2014 topps ryan minor error card ?

[PkSports29]

Hello, I pulled a 2014 topps power players code card of ryan minor and it had no code printed on the back.i contacted and they did say this is a rare incident. Anyone outthere would know how much this card could sell for.please help out a new collector
michae

[hayn]

Hello, I pulled a 2014 topps power players code card of ryan minor and it had no code printed on the back.i contacted and they did say this is a rare incident. Anyone outthere would know how much this card could sell for.please help out a new collector
michae

As a fellow sports card collector I've seen this happen before. I collect football cards exclusively so I can only give you my perspective as such. If other cards exactly like yours shows up un-corrected, then it's not worth anything. Examples like Brett Favre's 1991 Stadium Club error "Brett Farve" has not been corrected. Also several 2013 Topps Platinum football cards were printed with RC on veteran players, these were also un-corrected. Hence these examples are worth book value.

If your card is a one of a kind, it is very difficult to put a price on it as there are no other examples. You'll have a 1/1. Check out eBay and search for other error cards. This should give you an idea.

Toshi

[PkSports29]

[QUOTE=hayn;385698]As a fellow sports card collector I've seen this happen before. I collect football cards exclusively so I can only give you my perspective as such. If other cards exactly like yours shows up un-corrected, then it's not worth anything. Examples like Brett Favre's 1991 Stadium Club error "Brett Farve" has not been corrected. Also several 2013 Topps Platinum football cards were printed with RC on veteran players, these were also un-corrected. Hence these examples are worth book value.

If your card is a one of a kind, it is very difficult to put a price on it as there are no other examples. You'll have a 1/1. Check out eBay and search for other error cards. This should give you an idea.

Thank you sir,
Ive contacted topps and they have not had any issue like my vpcard, ive searched beckett, ebay, the vault and a general search.not a one.
As an expert, can you telk me what you would do with the card.graded it , auction or throw ur away
Thank yiu
Michael

[hayn]

[QUOTE=PkSports29;385790]

As a fellow sports card collector I've seen this happen before. I collect football cards exclusively so I can only give you my perspective as such. If other cards exactly like yours shows up un-corrected, then it's not worth anything. Examples like Brett Favre's 1991 Stadium Club error "Brett Farve" has not been corrected. Also several 2013 Topps Platinum football cards were printed with RC on veteran players, these were also un-corrected. Hence these examples are worth book value.

If your card is a one of a kind, it is very difficult to put a price on it as there are no other examples. You'll have a 1/1. Check out eBay and search for other error cards. This should give you an idea.

Thank you sir,
Ive contacted topps and they have not had any issue like my vpcard, ive searched beckett, ebay, the vault and a general search.not a one.
As an expert, can you telk me what you would do with the card.graded it , auction or throw ur away
Thank yiu
Michael

To Michael (PkSports29),

First off, I am in no way nor by any means an expert. I am far from it. I am 46 years old and retired. I just started collecting football cards on December 15, 2012. I'm a novice at best, but thank you for your kind words in regards to an "Expert". Maybe in ten or more years I can feel comfortable with this title. Of course I'll be an old grouchy fart by then LOL! Mrs. Toshi says that I don't have to wait ten years, I am already of which with what I have just described to you above. LOL!

1) Don't ever throw a card away. Even if it's damaged. You can always donate unwanted cards to children in need. With that said, I am absolutely anal in everything in my life more so with my cherished football card collection. Every card must be near perfect. When I do find a card that is un-expectable, it immediately goes to my daughters boyfriend Brett. It was he whom introduced me to this wonderful hobby.

I have given everything that has been bent, torn, or creased to Brett. I once owned a 2012 Topps Platinum T.Y. Hilton Rookie On-Card Auto. I found that Hilton's auto had his fingerprint imprinted on his auto. I immediately deemed it unfit in my collection and off it went to Brett. As far as your error card goes, I recommend that you do not throw it away. It may be worth something now or it could be worth something in the future to your great grandchildren. You just never know. At the very least, it can be a great coffee table conversational piece. Just put it in a penny sleeve and into a top loader to protect it.

2) As for grading or certification from either Beckett or PSA/DNA, understand that this process could be cost prohibitive. If the actual worth of the card is $5.00, then I would not recommend sending the card in for grading/certification. The fees will in general start from $15.00 to $20.00 and can go as high as $100.00 or more depending on the type of service/turn around time that you request for. With that point made, (This is just my humble opinion and a general statement) if the card has a value of over $20.00, then you just might want to reconsider this option. Most error cards that I've seen on eBay generally starts at a BIN/Auction price of $20.00 up to several hundred dollars. It all depends on what someone is willing to pay for it, especially if their collecting genre is focused on error cards.

Remember, my statements truly is that. It is my statement. In this hobby or any other for this fact that I'm sure all forum members of Card Collectors World would agree with me on is my mantra; "There is no right way, nor wrong way in collecting sports cards. It's your exclusive collection and your right to do as you please with your own personal collection".

3) If you have no personal interest in this card, then by all means auction it or see if anyone would want to trade for it on CCW.

4) Finally, if it was my card, I would just place it in a penny sleeve then into a top loader for protection or place it in a magnetic one touch holder and stow it away. I would personally place it in the later.

In summation, don't get too worried nor over concerned with your card, the main thing is to have fun in this hobby.

Toshi

[jwgreen68]

Just because you contacted Topps and they haven't heard any other issues, doesn't mean more don't exist. Cards are printed in sheets, then cut, collated and packaged. If that was the only card on the sheet that didn't get a code, and the error went undetected, then that card is missing the code on all of the sheets. Or whatever card is in that place on each sheet if it was a computer error. Really the card only has value for the code. If someone collects that player, it may be worth something to him, but in no way does it command a premium. No cardboard check.