No wonder Fleer got it wrong in 1981

leatherman · Feb 3, 2012

116 current listings for Graig Nettles spelled incorrectly as "Craig": http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... Categories

Not to be outdone, here are 348 listings for Cal "Ripkin": http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=cal ... m270.l1313

There are 6 listings for Carl Ripkin: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=car ... m270.l1313

Are there any other misspelling as prevalent as Ripkin? I noticed there are a handful of listings that include both Ripkin and Ripken in the title, presumably because of the extra characters now allowed in listing titles.

ChasHawk · Feb 3, 2012

I don't get it, I never have.

If you are listing a card on ebay, you have the friggin card right in front of you... :lol:

Although I have to say that before ebay updated their software, I used to get steals on cards listed as Andrew Dawson, and Andre Dawason.

jbrown · Feb 3, 2012

Micheal Jordan
Brett Farve
Ken Griffy Jr

Topnotchsy · Feb 3, 2012

Andrew Jones

/10 · Feb 3, 2012

Topnotchsy said:
Andrew Jones

I dunno, I think Andruw's parents are the ones who got that wrong.

hive17 · Feb 3, 2012

Robin Young

Although, that's less common, again, after eBay got better.

And this may be unrelated, and I don't know why it annoys me; but it pisses me off when I type in "Bubba Starling" or "Bubba Starling chrome" into an eBay search, and eBay gives me the condecending "Did you mean 'Bubba Sterling', yada, yada, yada."

Screw you eBay, I know what I mean; YOU'RE the one who's wrong.

Topnotchsy · Feb 3, 2012

/10 said:
Topnotchsy said:

Andrew Jones

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I dunno, I think Andruw's parents are the ones who got that wrong.

Nice!!

hive17 said:
Robin Young

Although, that's less common, again, after eBay got better.

And this may be unrelated, and I don't know why it annoys me; but it pisses me off when I type in "Bubba Starling" or "Bubba Starling chrome" into an eBay search, and eBay gives me the condecending "Did you mean 'Bubba Sterling', yada, yada, yada."

Screw you eBay, I know what I mean; YOU'RE the one who's wrong.

lol

shanks25 · Feb 3, 2012

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...3&_nkw=mark+mcguire&_sacat=See-All-Categories

251 listings for Mark McGuire.....

markakis8 · Feb 3, 2012

The player isn't as prominent but if you were a Jhonny Peralta colletor you could find some nice deals searching Johnny Peralta

ThoseBackPages · Feb 3, 2012

that 81F is a biiiiiiitch to find in a PSA 10! grrr

also weird how Fleer only spelled it wrong on the back, like it was trying to be funny or something lol

jay1065 · Feb 3, 2012

Carl Yastrzemski.

smapdi · Feb 3, 2012

There's no excuse for completely butchering a name like Maguire vs. McGwire, if you don't know how to spell it, don't guess. But typos happen. Yes I had the card in front of me, but even I, champion speller and excellent typist, once mislisted a 2005 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor Perdro Martinez.

I'm sure there are some Starling Castro hawks. It's like a Wheel of Fortune puzzle. Give me a B. I'd like to solve the puzzle: "Bubba Starling Castro"

thefatguy · Feb 3, 2012

Looking for Ripken?

cal rip*

/search

Greg Cleveland · Feb 3, 2012

Rick Ankiel was often misspelled as Ankeil back when he was hot--like 1999 and 2000.

DeliciousBacon · Feb 3, 2012

Rafael Palmiero
Curt Shilling
Jeremy Burnitz

MOFNY · Feb 3, 2012

Andruw vs. Andrew Jones I see all the time on various sites.

BBCgalaxee · Feb 3, 2012

Mariano river
Mariano rivers

There was a seller for months who listed good mariano cards "rivers"

DRav87 · Feb 3, 2012

Dan Harden and Rich Haren are common ones especially since they both played for the A's.

DaClyde · Feb 3, 2012

Ryan Sandberg

Dave Windfield
Dave Winfeild

Don't get me started on Hensley Meulens. A good 50% of his listings are for Muelens.

It's almost a blessing that Terrmel Sledge didn't succeed in MLB!

MartinFFcollector · Feb 3, 2012

Won a few "steals" of Bill from Ripkin and Rikpen. Always thought the Rikpen was a fluke, but currently 2 on ebay speled lik that. Some people....

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