tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post5822417132492512456..comments2024-03-24T08:31:50.254-07:00Comments on The Chronicles of Fuji: My Attraction to Faulty & Diverse CardboardFujihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-85622661375471397322013-03-22T08:07:23.776-07:002013-03-22T08:07:23.776-07:00Unfortunately... I was one of those kids. I remem...Unfortunately... I was one of those kids. I remember the card shop I worked at had the boxes labeled, so you (supposedly) knew what type of Billy you'd pull (assuming you pulled one). I have no clue how they knew though.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-78281690769289633562013-03-22T07:32:07.149-07:002013-03-22T07:32:07.149-07:00The Ripken error was the beginning of the end of m...The Ripken error was the beginning of the end of my collecting days. That one was definitely on purpose. Even if we believe that they "missed" that, did they really need to fix it 5 different ways?? Ugh. Just a way to make kids keep buying packs. But I digress.....Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896780361855961353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-86782394763965059692013-03-12T20:43:18.879-07:002013-03-12T20:43:18.879-07:00No joke... definitely an all-time classic. I cons...No joke... definitely an all-time classic. I considered chasing them down... but they still command big $$$.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-9524884248752100612013-03-12T20:42:23.149-07:002013-03-12T20:42:23.149-07:00Gotta love the 'stache!Gotta love the 'stache!Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-31165001451404382762013-03-12T20:40:58.530-07:002013-03-12T20:40:58.530-07:00That's sweet. Two great ball players.That's sweet. Two great ball players.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-88174805990548404902013-03-12T20:40:25.528-07:002013-03-12T20:40:25.528-07:00It wouldn't surprise me if it was intentional....It wouldn't surprise me if it was intentional... although there were a ton of errors in that set. Even Bill Travers and Don Hood had errors and corrected versions in that set.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-10877874861786079242013-03-12T20:38:12.271-07:002013-03-12T20:38:12.271-07:00I agree... the more obvious, the better. It's...I agree... the more obvious, the better. It's also important that they made a corrected version. An uncorrected error card does little for me.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-23662666762122633602013-03-12T20:36:33.642-07:002013-03-12T20:36:33.642-07:00I think the corrected version is harder to find be...I think the corrected version is harder to find because it was in the last print run... although it's far from scarce.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-47144235659217884672013-03-12T10:13:56.227-07:002013-03-12T10:13:56.227-07:00Nothing beats the Billy Ripken Error Card and it&#...Nothing beats the Billy Ripken Error Card and it's many variations.Greg Zakwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064188830164937436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-56458793213864868972013-03-11T21:07:09.722-07:002013-03-11T21:07:09.722-07:00#6 with a mustache was in the VERY FIRST pack of c...#6 with a mustache was in the VERY FIRST pack of cards I ever opened back in 1981. I had no idea what an error card was so I don't know if it was the error or not. Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-48712823278512044602013-03-11T18:58:25.246-07:002013-03-11T18:58:25.246-07:00Error cards are fun. It happens in minor league se...Error cards are fun. It happens in minor league sets a lot. I have a great Tino card with the name Edgar Martinez on it. The Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-55170281104419301202013-03-11T16:48:22.964-07:002013-03-11T16:48:22.964-07:00Fleer definitely did that on purpose. They probab...Fleer definitely did that on purpose. They probably just picked a star player from the set and created a bunch of versions to get the hobby talking. Pretty smart marketing move.Spiegel83https://www.blogger.com/profile/04965039640352189372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-49408607111938917162013-03-11T16:47:14.024-07:002013-03-11T16:47:14.024-07:00I like errors where the mistake is visual and easy...I like errors where the mistake is visual and easy to spot, like the Bump Willis blue Jays card. <br /><br />I have a Fernando Valenzuela card where the error is in one of his stats. I just can't get excited about that. Stealing Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818879297909675392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-68110722316971811052013-03-11T16:40:52.661-07:002013-03-11T16:40:52.661-07:00I absolutely LOVE error cards. I never knew about ...I absolutely LOVE error cards. I never knew about that "1066" error on those Carltons, though. I just checked my copies of those two, and both are apparently of the error variety.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.com