet cut with extra card stock and blank back
2677a.jpg 2677b.jpg

1995 Donruss Elite

Missing grey border on left and regular issue on right
3020a.jpg 889a.jpg

1995 Stadium Club Extreme Corps

Missing "Extreme Corps" foil stamping on left and a regular issue on right

1644a.jpg 955a.jpg
 

K34PuckettAddict

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Thank you sir! I love finding Puckett errors, variations, misprints and the like. Those type of cards have always been among my favorites in my pc...
 

banjar

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For what it's worth...one more little contribution. 1993 Donruss Triple Play. There's noticeable variation on the diagonal silver "TRIPLE PLAY" text on card backs. It ranges from extremely dim, almost not noticeable, to very bright and crisp. In either case, the rest of the card looks exactly the same, even with the brightness of the silver-colored text. So my guess is that this is an intentional change in printing with that specific text. Especially since the main difference between preview cards for this set and the normal cards is found in this text. Not posting scans, it's pretty obvious if you look at scans on COMC.
 

ragtop12

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Does anyone need any of the 1996 Fleer Matte Finish/Silver Foil Variations? I have a handful if anyone needs any. Only looking for $2 (unless noted) a piece plus SASE... or take all 31 for $27 dlvd.
#82 Carlos Baerga
#102 Jim Thome
#122 Lou Whitaker
#124 Johnny Damon
#157 Kevin Seitzer
#165 Marty Cordova
#166 Chuck Knoblauch
#182 Tony Fernandez
#188 Tino Martinez
#233 Vince Coleman
#277 Al Leiter
#280 John Olerud
#294 David Justice
#296 Ryan Klesko
#298 Javier Lopez
#315 Shawon Dunston
#330 Sammy Sosa $3
#333 Todd Zeile
#340 Ron Gant
#352 Benito Santiago
#377 Larry Walker
#413 Darryl Kile
#441 Raul Mondesi
#450 Moises Alou
#471 Rondell White
#481 Jason Isringhausen
#494 Darren Daulton
#500 Gregg Jefferies
#507 Curt Schilling
#545 Brian Jordan
#562 Ken Caminiti
 

KLARNOLD

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For what it's worth...one more little contribution. 1993 Donruss Triple Play. There's noticeable variation on the diagonal silver "TRIPLE PLAY" text on card backs. It ranges from extremely dim, almost not noticeable, to very bright and crisp. In either case, the rest of the card looks exactly the same, even with the brightness of the silver-colored text. So my guess is that this is an intentional change in printing with that specific text. Especially since the main difference between preview cards for this set and the normal cards is found in this text. Not posting scans, it's pretty obvious if you look at scans on COMC.

I thought the "dim" text ones were the Triple Play Promos
 

banjar

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On the promo cards it's not the brightness of the Triple Play text on back, it's the look of the text. On regular cards, whether the printing is bright or dim, the letters are thin and crisp. On promo cards the letters are fatter and fuzzier. When I finally found my promo I posted scans on the first page of this thread:

http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/showthread.php/152878-Roberto-Alomar-Collector-s-Thread

I thought the "dim" text ones were the Triple Play Promos
 

gamecockfanatic

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Does anyone need any of the 1996 Fleer Matte Finish/Silver Foil Variations? I have a handful if anyone needs any. Only looking for $2 (unless noted) a piece plus SASE... or take all 31 for $27 dlvd.
#82 Carlos Baerga
#102 Jim Thome
#122 Lou Whitaker
#124 Johnny Damon
#157 Kevin Seitzer
#165 Marty Cordova
#166 Chuck Knoblauch
#182 Tony Fernandez
#188 Tino Martinez
#233 Vince Coleman
#277 Al Leiter
#280 John Olerud
#294 David Justice
#296 Ryan Klesko
#298 Javier Lopez
#315 Shawon Dunston
#330 Sammy Sosa $3
#333 Todd Zeile
#340 Ron Gant
#352 Benito Santiago
#377 Larry Walker
#413 Darryl Kile
#441 Raul Mondesi
#450 Moises Alou
#471 Rondell White
#481 Jason Isringhausen
#494 Darren Daulton
#500 Gregg Jefferies
#507 Curt Schilling
#545 Brian Jordan
#562 Ken Caminiti


pm sent
 

67Topps

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The elusive variation card to me is a mint 1979 Topps #11 Marc Hill. Almost the entire press run had smudges on the black press plate, so the name is smudged and image is blurry. I did find one with clean print, but very poor centering. I also found one smudged that graded as a PSA 10. I know they exist because I saw a mint card a few years ago, but the guy wanted $200 for it - so I must not be the only guy looking for it.
 
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