Rare valuable error baseball card! 1982 Topps Blackless, worth up to many thousands of dollars!

When Topps started printing their 1982 set, they realized a little late that they had run out of black ink for some cards. It resulted in what is known as the 1982 Topps Blackless set, and a few of the cards have a ton of value! Here's the story.
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[@JunkWaxHero]

Would you send an expensive card like the Blackless Rickey Henderson off to get autographed? Take it to a show?

[@stuke1976]

A friend of mine discovered the 1982 Pascual Perez no position card. It had the black, but Pitcher was missing. He sold 499 of them in SCD, all that he found, for $29.99. PSA pop is 82. Different find from the Blackless.

[@Grandpa73]

You should do a story trying to figure out what’s the deal with 1982 opc Ricky Henderson it books at 5 bucks but so many have sold for 50-150 not graded

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@stuke1976 whoaaaa is there enough material there for a video story?

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@Grandpa73 hmm interesting

[@stuke1976]

@@JunkWaxHero I don't know if there's enough info for an entire video. I asked him about it after I saw this video. Who would have the ad from SCD? I can give you the store name from the ad if you have access to old SCDs.

[@IKNOWAGUY913]

Honesty. Integrity. Respect.

[@fernandodenver1221]

Do the right thing, be honest and inform the seller that they don’t realize what they have.

[@tomharrigan3227]

Time to look through the 82's TY for posting

[@s.macintosh-jc9rf]

Mike, Thank you for using Brent’s research and bringing us something which I had never heard about before. You continue to better my card education! Best Wishes, Peter

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks Peter! That means a lot!

[@chunter3882]

I love error cards. Even the cheap ones. I have a framed error sheet of baseball cards. Probably not worth anything. But I think it's so cool.

[@SopranoPizzaJMFNJ]

And that's what collecting anything is all about. Collect what you enjoy!

[@kennethschaible2862]

I have a 1982 Rickey Henderson and a Rollie Fingers without a signature I always wondered why they didn't have the signature Now I know why. Thanks for the information

[@JunkWaxHero]

Amazing! Can you send me a pic of them via email?

[@bswhiten]

Wow Curlin. That is awesome. Grade them with PSA and you will see some good $ if selling. I know some Blackless collectors that would love for a chance to own.

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@bswhiten he sent me a pic. It’s a beauty! He thinks he’s going to send to PSA.

[@johnrosans9429]

I knew about the blackless ‘82 cards but didn’t know this level of detail. Thanks to you and Brent for sharing.

[@nkytutoring8268]

@junkwaxhero That's awesome...you literally grabbed my pic for your video at 5:28 :)

[@JunkWaxHero]

Awesome!

[@jimfalkler9361]

Hi Mike, great video and would love to have one of those Nolan Ryan cards. I did not know about these Blackless cards. Thank you for the video.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks for watching!

[@jdicke1017]

This is SUPER useful. Thank you. Time to dig into the 82s haha

[@brentdesroches7580]

Thanks Mike. Glad I could help dive into the topic. You did a great job telling the story as always!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks again for this!

[@tBlazer74]

That Rickey Auto.. just wow. I agree, the '82 is such a beautiful card! Another great video

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks for watching!

[@bswhiten]

Great video! Thanks for sharing all of these hobby stories. Whitening the cards! Haha😂 Love it. 85 Topps Minis are another very cool oddball set with a rich backstory.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the tip on the ‘85 minis. I had the Puckett rookie but recently gave it away. I’ll look into the backstory.

[@Dat_Dude_from_Duryea]

Must agree that there is more interesting rarities in the history of cards that get no publicity for different reasons. The '82 blackless is a really cool one. Having grown up down the street from the Topps factory, I have heard many stories from family and friends that worked there and also some of the strangest and rarest items that get no love except by those in the know. Special set releases, odd-ball cards, errors, employee issues and test runs.

[@183GTA]

I did not know about these. I will have to check my 1982 cards. As for telling someone about the card if they were selling it cheap. I dont know. If I knew the person, I probably would. Buying off eBay? Probably not.

