Which are the big 1991 Topps errors?

[BBCgalaxee]

Believe it or not, there are some pricey and rare cards in this product.
I know of "Junk wax Gems" site and he does an awesome job, but it lacks info regarding which are the pricey/ rare ones.
Besides the Whitten, Drabek and Holes variations, can anyone help out?

 

[jacksoncoupage]

Believe it or not, there are some pricey and rare cards in this product.
I know of "Junk wax Gems" site and he does an awesome job, but it lacks info regarding which are the pricey/ rare ones.
Besides the Whitten, Drabek and Holes variations, can anyone help out?

Pricey and RARE are usually two separate things with unlisted/little-known variations in junk sets. Many people still follow the "book" for some strange reason (especially when it comes to this stuff), most of which have outright proven that they aren't interested in adding and/or updating much of this stuff within their guides.

My site isn't a price guide, but rather a showcase for the interesting, sometimes rare, errors and variations that appear in a the so-called "worthless" sets.

Considering how much of these products were produced and that 20 years from now a 1991 Topps factory set will likely still be a $10-20 set, the only thing that can make your set stand out from the heaps of others out there, is to have all the variations. My site is an ongoing effort to help collectors build these master sets and to generate awareness for this under-represented faction of the hobby. A by-product of this is that awareness of these variations means people looking for them, which means getting a fair idea of their rarity (via ebay listings/sales/reportings)

That said, here is a post I did from November 2009:

http://junkwaxgems.wordpress.com/20...91-topps-baseball-the-40th-anniversary-issue/

It think it may answer your question.

 

[FinestRCcollector]

Awesome read!!!

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Thanks to your site, Ive started an error "collection", but mostly focusing on 1991 Topps.
Any chance of adding all the 1990 Donruss errors?

 

[WoundedDuck]

Great read! I may have to search through some of my old junk again.

 

[jacksoncoupage]

Thanks to your site, Ive started an error "collection", but mostly focusing on 1991 Topps.
Any chance of adding all the 1990 Donruss errors?

I will definitely be doing that set. It's a giant headache but there are some pretty thorough lists already floating around out there. Donovan compiled a solid one on the CU boards if I remember correctly.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

i have a 90D rack case incoming

 

[Ty Hope]

Great read!

I always loved 80s and early 90s errors.

 

[MartinFFcollector]

Thanks to your site, Ive started an error "collection", but mostly focusing on 1991 Topps.
Any chance of adding all the 1990 Donruss errors?

There are a few printing flaws listed in here as well as some missing I assume. If there are any errors in this error listing, please notify me.

1990 Donruss
The following cards have either A- All Star Game Performance or B- Recent M.L. Performance on the back -637,650,654,660,663,673,674,676,683,692,695,697,701,703,705,707,708,710,712,715
All Puzzle pieces come with or without a period in front of each puzzle number. A 3rd variation for 43,44,45 is a period only before the 43.
Wax issued cards come with either INC or INC. in the copyright on back.
Splatter Grand Slammer inserts---- have 13 splatter patterns (all players?) without the Black bar in back borders and 1 splatter with bar
Splatter Base-1 variation with INC and 2 different splatter with INC. (all players?)
Splatter All –Star---1 splatter variation of correct,INC -2 splatter variations of correct ,INC. -2 splatter variations of correct w/ INC.- 1 splatter variation of error,INC
BC-12 Smoltz A- Glavine photo (mustache) B- Correct
1 Bo Jackson A- Redone i in Diamond Kings B- Normal
3 Ruben Sierra A- Small line in top back border B - No line
10 Brian Downing A- Reverse Negative B- Correct
15 Ozzie Guillen A- Red dot by foot on front B- No red dot
18 Howard Johnson A- Bottom of 18 missing on back B- Normal C- Errant dashed line by upper left border on front
20 Chris Bosio A- Errant dashed line by upper left border on front B- No errant dashed line
24 Pete O’Brien A-Fuzzy red line in Diamond Kings flag with thin red line in Diamond Kings banner with whiteish line in banner B- Normal
33 Juan Gonzalez A- Reverse Negative B- Correct
67 Walt Weiss A-Break in stats border on back B- Full border
100 Checklist A- 1-129 B- 1-125
113 Kelly Gruber A- DOB Feb 22 B- DOB Feb 26
154 Jesse Orosco A- Line under r on front B- Line behind r
159 Andy Hawkins A-Check mark in upper left part of pic B-Airbrushed check mark
168 Dale Murphy A- Half line thru D B- Normal
170 Kirk Mccaskill A- DOB Apr 19 B- DOB Apr 9
200 Checklist A- 130-231 B- 126-223
206 George Bell A- G open loop B- G filled
217 Scott Garrelts A- DOB Oct 20 B- DOB Oct 30
233 Eric Davis A- E and r joined B- Normal
240 Marty Barrett A-Nick in Black line above team name B- full line
270 Gregg Jefferies A- Open G and J B- Filled G and J
300 Checklist A- 232-333 B- 224-321
321 Jeff Hamilton A- Solid top line B- Break 1/19 from right front
347 Bip Roberts A- Line breaks B B- Normal
368 Kirk Gibson A- DOB May 25 B- DOB May 28
400 Checklist A- 334-435 B- 322-419
405 Sergio Valdez A- Broken line thru S B- Normal
408 Jeff Innis A- Mostly Red scratch B- Upper right scratch more White
425 David Wells A- Leaf touches border B- Gap between Maple leaf and border
500 Checklist A- 436-537 B- 420-517
523 Andy Nezelek A- DOB ’85 B- DOB ‘65
573 Lance Johnson A- Part of L missing in first name on front B-Complete L
583 Kevin Hickey A- Black line thru thru K in Kevin B- Normal
585 Jeff Pico A- A- Gap ¾ from right side B- Solid lower line
600 Checklist A- 538-639 B- 518-617
619 Shawn Hillegas A- A- Gap ¾ from right side B- Solid lower line
637 Terry Steinbach A- Blue 1” scratch upper corner B- White 1” scratch upper corner
639 Jack Morris A- Black line thru J in Jack B- Normal
643 Mike Schmidt A- Large Black lines (factory set only) B- Small black lines
650 Bo Jackson A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
659 Nolan Ryan A- #665 back B- Correct back
660 Harold Baines A- All Star….,Line thru star B- All Star……,No line thru star C- Recent M.L…..,Line thru star D- Recent M.L…….,no line thru star
665 Nolan Ryan A- #659 back B- Correct back
673 Ruben Sierra A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
674 Pedro Guerrero A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
692 Ryne Sandberg A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
695 Eric Davis A- Recent M.L., E and r joined B- All Star,E and r joined C- All Star, E and r seperated
699 George Canale A- G all White B- Line thru right loop,INC (no dot) C- Line thru right loop,INC. (dot)
700 Checklist A- 640-BC26 w/716 B- No 716 C- 618-716
701 Julio Franco A- All Star,Partial 19 in 1989 B- All Star,Normal C- Recent M.L.
705 Tony Gwynn A- Recent M.L. Performance,INC. (dot) B- Recent M.L. Performance,INC (no dot) C- All Star
708 Benito Santiago A- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot) B- Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) C- All Star
715 Kevin Mitchell A- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot) B- Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) C- All Star
716 A Bartlett Giamati A- Photo cropped lower B- Photo cropped 1mm higher Note- Card also found with no Black lines on back

