bondshof Wrote:I also found out about the Topps * ** , E, F, versions through this thread. Could some of these versions be a factory set version?
My feb/mar 2007 issue of Beckett Baseball Card Plus doesnt list this error:
1981 Donruss #71 Bobby Bonds
error has 986 HR on reverse has been corrected 326 HR.
I think there would be a little demand for the factory versions, if only we knew for sure what the factory versions are.
The title page to this thread explains what the factory versions are for Donruss sets 1988-1991. 1988 has switched border designs, 1989 (no specific, but the color(s) may be slightly different), 1990 has different splatter design, 1991 has different shapes in the borders than their wax issues.
As far as any Topps * ** or E*/F* type variations go, they are printers designation marks. A basic Topps set from the 80's 90's was usually 792 cards printed on 6 different 132 card sheets: A, B, C, D, E, F. This is not a variation specific to factory sets. Most cards affected by this variety can be found in all (or most) types of packaging. * and ** variations are the printers designations for Topps 2 sheet sets or smaller sets like Topps Minis, Topps Traded etc.
And last, you will find that Beckett does not list hundreds (thousands?) of widely recognized and collected variations. Hopefully as this thread stays alive and informative, it will generate enough interest to change that. At the very least we are making it very easy for them by updating the front page with detailed info. Most of the items we have discussed on here were likely discovered after the error bubble had burst and interest in "minor" variations had waned leaving little motivation for Beckett to update their guides.