Anyone familar with this card?

dirtystarfish

I have this card and looks like the one he is selling. Is this a scam?

ebay

WinPitcher

I do not understand. are you saying the card you have is a 1/1?

Steve

dirtystarfish

No i just dont understand the error he is talking about?

Brian48

<< <i>Few collectors know that certain cards from this set can be found with a light black/dark brown border due to a printing error by Topps

In addition, the "P" is centered in the circle (most of his cards have an off centered "P") >>



The first part regarding the border would be consistent with a printing defect. The second part regarding the "P" would have me wondering if it's a fake. Papelbon is widely considered to be the next Clemens heir around here in Boston and it wouldn't surprise me all this buzz would result in a few questionable collectables.

helionaut

He doesn't do a very good job explaining it, and the scan is useless. Looks like a regular card to me, maybe the blank ink was running a little low. And the "P" isn't visible at all, but I'd hardly call a card printed correctly to be an error.

The "Welts" card is a legitimate variation, though. Looks like someone at Topps gave his complexion a little coverup somewhere in the print run, removing a couple bumps off his face and smoothing over some acne or something. A rather unfortunate thing to have a notable rookie card for.

What is "light black" anyway?