[@TubeAdddict11]

Interestingly enough I received a Blackless label on my 82 George Brett by PSA back in 2015 it graded a PSA 10 Blackless, I never knew what the Blackless was until the card came back labeled "BLACKLESS" upon research I clearly knew that PSA made a mistake because it too had the Facsimile Auto on the front. I was quite excited because the card came from a Vending case I had purchased and I thought I had hit the motherload as there were surely more of the Blackless cards in my possession but unfortunately there was none, but I had fun searching the rest of the vending boxes for them though. Thanks for sharing this video it brought back some good memories and reminded me that I had a PSA error card in my collection.

[@JunkWaxHero]

A PSA error of an error!

[@ACollectorsDream]

Great stuff, thank you for sharing. There are so many stories in baseball cards history

[@JunkWaxHero]

Glad you enjoyed it, Orlando!

[@karlcicitto3095]

Really enjoyed. TY. Going to have to: A. Check my roughly 2500 commons 82T, and, B. Submit a sharp looking regular 82T Rickey for the PSA special. Agree, it’s maybe his best lookin card. Glad U shared this

[@JunkWaxHero]

Good luck!

[@Swoop187OG187]

Man Mike, now you're going to have me digging for my 82 Topps, lol.. I have a 5000 count box of 80-83 Topps around this mess somewhere, lol..... You know - it blows my mind how people can be so observant to notice these "errors", lol.... But technically I would assume these would be "variations" and not errors..... Cool stuff tho.. It's always fun to learn something new...

[@Swoop187OG187]

I don't know anything about these, lol and I pride myself on my card knowledge..... I did pull the Thomas NNOF when I was a kid. I remember it as clear as day because when I pulled it - it wasn't a listed or known error and I remember thinking to myself that I got ripped off, lol... That's why I remember it... I was like "WTF??" .. Then I just put it with my other 90 Topps Thomas' I had at the time (I had a ton, but that is a totally insane situation within itself, lol) And I only remember this because I'm from Chicago myself so when I pulled the card the "Big Hurt" was huge, but his name wasn't on the card and I found that so bizarre...... BTW, you find them in vending boxes - that is where I pulled mine...

[@JunkWaxHero]

That’s awesome! I bet you have since sold it.

[@TedWilliams1959Fleer]

Thanks for letting everyone know. Ii had no idea myself. Now I just need to go through my 1982 Topps singles. Keep the nice information coming :)

[@JunkWaxHero]

Good luck!

[@Philly_Joe]

Thank you for a wonderful detailed story! Myself, I used to let people know if there were cards either listed not correct or labeled wrong, esp. player names spelled incorrectly in listings. The grief / snarky remarks I got back notifying people that something was off has lead me to now not care about their mistake and I will take advantage any chance I can. Just saw a SSP listed/sold that I hadn't been following and thought - someone got a great deal, no pity for the seller. Am I a jerk? Maybe a couple years ago I would think yes.....not now. Thanks!

[@brucevandyke7510]

Thanks for the information. Didn't know that. I have a few 1982's and will have to check them out. Great video.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks for watching!

[@JoshsHobbyHut]

I never knew of this one thanks to you and brent.

[@mozzie22]

You should do the 1990 Donruss Aqueous set. Still unknown to many and valuable.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks for the idea!

[@therealogbaggy470]

I love the history of collecting I always learn something new. Thank u for your content

[@JunkWaxHero]

Glad you like them!

[@TheCardDeal]

100 % agree on best 82 Topps card. But 1991 Topps is IMO the best and my favorite Topps Henderson card.

[@JunkWaxHero]

That’s a very cool one!

[@marklaudenschlager4207]

One of your best videos yet

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks Mark!

[@dougstewart5020]

Great thanks for more work lol. I have to go drag out the 82 stuff now. I know my Henderson isn't it's a 9. But ill have to pull my Ryans and check. Id like to think id do the right thing also but not sure. Another great story, thanks Brent and Mike.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks Doug!

