SHANE BIEBER, JUSTIN BIEBER BOND OVER 2019 TOPPS STADIUM CLUB BASEBALL ERROR
Baseball cards and mistaken identities have been around for decades. Usually it’s in the form of a wrong photo on the front. But the 2019 Topps Stadium Club Shane Bieber has a slip up that could be a first. e blurb on the card back gets the 2019 All-Star Game MVP mixed up with another “Bieber” — pop star Justin Bieber. And both Shane Bieber and his team took to Twitter to point out the error on Saturday.
Topps’ response was on point, taking a line from one of Bieber’s (the singer) songs.
And then things got a little more crazy the next day when “the other Bieber” chimed in.
THE 2019 TOPPS ST ADIUM CLUB SHANE BIEBER ISN’T A RARE ERROR
In a development that probably shouldn’t come as a surprise, the 2019 Stadium Club Shane Bieber has gained a lot of attention and inflated prices on eBay. Early Sunday, many had Buy It Now sales of more than $40. Several have already closed since for much less than that, but still for $15 and more for a card that was essentially a common just a few days ago.
It’s important to note that while the 2019 Topps Stadium Club Shane Bieber is an error, all of the cards are the same. e “Justin” version is all of them — even parallels. It’s not some scarce variation. e sports card industry is in a different place than it was a few decades ago.
It’s extremely rare that errors like this get corrected now. ose paying the high premiums right now aren’t likely to be bigtime card collectors.
Like a lot of celebrities, this card will have some time in the spotlight. It will forever have a story attached to it now, which makes it notable. Just to most, probably not $15 notable.