Where's the beef?

[sanjosefuji]

If you were around in the 80's and owned a television set... then I'm sure you remember Clara Peller and her Wendy's "Where's the beef?" commercial. It's just one of those things from my childhood that'll be stored in my brain until I take my last breathe. And it's the first thing that popped into my head when I realized that a bunch of my 2015 Topps Ar•che•typesinserts were missing the silver foil on the front:

The standard inserts have the player's name and the word "ar•che•types" stamped in silver foil across the bottom like this:

In fact more than half of the "ar•che•types" inserts I found in my flea market finds purchase were missing the silver foil, so I decided to do a little research on the issue. What I discovered is that more than a handful have made their way into packs of 2015 Topps.


On eBayseveral auctions have closed and completed sales have ranged from $1.99 (for Giancarlo Stanton) to $42.00 (for Mike Trout). Unfortunately, they're not quite as popular as the "no name" 1990 Topps Frank Thomasrookie cards:

But at the same time... they're currently fetching a premium over the non-error versions. Anyways... I figured I'd throw my line into the water and see if I can snag any offers on my this seven card lot:

Worst case scenario... my baseball insert binders will always be willing to give the Trout, Ripken, Ryan, McGwire, and Aaron a loving home. And since Cespedes is a former Athletics fan favorite... he'll probably stick around as well.

As for the Puig... if he pans out and becomes the star everyone predicts he'll be... then maybe this will be the insert card that kicks off my Yasiel Puigpage in my binder.

Okay. It's your turn to chime in...

Do you have any commercials that will forever be trapped in your head?


If you're a player collector, does a non-foil error card have a place in your collection?


Am I a greedy scumbag for trying to make a profit on these?

Lol... don't worry you won't hurt my feelings if you say "yes" to the third question. There's just something about my eBay listing that makes me feel uncomfortable. It's kinda like selling cards of an athlete the same day he/she passes away.


You guys are kind of my conscience. If enough of you feel it's "wrong", then I'll take the listing down and add the cards to my collection. Won't be a huge loss since I've always been fascinated with "error" cards.


Hope you had a great week. Happy Friday and sayonara!

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[87hokie]

I collect former Hokies across all sports so I collect a variety of players. I have errors in my collection - I feel like they add depth and variety to a collection. Missing foil, wrong backs, blank backs - all are a neat diversion from perfect cards.

As for your listing - where are other like minded collectors gonna find that rare non-foiled card to add to their collection if you pull your Ebay listing?

In a number of ways pulling an error card is like hitting the lottery - (okay maybe more like a scratch-off winner) - but still if they were the rule rather than the exception - that manufacturer wouldn't be around very long.