Rare Honus Wagner 1909 baseball card sold for record $2.8 million

[dzminn]

When will a comic sell for $2.8 million and which one will it be?

 

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Akvd2lOBFvAGYVBe_75u2goRvLYF?slug=ap-wagnercard&prov=ap&type=lgns

[arexcrooke]

Dunno, but that card has always been rumored to have been trimmed

 

[DrWatson]

Don't know when, but it will be an Action #1.

[MutantKeys]

Dunno, but that card has always been rumored to have been trimmed

It was cut from a sheet from what I remember reading

[MutantKeys]

When will a comic sell for $2.8 million and which one will it be?

Action 1- Dentist Copy

[G.A.tor]

When will a comic sell for $2.8 million and which one will it be?

Action 1- Dentist Copy

(thumbs u

[G.A.tor]

Dunno, but that card has always been rumored to have been trimmed

It was cut from a sheet from what I remember reading

yep, it was cut from an uncut sheet...hence the high grade condition

rick

[slackjawcomics]

I wonder who bought that card?

Guy that sold it. made $450,000 in six months.....that is pretty good.

[dekeuk]

 

Is that a $450k profit before or after he pays the auction house their 15% cut?

 

Not to mention the damn "buyers premium" he had to pay when he bought it. Buyers premium - what a scam. The auction houses have convinced both buyers and sellers they need to pay tribute to the auction house.

 

 

 

[Kevin76]

AllenTown Copy of Detective #27 is supposed to be NM I believe,not sure what the Dentist Copy of Action 1 would grade out at,9.6 maybe?

[Ringfinger]

Those would be my choice.

[rob_allan]

Where did you guys find info on this card being cut? I'm not into sports cards much (I did collect them as a kid.) I saw nothing on the SGC forums, but it looks like they haven't been active forums for months.

[Ringfinger]

Dunno, but that card has always been rumored to have been trimmed

It was cut from a sheet from what I remember reading

 

Where is the rest of the sheet?

[Monstro]

AllenTown Copy of Detective #27 is supposed to be NM I believe,not sure what the Dentist Copy of Action 1 would grade out at,9.6 maybe?

 

 

the action 1 is going to be a plod if ever graded.

 

 

 

 

[Dale Roberts]

I bet it was pressed....

[Monstro]

[Anfield Fox]

He is ugly

[seank]

When will a comic sell for $2.8 million and which one will it be?

Action 1- Dentist Copy

(thumbs u

 

But from what I've heard, the Dentist ain't selling. Dentist, Jr. is getting a nice inheritance.

[GreatEscape]

Where did you guys find info on this card being cut? I'm not into sports cards much (I did collect them as a kid.) I saw nothing on the SGC forums, but it looks like they haven't been active forums for months.

 

All true...I read about how it was discovered and reportedly cut in this book:

 

 

Great book on big-time collecting, dealer influences and collector passions-- the inside account of the legendary Honus Wagner card.

 

GE

[Solar]

It's defniitely sheet cut and I've heard stories of it shrinking even more over the years. Apparently, they cut it with generous borders at first (at the expense of the cards next to it on the sheet) and over the years it was trimmed down to near perfection.

 

I'd much rather have an unrestored VG example that was actually in a pack of tobacco.