Info Needed about 1989 UPPER DECK KEN GRIFFEY

kobefan1

Hello , everyone I rember back a few years ago I was reading in beckett or tuffstuff that there was two 89 griffey rookie one 1 and the other 1A. The one was the reg card but the 1A was the same card but a lil bigger and some purple so you can tell the diff. Whatever happen to that card? I never heard anything else about it and never seen it on ebay. Anyone here know what I'm talking about?

torc

This one?
don't know if this is the one your referring to:
These cards are not Upper Deck though, are you sure it was UD?

1989 Pacific Griffey Candy Bar Ken Griffey Jr.-(Blue background) 1A




here are 3 for sale on e-bay

Ken Griffey YELLOW
Ken Griffey BLUE
Ken Griffey WHITE

kobefan1

no thats not it. I rember it was the same as the 1989 upper deck but maybe alil bigger it didnt fit in a card holder or anything.

samspop

Anyone here know what I'm talking about?

No.

PoppaJ

I remember a "PURPLE CAP" version but I'm pretty sure it was the same size as the BLUE CAP.


Purple Cap version was selling for a premium 1.5 - 2x high beckett back in 1990-91.

PoppaJ

<< <i>Hello , everyone I rember back a few years ago I was reading in beckett or tuffstuff that there was two 89 griffey rookie one 1 and the other 1A. The one was the reg card but the 1A was the same card but a lil bigger and some purple so you can tell the diff. Whatever happen to that card? I never heard anything else about it and never seen it on ebay. Anyone here know what I'm talking about? >>



This is what I was referring to: PURPLE CAP

kobefan1

hey thanks poppa3 I thinkthat was it it use to book I think for $200.00 while the other one was booking $75.00

otwcards

There were lots of rumors about there being a second run (100 card sheets of only Griffey) that were made resulting in the "Purple" cap version. Some said the McWilliams used to have stacks of the card on his desk and that UD customer service used them to replace returns, especially for the blue stained cards from the factory sets.

My challenge to this rumor is that there were NEVER any significant caches of this card that showed up. I recall buying team sets back in 1989 from someone in CA named Blair Fedder through a presell ad in SCD. I know that he was part of a bulk program with UD and received his cards sorted by player in 800 count boxes. I purchased 100 team sets lots (with Super Rookies) of Seattle, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Mets, and Detroit. I recall that everything was shipped from the first run and that I was shorted on the Braves and Tigers due to the Murphy and Sheridan errors. I think Blair sent me only 10 sets of the Braves and Tigers with the errors and then forwarded 90 sets a month or two later to fill the order after UD made the error corrections.

Over the years, had UD printed "extras" as was suggested in the early 1990's, one would think that large bulk lots would've shown up, but they never really did. I think much of the secondary "bulk" came from those using the collation patterns to search boxes and then sell the remaining loose packs or refill the boxes and sell them as "unopened" boxes.

If I recall correctly, there was also a trademark/registered variation with regard to the team/Super Rookie logos, but I may be mistaking that for another issue... It's been a long time since I worried about such things.