[@ASMRPeople]

What interesting is one has to assume if you stumbled upon a blackless box it would have a bunch of blackless cards. I wonder if they were printing for wax, cello or vending boxes that day.

[@brentdesroches7580]

My understanding from the research was that many of them went into cello packs, and generally an entire cello pack would be full of blackless cards. This is what I believe made it possible for someone to collect so many at once.

[@therealogbaggy470]

I would have alerted the seller

[@christianmorales1982]

Nice video🙏🏻, Fernando Valenzuela and Ron Guidry Blackless Cards are from my Collection. The Blackless Cards are great and looks lot better without the black ink. The set is very tough to put together. "A" and "B" sheet cards was found on Long Island N.Y and the scarcest "C" sheet in Míchigan .

[@JunkWaxHero]

Great added info! And thanks for the addition of your cards to the video!

[@christianmorales1982]

@@JunkWaxHero a pleasure share with other collectors!!

[@kenrogers1948]

I chased the 1990 Topps Blackless bunch in raw bulk collections for a time before realizing what a quixotic and unlikely pursuit it was...

[@JunkWaxHero]

First use of “quixotic” on my channel!

[@SopranoPizzaJMFNJ]

My 1992 Topps Mickey Tettleton Identifies As A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. Talk About Errors! 🤣

[@JunkWaxHero]

I guess I have some 1952 Topps Mantles then! 😆

[@SopranoPizzaJMFNJ]

@@JunkWaxHero It's the damndest thing really... 😂

[@jimfalkler9361]

Hi Mike, this was a great video. I would love to have that Nolan Ryan cards. Thank you for the video. I would try to get it autographed at a show but would not mail it.

[@nkytutoring8268]

I have a Rickey Blackless! true story...

[@JunkWaxHero]

Cool!

[@chrisfloto3599]

That collect should be compensated for his knowledge. Maybe throw the seller some cash when the grade comes back.

[@johnm1008]

His autographed Rickey Henderson is labeled authentic. The card looks fine, I wonder if it is the *one* authentic because it definitely looks gradable.

[@lorenanders702]

Checked out my 82s. Struck out!😢😅

[@Grandpa73]

There’s actually a lot on eBay commons are about 20-24.99 and what’s funny is how many say blackless but you can see the black border

[@JunkWaxHero]

Interesting!

[@christianmorales1982]

If the cards have facsímile autograph , thin black line around the player picture isn't a Blackless.

[@jacobw8849]

I'm surprised the bonafide HOFer Jack Morris isn't the most valuable.

[@JunkWaxHero]

lol

[@claywinn32]

I guess the Cal Ripken RC wasn't on one of those sheets cause that would have to be the most expensive card in the Blackless set.

[@brentdesroches7580]

You are 100% correct. The Ripken Future Stars card was on sheet “F” I believe. I did see a photo of it as a “black-Lessing” I.e. gray ink variant that does exist, but don’t know what it’s value would be or if there’s been any sales.

[@Bostnfn]

Hi Mike this is an old video but I came across and 82 Phil Niekro that has a signature that is quite faded. Do you know (or remember) if there are partial blackless variations?

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@Bostnfn hey Allon, I don’t recall but I’ll ask Brent, one of the experts, and get back to you

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@Bostnfn Brent would like to see a photo to determine for sure. Can you please email me one?

[@ponzo1967]

Hard watch after my daughter and her boyfriend stole the cards i collected from '77-'99. Literally worth thousands and traded for...well i won't say but let's just say something that lasted about an hour.

[@KC-mk6le]

I would not send off a valuable card to get signed. Now I have to go check my 82 Topps…

[@JunkWaxHero]

Good luck!

[@robintaylor485]

Ben Whitener is a HOARDER!!

[@mrapache10]

Answer to your question about letting the seller know they are selling something to cheap. No I would not. I feel it’s the sellers duty to do their homework before listing. Crap an hour ago I didn’t even know these blackless cards existed. I may have had some back in the day I bought those by the boxes.

