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The
Webs Best Recourse for Baseball Memorabilia |
April 24,
2016 |
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Wrong Back & Blank Back Error Baseball Cards |
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There are different variations of errors on baseball cards. Some
more desirable than others. Errors such as mistakes made with the information
on the card will only be worth more money if the mistake was corrected, and the
card that was printed in the fewest quantity is worth the most. Not necessary
the card with the error. These type of errors are also cataloged by baseball
card price guides, and are noted in checklists.
 Other
variations of error cards are made during the printing process and Include; Miscut baseball cards, that exhibit partial portions of more than one card,
Blank back baseball cards, that have no printing on the back, and Wrong back
baseball cards, that have the stats, information and bio of another player on
the back.
These errors are common, and have been found in packs of baseball cards since
Topps started printing them in 1952. Most are caught before they leave the
factory and are discarded, but some do get passed quality control. With the exception of an
extremely limited number of collectors, these type of error cards are viewed as
damaged baseball cards and in most cases will have a lower value than baseball cards that are
printed correctly.
Wrong Back and Blank Back baseball cards of star players with cards in
higher demand, or Rookie Cards might sell at a small premium but it is still
viewed more as a novelty item. Older issues might also carry a premium. There is little to no demand for these type of
error cards for common players, and will have a lower value than the current
market value for that card.
Not all blank back baseball cards are in error. There are issues of
baseball cards that have blank backs by design. Some baseball cards issued as
promotional cards might have a blank back but in these instances with most,
they will have a white back, not the greyish color of the natural cardboard.
Theses cards should not be confused with blank back error cards in which the
regular
issued cards were printed with information on the back. |
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The 1988-89 Star company baseball card
Promo's featured blank backs by design, not by error. They are otherwise identical to
the regular issued set, with stats, information and player notes that
is printed on the back. |
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Wrong back cards are created when the printing of one side of the sheet
is out of sinc with the printing that appears on the opposite side. Most of the
badly miscut cards are some of the first cards off the press, and are typically
picked out and thrown away. When the cutting process begins, the die cutter
machines are fed sheets slowly while the registration is adjusted. When the cut
is precisely where it should be, they crank up the speed and the cards fly out
the other end into a stacker to be sent off for packing.
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