(upper Deck Ex-rod Cards)

blowoutcards · 11-26-2007, 06:10 AM

(UPPER DECK EX-ROD CARDS)

No official word from Upper Deck at this writing but it seems the company issued an error card. The card features Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez on a 2007 SP Authentic base card with the name as "Ex-Rod" rather than the customary A-Rod. The insignia also says "Boston Red Sox" rather than "SP Authentic." The card signifying his almost going to the Red Sox rather than re-signing with New York.

(SPA "Error" card from Upper Deck)

The card has sold for as high as $51 but seems to be settling in for much less. The first seller of the card listed it for a "Buy It Now" of $299 and evidently collectors begged off that one.

Earlier this year Topps issued a card of Derek Jeter which featured Mickey Mantle in the dugout and President George Bush in the stands waving. The card was a regular, common card. Sellers on eBay listed it as "rare" and "error" and sometimes both. As a result non-hobby savvy folks were paying hundreds of dollars for this card which lists in the low double digits.

It was reminiscent of the 1989 craze surrounding the Billy Ripken error card which Beckett lists as the "Rick Face" card, replacing the "F" word with "Rick." The card was selling for hundreds of dollars but now is worth less than $100. Several versions were re-released with the word either blacked out or whited out.

11-26-2007, 06:10 AM	#1
blowoutcards Administrator Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 9,050 blowoutcards	(upper Deck Ex-rod Cards) (UPPER DECK EX-ROD CARDS) No official word from Upper Deck at this writing but it seems the company issued an error card. The card features Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez on a 2007 SP Authentic base card with the name as "Ex-Rod" rather than the customary A-Rod. The insignia also says "Boston Red Sox" rather than "SP Authentic." The card signifying his almost going to the Red Sox rather than re-signing with New York. (SPA "Error" card from Upper Deck) The card has sold for as high as $51 but seems to be settling in for much less. The first seller of the card listed it for a "Buy It Now" of $299 and evidently collectors begged off that one. Earlier this year Topps issued a card of Derek Jeter which featured Mickey Mantle in the dugout and President George Bush in the stands waving. The card was a regular, common card. Sellers on eBay listed it as "rare" and "error" and sometimes both. As a result non-hobby savvy folks were paying hundreds of dollars for this card which lists in the low double digits. It was reminiscent of the 1989 craze surrounding the Billy Ripken error card which Beckett lists as the "Rick Face" card, replacing the "F" word with "Rick." The card was selling for hundreds of dollars but now is worth less than $100. Several versions were re-released with the word either blacked out or whited out.