1989 UD Griffey Variations?
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I've heard (I think) that there are a few variations of the 1989 UD Griffey card, and I was wondering if anyone can confirm this. I just bought a big lot of PSA 9's (about 40) and I noticed that one of the cards has a definite darker color or tint to it. See below:
The card on the left is definitely darker, or bluer, than the card on the right. Every other card in the lot I have looks like the card on the right. I've heard there is a "purple hat" variation for this card, is that true? Anyone have a scan of a "purple hat" griffey? Do any of you out there have UD griffeys that look like the card on the left?
I've heard (I think) that there are a few variations of the 1989 UD Griffey card, and I was wondering if anyone can confirm this. I just bought a big lot of PSA 9's (about 40) and I noticed that one of the cards has a definite darker color or tint to it. See below:
The card on the left is definitely darker, or bluer, than the card on the right. Every other card in the lot I have looks like the card on the right. I've heard there is a "purple hat" variation for this card, is that true? Anyone have a scan of a "purple hat" griffey? Do any of you out there have UD griffeys that look like the card on the left?
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Gawd, of all the great action shots UD could've used instead.
To me, it really doesn't follow the rules of a variation because every card has random variations like this.
<< <i>Right, the infamous "purple hat" varation. While there is a certain percentage of the print run that has this coloration, it can't be said if they were a product of a certain print run or just random variations in the transfer of cyan and magenta plates.
To me, it really doesn't follow the rules of a variation because every card has random variations like this. >>
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I think the 90 Upper Deck has the harder to find error/variation. It has no trademark written line on the back.
This is about the best I can come up with for the purple hat vs blue hat comparision. Very subtle like I said.
90 Upper Deck> The one without the Trademark Line is impossible.
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TM or R by team logo/Star Rookie on front.
I have heard cards 2-99 and heard 1-26,28-100 (error cards 13,72 only came one way)
anyone?
*edited to add /Star Rookie
<< <i>Does Griffey have a TM/R variation?
TM or R by team logo on front.
I have heard cards 2-99 and heard 1-26,28-100 (error cards 13,72 only came one way)
anyone? >>
Yes there is an variation of that for his card. It is about impossible to figure it out by a scan though?
Its in the grass by the Star Rookie logo.
BMW cards had a hologram mismatch Griffey card for a couple grand on their
site a few years ago but would never show me a scan so I left it alone.
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edited to add:
The cards at the top are both TMs.
I heard it was caught early making them some what tough. I have only seen 2 in my time. The one I own thanks
to a collector here (Donato) and one on ebay in a PSA 10 holder. I ask for a scan of the back every so often but
have not hit the jackpot yet.
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<< <i>The 90 variation only affects cards 101 > 200 and was during the high number print run. I
I heard it was caught early making them some what tough. I have only seen 2 in my time. The one I own thanks
to a collector here (Donato) and one on ebay in a PSA 10 holder. I ask for a scan of the back every so often but
have not hit the jackpot yet. >>
Your correct on the being caught early. I have an article on it somewhere in my mess but I'd never be able to find it.
Got a stack of 70 of them (no Griffey's) that includes McGwire, 3 Mattingly's and a few other stars of the time but mostly commons.
It's also easy to use an eraser on these and make your own (it's very detectable).
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<< <i>i hate the card too..... well over a million of them, and tho he's better than Andy Pafko (if you get me drift), it's value is unjustified..... >>
To start with, it's all cardboard. What factors do you think justify a card's value?
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<< <i>The 90 variation only affects cards 101 > 200 and was during the high number print run. I
I heard it was caught early making them some what tough. I have only seen 2 in my time. The one I own thanks
to a collector here (Donato) and one on ebay in a PSA 10 holder. I ask for a scan of the back every so often but
have not hit the jackpot yet. >>
In my notes I have 101-199 affected. Hmm..
<< <i>Ive had a few 89 Griffeys graded lately. I have one of the rare "Back surface wrinkle" variations if anyone is interested. >>
got a scan of the back????
<< <i>Ive had a few 89 Griffeys graded lately. I have one of the rare "Back surface wrinkle" variations if anyone is interested >>
I once busted a box in which every single card was from the exclusive "back surface wrinkle" parallel set. Lucky me.
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<< <i>
<< <i>The 90 variation only affects cards 101 > 200 and was during the high number print run. I
I heard it was caught early making them some what tough. I have only seen 2 in my time. The one I own thanks
to a collector here (Donato) and one on ebay in a PSA 10 holder. I ask for a scan of the back every so often but
have not hit the jackpot yet. >>
Your correct on the being caught early. I have an article on it somewhere in my mess but I'd never be able to find it.
Got a stack of 70 of them (no Griffey's) that includes McGwire, 3 Mattingly's and a few other stars of the time but mostly commons.
It's also easy to use an eraser on these and make your own (it's very detectable). >>
Jeff can you please send me the article if you ever find it?
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<< <i>
<< <i>The 90 variation only affects cards 101 > 200 and was during the high number print run. I
I heard it was caught early making them some what tough. I have only seen 2 in my time. The one I own thanks
to a collector here (Donato) and one on ebay in a PSA 10 holder. I ask for a scan of the back every so often but
have not hit the jackpot yet. >>
In my notes I have 101-199 affected. Hmm.. >>
There used to be a great error/variation thread on the old Buckett boards. I learned about the '90 UD copyright/no copyright variation there, and was happy to find the no copyright in my dupes box.
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Are they scarce? I don't know. I would say they are harder to find then regular ones and the old Standard Catalog I have says no premium is attached to ones with the copyright or without it.
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this one has a "TM" next to "Star Rookie"
and this one doesn't
so my question is, how Rare is the one without the "TM"?
any help appreciated,
Dan
<< <i>sorry to bump an old thread but I was just going through some boxes of cards at the WP show this past weekend and came across a couple 90' UD Griffey's and I remembered a thread discussing errors on his 89 and 90 UD cards. So after I got home I went here and did a search and came up with this thread and after checking the 2x 90 UD Griffey's and seeing copyright lines on both. i remembered I have 2 89 Griffey's that were both auto'd so I went and got them and here's what I found:
this one has a "TM" next to "Star Rookie"
and this one doesn't
so my question is, how Rare is the one without the "TM"?
any help appreciated,
Dan >>
These look the same to me.
as its been said here it probably has the same value because nobody but me and a couple others
care about them. On a side note PSA has started labeling the 90 without trademark line on the flips.
I am in the market for a Mcgwire without the trademark line if anyone has an extra they want to trade or sell.
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These look the same to me. >>
Look next to the "Star Rookie" in the Green part you will see one clearly has "TM" while the other clearly doesn't.
On a side note I found 3 89' UD John Smoltz cards and 1 had the TM while the other 2 have the R,
Dan
<< <i>These look the same to me. >>
Look next to the "Star Rookie" in the Green part you will see one clearly has "TM" while the other clearly doesn't.
On a side note I found 3 89' UD John Smoltz cards and 1 had the TM while the other 2 have the R,
Dan >>
I don't even see where it says "Star Rookie". I only see Rookie, and the TM looks to be on both of them to the right of the word Rookie?
90 high number wax boxes were reprinted for stores, ie kb, modells, and other "chains".
I have appx half or more of the "NO Trademark" cards. Some may be more rare than other, and that may be where the scarcity is because high number boxes often contained both with trademark and no trademark variations in the same box.
Upper Deck variations are printings seem so hard to explain from 89-92, i don't know why. ?
all the griffey minor flaws just seem to be printing extremely large quanties, especailly in an intro set....
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