1987 Topps Baseball Forum

I have an 87 Topps Cecil Fielder with a blank back. No it is it not a cut out from a box it is centered perfectly..  what do I do with it and how can I be for sure that it is an error?

Looks like it was cut from a box to me, and I don't mean the box bottom cards. The back of a real card would not look like that. Centering has absolutely nothing to do with it being cut out of something else or not being cut out, as it is easy to cut something to be centered perfectly with enough patience to do it. Certainly not a "blank back" card, IMO. Either way, "blank backs" do not get listed on this site as they would be considered a printing error, not an intentional or later-corrected card. I'm sure someone else on this site can give a much better explanation of where this came from or how it happened.

I am trying to imagine on what packaging Topps would have used at the time, an unknown player to highlight the 1987 set. IMO you have a blank back card that missed a print run.  This is not as infrequent as one would like to think; there are many from all years. No, they are not listed on this site. Some collectors do collect these so if you don't want it, someone may make you an offer.

Looks like it was cut from a box.  Since your's has no crease it was probably cut from a box sheet.

Blank backs from 1987 are fairly common. I have a Tom Kelly (that I will trade), and I do believe I had others.

Looks like the lighting in the photos could be making that back look brown. The front doesn't look all that close to the normal colors of the Fielder card.