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1968 topps game question

While sorting approx 200 of these yeterday, I found 15 cards that are printed on a pure white thicker card stock.
are these worth anymore than the regular cards?
Tim

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  • bobsbbcardsbobsbbcards Posts: 3,254 ✭✭✭

    Scans please. I've never heard of (seen) thick '68 Game cards. That doesn't mean there aren't some--well, it sorta does.

    Not that this will be the case, but if that were my post and I went back to look at the cards, I'd realize that a stack of two (or three....or four) had stuck together. That's how my luck works. Hopefully yours is better.

  • bishopbishop Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭

    You mean you only have the common thin game cards, Bob ?

    Topps Baseball-1948, 1951 to 2017
    Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
    Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007

    Al
  • bobsbbcardsbobsbbcards Posts: 3,254 ✭✭✭

    @bishop said:
    You mean you only have the common thin game cards, Bob ?

    You're an evil man. Evil. :)

  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,350 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @bobsbbcards said:

    @bishop said:
    You mean you only have the common thin game cards, Bob ?

    You're an evil man. Evil. :)

    Now this is funny.

    Not to my wife tho.

    Mike
  • CARDSANDCOINSCARDSANDCOINS Posts: 340 ✭✭✭

    THE THICKER WHITER ONES ARE ON THE LEFT
    LOOKS LIKE THE PLAY IS IN RED NOT IN ORANGE ON THE THICKER ONES

  • bishopbishop Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭

    C&C-- thanks for posting. Can you tell how much difference ithickness. Any one know of any reprints done of these ?

    Topps Baseball-1948, 1951 to 2017
    Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
    Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007

    Al
  • QUITCRABQUITCRAB Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭

    Maybe the thicker ones came from the set you could buy. Like a deck of real playing cards.10 and 15 cent boxes

  • bishopbishop Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭

    As mentioned in the twin thread, I have two boxed sets, a 10 a 15. No differences.

    Topps Baseball-1948, 1951 to 2017
    Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
    Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007

    Al
  • CARDSANDCOINSCARDSANDCOINS Posts: 340 ✭✭✭

    I went thru my friends set on Friday and he has a Mays on thicker whiter cardboard

  • CARDSANDCOINSCARDSANDCOINS Posts: 340 ✭✭✭

    i would say twice as thick

  • CARDSANDCOINSCARDSANDCOINS Posts: 340 ✭✭✭

    thicker one is to the right

  • CARDSANDCOINSCARDSANDCOINS Posts: 340 ✭✭✭

    thicker one on top

  • bishopbishop Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭

    Are backs identical ?

    Topps Baseball-1948, 1951 to 2017
    Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
    Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007

    Al
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,350 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I just opened up my boxed set and while thickness was uniform, I did find some baseballs that were more on the orange side while most were in the deep red range.

    Don't know where my set from packs is located? But, again, don't remember it appearing thick.

    Not sure what's going on with the thicker cards. They don't look photocopied.

    I just noticed there's 2 threads with the same question.

    Mike
  • bishopbishop Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭
    edited January 21, 2018 8:31AM

    Not sure what thread to post in or why there are two, but the orange and red differentials are not uncommon. Among my 3 sets I do have some of both shades. This happens in other sets as well. There are several Topps 1968 base set cards, particularly among the Cubs, where red and orange differences exist in the circles on front.

    But all three of my sets have similar stock. Can you post a scan of the backs

    Topps Baseball-1948, 1951 to 2017
    Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
    Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007

    Al
  • Arsenal83Arsenal83 Posts: 1,176 ✭✭✭

    @bishop said:
    As mentioned in the twin thread, I have two boxed sets, a 10 a 15. No differences.

    @bishop @Stone193 are both your sets original to their boxes?

  • bishopbishop Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭

    Good question Arsenal. I purchased the boxed sets with the cards in the box, but I was not the original purchaser and the boxes were not sealed. I am not sure if the boxes originally came sealed in some way or not.

    Topps Baseball-1948, 1951 to 2017
    Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
    Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007

    Al
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,350 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @bishop said:
    Good question Arsenal. I purchased the boxed sets with the cards in the box, but I was not the original purchaser and the boxes were not sealed. I am not sure if the boxes originally came sealed in some way or not.

    Hiya Brian and Al

    Mine is the same thing - have no idea - the only thing I can tell you?

    The set is minty and the condition/tone of cards very uniform.

    I bought the set - not for the cards as such - but as a "board game" collector. As you might consider, many of the cards are OC to mis-cut.

    Mike
  • secretstashsecretstash Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭✭

    I would say the red to orange is just fading. Think of the backs of 1969 topps how much fade is there from reddish to even a light orange and several tones in between.

  • CARDSANDCOINSCARDSANDCOINS Posts: 340 ✭✭✭

    I think it is something you have to see in person

  • bishopbishop Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭

    The colors I get. As mentioned, I have some of both. Not so the thicker stock.

    Topps Baseball-1948, 1951 to 2017
    Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
    Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007

    Al
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