Show...me...your print variations!

[ALR-bishop]

Personally I do not consider any variant a variation unless it was changed intentionally by the manufacturer (that would include unintentional changes that occurred from intentional changes or set up in the printing process)

I do think it is often impossible to tell if a recurring print defect was intentionally changed. But non recurring print defects or unintentional temporary print defects, whether common, scarce or rare, are not real variations....for me.

But, my point was that if we searched long enough and close enough on any card, front and back, it would not surprise me if you would eventually find a print variant of some sort. I think most the cards posted in this thread are not variations, but they are variants ( cards that differ from their common counterpart in some way).

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

But, my point was that if we searched long enough and close enough on any card, front and back, it would not surprise me if you would eventually find a print variant of some sort. I think most the cards posted in this thread are not variations, but they are variants ( cards that differ from their common counterpart in some way).

Completely agree with this. You can take any 2 same player/year cards from pre-1990 and you will find some kind of print flaw that is different between the 2 cards. Some people even list these print flaws on eBay as variations for 100X and more of their normal value. At least with those prices you don't have to worry about shilling.

[SMPEP]

Sadly, Ben .... you still do.

[whiteymet]

Hi Guys:

I am not bigtime into this stuff. In fact I am not collecting Topps myself after selling my collection years ago. But I do love variations in the things I do collect.

I saw this recently and wondered if it has been noted.

Notice the difference in color on the Mays jersey, but more so on the color of the sky in the upper right corner.

Fred

[ALR-bishop]

Do not recall that one being mentioned, but color and tint differences in other cards have been noted, and think you can find them on many cards in most sets. Here are couple of more recent extreme example:

[JollyElm]

While looking to upgrade some of my 59's I noticed these Dick Brown print anomalies…

59DickBrown.jpg

The two on the left have red and black shapes in the margin, while the pair on the right each have a vertical blue line appearing in the lower right, white area.

[JollyElm]

And these two Milt Graff cards have an anomalous slanted line just outside of his left ear…

59MiltGraff.jpg