1978 Topps Eddie Murray RC - missing ALL yellow ink on front
kevper
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This is my first time posting on Collectors Universe. I have an interesting Topps Eddie Murray rookie card in my collection. My card is missing ALL of the yellow ink on the front of the card. The missing ink gives the face of the card a washed out look. Most notably though, the all-star rookie trophy has a white background, not the usual yellow background. Also, the red ink on the border of the card's front shows obvious and original factory fading. I am aware of a 1978 Topps Eddie Murray card currently listed on eBay that has red border fading similar to my card, but I cannot find any others that are missing the yellow ink. Will any of the top grading companies grade and slab this card? Is anyone out there aware of any other 1978 Topps baseball cards with the missing yellow ink? I believe my card is a 1-of-a-kind Eddie Murray rookie error card. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated.
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Yellow inks are more prone to fading. Do you think it's possible that your card was merely left out in the sunlight or in a bright room for too long? This is the most likely reason the yellow ink is not seen on your card.
No offense to the first time poster but the fading makes it a very ugly card.
Not one of a kind its simply "altered"
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
I have examples similar to yours from '78 Topps Baseball, including a #400 Nolan Ryan with the colored borders surrounding the photo fading from green to blue. I've kept it because I like the appearance of the card, however, I consider it a novelty and simply a Topps failure in the printing process. There are lots of these types of cards from all sports throughout the 70s. Your card might be of interest to a Murray collector, but I doubt any 3rd party grader would slab it. Then again.....you'll never know unless you try.
Also, whatever you see on eBay is more than likely an attempt by a seller to rope in an uninformed buyer. Caution.
Farewell Ryno.
As a unique card, I kinda like it. Well centered and the presentation ain't bad. I betcha it would look really nice with an autograph on it.
Farewell Ryno.
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Hi and welcome buddy!
Good question. Not totally sure tho.
I'm with Chuck - this could be fading but if card in hand? One might be able to see if there's some yellow pigment left?
If you want to see if it's a true error? Shipping it off to PSA might be a good idea?
Ya know? Even the magenta looks off? I think printers - if an error - might call this color layer omissions or missing color errors.
Good luck buddy.
Thanks to all who have welcomed me and have provided their feedback. I'm 100% certain the missing yellow ink is not fading due to UV sunlight or from being stored under any other type of bright light. I've looked closely at the card and there is zero evidence that the yellow ink was ever applied to this card. In my opinion, I'm sure that this is a missing color error. Also, at least one other 1978 Topps Eddie Murray card has similar fading red ink around the border, so I'm quite confident that the fading red ink came from the factory and not from UV fading. I agree that the card is rather ugly, but I don't agree that the card has been altered.
Yes, many Topps cards printed throughout the '70s had various printing flaws, but I haven't found any with a totally missing color. If anyone knows of a card with a missing color error, I sure would appreciate the information. I will likely ship this off to PSA for slabbing this week, then post the results here when I get the card back. Thanks again.
Here's the '78T Ryan that I mentioned earlier. You can see at the lower left how the frame changes color. The field beneath his right arm is also blue instead of green. Convincing PSA to recognize these types of flaws is a challenge.
Farewell Ryno.
Good luck with the submission, and, yes, please keep up posted. Admittedly, your card does have really nice centering for the issue with pretty much zero tilt. Corners look decent as well.
In my opinion, I'm sure that this is a missing color error.
It is really a print defect, just like cards that have "snow" on them. So figure it is going to get a (PD) qualifier, which equals a -2 from the number grade.
Hasn't this card been posted about before, maybe a few years ago? And I thought the conclusion was that it was faded.
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I am brand new to this forum and have never before posted on any forum about this card. Is there possibly another similar Eddie Murray card without the yellow ink? I am 100% certain the yellow on my card is completely absent, not faded. I have looked at the card carefully under lighted magnification and there is NO evidence of the missing yellow ink ever having been applied to the card. Thanks again for everyone's interest and input.
The good news is the card is centered. That in itself is quite a feat for the 1978 Eddie Murray.
I'm sure there are others. Don't go quitting your day job 😀
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
Too late...wish you had warned me sooner not to quit my day job.
Sorry man I tried. Hope you didn't burn too many bridges there
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
Nothing that cannot be fixed by me gifting a million dollar error card to my boss!!!
I hope your result is favorable. I might be encouraged to send in mine so I can get a graded rarity and then finance a houseboat.
Farewell Ryno.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/312260741893
I would almost guarantee that card is faded by light exposure. it looks like a part of it was covered, like a tag on a holder when a card sits in the light.
I have seen that many times with card shops that had display cases that were exposed to daily sunlight.
Just another Topps fail. There's a direct line of ink splash which moves vertically from near the top of the card into the name Orioles and splits the color in half.
If it was centered and glossy with sparkles, that would be a modern chase card.
Farewell Ryno.