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  Wrong Back & Blank Back Error Baseball Cards  
     
   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.

 Wrong Back Baseball CardOther 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, orBlank Back Baseball Card 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.
 
 
1988-89 Star Blank Back Baseball Card Promo 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.
 
   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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