 

[elainebenice]

Very nice read. Thanks!!

 

[nosterbor]

Great read!

I always loved 80s and early 90s errors.

This is one of his rarest ones
#33 1990 Donruss Variation
2 Black lines into the name. COR RC. No period after Inc on the back.

 

[richtree]

The whiten may be the toughest of them all....


I have 2 of them, so one is for sale....


if anyone cares ...email me


richtree@gmail.com

I collect rare errors and will always trade as well

thanks

rt

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Do all the known variations come in both LEAF INC and LEAF INC. varieties? I'm assuming they do, and that there are 8 different versions of the Harold Baines AS card. I have 3 of the potential 8 (ASG/INC/Line, ASG/INC./Line, MLBP/INC/Line), but don't own any of the No Line of Front variation to comfirm.

Thanks to your site, Ive started an error "collection", but mostly focusing on 1991 Topps.
Any chance of adding all the 1990 Donruss errors?

There are a few printing flaws listed in here as well as some missing I assume. If there are any errors in this error listing, please notify me.

1990 Donruss
The following cards have either A- All Star Game Performance or B- Recent M.L. Performance on the back -637,650,654,660,663,673,674,676,683,692,695,697,701,703,705,707,708,710,712,715
All Puzzle pieces come with or without a period in front of each puzzle number. A 3rd variation for 43,44,45 is a period only before the 43.
Wax issued cards come with either INC or INC. in the copyright on back.
Splatter Grand Slammer inserts---- have 13 splatter patterns (all players?) without the Black bar in back borders and 1 splatter with bar
Splatter Base-1 variation with INC and 2 different splatter with INC. (all players?)
Splatter All –Star---1 splatter variation of correct,INC -2 splatter variations of correct ,INC. -2 splatter variations of correct w/ INC.- 1 splatter variation of error,INC
BC-12 Smoltz A- Glavine photo (mustache) B- Correct
1 Bo Jackson A- Redone i in Diamond Kings B- Normal
3 Ruben Sierra A- Small line in top back border B - No line
10 Brian Downing A- Reverse Negative B- Correct
15 Ozzie Guillen A- Red dot by foot on front B- No red dot
18 Howard Johnson A- Bottom of 18 missing on back B- Normal C- Errant dashed line by upper left border on front
20 Chris Bosio A- Errant dashed line by upper left border on front B- No errant dashed line
24 Pete O’Brien A-Fuzzy red line in Diamond Kings flag with thin red line in Diamond Kings banner with whiteish line in banner B- Normal
33 Juan Gonzalez A- Reverse Negative B- Correct
67 Walt Weiss A-Break in stats border on back B- Full border
100 Checklist A- 1-129 B- 1-125
113 Kelly Gruber A- DOB Feb 22 B- DOB Feb 26
154 Jesse Orosco A- Line under r on front B- Line behind r
159 Andy Hawkins A-Check mark in upper left part of pic B-Airbrushed check mark
168 Dale Murphy A- Half line thru D B- Normal
170 Kirk Mccaskill A- DOB Apr 19 B- DOB Apr 9
200 Checklist A- 130-231 B- 126-223
206 George Bell A- G open loop B- G filled
217 Scott Garrelts A- DOB Oct 20 B- DOB Oct 30
233 Eric Davis A- E and r joined B- Normal
240 Marty Barrett A-Nick in Black line above team name B- full line
270 Gregg Jefferies A- Open G and J B- Filled G and J
300 Checklist A- 232-333 B- 224-321
321 Jeff Hamilton A- Solid top line B- Break 1/19 from right front
347 Bip Roberts A- Line breaks B B- Normal
368 Kirk Gibson A- DOB May 25 B- DOB May 28
400 Checklist A- 334-435 B- 322-419
405 Sergio Valdez A- Broken line thru S B- Normal
408 Jeff Innis A- Mostly Red scratch B- Upper right scratch more White
425 David Wells A- Leaf touches border B- Gap between Maple leaf and border
500 Checklist A- 436-537 B- 420-517
523 Andy Nezelek A- DOB ’85 B- DOB ‘65
573 Lance Johnson A- Part of L missing in first name on front B-Complete L
583 Kevin Hickey A- Black line thru thru K in Kevin B- Normal
