Is this a known 1971 Topps variation?

BaltimoreYankee · March 1, 2015 3:20AM

I was going through a large group of 1971 Topps and came across a Frank Reberger card with what I thought was a white print defect. Turns out I have two in the collection like that. I looked for the card on eBay and there are tons without the white mark and none with it. I looked on the PSA 1971 Topps checklist and it does not list a variation (Unlike the Jim Nash 'black blob' variation). Has anyone seen this one before?

bishop · March 1, 2015 3:37AM

I have one and have seen some sellers offer them as variations. I view mine as a recurring print defect rather than a card that was corrected by Topps. But who knows. It is an interesting variant.

Big80s · March 1, 2015 4:02AM

If you can convince them to denote it as the "thought bubble" variation, I'm a buyer.

BaltimoreYankee · March 1, 2015 4:24AM

<< <i>If you can convince them to denote it as the "thought bubble" variation, I'm a buyer. >>

Jeff - Very good. I got a laugh out of that!

zep33 · March 1, 2015 4:43AM

How did this guy never come up in the Dick Pole and Rusty Kuntz discussions?

BaltimoreYankee · August 8, 2015 4:42AM

Revisiting this for more opinions. Right now on eBay, there are 99 examples for sale and none have the 'thought bubble'. There are 22 under 'sold listings' and one does have this marking.

bishop · August 8, 2015 5:12AM

Recurring but scarce print defect. I doubt that Beckett, SCD or PSA will tag it as a variation for purposes of master checklists, but who knows. PSA has listed the 61 Fairly with a green smudge in the baseball on the back as a variation even though it is a defect found in several 61 cards. And the 57 Bakep and 58 Herrer are also recurring print defects and have achieve legendary hobby status and therefore value. But value depends on it being added to master checklists so people besides mere collectors of recurring print defects, like me, need to have it

Some variants that have not been formally recognized can take off in value anyway...like the 52 House yellow tiger versions, usually because variant collectors are banking on the card eventually being recognized. I collect a lot of recurring print defect and do not see this one making the cut... but I have one just in case

Stingray · August 9, 2015 8:33AM

Does anyone else think he looks like a young Jame Colburn??

Is this a known 1971 Topps variation?

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