For 30 years, I’ve believed in my heart of hearts that this was an intentional error, something to drum up business, but now that I’m thinking about one Bill Ripken card — not magnified ...

During the Junk Wax Era, which I am defining as 1987-1993 for these purposes, the concept of error cards got blown way out of proportion. Every little error was ...

Some players -- like the now-immortal Keith Comstock-- pose for them on purpose. Some are semi-tragic mistakes. Others, well, we just don't know. What we do know: From bat-handle obscenities to ...

It was 35 years ago that Fleer released the legendary Billy Ripken baseball card that featured ‘f*** face’ written on the knob of his bat while he was with the Baltimore Orioles. This week ...

The "error" is in the vulgarity on the knob of Ripken's bat. A PSA 10 of the original, unedited version sells for around $600 ...