585 Jeff Pico A- A- Gap ¾ from right side B- Solid lower line
600 Checklist A- 538-639 B- 518-617
619 Shawn Hillegas A- A- Gap ¾ from right side B- Solid lower line
637 Terry Steinbach A- Blue 1” scratch upper corner B- White 1” scratch upper corner
639 Jack Morris A- Black line thru J in Jack B- Normal
643 Mike Schmidt A- Large Black lines (factory set only) B- Small black lines
650 Bo Jackson A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
659 Nolan Ryan A- #665 back B- Correct back
660 Harold Baines A- All Star….,Line thru star B- All Star……,No line thru star C- Recent M.L…..,Line thru star D- Recent M.L…….,no line thru star
665 Nolan Ryan A- #659 back B- Correct back
673 Ruben Sierra A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
674 Pedro Guerrero A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
692 Ryne Sandberg A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
695 Eric Davis A- Recent M.L., E and r joined B- All Star,E and r joined C- All Star, E and r seperated
699 George Canale A- G all White B- Line thru right loop,INC (no dot) C- Line thru right loop,INC. (dot)
700 Checklist A- 640-BC26 w/716 B- No 716 C- 618-716
701 Julio Franco A- All Star,Partial 19 in 1989 B- All Star,Normal C- Recent M.L.
705 Tony Gwynn A- Recent M.L. Performance,INC. (dot) B- Recent M.L. Performance,INC (no dot) C- All Star
708 Benito Santiago A- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot) B- Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) C- All Star
715 Kevin Mitchell A- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot) B- Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) C- All Star
716 A Bartlett Giamati A- Photo cropped lower B- Photo cropped 1mm higher Note- Card also found with no Black lines on back

 

[jacksoncoupage]

I have been unable to confirm that all 27 Diamond Kings come in the INC (no period) variety. I remember concluding with other collectors that one of the INC./INC variations does not exist on the 3 early-corrected errors (Baines, Ryan, Ryan). I tried building a master set over five years but it was a huge pain so it was abandoned about 90% of the way.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Are certain packagings "better" for finding errors?
meaning do I have a better chance of landing "error x" from wax compared to cellos?

I opened four jumbo (100 ct) packs tonight (even taped it). I'm still sorting it out but I know I got a comstock cubs, blyleven large, 2 hudler lines, ventura all red, boyd behind, etc.

 

[jacksoncoupage]

Are certain packagings "better" for finding errors?
meaning do I have a better chance of landing "error x" from wax compared to cellos?

I opened four jumbo (100 ct) packs tonight (even taped it). I'm still sorting it out but I know I got a comstock cubs, blyleven large, 2 hudler lines, ventura all red, boyd behind, etc.

No, not really. Pulled all my Hoiles and Drabek errors out of $0.99 priced packs but also pulled a ton of corrections out of those too.

 

[cbrandtw]

Here is my contribution.

 

[THREADKILLER-crohrer]

Cool thread! This thread made me dig out my 91's and the 1st stack I noticed one card that was different than the others. The flag has a yellow bottom accent to it that the others do not have. LMK if this is a variation or not. Thanks

 

[jacksoncoupage]

Cool thread! This thread made me dig out my 91's and the 1st stack I noticed one card that was different than the others. The flag has a yellow bottom accent to it that the others do not have. LMK if this is a variation or not. Thanks

Its a plate shift printing error, specifically the magenta plate is slightly offset from the others. Extremely common in 1991 Topps and other "junk" years.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Jackson, I assume you've noticed it, but do all hershiser cards have an error where the top border is printed over his hat?