[@TerryDunning]

Hi I have a couple of 1977 Modesto As program rosters with Ricky in the line up I thought Ricky collectors might be interested

[@rickey939]

Hi Terry - would love to learn more about those.

[@TerryDunning]

@@rickey939 is there no way to send pics on here

[@TerryDunning]

​@@rickey939are you a collector just curious I have a few programs from delwebb field when I was five six seven I was in little league in Modesto at that time and can remember getting these programs and followed the Modesto As ever since until they turned into nuts it wasn't the same

[@giuliettarenner1343]

So they're Blackless, 😱

[@johnsmanycollections4662]

PSA doesn't have the time to actually LOOK at cards. When you're "grading" 60,000 plus cards per day there isn't any time to double check anything.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Frustrating

[@Swoop187OG187]

Well, my bread and butter is buying card lots on eBay looking for "hidden gems" and I've found thousands at this point.. I mean what looks like typical junk can actually turn out to be extremely valuable if you know what to look for.... Look, just the other day I found and won a Mario Lemieux lot on eBay for .99 cents, and on face value it looked like "junk" HOWEVER, one of the cards in the lot was a 95 Donruss which on it's own is no big deal, but this one was a Donruss "Press Proof" to /2000 - which obviously seems like a high number for a numbered card today but it really isn't when you consider how many cards were produced during the junk wax era.. I mean it's not a huge score, but it is a $15-20 dollar card... So yea.... I've always thought about if I was being dishonest for buying cards or card lots on eBay that were just poorly described or labeled wrong - but I don't think so.. My logic is that it's not my fault someone else screwed up - if they cared enough about what they're selling they would have done their research and the fact they didn't shows me they don't care... Moreover it's not like these cards or lots aren't open for everyone to bid so if collectors/dealers notice there is an extremely valuable card in a lot then that lot will go for market value... My point is that collectors/dealers need to know what they're doing and those selling cards need to know what they have so I'm not going to blame anyone that gets a steal on eBay...... I will say tho, it does suck when you find a really nice lot on eBay and you're confident no one else sees what you see and then at the last moment someone snipes you, lol.... That just happened to me on a baseball lot on eBay... There were like 8 Henderson rookies in this lot with a plethora of other good cards from the 70's and 80's and it went for like $300, and I was prepared to pay $500 easily, lol - so yea, I was (and still am) kinda jaded that I lost that one... But look, that's how it goes - I mean I'm sure in the next week or two I'll find a "home run" and forget all about that auction, lol.

[@JunkWaxHero]

That’s what Gixen is for!

[@j.tyler2024]

They should know what they are selling.

[@richardjbrezosky6018]

I would buy it. then if I sold it for a big profit. I would send the seller a few bucks and tell them. if I didn't sell it. I would just leave as is

[@user-uc9ot7ur7l]

Me.... Yes, would mention it..... Mom raised me right.... The back door to an armored truck accidently flies open, you have to come and ask me for it back...the guy didn't know....

[@garyjones6477]

So why isn't it called no signature? Makes a lot more sense.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Because it’s missing more than just the signature.

[@garyjones6477]

Yeah jumped the gun before I watched the whole video

[@Montanacellist]

More wife singing please!

[@JunkWaxHero]

lol she’d be mortified

[@StJudee]

What is a facimily card?

[@JunkWaxHero]

Facsimile is a printed copy of an autograph. Not real.

[@morrison1405]

Wow. I didn't know there was an underground Satanic Alluminati of baseball card collectors. I'm glad I got out when the hobby got stupid.

[@garyjones6477]

Sounds racist

[@JunkWaxHero]

It kind of does, I guess

[@corymcewen5943]

As a 60 year old now, I've been out of the hobby since the early 90's because I knew when Score and Upper Deck merged onto the scene as well 5 major card companies or more was gonna make cards basically worth nothing. At lease there are a few cards from the 80's that are worth more than the paper.

[@baldman5k]

Great video, and research. Very informative, calm delivery, and 1000% helpful. Thank you, @JunkWaxHero (Mike) and the one who they call “Brent!” Y’all rock!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thank you!