Cards with wrong backs???

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Originally Posted by D.P.Johnson

I'm not familiar with how vintage cards were printed, but is there a standard reason why some cards were printed with the wrong back???

My guess would be that the cards were printed on one side first and then the sheet was turned over and placed incorrectly back on the printing press???

(This question is specifically referring to cards with one player listed on the front and another player listed on the back.)

Was the printing process changed at some point so that cards are no longer printed with the wrong back or is this phenomenon still occurring today???

Thank you in advance for any responses...

Yes it is because the sheet got flipped. Sometimes it can be an alignment issue as well. In 2000 or 2001 I pulled two wrong back cards from a pack and I sold both of them a few years ago (had I known they wouldn't sell for more than $10/card I would have kept them). So yes it still can happen, but quality control is a lot better now.