1981 Fleer error list

F1ferrari · November 25, 2008 5:54AM

I know it's not a 'holy grail' of baseball sets, but I want to build a complete 1981 Fleer set, complete with errors. I know I could just buy one, but there's the fun of the chase. I just grabbed a vending box from eBay, and I'm thinking about getting a wax box, too. ;-)

So can anyone point me towards an online list of errors in the 1981 set. I know there were a boat load, but I can't find a list of them all.

neenish · November 25, 2008 6:21AM

I want to tag along and see the list also. I remember all those "hand" symbols on a bunch of cards. This seems like a fun set to put together.

PowderedH2O · December 26, 2008 4:27AM

I don't know if it is complete, but the Pop Report has quite a few listed. I guess any that have ever been submitted. I have the set I collected from packs in 1981 still, but I know they would never get high PSA grades. Still a neat set with quite a few quirks.

milbroco · December 26, 2008 5:05AM

OK Here you go.......

5a Mike Schmidt - Portrait
5b Mike Schmidt - Batting
6a Steve Carlton - "Lefty " on front
6b Steve Carlton - "Pitcher of the Year" on front date of 1066 on back
6c Steve Carlton - "Pitcher of the Year" on front date of 1966 on back
7a Tug McGraw - "Game Saver" on front
7b Tug McGraw - "Pitcher" on front
24a Kevin Saucier - "Ken" on back
24b Kevin Saucier - "Kevin" on back
28a George Brett - batting
28b George Brett - Portriat
29a Willie Wilson - Portrait
29b Willie Wilson - Batting
32a Amos Otis - Batting
32b Amos Otis - Portrait
41a Hal McRae - Dark Blue Royals on front
41b Hal McRae - Light Blue Royals on front
79a Reggie Jackson - Portrait
79b Reggie Jackson - batting
87a Graig Nettles - Craig on back
87b Graig Nettles - Graig on back
114a Davy Lopes - no finger on back
114b Davy Lopes - finger on back
120a Bob Welch - Bob on back
120b Bob Welch - Robert on back
126a Ron Cey - no finger on back
126b Ron cey - finger on back
177a Rick Dempsey - no finger on front
177b Rick Dempsey - finger on front
215a Bill Bonham - no finger on back
215b bill Bonham - finger on back
216a George Foster - Slugger on front
216b George Foster - Outfield on front
251a Gary Matthews - no finger on front
251b Gary Matthews - finger on front
342a brit Burns - no finger on front
342b Brit Burns - finger on front
362a Kent Tekulve - 1071 Waterbury on back
362b Kent Tekulve - 1971 Waterbury on back
382a Kurt Bevacqua - Backwards "P" on cap - photo reversed
382b Kurt Bevacqua - Corrected Photo
419a Jesse Jefferson - Pirates on back
419b Jesse Jefferson - Blue Jays on back
436a Darrel Evans - Darrel on front
436b Darrel Evans - Darrell on front
480a Stan Papi - Pitcher on front
480b Stan Papi - Shortstop on front
493a Tim Flannery - Batting right - photo reversed
493b Tim Flannery - Batting left - corrected photo
514a Jerry Augustine - Photo is Billy Travers
514b Billy Travers - correct name with photo
547a Pete Vuckovich - photo of Don Hood
547b Don Hood - Correct name with photo
641a Checklist - 41 Hal Mcrae
641b Checklist - 41 Hal McRae Double Threat
644a Checklist - 202 George Foster
644b Checklist - 202 George Foster Slugger
645a Triple Threat - No number on back
645b Triple Threat - Number on back
652a Checklist - 483 Aurillo Lopez
652b Checklist - no number 483
654a Checklist - 514 Jerry Augustine
654b Checklist - 514 billy Travers
659a Checklist - last number on front is 551
659b Checklist - last number 483 on front
660a Steve Carlton - date 1066 on back
660b Steve Carlton - date 1966 on back

This is a complete list that I know of. Good Luck

Bob

PowderedH2O · December 26, 2008 7:19AM

But other than that, the set was pretty much error free.

milbroco · December 26, 2008 11:31AM

For anyone who does not know what the "finger" varation looks like, here it is. It is on different spots on each of the cards. It looks like a hand with the index finger pointing. It is nder the "O" of Orioles. Sorry for the poor scan but I tried the best I could.
Thnaks,
Bob

mickeymantle24 · December 26, 2008 11:33AM

Good Luck with the set!

Robeson · December 26, 2008 1:05PM

I bought box after box looking for the Craig Nettles. That error was hot for a while. It drove the price of unopened boxes fron $9.00 all the way up to $11.00!!

I always heard a story that an employee was upset and put little drawings of middle fingers on the cards.

milbroco · December 27, 2008 12:18PM

I never heard that before. Besides, it looks more like an index finger pointing.

Bob

Estil · December 27, 2008 7:19PM

<< <i>I know it's not a 'holy grail' of baseball sets, but I want to build a complete 1981 Fleer set, complete with errors. I know I could just buy one, but there's the fun of the chase. I just grabbed a vending box from eBay, and I'm thinking about getting a wax box, too. ;-)

So can anyone point me towards an online list of errors in the 1981 set. I know there were a boat load, but I can't find a list of them all. >>

If I may make a suggestion? Instead of just getting one vending box, why not get a complete numbered set of four? See, as you probably know, they numbered the sets 1-4, which makes three sets; so wouldn't that improve your chances of getting all the errors?

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · December 28, 2008 3:10AM

Here's what I found for 1981 Fleer-

These were not listed on the earlier post.
I have not confirmed these exist, but others have.

483A Amos Otis batting
483B Amos Otis portrait

640A Mike Schmidt Portrait, #5 on back
640B Mike Schmidt [1980 Home Run King], #640 on back

653A Willie Wilson [Most Hits Most Runs], #29 on back
653B Willie Wilson [Most Hits Most Runs], #653 on back

655A George Brett [.390 Average], #28 on back
655B George Brett [.390 Average], #655 on back

657A Tug McGraw [Game Saver], #7 on back
657B Tug McGraw [Game Saver], #657 on back

660A Steve Carlton [Golden Arm], date 1066, #6 on back
660B Steve Carlton [Golden Arm], date 1066, #660 on back
660C Steve Carlton [Golden Arm], date 1966 on back

1981 Fleer error list

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