1989 Donruss Dave Smith Print Defect

[Cliff Bowman]

Me personally, if you put it on eBay for $10 or so I would probably buy it but I wouldn't go higher. Being junk wax makes a huge difference, if that was a 60's-70's Topps card I would go higher. I have gotten some on eBay over the years if they are priced reasonably.

[G1911]

Extra cool as his hand also appears in 'black and white', not just the area within the affected circle shape. I'd pay $10-$15ish for it just because it's cool, doubt many would go higher, but you never know.

[cardinalcollector]

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, I remember dealers would use miscuts, print defects, and the like as packing materials for "good" cards.

[Mike D.]

Thank you all for the replies. Even $10 for an 1989 Donruss card...that'd make it probably the most valuable card in the case (of 3,240 cards).

I honestly expected the answer to be more in line with what cardinalcollector said...something like "it's worth 25% of a regular 1989 Donruss Dave Smith card".

I may go ahead and list it on eBay and see what it brings.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

Thank you all for the replies. Even $10 for an 1989 Donruss card...that'd make it probably the most valuable card in the case (of 3,240 cards).

I honestly expected the answer to be more in line with what cardinalcollector said...something like "it's worth 25% of a regular 1989 Donruss Dave Smith card".

I may go ahead and list it on eBay and see what it brings.

If you do, send me the link. It's a cool oddity.

[Mike D.]

Listed the Smith. We'll see: https://www.ebay.com/itm/193573994102

[saucywombat]

Something similar from 1989

I had not seen this type of defect on a Donruss card before, so I found that interesting

good luck with the auction

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by cardinalcollector

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, I remember dealers would use miscuts, print defects, and the like as packing materials for "good" cards.

I wish I would have run across those dealers back then. In my experience they sold for way bigger premiums then than they do now.

As for pricing it has always been a crap shoot on what they will sell for. Like most cards they get hot and prices go way up. Then they cool down and prices drop like a rock.

Here is a cool DS print error I have. I have a few with the big white spots someplace.

[Mike D.]

We’ll all remember that game where Jose Rijo’s arm was eaten by that swarm of locusts.

[Mike D.]

The Smith sold for $16.09, for anyone wondering. Can’t complain!

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

The Smith sold for $16.09, for anyone wondering. Can’t complain!

I was the underbidder. This card is very interesting, because of the uniqueness of the splotch. There are others shown here and I've seen others, but this one has the color of his skin missing on his hand in the glove, looking black and white, but text and elements over this area preserve their full, proper color. Cool card