1982 Variation/wrongback ?

magellan

This past week I opened a few wax packs in a moment of boredom with a couple 1982 Topps packs being among them. Of course I was hoping for a Ripken RC, no luck there. Today I took the cards I'd opened to see if any of them could upgrade cards in my set. I put them in numerical order paying no attention to the names , then flipped to the first card in my album which I had in the pile #63 Dave Stapleton........I did a double take as Mario Soto was filling that slot in my album. Figuring I'd just placed the wrong card in that slot in the album I pulled it out & sure enough 63 was the right number for Soto so I then flipped over the Stapleton card in my pile to find the back was indeed #63 Soto...wrongback !
I know I've seen wrongback cards discussed before and was wondering if this is a known error or not and if these wrongbacks hold any value? I'm actually pretty skeptical of the value part but one can hope.

Dave

rvc

i have a bunch of 1982 topps wrongbacks but i dont have that one.

peterredshoes

Wrong backs hold value to some collectors but my impression is that it's a niche thing and most collectors don't bother. Personally, I'm a big fan--I'm always on the lookout for Alan Trammell errors and misprints. It's especially fun when a newer error comes up because the added technology makes for some interesting mistakes--like a '96 Leaf card I have with the foil border stamped on upside down and an '03 Topps Fan Favorites with the gloss applied to the back instead of the front.

Big dollars typically aren't involved in my experience, although I did get into a bit of a bidding war when a blank back version of the Molitor/Trammell rookie came up. These days I appear to be the only one pursuing them very hard and can usually get a Trammell for a buck or two.

Peter G.

magellan

Thanks for your replies gentlemen. It just piqued my interest cause I've never pulled one from a pack (that I know of) in all the years I've been collecting.

Dave