2004 Topps Finest - Duke Snider Card? Errors?

game7fan

Hello,

Still new to you guys, and slightly obsessed with a set from 2004.

There is one card from 2004 Topps Finest Baseball that I have never seen - the FInest Moment Autograph by Duke Snider. I have searched and searched, and also have never seen it on EBAY.

At this point, this is the only card I need.

Any idea on if it even exists? Any info appreciated.

- game7fan

P.S. The quality of this set is nice, but the errors are silly. Schilling and Sexson cards both the wrong 2003 team on the back, and the Willie Mays autograph finest moment is from 1951 Rookie of the YEar for NY Giants, yet on back says "San Francisco Giants." Any idea what these minor errors mean?

WinPitcher

unless corrected, nothing

joestalin

First off I commend you for actually looking at backs and even fronts of cards....most commons are just thrown
into a box and left. I try to find sets that list compete stats on the back, which are getting harder to find. Most
likely the cards that have incorrent info on them are non-corrected and thus not worth anymore. The last error
card that I can remember that was actually corrected was in UD vintage a while back. It just isn't done
that often today, plus companies really don't care about accuracy of stuff like that.

I bet at this point you would pay the 40 dollar high beckett book value for the Snider! It seems like of silly that
a card that is so rare and might not even exist books for only 40 bucks! LOL

You have a few options...contact topps, who might or might not know if the card exists. You can also contact
beckett and make the subject like of your email something catchy like "Snider card listed that doesn't
exist" If you can get their attention they might look into it for you.

Good luck with your set!

Kevin

game7fan

Thanks -- not to age myself, but my son who is 10 finds all these little errors. My eyes and brain don't work like his. When he gets a little older we'll get the Billy Ripkin card.

We came across the message board after I started sending in some of my 70's cards for grading.

Topps Finest 2004 is "my" set while the kid likes to "accumulate." Incredible what some of the 2004 cards go for...

I have only received 7's and 8's for 1973 to 1976 for about 25 cards and am frustrated. That said, I have about 2,000 1975 cards to go through and really learn what is most valuable. Trying to put a set into a binder has been a long, long process...

Regards, Game7Fan

helionaut

If you've got any nice #481 Will McEnaney or #459 AL Playoffs in your 1975 box, let me know.

As to the Snider, if you haven't seen it on ebay, it probably did get pulled from production. Snider is the kind of mid-level guy that people can sell but never goes for very much, and it's unlikely that someone buying 2004 Finest will be an "end user" for a guy who many collectors today never heard of. So I think at least one would've been posted in the past 2 weeks. But keep looking. You never know if some were actually made and snuck out like last year's Sweet Spot Classics Carew, if you find one you could have a sweet card.

You might call Topps or post a message to Beckett's boards, or send an email to their "Error & Variation" guy, who has a little feature in each issue.

Aknot

I have a Duke Snider auto on a card and for the life of me cant remember (nor can I find right now) which card. When I find it I will let you know.

Aknot

Found it. It is a Fleer Rookies and Greats from 2003. Sorry.

game7fan

No 459 or 481 from 1975 Topps yet - will remember to look