1968 Topps Yastrzemski Checklist variation question

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Here is a thread from three years ago where someone was caught red handed photoshopping a 'newly found' variation on Trading Card Database https://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=238632. I have run across at least four photoshopped variation cards that don't exist on the Trading Card Database, 1975 Hostess 'Bert Hooton', 1979 Kellogg's Pete Rose 2nd printing with 33 triples and the 'P' logo, 1979 Kellogg's Carl Yastrzemski 2nd printing with 9930 AB, 1979 Kellogg's Ron Guidry 2nd printing with 397 hits. I have no doubt if I went searching for them I could find more. Why in the world would someone take the time to photoshop a 1975 Hostess or a 1979 Kellogg's card and then send the scan to a web site? ETA: The member at Trading Card Database who submitted the disputed 1968 Topps 3rd series checklist variation scan is also the same member who submitted the fake 1979 Kellogg's Pete Rose and Carl Yastrzemski variation scans, iffie99.

I understand the frustration with fake scans on TCD -- but I just checked the 1968 Yaz Checklists and am totally comfortable with setting up the two listings for each variety with the B on the cap on the B totally visible and the B on the cap touching the circle. That one is legit. Maybe not the TCB scan but I'll vouch for the COMC scans since those are done with actual cards in hand

I found both versions of the 1979 Kellogg Rose with triples in the COMC Data Base so that one is legit as well

We also have both versions of the Hostess Bert Hooton (Hooten) in the COMC Data Base so that one is legit as well

I did not see on a quick scan the Yaz with 9930 At-Bats but if someone wants to do a deeper dive than me and verify go ahead.

On a historical note -- for years someone (we believe it was Larry Fritsch) claimed there was a no traded version of the 1959 Bill White RC (#359). I look every time I see one and have never seen one in 40 years -- so I keep hoping but no presumption that one exists either. On the other hand - the Joe Doyle T206 version was rumoured to exist for years as well and did pop up so never say never

Rich