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The listing, Cal Ripken Sr. (HOF) Hand Signed '88 Topps (Orioles) has ended.

Here up for bids is the following trading card;

1988 Topps #444 Cal Ripken Sr. (Orioles)(HOF)(Hand Signed)(1 Bumped Lower Corner)

I JUST purchased this last weekend and placing it up for Listia to enjoy. Please enlarge the photos to see the exact details of the card. Thank you for watching and good luck to all those bidding.
Tags; Hall Of Fame, Baltimore Orioles, Hand Signed, Signature

Questions & Comments

Where was it obtained?

May 25th, 2019 at 12:21:34 PM PDT by

From the same card dealer I have dealt with for over 6 years now. He has a lot of them all in different grades. Here in Detroit we have some abundance of hometown cards but not all in Near Mint unless you really want to pay. This is the real thing. I have another myself.

May 25th, 2019 at 2:07:19 PM PDT by

Ive tried for hours trying to find SR. in the HOF. I cant find SR. but JR. is HOF. Am I searching wrong?

May 28th, 2019 at 5:37:23 AM PDT by

In 1996 he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall Of Fame. I had to search Wikipedia myself for it. Thank you for asking the question so I could find the correct answer for it. I hope that this helps you out.

May 28th, 2019 at 6:29:50 AM PDT by

Nice piece. Jr. learned from Sr.

May 22nd, 2019 at 4:52:07 PM PDT by

Thank you VERY much ! It was difficult to decide to part with but someone will make a good home for it. Good luck to you

May 22nd, 2019 at 5:42:30 PM PDT by

thank you very much for your time in the search. very good business practices Kudos

May 28th, 2019 at 8:11:58 AM PDT by

Not a problem at all !! Glad to help anyone out with a reasonable question. Good luck to you as well.

May 28th, 2019 at 8:35:24 AM PDT by

Oh my apologies I thought I was answering for the Al Kaline, but yet the answer is still the same, same dealer I've dealt with for years, I'm not sure where he purchases from but he looks his items over thoroughly before purchasing, he's about 68-70 years old, he's been doing it awhile

May 25th, 2019 at 2:11:00 PM PDT by

Do you have the certificate of authenticity to go with this card

May 27th, 2019 at 4:28:48 AM PDT by

No. I bought it as-is. I've been going to the same dealer for over 6-8 years. He has tons of stuff in his home that he brings to his booth every other week. He recently inherited his business partners 1/2 of the business after his partner passed so now he also sell coins along with the cards & other collectibles. He has A LOT of autographs, some I can afford and others I only dream of having some day.

May 27th, 2019 at 6:33:14 AM PDT by

Okay thanks

May 27th, 2019 at 7:26:51 AM PDT by

Not a problem, glad to help you & good luck to you

May 27th, 2019 at 7:29:35 AM PDT by

i can tell right off the Autograph is close however not a total match to Cal Sr. if you go on google and look up his Signature you will see the R is right the line under Cal is right but the end of the name does not match to how he ends his last name.

May 30th, 2019 at 9:10:31 AM PDT by

I'm not an expert on signatures but the seller I buy from has been buying & selling for years. He does extensive research before he purchases an item and sells it. He obtain his cards from various sources so I can't say where he got it from. But he's always sold real autographs and let's me know when someone slipped a fake autograph into a deal.

May 30th, 2019 at 10:57:45 AM PDT by

he may not have noticed it but i did ....again only being honest here anyone can look it up on google and see the end of the name doesn't match up a Graded card of his with his auto on it that he hand signed

May 30th, 2019 at 11:45:01 AM PDT by

I saw a few of them and I see what you mean by the end but I also saw some matching the ending (looking more like an 'S' in my opinion) that were graded and certified as well. I'm guessing that (like a few players) their name may have slight variations depending on age and mood. I actually saw 1 almost identical to this 1 PSA certified except it's in blue marker instead of black.

May 30th, 2019 at 11:48:51 AM PDT by

Here's the link to the identical card PSA certified

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F362625188969

May 30th, 2019 at 11:57:14 AM PDT by

exactly look at the K on that one and then on yours ....your card looks like a lower case L or lower case b

May 30th, 2019 at 12:03:04 PM PDT by

Well then how about this 1 ?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F333207383505

May 30th, 2019 at 12:17:26 PM PDT by

that is the portion of the Autograph that is 100% off

May 30th, 2019 at 12:03:34 PM PDT by

Or to me this looks like it as well

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F121706860188

May 30th, 2019 at 12:19:49 PM PDT by

all of those with the Exception of your card have a K for the name Ripken your card looks like either Riplin or Ripbin

May 30th, 2019 at 12:23:07 PM PDT by

again look at the K in his name in those other cards you showed URLs to then look at the one you have

May 30th, 2019 at 12:24:47 PM PDT by

excuse me typo your card look like it reads Car Riplen or Cal Ripben when it should look like Cal Ripken

May 30th, 2019 at 12:27:15 PM PDT by

Cal Ripken Sr always made sure to place a K correctly in his signature

May 30th, 2019 at 12:30:00 PM PDT by

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