Card Identification Forum

Hi everyone.

Im in need of a little help with this card.  Im a huge Gary Carter collector and was updating my collection when I came across this card.  It is a 1989 Topps Kaybee #4 of 33 Gary Carter.  However, this card is stamped/embossed on the front Special Olympics Nevada 1 of 1 .Any idea as to when it was made, the value, history?  I dont see it listed anywhere on the database.

Thanks,

Bart

My guess it is an everyday regular Kaybee card that was stamped at a show. Here it would be considered an altered card. 

1) It would have been made in 1989 just like all the other 1989 Topps Kay-Bee Superstars of Baseball cards: https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/48373/1989-Topps-Kay-Bee-Superstars-of-Baseball

2) As to value since it has the foiled stamp it might be slightly more valuable than a standard base of the same card. There are some collectors who look for special editions of things and would pay that little bit extra, but most collectors will not.

3) History? The only thing I know a quick Google search of Special Olympics Nevada shows it is a yearly event so chances are it would have been stamped back in 1989 for that year's Nevada Special Olympics. Not sure why it is a 1 of 1. It might be something that Topps "stamped" but who knows. If they did then my statement about it being worth a tiny bit extra might be true, if someone else did, like the Special Olympics Nevada committee then it would be considerably less since it would have been marked after market and considered to be defaced/damaged. Heck some people consider just stamping it damaging making it worthless to them.

Maybe someone else has some more insight about this particular card.

This card is not legit.  Someone on eBay was churning these out by the dozens at some point.

UGH!

And WHY!?  And how much were they going for?

Seems very random.  I mean I could see if Carter was involved with The Special Olympics.  But doing it to create a false impression is very sleazy to say the least.

Dave Sosidka wrote:

This card is not legit.  Someone on eBay was churning these out by the dozens at some point.

Thanks for the information.  Im not exactly sure where I bought it, possibly ebay. I didnt pay more than $5 for the card so ill just keep it as another oddball Gary Carter card for the collection.  Thanks everyone.

Actually, now that I think of it, didn’t Carter and Topps have some sort of arrangement going on back in that time frame?  I seem to recall ads in Met programs and yearbooks in 1987 where you could get a special version, may have been autographed, of Carter’s 1986 Topps base set’s All-Star card as a gift for a donation to a charity Gary was involved with.