View Full Version : The Honus Wagner Cabinet is Relisted on Ebay
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04-10-2007, 08:37 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2tbunl" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/2tbunl</a><br /><br />This piece just doesn't add up - he claims 1917, a date of 1928 is written on it, but Wagner is wearing a home uniform from 1912 - the only year the Pirates wore that style of uniform.<br /><br />He is now claiming that people have told him the price it ended at the first time he listed it was half of it's real value. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>
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04-10-2007, 08:47 PM
Posted By: <b>Jim Clarke</b><p>I have never seen that cabinet before? I saw that listed the first time and thought it was nice looking. But it scares me to bid on it (6th sense) Now if it was in a MAJOR auction , that would be a different story.. Funny how that works...<br />
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04-10-2007, 08:48 PM
Posted By: <b>chris bland</b><p>I dont want to post the details of my discussion with the seller (I was the previous winner) on a public forum, but anyone who is interested in this piece and would like to discuss my findings is welcome to email me.
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04-10-2007, 08:49 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>I've emailed the seller asking for his provenance that he claims to have....I'll post it here if I hear from him. I also asked about the inconsistency in the dates.
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04-10-2007, 09:15 PM
Posted By: <b>George Dreher</b><p>It doesn't have a calendar on the back, so that's one plus.
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04-11-2007, 02:04 AM
Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>To me, it doesn't appear genuine no matter what date is assigned. The seller has a strong authenticity guarantee, so I'm not suggesting his intent is nefarious. I'm sure it would be worth more than 2x the last price if it was original.
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04-11-2007, 10:45 AM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Here is his reply for my request for provenance.....<br /><br />"Hi, Purchased as a lot of Vintage photo's from a local (Poughkeepsie NY) Gentleman Every Piece Is Vintage 1840's-Late 1930's. I thought initially the date was 1928 as that is penciled on the mat. However during the original auction I was contacted by another local who told me he had the same pic and that it had been shot on Mr. Wagners Birthday in 1917 and a few dozen were then handed/mailed out. Not sure why he would have chosen to wear the 1912 uniform but this pic was studio shot not field shot. Either that or it's 7 years earlier than we thought..."<br /><br />That's not what I would qualify as "provenance", but there it is.