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 (NM 7)
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $2 - $5, Graded (PSA 8/9): $15 - $40 depending on exact error variety
Recent Sales
Recent raw sales on eBay range between $2 and $6 depending on the specific error variation state.
Condition Details
Slight corner softening, minor edge wear visible on the top and right borders, typical centering bias for 1989 Topps product with a heavier top/left border.
Grading Recommendation
Not recommended for grading unless it is the extremely rare 'F*** Face' error variety, as common base versions cost more to grade than their market value.
Card Description
Features Baltimore Orioles infielder Billy Ripken fielding in a defensive stance on the infield dirt, wearing an Orioles uniform with the iconic 1989 Topps blue border and yellow name banner design.
Notable Features
This is the famous 1989 Topps Billy Ripken error card. The standard base version has the obscenity on the knob of the bat either fully blacked out, scribbled over, or replaced with a white box in later corrections, making the uncorrected error significantly more valuable.
Authentication Notes
Standard 1989 Topps card stock and printing characteristics. Counterfeits exist for the uncorrected obscenity variation, but common base versions show normal authentic Topps gloss and cardstock consistency.
Scanned: 2026-09-11T02:58:49.149639