Billy Ripken
Baseball • Topps Baseball
Sport & Year
Baseball • 1989
Brand & Set
Topps - Topps Baseball
Card Number
616
Card Type
Error Card
Rarity
Base
Parallel Variant & Language
Base • English
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Near Mint 7
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $5 - $20, Graded PSA 9: $30 - $60
Recent Sales
Recent raw copies have sold on eBay in the $5 to $15 range depending on the specific obscenity variant.
Condition Details
Slight corner wear and minor edge chipping visible on the top and left borders, with good overall centering and clean surface.
Grading Recommendation
Not recommended for professional grading unless it is the verified 'Fuck Face' knob error variant, in which case a PSA 8 or higher could yield a profitable return after grading fees.
Card Description
Features Baltimore Orioles infielder Billy Ripken in a home white jersey with an orange and black cap. The card has a distinctive 1989 Topps wood-grain or border design with 'ORIOLES' in orange at the top and a diagonal banner containing his name.
Notable Features
This card is famous for the 'Fuck Face' bat knob error variant, where an obscene expletive is visibly written on the knob of the bat he is holding. Topps quickly rushed to censor the bat in later print runs with a black box, scribble, or white out.
Authentication Notes
Standard 1989 Topps card stock. Beware of counterfeit or altered copies where the obscenity has been manually enhanced or faked on corrected versions.
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